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Previous releases

FirstHive Quarterly Updates Consolidated:

2023-Q3

Enhancements:

  • Rolled out first-party lookalike modeling for all customers
  • Enabled Whatsapp fast sending route
  • Added Whatsapp manage campaign unique check
  • Added exclusion for Whatsapp subscription in campaign flow
  • Added automation source change in edit flow
  • Implemented secure HTTPS-based short URLs
  • Enabled audience push to S3
  • Added A/B testing for SMS and Whatsapp campaigns
  • Added wallet summary dashboard with opening/closing balance
  • Enhanced Insights dashboard in Beta mode
  • Updated settings for iOS user consent

Bug Fixes:

  • Performance optimizations for FH site and mobile Analytics
  • Fixed FH Central report optimization
  • Optimized slow queries
  • Various bug fixes for new design system

2023-Q2

Enhancements:

  • Rolled out new Design System with new UX for Beta customers
  • Extended Send to Unique Recipients across SMS and Whatsapp channels
  • Added user toggle for new design system experience
  • Improved segment count performance
  • Enhanced backend monitoring of services
  • Added ‘Pause’ status to campaign alerts
  • Launched Beta version of FH Insights Dashboard
  • Added Force Stop status to campaign alerts
  • Added automation journey functions
  • Added ‘Begins with’ and ‘Ends with’ conditions in segmentation

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed automation dashboard bug for templates used across journeys
  • Various bug fixes for the new design system

2023-Q1

Enhancements:

  • Set static segmentation as default option
  • Added LinkedIn audience push
  • Implemented email alerts for quiz trigger failures
  • Updated popup script for single page applications
  • Added auto-cancellation for unprocessed Razorpay orders
  • Added real-time Paytm order status updates
  • Enhanced interaction timeline
  • Added Short Summary card
  • Added unification filter for null values
  • Improved SMS Analytics
  • Implemented SMS Batch processing

Bug Fixes:

  • Multiple bug fixes and optimizations
  • Fixed MySQL connection timeout issues in campaigns and automation

2022-Q4

Enhancements:

  • Introduced FirstHive V2.5 with new design system
  • Added specific click conditions in Automation
  • Added null condition in Segment
  • Optimized Customer Profile Dashboard
  • Added rounding to two decimal points in analytics
  • Added segment reactivation feature
  • Modified master exclusion process
  • Added DOB functionality in segments

Bug Fixes:

  • Various performance optimizations
  • Fixed segment creation performance
  • Optimized internal campaign dashboard
  • Implemented 194R tax law deployment in Worldswipe (Variants 1-3)
  • Improved Short-URL creation
  • Enhanced temporary tables lifecycle management

2022-Q3

Enhancements:

  • Implemented internal campaign monitoring dashboard (Phase 1)
  • Added subject and sender ID in preview
  • Added SMS usage report
  • Implemented code refactoring for automation and campaigns
  • Enhanced analytics query optimization
  • Implemented batch processing for improved campaign sending
  • Split tracking links to dedicated web server
  • Separated web and mobile tracking to dedicated server

Bug Fixes:

  • Optimized Automation performance
  • Fixed Twitter API streaming issue
  • Improved segment refresh performance

2022-Q2

Enhancements:

  • Optimized FH Central dashboard loading speed
  • Added Zoho CRM integration for lead nurture campaigns
  • Added A/B testing for email subject lines
  • Added master exclusion page
  • Made URL optional in mobile push

Bug Fixes:

  • Improved campaign performance through DB optimization
  • Refactored code for SMS channel
  • Fixed Email unique user flagging
  • Fixed Automation exclusion list
  • Fixed Multiple clicks tracking
  • Fixed FB audience push
  • Fixed Advanced email template builder
  • Fixed missing DB field condition in Automation

2022-Q1

Enhancements:

  • Added SMS activity to Customer Profile Dashboard activity feed
  • Added display of automation repetition balance count
  • Enabled Whatsapp media support (images, videos, documents)
  • Added Pause/Start functionality for Web Push campaigns
  • Added Whatsapp campaign scheduling
  • Added Email activity feed
  • Added Exclusion count in Email Analytics
  • Enabled DOB Automation to check birth year
  • Added front-end settings for incremental/complete segment reoccurrence

Bug Fixes:

  • Optimized data preparation queries for faster response
  • Removed expired schedulers from DB
  • Enhanced database indexing for faster query execution
  • Fixed Zero/Null Balance display in warning emails
  • Improved SMS campaign performance in automation
  • Optimized SMS sending with multi-threading
  • Optimized exclusion list scrubbing time
  • Optimized segment query refresh for tags

2021-Q2

Enhancements:

  • Enhanced Twitter Ads functionality
  • Added Whatsapp and App Push channels to Automation
  • Increased XLS/CSV upload limit to 10 MB
  • Upgraded Facebook Marketing API versions
  • Validated Facebook Conversion API
  • Added automation filtering by status

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed Automation bugs
  • Fixed special character preview in Hyper-Personalization
  • Fixed Scheduled campaigns
  • Fixed Bounced data in Email campaign
  • Fixed Whatsapp Hyper-personalization

2021-Q1

Enhancements:

  • Updated Facebook APIs
  • Optimized segmentation module
  • Updated Bulk API for Email, SMS and WhatsApp
  • Added Email ID based campaign lookup feature
  • Re-enabled A/B testing
  • Added Publication list under ‘Unsubscribe’ with selective unsubscribe options
  • Added template ID field in SMS template for TRAI compliance

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed FB Audience push issue
  • Fixed Campaign name special character handling
  • Fixed Exclusion list in Email Campaign
  • Fixed special characters in subject field
  • Fixed Unique users list in Campaign shoppers list
  • Fixed cc and bcc functionality
  • Fixed SMS campaign scheduler
  • Fixed customer count in SMS campaigns
  • Fixed SMS Campaign Analytics
  • Fixed email campaign editing options
  • Fixed Whatsapp Analytics accessibility
  • Fixed Push banner issues
  • Fixed Unsubscribe count in Campaign Analytics
  • Fixed cloned segment condition issues
  • Fixed Validation/Activation Link problems
  • Fixed Domain Validation for sender email personalization
  • Fixed system Generated tags in CPD
  • Fixed web push cloning and content updates
  • Fixed Automation Analytics
  • Fixed Site Analytics Datalist mapping
  • Fixed Web Push targeting and duplicate prevention
  • Fixed Whatsapp-related issues (user count, scheduler preview, post-execution messages)
  • Fixed Password setting
  • Fixed Domain Validation mails
  • Fixed Segment creation
  • Fixed Response date/time in Automation Analytics
  • Fixed Large Size Campaign Audience issues
  • Fixed Web push pop-up

2020-Q4

Enhancements:

  • Added option for identity vs. persona-based communication
  • Implemented Date Filter and Search tools in ‘Manage Segments’
  • Set up default footers for emails based on account and sender ID
  • Added personalization for Whatsapp Channel communications
  • Prevented segment deletion when assigned to automation
  • Improved bulk email sending speed
  • Added FirstHive and Brand identification numbers in worldswipe reports
  • Modified method to fetch opens and clicks on SendGrid
  • Added Chatbot Channel for campaign design
  • Added user list view across metrics in Automation Funnel Analytics
  • Enabled pushing user lists from Mobile Push Analytics to Segments

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed DB field auto population in Automation
  • Fixed Open & Click data count issues in Webhook

2020-Q3

Enhancements:

  • Mobile Push Campaign performance enhancements
  • Clone Automation functionality
  • Worldswipe Add/Delete Points API enhancement
  • Integration with Zalo Communication Channel
  • New Earn Campaign report in Worldswipe CPM login
  • Enhanced Mobile Push Analytics to provide Unique Sent & Delivered
  • Improvements in Hyper personalization module
  • Addition of Whatsapp Channel in Automation
  • Extended Hyper personalisation functionality to SMS
  • Introduction of hybrid earn module in Automation
  • FirstHive Reward Push API enhancement
  • Allow CSV input while sending test communication
  • Automation performance improvements
  • Added feature for updating default values in HyperPersonalization
  • Implemented multiple sender IDs in campaign module
  • Added Sender Id Personalization
  • Built support for multiple FCM keys across mobile platforms
  • New visualization dashboard for journey automations
  • Added ability to define multiple attribution models
  • Comprehensive template builder add-on module
  • Added mail preview functionality
  • Enhanced bounce reports via SendGrid ESP

Bug Fixes:

  • Resolved duplicate segment names issue
  • Fixed intermittent duplicate email sending issue
  • Fixed UTM parameter issue

2020-Q2

Enhancements:

  • Added functionality of storing all campaign images in a single folder
  • New integration: Value First SMS
  • Code/Coupon generation API enhancement
  • Worldswipe Merchant Access enhancement
  • Worldswipe security enhancement
  • Worldswipe stock management enhancement
  • Integration enhancement for FB lead ads

Bug Fixes:

  • Multiple Automation bug fixes

2020-Q1

Enhancements:

  • Improved loading speed of the Catalogue page
  • Fixed navigation to keep scroll position when revisiting pages
  • Improved UI by not showing shipping details if address field is empty
  • Added QuickBooks Changes

Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed MySQL connection challenge