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