December 2024 Changelog
December 2024 closed the year by improving AI outline macros, new-install startup, Google Maps testing, image-download waits, and article content-cache loading.
These updates set up the 2025 Article Creator work by making AI outline templates more flexible and reducing layout shifts or startup failures in common workflows.
Who this update helps
- Users writing AI outline templates with inline macros.
- Users starting fresh installs of SCM.
- Users testing Google Maps workflows.
- Users generating longer AI articles from shorter model responses.
Inline AI outline macros were added
SCM made AI outline tags more flexible by allowing user macros directly inside outline content.
- Inline AI macros are allowed inside AI outline tags.
- The AI macro window no longer shifts layout when switching templates.
- Headings with no text are ignored during outline parsing.
Startup and cache handling improved
December fixed several places where app state or content cache loading could fail.
- New installs open to the Article Creator list instead of a blank page.
- Article Creator no longer crashes when loading content cache in the affected path.
- Custom list item loading received a possible fix.
Google Maps and image waits got fixes
SCM improved a few browser and media workflows that were painful during tests.
- Google Maps test-button undefined errors were fixed.
- Image downloads now use a 60-second wait so tasks do not sit waiting for minutes.
- Uploader reporting now shows the blog XML URL before later errors.
Search rate visibility improved
SCM made source collection limits easier to interpret.
- Search RPM is displayed as a percentage.
- Longer AI article generation from short model responses became part of the surrounding product story.
Related SCM guides and product history
Full developer changelog
The summary above is written for users. The original 27-item developer changelog is preserved below for exact release detail.
January 1, 2025
- fix: New install opens to article creator list instead of blank page
December 18, 2024
- feat: Allow inline AI macros inside the AI outline tag. https://forum.seocontentmachine.com/t/allow-creating-user-macros-inside-ai-outline-tags/549/5
December 14, 2024
- fix: Load AI macro window remove layout shift when clicking between templates
December 13, 2024
- fix: Google maps test button error undefined
- feat: search rpm displayed as %
- fix: 60s wait time on download images so that task doesn't stay waiting for mins
December 12, 2024
- fix: Article creator crash when trying to load content cache
December 10, 2024
- fix: Upload poster report blog xml url before any errors
- fix: AI outline parses ignores headings with no text content
- fix: Possible fix for custom list items not loading
December 9, 2024
- feat: New updated article creator AI prompt templates
- fix: Article creator, Load prompt correctly checks newly loaded macros.
- style: Enable word wrap for html editors in content inserts when needed
December 8, 2024
- feat: New AI prompt editor text box, always on syntax highlighting, it won't change back to black/white when editing.
December 7, 2024
- feat: Updated all AI article creator templates to use new ai_outlines
- style: Reduce size of log txt
- feat: new ai_outline_prompts to replace outline tag in article creator.
- feat: if serp api returns no results found, continue content generation instead of throwing an error and stopping progress.
December 6, 2024
- fix: SERP api data error
December 4, 2024
- fix: Login page won't stuck loading if you don't enter email and password
- fix: Article thread count being set to 2 if scm ai was set to default, ignoring task preset.
- feat: Better warnings when using scraped_article macros, will log each time the macro is being used.
- feat: Article creator, scraped articles allow loading articles content from folder.
December 3, 2024
- feat: Add tip for csv input type when using bulk WP creator
- fix: serp api extra debug loggin
December 2, 2024
- style: Fixed font color darkly in article writer insert section
December 1, 2024
- other: tooltips
See all monthly updates in the SCM changelog archive. New users can also try SCM from the trial signup page.