July 2024 Changelog

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July 2024 Changelog

July 2024 was a major Article Creator month. SCM added stronger scraped-article macros, better URL filtering, more predictable AI writer behavior, and richer Google Maps business data.

The work made generated articles easier to build from scraped inputs, easier to filter, and easier to connect to WordPress and image workflows.

Who this update helps

  • Users building AI articles from scraped web content.
  • Users filtering URLs before they become article inputs.
  • Users adding images and WordPress output to AI article workflows.
  • Users collecting Google Maps business details.

Article Creator gained better scraped-content controls

SCM improved the way scraped article content and titles are exposed inside AI prompts.

  • The scraped article title macro was added.
  • AI Writer can stop early when it runs out of new scraped article content.
  • AI word count now runs after content inserts are applied.
  • System role messages are prepended to prompts correctly.

URL filtering became easier to manage

July improved the modal and controls users rely on before scraped URLs become content inputs.

  • URL filter got a wider modal with more room for action buttons.
  • Quick add and copy URL controls were added.
  • The content filter moved under the SERP section where users expect it.
  • The empty-state box no longer sticks around after content loads.

Google Maps data became richer

SCM started collecting more business details from Google Maps.

  • Google Maps can scrape about and services text.
  • Google Maps business data became more useful for local SEO workflows.
  • Later 2025 and 2026 local listing work builds on this direction.

Publishing and media workflows moved forward

July connected Article Creator more directly to publishing and image workflows.

  • AI articles became easier to post to WordPress.
  • Long-form AI article workflows were documented and supported.
  • Image insertion and featured-image workflows became part of the broader Article Creator path.

Related SCM guides and product history

Full developer changelog

The summary above is written for users. The original 59-item developer changelog is preserved below for exact release detail.

August 1, 2024

  • feat: Google maps, scrape about, services text
  • style: article creator, filter url, wider modal width 75%, more space for action buttons to avoid wrapping

July 31, 2024

  • fix: AI system role message are prepended to the start of your prompts
  • feat: article creator, url filter, added copy url button
  • feat: article creator, ai writer will finish early if it runs out of new content calling scraped_article macro
  • feat: article creator, filter url, quick add url button added
  • feat: article creator, scraped_article_title added
  • other: article creator, moved content filter to under SERP section
  • fix: article creator, ai word count is done after all content inserts are applied as well
  • fix: Article creator content filter modal still shows 'empty state' box on content load
  • fix: Static scraper test selector uses iframe preview to isolate CSS bugs

July 30, 2024

  • feat: Article creator, new AI macro %scraped_article% inject the text contents of an article into your prompts

July 29, 2024

  • feat: custom timeout settings for openai models

July 28, 2024

  • feat: Updated AI outline template, new macros to refer to outline h2/h3 headings for better context
  • feat: Timeout for most AI services increased to 15 mins

July 27, 2024

  • fix: AI writer getTag error

July 26, 2024

  • feat: google maps, updates to socials detection
  • feat: Google maps, print query with task step count
  • feat: Task log clear button added
  • fix: Article creator not inserting images if custom image checkbox was not enabled
  • feat: article creator user macros can be used globally in content inserts

July 24, 2024

  • fix: article creator, using any paa macro will enabled google scraping even if scraped results is set to 0 urls
  • feat: article creator, ai template editor, add duplicate template button
  • feat: article creator, insert images, separate checkbox to enable custom images

July 21, 2024

  • feat: dynamic scraper, get page url + get date, if you use a selector it will no longer leave columns after row 1 empty. It will fill down.

July 20, 2024

  • feat: dynamic scraper add new action 'get date' returns date with customizable format
  • fix: dynamic scraper, changing to next page action didn't reload number input as well
  • feat: article creator, ai outline outputs number of article section generated
  • other: Tooltips for openai settings

July 18, 2024

  • feat: article creator, throw error if ai prompt is empty
  • fix: Increased width of chain task dropdown
  • other: AI prompt template rename
  • feat: article creator, error if the keywords box is empty
  • fix: article creator, ai template editor macro buttons correctly insert text into right textbox
  • feat: Upload poster, remove post file from hard drive after uploaded to blog
  • feat: Post uploader, delete posts directly from preview table
  • fix: article creator, task log displays kb of images being downloaded
  • other: article creator export wp, single line text input for categories
  • feat: Post uploader display unlimited posts in preview table
  • feat: Article creator allow export to 'wordpress' with 'post to blog' button
  • fix: correctly update ui menu on change to post uploader

July 17, 2024

  • feat: Change log text to 'resume' when resuming tasks

July 16, 2024

  • feat: Groqai rate limit retry time is doubled to stay under limits
  • feat: Error message if you create ai user macro that have new lines
  • other: Rename the ai template names to be more descriptive

July 15, 2024

  • feat: Article creator starts with no default ai prompt. Instead a select ai prompt button is given
  • fix: SCM API not returning data with find projection
  • fix: SCM API project/find not returning contents of File props

July 11, 2024

  • feat: scm api call get /blog-settings/:id returns the data for one blog by id
  • feat: post uploader, can set category of posts inside the preview table

July 10, 2024

  • feat: You can set cookies in the dynamic scraper

July 9, 2024

  • feat: SCM API an add, update and delete blog settings

July 7, 2024

  • fix: AI writer soft error trying to split sentences

July 6, 2024

  • feat: Export task now uses taskname as default filename

July 5, 2024

  • feat: Article creator, allow choosing an ai model that applies to that task only
  • fix: Openai error logging [object] instead of message

July 3, 2024

  • feat: Google maps, csv output added checkbox to keep results between runs
  • feat: Google maps, de dupe results using the domain name

July 1, 2024

  • fix: Google maps not returning name of places

See all monthly updates in the SCM changelog archive. New users can also try SCM from the trial signup page.

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