Changelog

What's new in TubeCMS. Features, improvements, and fixes.

27 February 2026

Templates, Subscriber Notifications & YouTube Signup

New Features

  • 8 site templates — Choose from Classic, Showcase, Starter, Bold, Clean, Cinematic, Vibrant, or Magazine. Each has its own nav, hero, card, and footer style.
  • 15 colour presets — Pick a preset or customise every colour. Starter+
  • Subscriber email notifications — Your subscribers get emailed the moment you upload a new video or go live on YouTube. Early views signal the algorithm to push your content further. Starter+
  • Blog & email newsletter — Publish posts with a full Markdown editor and build an email subscriber list. Send posts directly to subscribers — no Mailchimp or Substack needed. Starter+
  • Live stream page — A dedicated /live page that auto-detects when you go live on YouTube. Stream embed, live chat, and a pulsing red badge in your navbar — zero effort. Starter+
  • Sign up with YouTube — One-click signup via Google OAuth. Your channel name, avatar, banner, and videos are pulled in automatically.
  • Announcement bar — A dismissable banner across the top of your site. Pin a message, link to a video, and track clicks.
  • "Use YouTube Banner" button — Import your YouTube channel banner as your site's hero image with one click.
  • Link-in-bio website link — A "Visit My Website" link is auto-added to your /links page so bio traffic flows to your full site.
  • Ko-fi social link — Added Ko-fi as a social link platform option.
  • FAQ "start expanded" option — Choose whether your FAQ accordion starts open or closed.
  • IndexNow integration — Your site automatically pings Bing, Yandex, DuckDuckGo, and Seznam when you go live, so search engines discover you faster.
  • Sitemap & robots.txt on by default — New sites get these enabled automatically for better search engine visibility.

Improved Improvements

  • Site guide reworked — Full guided setup as a modal overlay with live previews for every step. Walks you through all your site settings.
  • Setup wizard — Smoother flow with loading states, YouTube banner in the theme preview, and smarter email verification.
  • Merch moved to Free plan — Fourthwall merch store integration is now available on all plans, including Free.
  • Custom colours moved to Starter — Previously Pro-only, now available from Starter (£2.99/mo).
  • Instant video sync — Videos sync the moment you upload to YouTube via WebSub push notifications. No more polling delays.
  • Better analytics — Scroll depth tracking with daily/weekly/monthly tabs and improved bounce rate calculation.
  • Privacy-friendly subscriber emails — Creator email addresses are hidden from subscribers. TubeCMS handles delivery as data controller.

Fixed Bug Fixes

  • Fixed hero banner bleeding on sides for some templates
  • Fixed text editors appearing blank until clicked
  • Fixed subscriber count not showing when social links are disabled
  • Fixed billing and setup wizard being blocked on Edge/Chrome
  • Fixed RSS feed MIME types and deleted posts appearing in feeds
  • Fixed template not applying on first page load