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
/livepage 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
/linkspage 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