Changelog

Recent features, improvements, and fixes shipped to LocalOutrank.

v1.5.0

Infrastructure
  • Brevo email service

    Transactional emails (password reset, email verification) now send via Brevo's HTTP API. Falls back to a server console log in dev when no API key is configured.

    High impact
  • Hashed reset/verification tokens

    Password-reset and email-verification tokens are now stored as SHA-256 hashes at rest, matching the session-cookie pattern.

    Medium impact

v1.4.0

Auth
  • Password reset flow

    Forgot/reset routes with single-use, 1-hour tokens. Resetting invalidates every other session for safety.

    High impact
  • Email verification

    Welcome email on signup, /verify route, dashboard banner, and resend support. 24-hour token TTL.

    High impact

v1.3.0

UI
  • Tooltips across the app

    Every metric, score, and tab now has a contextual (?) tooltip explaining what it means and how to use it.

    Medium impact
  • Mobile navigation

    Hamburger menu opens a Sheet drawer with the same nav as desktop - phones finally have a way around the app.

    Medium impact
  • Settings page

    /settings consolidates profile, business, password, and account-deletion controls in one place.

    High impact

v1.2.0

UI
  • Personalised analyses (Option B)

    Add your business once and every analysis highlights you on the table + map, compares you to the top 3, and personalises the action plan.

    High impact
  • Ranking history snapshots

    Pinned analyses now record snapshots over time, with a chart showing the top 6 rivals' rank changes and your own rank-over-time trace.

    High impact

v1.1.0

Content
  • Eight UK local SEO guides

    Practical guides on GBP setup, GBP optimisation, reviews, ranking factors, citations, photos, posts, and categories.

    Medium impact
  • Use-case landing pages

    /for/plumbers, /for/dentists, /for/electricians, /for/restaurants - vertical-specific entry points for organic traffic.

    Medium impact
  • City landing pages

    /local-seo/[city] for ten UK cities, optimised for the 'local SEO [city]' tail.

    Medium impact

v1.0.0

SEO
  • Public marketing site

    Landing, about, pricing (free during beta), guides, privacy, and terms - all shipped with full OpenGraph + canonical + sitemap.

    High impact
  • xAI insights chat + 30-day plans

    Conversational xAI chat grounded in your local pack data plus auto-generated 30-day action plans.

    High impact