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Feb 24, 2026 v1.10.0

Drip Email Retry Logic + Google Sheets Tutorial + Landing Page

Drip email system hardened with auto-retry on failure; new high-volume SEO tutorial on Google Sheets integration; landing page "Before/After" code comparison added.

Fix Drip email auto-retry — Drip queue now retries failed sends up to 3 times (2-hour delay between attempts) before permanently marking as failed. Failed items within 7 days of original send_at are automatically re-queued on the next hourly processor cycle.
SEO Blog: Form to Google Sheets — Comprehensive guide covering 3 methods (Google Apps Script, LaunchQ webhooks, Zapier/Make) with full code for HTML, React, and Next.js. Targets "form to google sheets", "send form data to google sheets" (20k–100k monthly searches).
Improve Landing page: Before/After code comparison — New section showing 80-line Node.js + Nodemailer setup vs 4-line LaunchQ form, making the value prop viscerally clear to developers.
Feb 23, 2026 v1.9.0

Service Hardening + sitemap.xml + Public Changelog + SEO Blog

Fixed the service process-group kill issue permanently, added sitemap.xml for Google/Bing discovery, launched the public /whats-new changelog, and published a high-volume SEO tutorial.

Fix KillMode=process-group — systemd now kills the entire uvicorn worker process group on service stop, preventing the "Address already in use" crash loop that previously required manual intervention.
New sitemap.xml — Dynamically generated sitemap covering all 17+ public URLs (core pages, blog posts, static pages). Submitted to Google Search Console.
New Public /whats-new page — This page! Timeline-style changelog showing all 10 releases with color-coded badges (New, Fix, Improve, Security, SEO). Subscribe form to get release notes by email.
SEO Blog: HTML Form to Email — 38KB comprehensive guide covering plain HTML, React, and Next.js contact forms. Targets "html form to email", "html form send email" (10k–50k monthly searches). 7th blog post total.
Feb 22, 2026 v1.8.0

Onboarding Drip Emails + Affiliate Program

New activation email drip for new users, a public affiliate program, and a step-by-step Zapier/Make integration tutorial.

New Onboarding email drip sequence — New users now receive a 3-email drip: Day 1 (quick start guide + code snippet), Day 3 (3 features most users miss), Day 7 (Free vs Starter comparison + referral reminder). Industry benchmarks: 30-50% improvement in 7-day activation.
New Public /affiliates page — 30% recurring commission, 60-day cookie, monthly Stripe payouts. Application form live at /affiliates.
SEO Blog: Form to Zapier/Make — Complete tutorial covering webhook setup for Zapier, Make (Integromat), and n8n. Targets "connect form to zapier" (1k-10k monthly searches).
Feb 20, 2026 v1.7.0

Referral Program UI + Postman Collection + SEO Blog

Surfaced the dormant referral program with a full Settings UI, released an official Postman API collection, and published a high-volume SEO tutorial.

New Referral Program UI in Settings — Your referral link, tier progress (Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond), share buttons for Twitter/LinkedIn/HN. Earn free months for each referral. Backend was already built; now visible to all users.
New Official Postman Collection — 27 pre-built requests across 9 folders: submissions, auth, forms CRUD, analytics, webhooks, referrals, and more. Download at API Docs.
SEO Blog: Contact form on static websites — 36KB tutorial covering plain HTML, React, Next.js App Router, and Vue 3. Targets "contact form static website" (5k-50k monthly searches).
Feb 19, 2026 v1.6.0

Annual Billing Toggle + 100% OG Coverage + Competitor Blog

Rebuilt the pricing page with annual billing option, hit 100% Open Graph coverage on all public pages, and published a competitor comparison blog post.

New Annual billing toggle on pricing page — Monthly or annual billing with live price switching. Annual plans offer ~16% discount: Starter $7.50/mo, Pro $24/mo, Business $82/mo (billed yearly). "Save $X" callout when annual selected.
Improve Pricing page rebuilt — Added full navigation bar, 8-question FAQ accordion, 30-day money-back guarantee section, and trust signals. Mobile-responsive 4→2→1 col grid.
Improve 100% Open Graph coverage — All 11 public pages now have OG + Twitter Card meta tags. Sharing any LaunchQ URL on Slack, Discord, or Twitter shows a proper preview image and description.
SEO Blog: FormSpree / Typeform alternatives — Feature comparison across LaunchQ, FormSpree, Typeform, Tally, Netlify Forms. Targets "formspree alternative" (1k-10k monthly searches).
Feb 18, 2026 v1.5.0

Empty States + Custom 404 + OG Social Previews

Polish sprint: better empty states across the dashboard, a branded 404 page, and rich social link previews on all core pages.

Improve Empty state screens — Dashboard, Submissions, and Forms pages now show helpful illustrated empty states with clear CTAs instead of blank areas.
New Custom 404 page — Branded 404 with search, recent pages list, and a CTA. Matches the site's dark gradient design.
Improve Rich social previews — All core pages (landing, pricing, api-docs, onboarding-guide, compare, roi-calculator) now show a proper image + description when shared on Slack, Discord, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
Feb 17, 2026 v1.4.0

Interactive API Docs + Onboarding Guide + Webhook Retry UI

Developer experience sprint: full interactive API documentation, visual onboarding guide, and webhook failure tracking with manual retry.

New Interactive API documentation — Complete API reference with live curl examples, copy buttons, response previews, and multi-language code tabs (HTML, JS Fetch, Python). At /static/api-docs.html.
New Visual onboarding guide — Step-by-step illustrated guide covering form creation, integration, spam filtering, and analytics. Targeted at first-time users.
Improve Webhook retry UI — Dashboard shows webhook delivery status per submission. Failed webhooks can be manually retried. Failure reason stored for debugging.
Feb 16, 2026 v1.3.0

Analytics Dashboard + CSV Export + ROI Calculator

Data and conversion sprint: submission analytics, bulk CSV export, and a public ROI calculator for the landing page.

New Analytics dashboard — Per-form charts: submissions over time (7/30/90 day), device breakdown, field completion rates, spam vs. clean ratio, peak submission hours.
New CSV export — Export any form's submissions as a clean CSV. Select date range, choose fields. Works with Bulk Delete too.
New ROI calculator — Public tool at /roi-calculator. Input your monthly submissions and current form tool cost; outputs savings vs LaunchQ. Conversion driver on the landing page.
Feb 15, 2026 v1.2.0

Form Templates + Weekly Email Digests + Competitor Compare Page

Growth sprint: form template library speeds up new user activation, weekly digests bring users back, and a head-to-head comparison page for SEO.

New Form template library — 12 ready-to-use templates: contact, waitlist signup, bug report, job application, event RSVP, support ticket, feedback survey, and more. One-click clone to your account.
New Weekly email digests — Users with active forms receive a Monday morning summary: form count, submission volume, spam blocked, top-performing forms. Re-engagement driver without needing to log in.
SEO Head-to-head comparison page — LaunchQ vs FormSpree vs Netlify Forms vs Typeform vs Tally across 14 features. At /compare.
Feb 14, 2026 v1.0.0

🚀 Public Launch — Free Tier + AI Spam Detection + Waitlists

LaunchQ goes live. Form backend with AI spam detection, a genuinely free tier, waitlist management, and Stripe billing.

New Free tier (genuinely free) — 100 submissions/month, 1 form, webhook delivery, CSV export. No credit card required. No feature crippling. Real free tier.
New AI spam detection — Local ML model (no API calls, no cost per submission). Keyword patterns + behavioral signals. Block rates configurable per form: off, low, medium, high, paranoid.
New Waitlist management — Built-in waitlist builder for early-access products. Position tracking, referral-based priority bumping, MailChimp/ConvertKit export. Separate product within LaunchQ.
New Stripe billing — Starter ($9/mo), Pro ($29/mo), Business ($99/mo) plans. Free 14-day trial on all paid plans. Upgrade/downgrade in Settings.
New Webhook delivery with retries — Automatic retry on failure (3 attempts, exponential backoff). Each delivery includes a signature header so you can verify it came from LaunchQ.