Release notes

What's new in ZChat

Every package refresh is rebuilt from source, run through the automated test suite, and smoke-tested end to end before it reaches the download page.

Current package

Version 2.0.1 · August 8, 2026 · 33.98 MB · 630 automated tests passing

August 2026 feature release

AI assistant in the widget: when no agent is available, the widget can now offer the AI chatbot directly to visitors — opt-in via a separate setting, per-visitor answer budget, per-IP rate limiting, and every failure path routes to a human instead of a dead chat box. "Talk to a human" now works on the very first message.
First-response SLA tracking: set a response target and the dashboard reports met / at-risk / breached conversations with an attainment rate — business-hours aware, so a chat that arrives after closing is due when the team opens, not overnight.
Agent two-factor authentication: optional TOTP sign-in that works with any standard authenticator app; enabling it requires proving a working code first.
Inbound email channel: a gateway endpoint accepts inbound mail, threads replies onto the right conversation, drops auto-responders, and fires a webhook — so emailed follow-ups land in the same queue as chats.
Smarter proactive triggers: target by referrer, browser language, and returning-visitor count alongside the existing URL and dwell-time rules.
Licensing that explains itself: domain checks now tolerate every reasonable spelling of a licensed domain (www, pasted URLs, ports), multi-domain licenses validate correctly, and a mismatch error names the licensed domain so it can be fixed in one look.
Operations: startup schema migrations now run independently and report per-step results on /health/ready; assemblies are version-stamped 2.0.0; upload filenames are stripped of invisible spoofing characters in both editions.

Version 2.0 · July 14, 2026 · 33.88 MB

July 2026 refresh

Fresh-install fixes: the dashboard home view no longer returns an error after first sign-in on a clean database, and the seeded evaluation accounts (admin / agent1) work immediately after running the install SQL.
Licensing refresh: current license files are issued in the new format, compatible signed legacy licenses are still accepted, the localhost trial license ships in the package, and license host checks validate against the real request host.
Reliability: session creation is serialized to prevent duplicate rows during fast visitor and agent reconnects, webhook delivery is bounded so slow receivers cannot stall the outbox, and abrupt agent disconnects are treated as real offline events for presence and notifications.
Security and privacy: live-message HTML is sanitized so only same-server attachment links render, secret-bearing webhook URLs are redacted in admin and audit responses, visitor page URLs and referrers are sanitized before storage, and privileged admin actions are covered by the audit log.
Performance: reduced tracking overhead on read-heavy dashboard queries, bounded background queues during end-session bursts, and long transcripts stay focused on the most recent messages in chronological order.

Version 2.0 · June 2026

June 2026 package refresh

Widget: improved retry recovery on flaky connections, preserved visitor pre-chat drafts during network failures, mobile layout polish, and inline read receipts.
Uploads and exports: uploaded image bytes are validated, attachment downloads are forced, and CSV and privacy exports are hardened against injection.
Operations: health and readiness endpoints for containers and load balancers, durable webhook outbox with automatic retries, and rate limits on public widget endpoints.
Packaging: fresh SQL install scripts, runtime logs and uploads no longer ship in the installer, and generated runtime configuration is safe out of the box.

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