AI Assistant Improvements

• Added smarter AI-powered campaign, automation, form, and contact generation
• Improved structured JSON generation for campaigns, automations, forms, and CRM data
• Enhanced AI response validation and parsing stability
• Better prompt optimization for accurate workflow generation
• Improved AI preview and create flow inside the assistant panel
• Added stronger schema handling for automation conditions and goals
• Improved support for dynamic lists, tags, contact types, and contact statuses

Mailbox Validation System

• Added mailbox validation before sending campaigns
• Improved SMTP authentication validation
• Added IMAP authentication checking for bounce mailbox connection
• Better invalid credential detection and error handling
• Improved sender email validation and mailbox verification process
• Added validation support for reply-to and sender domain alignment

Email & Deliverability Improvements

• Improved Gmail compatibility for tracking and image rendering
• Reworked email tracking system for better reliability
• Improved List-Unsubscribe email headers
• Added better Message-ID generation based on sender domain
• Improved email encoding and header formatting
• Enhanced tracking link handling and UTM support
• Better email image handling and domain trust optimization

Automation Improvements

• Improved contact tag and list add/remove detection
• Better automation trigger matching for tags, lists, and status changes
• Enhanced condition matching logic for CRM automations
• Improved EDD automation flow generation

Forms Improvements

• Improved AI-generated form structures
• Better form schema validation and parsing
• Enhanced field mapping and settings generation

Performance & Stability

• Improved REST API JSON parsing and validation
• Better handling of malformed AI responses
• Improved campaign queue processing reliability
• Enhanced campaign scheduling stability
• Multiple bug fixes and optimization improvements

New Features

Pabbly Connect Webhook Integration

• Added native Pabbly Connect webhook integration inside NextCRM
• Connect your Pabbly webhook URL directly from NextCRM settings
• Instantly send contact activity and CRM events to external workflows

Webhook Trigger Events

Added support for 8 webhook trigger events:

• New Contact
• Update Contact
• Delete Contact
• Add Tag
• Remove Tag
• Add List
• Remove List
• Update Contact Status

REST API Key Manager

• Introduced a dedicated API key management system
• Create and manage multiple API keys from:
  Settings → API Integration → Create & Manage
• Assign custom names and manage API access status easily

Contact REST API Endpoints

Added new Contact API endpoints:

• POST /v1/contact
  Add or update contacts
• GET /v1/contact/[EMAIL]
  Retrieve contact information
• DELETE /v1/contact/delete/[EMAIL]
  Remove contacts from CRM

Form REST API Endpoints

Added new Form API endpoints:

• POST /v1/form/submit/[form_id]
  Submit form data remotely
• GET /v1/form/get/[form_id]
  Retrieve form configuration and data

Improvements

• Improved webhook payload formatting and response handling
• Better nested JSON mapping support for external integrations
• Enhanced API authentication and validation handling
• Improved REST response consistency
• Better external application compatibility

Fixes

• Fixed webhook response mapping issues
• Fixed duplicate key handling during webhook processing
• Improved API data sanitization and validation
• Multiple stability and performance improvements

• SureCart – contact sync, purchase segmentation, abandoned cart automations, and order event webhooks
• LMS integrations – Tutor LMS, LearnDash, LifterLMS, Academy LMS, and LearnPress, with enrollment triggers, tagging, and course progress in contact timelines
• AI builder – smarter generation, Gemini multilingual improvements, ChatGPT reliability fix, and a new context-aware mode that pulls from LMS and SureCart data

• ChatGPT Integration – Added native ChatGPT AI support inside the campaign builder to generate subject lines and body content.
• Gemini Integration – Integrated Google Gemini as an alternative AI engine for campaign content generation with multilingual support
• AI Campaign Builder – Introduced a unified AI-powered campaign builder.

• Forms Builder – Added new form builder with multiple visual fields (Checkbox, Dropdown, Email, Heading, Image, Input, Link, List, Paragraph, Radio, and Textarea)
• Embed Code – Added secure embed code functionality to easily display and submit forms on external pages
• Form Submission – Implemented automated tracking for Contact Status, Type, Tags, and Lists during form submission
• Form Analytics – Added form tracking feature to count the total number of contacts generated per form
• UI/UX Improvements – Introduced new Toast Notifications, Skeleton Loaders, and dynamic Pagination controls

• Fluent Forms
• Ninja Forms
• Elementor Form
• Gravity Forms
• Contact Form 7
• WPForms
• JetFormBuilder
• Formidable Forms

• Export – Export contacts, lists, tags, and automations
• Import – Import contacts, lists, tags, and automations from any Google Sheet or CSV file

Major Re-development

• Completely rebuilt the NextCRM core architecture for better scalability, flexibility, and performance
• Redesigned the internal campaign, automation, contact, and tracking systems
• Improved database structure and overall application stability
• Reworked admin experience and workflow management

New Campaign System

• Introduced a redesigned email campaign builder
• Added support for HTML, Classic, and Gutenberg-based email editing
• Improved campaign scheduling and sending process
• Added batch sending support and advanced campaign queue handling
• Improved email personalization and dynamic tag support

New Automation Engine

• Rebuilt the automation workflow system from the ground up
• Added visual automation flow architecture
• Improved trigger, condition, and goal processing
• Added better CRM event handling and automation scalability
• Enhanced workflow execution performance

Contact Management Improvements

• Redesigned contact management system
• Added improved list and tag handling
• Better contact segmentation and filtering
• Enhanced activity tracking and contact timeline system
• Improved contact import and update workflows

Email Tracking & Reporting

• Added advanced email tracking architecture
• Improved open, click, bounce, and unsubscribe tracking
• Added campaign reporting improvements
• Enhanced analytics processing and engagement monitoring

Forms Builder

• Introduced the new NextCRM Forms Builder
• Added support for multiple field types and flexible layouts
• Improved form submission handling
• Enhanced contact creation and automation triggering from forms

Mailbox & SMTP Improvements

• Added built-in mailbox configuration system
• Improved SMTP handling and email delivery reliability
• Enhanced sender configuration and reply handling
• Better email header and deliverability optimization

Developer & API Improvements

• Improved REST API structure and extensibility
• Added better internal hooks and filters
• Enhanced third-party integration support
• Improved data sanitization and validation

Performance Improvements

• Optimized database queries and background processing
• Improved campaign queue performance
• Better memory and execution handling
• Enhanced overall system responsiveness

UI & UX Improvements

• Redesigned multiple admin interfaces
• Improved workflow usability and navigation
• Better builder and editor experience
• Enhanced responsive layout support

Fixes

• Fixed multiple campaign processing issues
• Fixed automation execution inconsistencies
• Improved email rendering compatibility
• Fixed contact synchronization issues
• Multiple stability, compatibility, and performance fixes

• Auto Email Collection – Visitors automatically added to your email list upon site visit

• Double Opt-In – When a user signs up for email marketing, a confirmation email is sent automatically to verify their subscription
• Auto Create User Email Template – Automatically sends a welcome email when a new account is created
• Delete User Email Template – Automatically sends a notification email when user data is removed from NextCRM
• Subscriber Form Email Sequencing – Trigger custom email sequences automatically after a subscriber joins
• WooCommerce Order Email Template – Sends automated emails upon WooCommerce order completion
• EDD Order Email Template – Sends automated emails upon Easy Digital Downloads order completion
• WP User Registration Email Template – Sends automated emails when a new user registers on WordPress
• WP Comment Email Template – Sends automated emails when a comment is submitted
• Custom Fields Duplicate Action – Added duplicate action support for custom fields