Conferbot 2.4.0 Changelog

This release brings native integrations execution, advanced booking UI, and the Academy learning platform to help your chatbots automate more workflows.

:link: Native Integrations

- 12+ Integration Types: Google Workspace, Slack, Discord, Airtable, HubSpot, Notion, Zoho CRM, Stripe
- Google Sheets & Gmail: Read/write with column variable mapping
- Google Calendar & Meet: Two-phase booking with timezone handling
- Stripe Payments: Payment link generation and routing

:date: Advanced Calendar & Booking UI

- Premium Slot Picker: 4-column compact grid layout
- Timezone Detection: Auto-detect and display user timezone
- Booking Persistence: Confirmation on chat reload
- Premium Redesign: White body with accent colors

:zap: Widget Execution Engine

- Background Processing: Non-blocking chat flow execution
- Variable Syntax: Support for ${variable} and legacy {variable}
- Column Mapping: Variables from Google Sheets operations
- Answer Sync: Server synchronization after integration execution

:mortar_board: Academy Learning Platform

- Complete Learning System: Courses, lessons, and quizzes
- Certificate Generation: Client-side PDF certificates
- Progress Tracking: Auto-certificate on completion
- Multi-Language: Support for 14 languages

:robot: AI-Powered Chatbot Editor

- Natural Language Editing: Modify flows with plain English
- Multi-Provider LLM: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini support
- Edit History: Conversation tracking for modifications
- Node Validation: Branching and connection validation

:bar_chart: Analytics Enhancements

- Unified Panel: Tabbed interface for all analytics
- Path Highlighting: Visual effects for flow paths
- Common Paths: Minimal design analytics panel
- ELK Auto-Layout: Horizontal node alignment

:closed_lock_with_key: Security & Infrastructure

- Credential Encryption: Automatic token refresh
- OAuth State: Redis support for state management
- Race Prevention: Safe answer variable handling
- 15+ bug fixes for reliability

Thank you for using Conferbot! :rocket:

Conferbot v2.3.0 Changelog

🌐 Omnichannel Messaging

Connect your chatbot to 8 messaging platforms and manage all conversations from one unified inbox.

Supported Platforms

• Telegram - Full bot flow support with inline keyboards
• Discord - Gateway-based real-time messaging with DM support
• Slack - Workspace integration with signature verification
• Facebook Messenger - Page messaging with GET_STARTED support
• Instagram - Direct message automation
• LINE - Official account messaging
• WhatsApp - Business API integration with webhook verification
• Microsoft Teams - Outgoing webhook support with adaptive cards

Features

• Live agent handover across all platforms
• Automatic flow restart after conversation completion
• Input validation (email, phone, URL, number) on all platforms
• Checkbox multi-select with toggle behavior
• Platform-specific message formatting
• Real-time typing indicators
• Agent join/leave/end notifications

🤖 AI Agent Handover

Let AI handle customer conversations when human agents are unavailable.

Capabilities

• Automatic AI takeover when no agents available
• Multi-provider support (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Groq, Perplexity, DeepSeek, Z.ai)
• Context-aware responses using chatbot history
• Natural conversation ending detection
• Visitor inactivity handling with configurable timeouts
• Seamless escalation to human agents
• Ticket tracking and analytics

Configuration

• Per-chatbot AI agent assignment
• Inactivity timeout settings
• Custom system prompts
• Provider selection per workspace

📚 Knowledge Base AI Builder

Generate complete knowledge bases from any website.

AI Generation

• Enterprise web crawler
• Automatic category creation
• Article generation with AI
• Content caching to prevent re-generation

Analytics

• Article view tracking
• Rating system (helpful/not helpful)
• Engagement metrics (time, scroll depth, completion)
• Search analytics
• Feedback collection

Widget Integration

• Intercom-style UI
• Search with instant results
• Breadcrumb navigation
• Table of contents
• Related articles
• Session-based duplicate prevention

📈 Chat Analytics

Comprehensive conversation insights and metrics.

Performance Metrics

• Response times
• Resolution rates
• Satisfaction scores
• Agent performance

Engagement Analytics

• Session duration
• Message counts
• Node visit tracking
• Common conversation paths

Sentiment Analysis

• Real-time emotion detection
• Trend visualization
• Per-conversation scoring

Conversion Funnel

• Drop-off analysis
• Data collection insights
• Timeline visualization

⚙️ Settings Redesign

Unified settings experience.

Changes

• Merged Channels into Settings as tab
• AI Configuration for super admins
• Programmatic SEO settings
• Deep linking with URL params
• Skeleton loaders for better UX

🏠 Dashboard Enhancements

Admin Dashboard

• Chat Analytics tab
• Visitor Analytics with engagement data
• Onboarding Analytics
• Omnichannel Analytics
• Device breakdown charts
• Custom date range filters

Member Dashboard

• Personal analytics
• Quick actions
• Ticket management
• Achievement display

🔐 Authentication & Onboarding

Visual Improvements

• Glassmorphism effects on all auth pages
• 3D tilt animations
• Simplified onboarding modal
• Removed animations for smoother UX

Security

• Password strength validation across all flows
• reCAPTCHA expiry handling
• Team invite role validation

🧠 New AI Provider

Z.ai (Zhipu) Integration

• GLM model support
• Available across all AI services
• Chatbot generation
• Template generation
• Knowledge base generation

⚡ Performance & Reliability

Database

• MongoDB auto-reconnect with exponential backoff
• Comprehensive indexing strategy
• Optimized aggregation queries

API

• Retry logic with exponential backoff
• Network error handling
• Timeout management
• Paginated endpoints

Infrastructure

• Worker configuration for dev/prod
• Agenda job lock management
• Stuck job recovery

🎨 Widget Improvements

UI/UX

• Calendar node with world-class design
• Choice button hover effects
• Media expand on hover
• Checkbox card styling
• Sound toggle option

Fixes

• Widget icon state sync
• Avatar overflow issues
• Scroll position on reload
• HTML entity decoding for Zapier

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed duplicate Discord messages
• Fixed Telegram button removal
• Fixed Slack choice node waiting
• Fixed handover popup visibility
• Fixed sidebar expand/collapse alignment
• Fixed template pagination
• Fixed DraftJS entityMap issues
• Fixed calendar timezone conversion
• Fixed agent avatar visibility
• Fixed post-chat rating persistence

Released: December 2025