Release Notes: December 2023

Time for some updates!  Our last blog update was in July, so we are long overdue.  Since July we’ve updated the Spotlightr platform 15 times (about one update per week, with some weeks skipped).  We are currently on version 5.1.54.

One notable update wasn’t a feature, but pricing.  We are always striving to optimize our infrastructure, and due to some changes we’ve made over the last few months we were able to DROP our pricing for storage and bandwidth for our customers.

As of the last update in July, we mentioned adding integrations for Drip and ConvertKit.  While that’s still on the road map, it’s been pushed out.  Instead we made some other noteworthy feature additions and improvements to our gallery module, our audio support, and other player control options.  We’ll detail more on that below.

Brought to you by popular demand as more and more customers add their podcasts and audio lessons to Spotlightr.  We now support audio files in our playlist module.  Here is a demo:

Schedule video availability

We’ve been slowly getting requests for this feature over the years and we’ve finally been albe to squeeze it in.  Just set your video to be available on a certain date, and the video won’t work until that date:

This feature can be found in Settings >> Advanced.

Support for Google VAST v4

We now support Google VAST v4 for generating ad revenue for your videos.  Here is a demo of how the ad displays on your video:

Gallery Access – Require Signup

We’ve added a new way for your audience to gain access to your galleries, and with it a new way for you to generate leads.  

Here we’ve set up a demo gallery to show you how this works.  This particular gallery is using our ‘side bar’ template and light theme.  It’s configured with a welcome video as well.

You can access the gallery via the Spotlightr hosted gallery page.

Leads are collected inside of your Spotlightr account where they can also be exported.

You can also embed it onto a page or show it as a pop-up.  To learn and see more demos published as embedded and pop-ups please check this dedicated article on galleries.

Here’s what’s next…

Drip and ConverKit are still out there.  Right now we are making even more infrastructure updates that should have a positive impact on performance and cost.

Early in 2024 we should be making some updates that will allow for faster upload speeds across the globe, and especially for our customres in Europe and Asia.

We appreciate you!