Product Updates

What's new at ZyVOP.

New features, thoughtful improvements, and the details behind each release.
Latest release: Oct 6, 2026
Oct 6, 2026Latest

Independent Publications with Custom Domains and Layouts

Launch a branded, standalone publication with custom domains, multiple layout engines, full-text search, and AdSense monetization.

You can now launch fully branded, independent media publications on ZyVOP with your own custom domain, layout, and monetization.

  • Decoupled Publications: Create independent publications completely separate from your personal profile, with custom display names, descriptions, logos (light & dark), and favicons.
  • Multiple Layout Engines: Switch seamlessly between modern Bento Grid, Classic / Stacked, and Broadsheet layouts with live interactive preview.
  • Custom Domains with Automatic SSL: Connect apex domains or subdomains with automatic Cloudflare SSL provisioning and edge-level routing.
  • Publication Modes & SEO Authority: Choose between Network Integrated (canonical syndication) and Standalone Pro mode (automatic 301 redirects consolidating search ranking directly onto your publication).
  • Custom Navigation & Static Pages: Build custom navigation bars and publish Markdown-backed static pages such as About, Terms, or Privacy.
  • Full-Text In-Publication Search: Fast client-side and server-backed search across your publication catalog.
  • Built-In Monetization & RSS: Connect Google AdSense with configurable publisher IDs, automatically generate RSS feeds (/rss.xml) and sitemaps (/sitemap.xml), and collect newsletter subscribers.

To get started, go to Publication in your dashboard (or visit /dashboard/publication) to activate and configure your publication.

Sep 27, 2026

FAQ blocks with AI and structured data

Add up to 10 editable questions and answers manually or with AI, with automatic FAQPage structured data.

ZyVOP now helps authors turn the questions readers are likely to ask into a useful, search-friendly FAQ section.

  • Build FAQs manually from the editor toolbar or by typing /faq.
  • Add up to 10 question-and-answer pairs, then reorder, remove, or edit them before inserting the section.
  • Generate grounded FAQs with AI from the content already in your article.
  • Keep every answer fully editable in the article after insertion.
  • Publish FAQPage JSON-LD automatically alongside the visible FAQ section so search and answer engines can understand the content.

Open an article in the writing studio and select FAQ to create a section without using AI, or choose Generate FAQs to draft one from your article.

Sep 27, 2026

Remote MCP server for AI-assisted publishing

Connect Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro, and VS Code to create, schedule, publish, and analyze ZyVOP posts.

ZyVOP can now connect directly to supported AI coding assistants through a hosted Model Context Protocol server.

  • Connect Claude Code, Cursor, Kiro, or VS Code to the remote endpoint at https://zyvop.com/mcp.
  • Create drafts, schedule posts, or publish immediately with Markdown content and selected connected destinations.
  • Inspect posts and connected platforms before asking the assistant to distribute an article.
  • Review account and post analytics through read-only MCP tools.
  • Authenticate with an existing ZyVOP developer token generated from Settings → Integrations.

The server uses ZyVOP’s existing account permissions, connected publishing integrations, and developer-token rate limits. Review every publish request before approving it in your assistant.

Open the MCP setup guide for client-specific configuration.

Sep 25, 2026

LinkedIn login and automatic cross-posting

Sign in with LinkedIn and automatically share article announcements with your professional network.

LinkedIn is now part of ZyVOP’s account and publishing workflows.

  • Sign in or create your ZyVOP account with LinkedIn using LinkedIn’s OpenID Connect flow.
  • Connect LinkedIn for publishing from Settings → Integrations with separate permission to share posts.
  • Promote individual articles on LinkedIn by selecting it as a destination before publishing.
  • Enable automatic cross-posting to share new article announcements immediately or after your configured syndication delay.
  • Send readers to the full article with an announcement containing the title, summary, and tracked article link.

LinkedIn login and publishing permission remain separate, so authors choose whether ZyVOP can post to their LinkedIn account.

Sep 23, 2026

Interactive GitHub Gist embeds with one-click copy

Embed interactive GitHub Gists with automatic syntax highlighting, multi-file navigation, and universal one-click code copying.

ZyVOP now natively supports GitHub Gists across the writing studio, article reader, import engine, and multi-platform syndication.

  • Instant smart paste and embed: Paste any public GitHub Gist link, embed script snippet, Dev.to Liquid tag, or Hashnode tag into the editor to automatically render an interactive code card.
  • Sleek native code presentation: Enjoy accurate syntax highlighting, multi-file tab navigation, line counters, and direct links to the original Gist and author profile.
  • Universal one-click copy: Copy code snippets directly from the embed with robust fallback support across desktop, mobile webviews, and development environments.
  • Seamless syndication & article imports: Imported articles preserve Gist embeds automatically, and published articles translate them into native embed tags for Dev.to, Hashnode, and Medium.

Type /gist in the editor or paste any GitHub Gist URL to embed your first snippet.

Sep 11, 2026

HackerNoon assisted import is available

Verify your public HackerNoon profile, then import ZyVOP articles through HackerNoon’s RSS or direct-URL workflow.

ZyVOP provides a credential-free, assisted workflow for preparing HackerNoon drafts.

  • Verify your public HackerNoon profile in Settings > Integrations.
  • Import your ZyVOP author RSS feed or an individual article URL from HackerNoon’s Story Importer.
  • Open Story Settings and confirm First Seen At contains the original ZyVOP article URL before submitting.

HackerNoon creates a draft for your review; ZyVOP does not automatically publish, submit, or track that draft.

Sep 9, 2026

Preview and import your existing technical blog

Test a public blog or article in ZyVOP, then copy it into private drafts with canonical attribution intact.

ZyVOP now makes it easier to bring an existing body of technical writing into your workspace.

  • Preview before importing by pasting a public publication, feed, or article URL—no account is required for the read-only preview.
  • Import from DEV, Hashnode, Medium, RSS or Atom feeds, or extract a single public article from another website.
  • Preserve useful article structure including titles, content, tags, publication dates, and available images.
  • Protect the original source by copying articles into private drafts with canonical attribution rather than changing the source publication.

Open the Article Migration page to preview a blog and choose what to bring into ZyVOP.

Sep 7, 2026

Secure links for sharing unpublished drafts

Share a private draft preview with teammates or reviewers without publishing the article.

You can now collect feedback on an article before making it public.

  • Create a secret preview link for any saved draft directly from the editor.
  • Show the real reading experience so reviewers see the draft as it will appear when published.
  • Share without requiring a ZyVOP login while keeping the draft out of public feeds and search discovery.
  • Reset or revoke access at any time to invalidate an earlier preview URL.

Save your draft, then use Shareable Draft Preview in the publishing controls.

Sep 5, 2026

Cross-post directly to Mastodon

Connect your Mastodon account and share new ZyVOP posts across the fediverse.

Mastodon is now available as a ZyVOP cross-posting destination.

  • Connect your Mastodon presence from the ZyVOP integrations workspace.
  • Publish automatically or per article from the same cross-posting workflow used by other integrations.
  • Share a polished public status containing the article title, a concise excerpt, a direct reading link, and relevant hashtags.
  • Track Mastodon distribution alongside the other destinations selected for an article.

You can connect Mastodon from Settings → Integrations and choose it whenever you publish or update an article.

Aug 30, 2026

Your weekly writing and performance digest

Receive a helpful weekly summary of your publishing activity and recent article performance.

ZyVOP can now bring a concise view of your recent writing progress to your inbox.

  • Review recent publishing activity without opening every dashboard report.
  • See useful article-performance highlights from the previous week.
  • Return to the dashboard for deeper analysis when a result deserves a closer look.
  • Control delivery from notification settings whenever your preferences change.

Open Settings → Notifications to manage the Weekly Performance Digest.

Aug 29, 2026

A complete analytics workspace for authors

Understand readership, engagement, referrals, audience geography, and distribution performance in one dashboard.

The author dashboard now brings content and distribution performance together in one analytics workspace.

  • Measure views and engaged reads instead of relying only on surface-level traffic totals.
  • Understand where readers come from with referral categories, domains, countries, devices, and operating systems.
  • Compare channels in the omnichannel view and inspect how connected publishing destinations contribute to reach.
  • Find patterns across posts and tags with top-content tables, topic performance, writing activity, and creator insights.

Visit Dashboard → Analytics and select a reporting period to explore your results.

Aug 28, 2026

Automated cross-posting with your schedule

Choose connected publishing platforms and automatically syndicate articles after a configurable delay.

New ZyVOP articles can now move to your connected publishing platforms automatically.

  • Select destinations independently for DEV, Hashnode, Medium, Bluesky, and WordPress.
  • Choose when syndication begins, from immediately after publication to a delay of several days.
  • Preserve the original article relationship through the existing canonical cross-posting workflow.
  • Keep control per integration by enabling automation only for accounts that are connected and ready.

Configure the schedule from Settings → Integrations → Automated Cross-Posting.

Aug 26, 2026

A more personal For You feed

Discover writing shaped by the authors and technical topics you choose to follow.

ZyVOP now offers a more personal way to keep up with the technical community.

  • See articles from authors you follow in a dedicated For You feed.
  • Discover posts connected to your followed topics without losing access to the broader community feed.
  • Explore a balanced mix of writers as you continue through the feed.
  • Recognize trusted contributors through consistent author indicators.

Sign in and open the For You feed to begin shaping your reading experience.

Aug 25, 2026

Turn article highlights into shareable quote cards

Select a memorable passage and share it as a polished visual from the article page.

Your strongest article moments can now become visual highlights for social sharing.

  • Select a passage from an article to open the sharing tools.
  • Create a branded quote card that gives the excerpt a clean, readable presentation.
  • Share the highlight on X or Bluesky with a path back to the complete article.
  • Help key ideas travel further without manually designing a separate social image.

Highlight text in a published ZyVOP article to try the quote-card sharing option.

Aug 24, 2026

Mermaid diagrams that travel with your articles

Create technical diagrams in ZyVOP and keep them readable when distributing an article elsewhere.

Architecture and flow diagrams can now remain part of the story across your publishing workflow.

  • Write Mermaid diagrams alongside your article using a familiar text-based format.
  • Preview diagrams as clear visuals while working in the ZyVOP editor.
  • Keep diagrams readable across supported destinations when an article is syndicated.
  • Use diagrams for technical explanations without managing separate screenshots for each channel.

Select Mermaid as the language for a code block to create your next diagram.

Aug 24, 2026

Author newsletters are here

Build a confirmed subscriber audience and choose which published articles reach their inboxes.

ZyVOP authors can now build an email audience directly around their writing.

  • Let readers subscribe from your author page through an email-confirmation flow that verifies ownership of the address.
  • Choose newsletter delivery while publishing so only the articles you select are sent to your confirmed subscribers.
  • Track your audience with subscriber counts and management tools in the author dashboard.
  • Give readers control with unsubscribe links included in newsletter delivery.

Open Dashboard → Subscribers to view your audience, then use the newsletter option when publishing an article.

Aug 23, 2026

AI assistance inside the writing studio

Move from an early idea to a polished technical article with focused assistance directly in the editor.

The ZyVOP writing studio now includes AI assistance for the parts of writing where a helpful second pass matters.

  • Start or continue a draft while keeping your topic and existing article context in view.
  • Improve selected passages without replacing the rest of your work.
  • Generate title ideas and concise summaries when an article needs a clearer introduction.
  • Prepare search-friendly metadata while keeping the final editorial decision in your hands.

Open the command menu inside the editor to choose an AI writing action.

Aug 11, 2026

Publish directly to WordPress

Connect a WordPress site and distribute ZyVOP articles without leaving your publishing workspace.

WordPress is now part of ZyVOP’s cross-posting workflow.

  • Connect your WordPress publication from the integrations settings.
  • Publish or update an article from the same workflow used for your other destinations.
  • Carry across the important article details so the WordPress version is ready for readers.
  • Keep the original ZyVOP article connected through canonical attribution.

Open Settings → Integrations to connect WordPress and include it in your next publication.

Aug 6, 2026

Publish to ZyVOP from your developer workflow

Use the ZyVOP Developer API and command-line workflow to publish technical articles from your existing tools.

ZyVOP now supports programmatic publishing for developers who keep their writing close to their code.

  • Publish Markdown from your existing workflow instead of copying content into the browser editor.
  • Include article details in frontmatter such as the title, subtitle, tags, canonical URL, and publication status.
  • Use the command line or your own automation for repeatable publishing workflows.
  • Follow practical documentation and examples for preparing and submitting articles.

Visit the Developer API documentation to create a publishing credential and get started.

Aug 3, 2026

Share your articles on Bluesky

Add Bluesky to your publishing workflow and introduce every new article to your social audience.

Bluesky is now available as a ZyVOP distribution destination.

  • Connect your Bluesky account from the same integrations workspace as your other publishing channels.
  • Share new articles while publishing without rebuilding the announcement manually.
  • Give readers a clear path to the full article with a concise post and direct reading link.
  • See where an article was shared alongside its other distribution destinations.

Open Settings → Integrations to connect Bluesky, then select it when publishing an article.

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