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What's New

A curated overview of the most significant additions to KynectLocal, organized by release. For the complete record of every change, see the Changelog.

When you’d use this

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  • You want a quick read on what’s changed recently without scanning the full Changelog
  • You’re a brand admin evaluating new features before rolling them out to your network
  • You’re a location operator checking whether a capability you’ve been waiting for has shipped

June 2026

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AI Search & SEO Readiness

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KynectLocal v1.1 added a cluster of features designed to help franchise locations show up in AI-generated search overviews and traditional local search results.

The AI Search Readiness checklist (on the Location SEO page) gives brand admins a pass/fail view across each location — checking for structured data, FAQ content, hours, geo coordinates, social links, blog posts, and a focus keyphrase. The FAQ Builder lets brand admins add Q&A pairs that publish directly as FAQPage JSON-LD on location pages, making them eligible for AI Overview entries.

What shipped:

  • AI Search Readiness checklist on Location SEO — per-location pass/fail audit
  • FAQ Builder with FAQPage JSON-LD structured data output
  • Reviews page — aggregate ratings from connected integrations
  • AggregateRating schema auto-injected on location pages when reviews exist
  • BreadcrumbList and WebSite schema on all brand and location pages
  • ServiceArea added to LocalBusiness schema

View full v1.1 release notes →

Discoverability & Crawl Control

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A set of additions to help content get indexed faster and give brands control over which AI crawlers can access their sites.

What shipped:

  • IndexNow integration — real-time URL pings to Bing and Yandex on every page publish
  • llms.txt preview in Brand Settings — see how AI models read your brand content
  • AI crawler directives (GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot) added to robots.txt
  • SEO fields (title, description, noindex) on Events
  • Blog sitemap now enabled by default for new brands

View full v1.1 release notes →

May 2026

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KynectLocal v1.0 — Platform Launch

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The initial release of KynectLocal shipped with the full brand admin and location operator feature sets, three plan tiers, and a private beta API.

Brand admin: pages, templates, navigation, themes, dynamic content, media, events, messages, team, integrations, analytics, digital impact, and audit log.

Location operator: profile editing, forms, service pages, and local SEO settings.

API: 79 endpoints across brands, locations, services, content, forms, leads, and media. Public API in private beta with X-API-Key authentication. One webhook event: lead.submitted.

View full v1.0 release notes →

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