# What's new in Hashnode New updates and improvements. We ship frequently to make Hashnode better for everyone. ## October 2026 ### Improvement October 7, 2026 **AEO toolkit: Start tracking with suggested queries** Suggested queries to start tracking, an AI traffic tab, and your own AEO numbers before you upgrade. [Read update](/content/changelog/2026-10-07-aeo-suggested-queries/index.html) ## October 2026 ### Feature October 6 **Hashnode CLI: Publish and manage your blog from the terminal** Create drafts, posts, and many more from your terminal. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-10-06-hashnode-cli/index.html) ## September 2026 ### Feature Sep 22 **MCP connect: Give Claude, ChatGPT, or Codex read and write access to your posts** Connect any MCP client to your Hashnode posts. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-09-22-mcp-connect/index.html) ### Deprecated Sep 1 **GraphQL image uploads: presignedPost is deprecated** createImageUploadURL now returns presignedPut too. Switch over before presignedPost goes away. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-09-01-presigned-post-deprecated/index.html) ## August 2026 ### Feature Aug 25 **AEO toolkit: See who else gets cited, and how much traffic AI sends you** Growth Plan gets two more features: see who else gets cited, and see how many readers AI sends you. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-08-25-aeo-citations-and-traffic/index.html) ### Feature Aug 12 **Growth Plan with AEO toolkit: Get your posts cited by AI answer engines** The new Growth Plan adds an AEO toolkit. FAQ structured data, an AEO score in the editor, AI crawler controls with llms.txt, a freshness queue, and daily citation tracking. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-08-12-aeo-toolkit/index.html) ## July 2026 ### Feature Jul 28 **Cookie consent for Pro: Your blog can ask before it tracks** Turn on consent management and your blog shows a privacy banner before any analytics or marketing script loads. Available on Pro publications with a custom domain. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-07-29-consent-management/index.html) ### Feature Jul 27 **Cmd+K understands where you want to go** Type plain English into Cmd+K and jump straight there. Billing for a specific blog, your archived posts, a post you half remember. One suggestion, one click. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-07-28-ai-navigation-cmd-k/index.html) ### Feature Jul 13 **OpenPanel joins the integrations page** The Integrations page in your dashboard now supports OpenPanel. Paste your client ID and your blog starts sending it pageviews. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-07-14-openpanel-integration/index.html) ### Fix Jul 12 **SEO title no longer renames your blog** Setting a meta title used to rename your blog because both saved to the same field. They're stored separately now, and the GraphQL API exposes them under seo. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-07-13-seo-title-independent/index.html) ### Feature Jul 10 **Zen mode, image drag and drop, and a new profile** The editor learns to get out of your way: zen mode hides the chrome, images upload on drop in both modes, and profiles open with a centered hero. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-07-11-zen-mode-image-drops-profile/index.html) ## June 2026 ### Feature Jun 22 **Read any article as Markdown** Add .md to any article URL, or send an Accept: text/markdown header, to get the article's source Markdown. Built for LLMs, agents, and anything that needs clean text instead of HTML. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-06-23-posts-as-markdown/index.html) ### Improvement Jun 21 **A home built around writing** A fresh look that defaults to dark, a writing-first home with the feed at /feed, and clearer names: blogs are now publications and blog posts are articles. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-06-22-writing-first-redesign/index.html) ### Feature Jun 17 **Use the GraphQL API in your AI agent** Install one skill and your AI coding agent learns the entire Hashnode GraphQL API: every query, every mutation, and how to authenticate. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and more. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-06-18-graphql-agent-skill/index.html) ### Feature Jun 10 **Introducing Hashnode Pro** A new plan that unlocks custom domains, the GraphQL API, headless mode, AI assist, webhooks, GitHub backup, bulk markdown import, branding removal, scheduled publishing, multiple blogs, and protection from automoderation removal for your publication. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-06-11-introducing-hashnode-pro/index.html) ## May 2026 ### Deprecated May 12 **GraphQL API is moving to a paid offering** Free GraphQL API access is retired. Reading and publishing both require a Pro plan you can upgrade to from your blog dashboard. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-05-13-graphql-api-paid-access/index.html) ## February 2026 ### Feature Feb 27 **Introducing Hashnode Forums** Real conversations between real people. Threads, nested comments, upvotes, and markdown. Built into Hashnode. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-28-forums/index.html) ### Feature Feb 23 **A fresh new look for Hashnode** We rebuilt Hashnode. New design, way faster, and the spam is gone. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-24-a-fresh-new-look/index.html) ### Improvement Feb 22 **Smarter AI writing assistant** We redesigned the AI sidebar. It gives you different suggestions depending on where you are in your draft. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-23-smarter-ai-writing-assistant/index.html) ### Feature Feb 21 **Profile hover cards** Hover any author in the feed to see who they are. No click required. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-22-profile-hover-cards/index.html) ### Improvement Feb 20 **Drafts page: search, filters, and archive** The drafts page now has search, pagination, and an archived tab. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-21-drafts-page-upgrades/index.html) ### Feature Feb 19 **Better team collaboration** Admins can edit any post. Contributors can submit drafts for review. Invite links work. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-20-team-publications/index.html) ### Improvement Feb 18 **Feed and discovery** The home feed ranks by hot score now. Keyboard shortcuts for everything. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-19-feed-and-discovery/index.html) ### Improvement Feb 17 **SEO and performance** OG images, structured data, canonical URLs, faster page loads. [Read more](/content/changelog/2026-02-18-seo-and-performance/index.html)