Changelog

Roles and invitations for shared sites

Invite people to a site by email and choose what each of them can do.

• FeatureEach person on a site now has a role: Admin (runs the site with you, including settings, form recipients and inviting people), Editor (edits and publishes), Contributor (edits drafts and asks to publish) or Viewer (looks at the site, its history and analytics, and changes nothing). Everyone already on your sites is an Editor, so nobody's access changes.
• FeatureInvite anyone by email from a site's new People tab. People with an htmlhost account are added straight away; anyone else gets an invitation that lasts 14 days, and the site appears in their dashboard as soon as they accept it or sign up with that address. An invitation only works for the address it was sent to, so a forwarded link lets nobody else in. Resend, cancel or change an invitation from the same list.
• FeatureAsk to publish: a Contributor's Publish button saves their draft and emails the site's Owner, Admins and Editors, with an optional note. Whoever opens the draft in the editor sees the request and their note, and can publish it from there.
• ImprovementViewers don't use one of the site's places, so a Pro site can have 5 Admins, Editors and Contributors plus up to 20 Viewers. The owner is emailed whenever someone else adds, changes or removes a person on their site.
• ImprovementThe CLI (2.14.0), MCP (1.7.0) and API follow the same roles: shared sites list your role, a Contributor can pull and save drafts but not publish, and a Viewer can't change anything. Form messages stay private to the owner and Admins unless the site lets Editors and Contributors read them.

Generate a whole multi-page site as one ZIP

• FeatureGenerate Site can now ask ChatGPT or Claude for a multi-page site all at once, as a single ZIP file: one file per page, with shared styles and scripts so every page matches. Upload or drop the ZIP in the guide and the site opens in the editor. If the AI replies with code instead, Add pages one at a time still works as before.
• ImprovementA ZIP is accepted in every multi-page hand-off, whichever AI made it. Pages it's missing are filled in page by page, and pages the AI added are kept.
• ImprovementWhen the editor suggests finishing an edit in another AI tool, the guide's prompts now include what you asked for, the page and the element you selected, so you paste once instead of explaining it again. Leave it out removes it.
• ImprovementIf your site has unsaved changes when you open the CLI / MCP guide, it now offers Save draft and continue first, since other tools read your saved files. You can still continue with the last saved version.
• FixAI edits that change a font or colour across the whole site, or edit a page's hero header, are no longer refused for changing the header or footer.

Longer forms

• ImprovementForms now accept up to 200 fields (up from 30) and four times as much text in one message, so long job applications, onboarding and intake forms go through.
• ImprovementForms can now collect bank details for receiving payments, such as an account number, IBAN, sort code or routing number. Card numbers, passwords and other secrets are still refused.
• FixPhone numbers written without their "+" are no longer mistaken for card numbers and refused.
• ImprovementMoving sites into folders works better on phones and tablets: hold a site to pick it up, and the card stays visible above your finger while you carry it to a folder.

Folders for your sites

• FeatureGroup your sites into folders on the My sites page. Create a folder with New folder, then drag sites onto it or choose Move to folder in a site's menu. Select several sites to move them together. A site is in one folder at a time, and All sites still shows everything.
• FeaturePut your folders in the order you like by dragging them sideways (or press Alt with the left and right arrow keys). New folders are added at the end.
• ImprovementOpen a folder to see just its sites, with the status tabs and search working inside it. The page's address keeps the open folder, so a reload or bookmark brings you back to it. Deleting a folder never deletes the sites in it.

Choose which domains redirect

• FeatureA site's other domains no longer have to redirect to its primary domain. Under Settings → Domains, turn off a domain's Redirect switch (or choose Stop redirecting in its menu) to show the site on that address too. Every domain still redirects by default, so nothing changes until you choose.
• ImprovementThe primary domain now names the domains that redirect to it, instead of saying "the site's other domains".

Cookie banners hold more trackers

• ImprovementWhen htmlhost's cookie banner is added, analytics and advertising scripts beyond the best-known services now also wait until the visitor accepts. Each script is recognised once and the result is reused for every site, so adding the banner stays quick. Scripts that the site needs to work keep running.

Cookie banners that work after a move

• ImprovementShared Components now recognises many more cookie banners, including those from WordPress plugins such as CookieYes, Complianz, Cookie Notice and GDPR Cookie Compliance, consent services such as Cookiebot, OneTrust and iubenda, and banners a theme or page builder made.
• FeaturePoint to a cookie banner even when a script draws it: the editor shares the script behind it, or moves the outline to the nearest part of your page it can share. If there's nothing to share, you can use htmlhost's banner in one click.
• FixMoving a WordPress site no longer brings a cookie banner that comes back on every page. WordPress cookie plugins can't remember visitors' answers once a site leaves WordPress, so htmlhost's banner now takes their place, with the plugin's title, message, button labels and policy link. For a site you moved earlier, choose Use htmlhost's banner on the cookie banner card.
• FeatureWhenever htmlhost's cookie banner is added, known tracking scripts (Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity and others) wait until the visitor accepts.
• FeatureAdmins can choose the AI models htmlhost uses for its own work, such as the Generate Site brief and template pages, with fallbacks when one is unavailable. These requests never use anyone's edits.
• ImprovementEvery Shared Components button explains what happens when you click it. Create new cookie banner replaces Turn on cookie consent, and Use htmlhost's banner swaps any other banner for one you can edit here.

Search engine visibility & 50 MB Pro project imports

• FeatureControl whether search engines index your site with the new Search engine visibility switch under Site Settings → Advanced. It stays on by default; turning it off instructs search engines not to index the site or show it in search results.
• ImprovementPro accounts can now import up to 50 MB of HTML, CSS and JavaScript in a single project (up from 4 MB), including single-file HTML projects over 20 MB.

Smoother settings and dialogs

• ImprovementExpandable sections in Settings and dialogs now open and close smoothly, including connection details, DNS instructions, import results and file changes. Rapid clicks reverse the transition, form values are preserved, and reduced-motion preferences are respected.

Take your analytics with you

• FeatureDownload site analytics as CSV or a polished PDF with your site's favicon, name, address and reporting period. Exports follow your plan's reporting range and remain available when collection is paused.
• ImprovementAdmin now shows recorded hosted-site views and a separate htmlhost traffic dashboard with sources, referrers, countries, devices, browsers and pages. Filter by day, month or a custom period.

Pause site analytics anytime

• FeatureTurn analytics off or back on for each project from its Analytics or Settings tab. Collection stays on by default for every plan. Turning it off stops new visit counts while keeping previous reports under the usual retention policy; turning it back on resumes collection.

Open AI tools reliably on phones

• FixFixed a render loop that could crash the editor when tapping the AI icons on Android Chrome. The tools dialog opens normally, and the unsaved-changes guard keeps the latest save action without repeatedly rerendering the editor.

Know when Claude is connected

• FixThe approval tab now checks whether Claude completed the connection and shows a confirmation with a link to Connected apps. If confirmation is delayed, it stops waiting and offers Check again instead of staying on Connecting indefinitely.

Connect through Claude’s directory

• Improvementhtmlhost is now listed in Claude’s connector directory. Open the listing, connect and approve access to your htmlhost account—no server URL or manual configuration needed. Guides and setup links use the new flow. Existing connections keep working.

Choose how to resolve conflicting edits

• ImprovementWhen a project changes elsewhere, load its latest saved version, explicitly overwrite it with your edits, or cancel. A separate review link opens the latest project in another tab. Loading and overwriting require confirmation; any newer change prompts again before overwrite.

Protect edits made elsewhere

• FixThe editor checks the project's saved revision before saving a draft or publishing. If another tool or browser has changed the project, it keeps your unsaved edits and offers to open the latest saved project in a separate tab instead of overwriting it.

Recognize your connected apps

• ImprovementGive each connection a personal name in Settings → Connected apps. Visible Last used timestamps now reflect actual connector tool calls, with exact times in Connection details. Separate connections stay separate.

File uploads and imports through Claude

• FeatureThe hosted connector can import remote files into Media, copy stylesheet dependencies, and receive direct file transfers. When Claude cannot send an attachment, a simple upload page accepts files from your device and Claude retrieves their hosted URLs—no project picker or URL copying. Media access is approved separately, and existing file and storage limits apply.

Smoother sign-in and Open in CLI / MCP on mobile

• FixThe editor's sign-in dialog no longer flickers every few seconds or interrupts you while you type your email address.
• ImprovementOpen in CLI / MCP now appears in the editor's top bar on phones and tablets too, centred between the logo and the menu.

Claude stays connected

• ImprovementYour htmlhost connection in Claude now stays active while you use it, instead of ending 90 days after you approved it. A connection left unused for 90 days still expires, and you can disconnect it at any time in Settings → Connected apps.

A clear guide to connecting Claude

• ImprovementA step-by-step guide for connecting htmlhost to Claude web and mobile, opening the right saved project, previewing drafts and publishing. Find it in Guides and the editor's Claude hand-off.

Continue your projects in Claude

• FeatureConnect your htmlhost account to Claude on web or mobile. Open a saved project, read the relevant files, save edits as a draft, preview it and publish when you ask.
• FeatureSettings → Connected apps shows the apps you approved and lets you disconnect them. The editor's CLI / MCP guide includes the hosted Claude setup and a prompt for your project.
• ImprovementRemote edits preserve unchanged pages and assets and reject outdated revisions, so changes made in the editor are not silently overwritten.

Correct domain add-on pricing

• FixDomain connection and renewal screens now show the annual domain add-on price used at checkout. They previously displayed the Pro plan price by mistake.

AI editing and model discovery

• FixGemini 4 Argon uses output limits suited to its thinking and synchronous API, with low reasoning effort for interactive edits. This also applies to existing promoted models.
• FixModel checks now require a completed text response; empty or truncated replies no longer pass verification.
• ImprovementScan providers shows every eligible model, with search and price-group filters. Suggested Lite, Standard and Pro groups reflect cost, independently of the provider's model name.
• ImprovementWhen an AI edit repeatedly fails or reaches its context or spending limit, continue the project in your AI coding tool through the existing CLI / MCP guide. This replaces the stronger-model retry offer; opening the guide starts no additional AI request.

Outbound link behaviour

• BreakingProjects without a verified, active custom domain now serve outbound web links with rel="nofollow ugc", on both Free and paid plans. This includes links added by page scripts.
• ImprovementProjects with an active custom domain honour the author's rel attributes, including when visited through their htmlhost.co address. Pending or expired domain connections do not qualify. Your original files and exports stay unchanged; connecting or removing a domain updates the policy without republishing.

Updated Pro pricing

Supporting the ongoing hosting, development and care behind htmlhost.

• BreakingNew Pro purchases and extensions now cost $12/month or $120/year (USD). Nigerian pricing is ₦10,000/month or ₦100,000/year. Pro remains a one-time payment with no auto-renewal.
• ImprovementAll previously purchased Pro time is honoured with no extra charge. Plan features, included allowances, edit-credit pack prices and domain connection add-on prices are unchanged.

A quick tour of the homepage

• FeatureNew here? Take a quick tour from the homepage: it walks you through importing what you have, moving a WordPress site and generating a new one, on any screen size. Skip it any time.

Stronger spam filtering for forms

• ImprovementFewer spam messages in your inbox — every form on your published pages now gets a hidden trap for bots, whoever wrote the form, and messages sent by scripts rather than a real browser go to your Spam folder. Nothing changes for your visitors, and you can still rescue a message from Spam.

Site analytics

See how many people visit your sites, which pages they read and where they come from.

• FeatureAnalytics for every site — open a site from My sites and choose Analytics to see its views and visitors day by day, compared with the period before. Counting starts on its own: there's nothing to add to your pages and no need to republish.
• FeatureOn Pro, choose the last 7, 30 or 90 days and see the pages people read, where they came from (search engines, social networks, messaging apps or a direct link), their countries and their devices. Free shows views and visitors for the last 7 days.
• ImprovementPrivate by design — no cookies, and visitors' IP addresses are never stored. Each visitor is counted once a day per device, and the privacy policy explains what's kept and for how long.

Find your next use case

Twelve ways to put htmlhost to work, with practical ideas and illustrated guides.

• FeatureExplore Use Cases from the main menu, signed in or out. The new overview and twelve guides cover sales, recruitment, portfolios, business websites, product management, hospitality, e-learning, web development, events, agencies, real estate and communities.
• ImprovementStart from a relevant template on each use-case guide. Preview live designs, see which require Pro, and open a template directly in the editor.

Publishing after Pro ends

• ImprovementWhen Pro ends, every site stays online and you can keep editing, using AI and saving drafts on all of them. On Free you publish to 3 of your sites; publish another from the editor to choose it in place of one of them, or upgrade to publish them all.

Sites that never expire, edit packs & your site's own icon

Free sites now stay online for good, Pro AI edits renew each billing month, edit packs top you up any time, and your site's icon shows everywhere it should.

• FeatureSites never expire — on Free as well as Pro, every site now stays live until you unpublish or delete it. Sites that had expired are back online. Want a temporary demo? You can still pick 1, 7 or 30 days.
• FeatureAI edit packs — top up with 100, 300 or 1,000 AI edits whenever you need more, on any plan. Packs last 30 days, and buying another gives all your unused pack edits a fresh 30 days.
• ImprovementPro AI edits renew every billing month — 3,000 AI edits a month with no daily limit, renewing on the day you paid, so every month you pay for is a full month of edits.
• FeatureYour AI edits at a glance — the menu under your avatar shows how many edits you've used, with a bar that turns amber then red as you near the limit, and a Buy button to top up.
• FeatureTwo ways to connect a domain — on Pro, connect as many domains as you like while your plan is active, or buy a domain as an add-on for 1 to 5 years so it stays connected with or without Pro. The choice is explained right where you connect.
• FeatureTemplate pages — every template has its own page with a full description, live previews in laptop and phone frames you can scroll and click through, and collections by type (business, landing page, restaurant and more).
• ImprovementYour site's icon everywhere — the editor's browser tab shows your site's favicon and updates as you change it, and My Sites now shows every site's icon, including inline SVG icons.
• ImprovementQuieter spam — messages caught by the spam filter go to your Spam folder without an email, and are deleted after 30 days. Nothing is thrown away, so you can rescue a message marked by mistake.
• ImprovementAI keeps working when you switch apps — on your phone, an AI edit carries on after you switch away and come back, and signing in mid-edit picks up the same request.
• ImprovementSmoother AI when a model is busy — if your chosen model is temporarily unavailable, the editor offers a similar one at the same price instead of failing.
• FeaturePublish from your AI agent — the homepage shows the AI tools htmlhost works with through MCP and the CLI, with a setup prompt you can copy straight into your agent.
• FeatureNew guides — Export Your Website and Form Data (take every file and form response with you, any time) and How AI Edits Work.
• Fixhtmlhost's own icon now comes in every size browsers and search engines look for, so it shows next to our pages in search results.

AI that checks its work, Edit Mode & Finder

AI edits are checked on desktop and phone before they're applied, new pages match your site, and you can click around your page or find any command without leaving the editor.

• FeatureAI edits check their own work — AI Edit and Chat now read your page and its styles, make the change, then look at the result at desktop and phone sizes before applying anything. If something broke or the change doesn't show, the AI fixes it first; if it can't, nothing is applied. The recap says what was checked and what wasn't.
• FeatureNew pages match your site — pages the AI creates get your site's header, footer, fonts and styles, kept in step with your other pages as a shared header and footer, and open as soon as they're made.
• FeatureEdit Mode — turn it off to use your page like a visitor: open a menu, a tab or a popup. Turn it back on and edit what you opened, right where you left it. Fullscreen preview keeps your place too.
• FeatureFinder — press ⇧⌘P (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows) to search every tool, command, page and file in the editor from one box.
• FeatureContinue a big AI edit — when a large edit reaches its step limit, choose Continue to pick up where it stopped, without being charged again for the work already done.
• FeatureShared sites in your terminal and AI agent (CLI 2.12.0, MCP 1.5.0) — htmlhost list and your agent's list_sites now show the sites shared with you as a collaborator. Clone, deploy and roll them back with your own sign-in.
• FeatureSVG files open as a picture, with a Code tab to edit their source.
• ImprovementOne charge per AI edit — an edit that takes several steps is charged once, for what it used in total (never less than the model's usual minimum). If the AI service fails, the edits are given back.
• ImprovementAsk the chat why an edit didn't work — it now knows what each earlier edit changed, and says so instead of guessing.
• ImprovementUpgrade to Pro without leaving the editor — checkout opens in a new tab, and your publish carries on once payment goes through. The payment methods you can use are shown before you start.
• ImprovementShared headers and footers bring their icon fonts and SVG icons to every page, and tell you about anything they couldn't carry over.
• ImprovementFaster switching between pages on large sites, and editor shortcuts like ⌘K now work while you're typing in the AI prompt or chat.
• ImprovementOpen live site opens the page you're previewing, not always the home page.
• FixDeploying a folder from Windows (CLI or MCP) no longer breaks images and other files in subfolders.
• FixReloading the editor right after your first save no longer loses the project, and switching between CSS, JS and SVG files no longer reloads the preview.

Open sites in your AI agent, browser sign-in & smoother WordPress moves

Carry on with any site in Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity or your terminal from one prompt, sign in by clicking Approve, and move WordPress and Elementor sites that keep working after WordPress is gone.

• FeatureOpen in CLI / MCP — while you edit a site, a button in the top bar shows how to carry on in your AI agent or terminal, with your site's address filled in. Paste one prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf, Copilot or Cline and it downloads the site, follows htmlhost's instructions and publishes your changes back. Setup steps for each AI tool and the terminal commands are there too.
• FeatureSign in by approving in your browser (CLI 2.11.0, MCP 1.4.0) — htmlhost login opens htmlhost.co, you check the code matches and click Approve. There's nothing to paste, so your AI agent can do it for you. AI tools without a terminal, like Claude Desktop, can now sign in through the new login tool. For CI, htmlhost login --token still saves a token.
• FeatureElementor sites keep working after WordPress — moving a site built with Elementor now brings over the files its sliders, menus, post lists and "load more" buttons load as the page runs, so they keep working once your WordPress site is switched off.
• ImprovementCopied WordPress sites move cleanly — when a site was copied from another WordPress site and its fonts or images still point at the old address, they're now taken from the site you're moving, so pages show the fonts they were designed with.
• ImprovementBetter imports of HTML templates — scripts a template loads as the page runs (menus, sliders, galleries, counters) and background images set directly on elements now come along, so imported headers and sections look and work like the original.
• ImprovementNew pages match the rest of your site — a page added in the editor now gets the site's scripts and styles, including the colours and fonts page builders like Elementor set, so its shared header and footer look and work exactly like on your other pages.
• ImprovementThe editor preview runs Elementor like your live site — animated sections, sliders and post lists now show while you edit, instead of only after you publish.
• ImprovementThe AI sees the whole page on large sites — on sites with many stylesheets and scripts, the AI now always gets the page you're editing, so building or changing it no longer ends with the AI asking you to paste it. Mentioning the page you're on with @ no longer confuses it either.
• ImprovementAntigravity (formerly Gemini CLI) is in the MCP setup guides, with its logo and where it keeps its settings.
• FixThe editor no longer reports an error when it opens a pasted, imported or template project.
• FixSharing a header or footer no longer moves unrelated page scripts into it.

Redirect files, smarter form help & MCP updates

Manage redirects from your project folder, see which ones are used, and get form help from the AI that's based on what your page and htmlhost actually do.

• Feature_redirects files (CLI 2.10.0, MCP 1.2.0) — put a Netlify-style _redirects file in your project and htmlhost deploy (or the MCP deploy tool) applies it. The file isn't published. Each deploy with the file replaces the redirects it set before, redirects added in the dashboard stay, and htmlhost pull, clone and the MCP pull_site tool write the file back.
• FeatureRedirect hits — the Redirects tab shows how often each redirect is used and when it was last followed, and can sort by most used, so you can see which old links still bring visitors.
• ImprovementSmarter form help from the AI — when you ask about a form, the AI gets facts instead of guessing: a check of the page's form and scripts (fields that aren't sent, scripts that stop the send or have errors, other places the data goes) and, for a published site, what htmlhost actually received or refused. After every AI edit, the chat warns if the change broke a script or a form.
• FeatureRefused form sends — a site's Messages tab lists sends htmlhost refused in the last 30 days and why (empty form, too large, sent from another site, the spam trap), so a test message that didn't arrive has an answer.
• FeatureMCP 1.3.0 keeps itself current — it checks for a newer version once a day, a global install updates itself, and your AI tool tells you when there's an update. Setup instructions now use npx -y htmlhost-mcp@latest, which always starts the newest version.
• ImprovementYour Sites shows each site's custom domain instead of its htmlhost.co address. A domain that isn't working yet is marked Awaiting DNS or Expired, and opening, copying or sharing the site uses whichever address works.
• ImprovementTall shared headers and footers scroll in their previews instead of being cut off, with a hint that there's more below.
• FixSVG images whose gradients or filters use url(#…) now show correctly in the editor preview and on published pages.
• FixSettings → Domains loads quickly with many domains and no longer gets stuck loading: background DNS checks no longer hold up the page, check less often the longer a domain waits, and stop when you leave the tab.

Primary domains & redirects

Use your own domain everywhere in the editor, manage several domains per site, and keep old links working with redirects.

• FeaturePrimary domain — a site with several domains has one primary (the first you connect), and the others redirect to the same page on it. Change it with Make primary under Settings → Domains.
• ImprovementThe editor uses your custom domain: once a domain is verified, the toolbar, Open live site, new-page addresses and the sitemap and canonical tools use it instead of the htmlhost.co address.
• FeatureDomain actions — each domain in Settings → Domains has a menu to make it primary, open its site in the editor, copy its address, add its www (or bare) version, or link it to another of your projects without touching DNS.
• FeatureRedirects — send visitors from an old address to a new one so links and search results keep working. Add them in the site's Redirects tab (whole folders with /*, permanent or temporary, or paste several at once).
• FeatureRedirects when pages move — when you publish after renaming or deleting a page that was live, the editor offers to redirect its old address to the renamed page or your home page.
• ImprovementClearer names: the embedding setting is now "Allow embedding", and new pages ask for a Page Title and a Slug.

Multi-page Import from URL

• FeatureImport from URL can bring a site's other pages along. It finds the pages in the start page's links and the site's sitemap (from that page's folder down), and you pick which to import. Links between the imported pages work in your copy, and stylesheets, fonts and images they share are imported once, as shared files.
• ImprovementImported pages' links to the rest of the original site now lead there, instead of to pages your copy doesn't have.
• ImprovementFaster imports: the page you entered starts importing while you pick the others. The picker groups pages by folder, shows roughly how long the import will take, warns about sites that draw their content with JavaScript, and remembers what you picked last time.
• FeatureSee each page's progress while an import runs, and stop at any time, keeping the pages already finished. The summary groups what went wrong and can retry failed pages and failed images, fonts or stylesheets.
• FeatureImport pages from the original site later: on an imported site, the page switcher offers to bring in more of its pages, reusing the styles and images already imported.
• ImprovementPasting a link on the homepage opens Import from URL with it filled in, instead of starting right away. When a site blocks automated access, one click takes you to Paste HTML.
• ImprovementShared header and footer: menus from WordPress sites are recognised as the same on every page, so the editor offers to share them after an import.

Editor settings, shortcuts & more AI models

Make the editor feel the way you like, work faster from the keyboard, copy and paste elements, hide what gets in the way, and pick from more built-in AI models.

• FeatureNew built-in AI models — Claude Haiku 5.5 is now the default, and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash joins the list. Both are Lite models, so an edit with either counts as one.
• BreakingBuilt-in AI edits are counted by model tier — Lite models use 1 edit, Standard models (Claude Sonnet 5) use 2, and Pro models (Claude Opus 5.5, GPT 5.6 Sol) use 5. The model picker shows ×2 and ×5 next to them.
• FeatureEditor settings — the gear in the toolbar opens Settings. Under Editor, choose whether the preview updates smoothly (no blank flash) or as fast as possible, how much the editor animates (or follow your computer's reduce-motion setting), and whether clicking an element opens AI Edit or Element Edit. AI settings moved to the same window.
• FeatureKeyboard shortcuts — modelled on Elementor's, so they work from muscle memory: ⌘I Structure, ⇧⌘L Library, ⌘P side panel, ⇧⌘M device, ⇧⌘H version history, ⌘E switch page, ⌘J AI Edit on or off, ⌘K chat. Use Ctrl on Windows and Linux. Press ⌘/ or click the keyboard icon for the full list.
• FeatureCopy, cut and paste elements — from the right-click menu or with ⌘C, ⌘X and ⌘V. Paste after an element or inside it, even on another page: links and images keep working, and repeated IDs are renamed. Paste Style (⇧⌘V) gives the selected element the look of the one you copied.
• FeatureHide in Editor — right-click a cookie banner, chat widget or popup that's in your way and hide it while you edit. It's only hidden in the editor: your published site and the fullscreen preview still show it. The "hidden" chip in the toolbar lists everything you've hidden, to show it again or find it in Structure.
• ImprovementMenus, panels and dialogs animate in and out smoothly, the AI and Element Edit panels glide to the element you pick, and fullscreen opens from the preview. Turn animations down in Settings.
• ImprovementElement Edit offers Show Source next to Use AI Edit when an element can't be edited by hand.
• ImprovementBuilt-in AI is more reliable: if one provider is down or busy, your edit is answered by another that runs the same model.
• ImprovementGenerate Site asks the outside AI to load icons and libraries without holding up the page, so headers and menus appear right away instead of after a delay.
• FixGoing back to a page in Generate Site's page-by-page hand-off shows the code you added for it, ready to replace, instead of an empty box.
• FixShared header and footer previews no longer stay blank when the block starts with a script or style.
• FixThe right-click menu and the AI or Element Edit panel no longer cover each other; the panel comes back with your prompt when the menu closes.
• FixFewer accounts are wrongly grouped together for site and AI allowances.
• BreakingTerms of Service — sites published while your account is on Free may be featured in Templates (with personal details removed); sites published on Pro never are. Takedown requests go to takedowns@htmlhost.co.

Pages, Element Edit & attachments

Move between pages and add new ones without touching code, edit text, images and links by hand, and give the AI your screenshots and files.

• FeaturePage switcher — switch between your site's pages from the bar above the preview. Add a page by naming it (its address fills in), or delete one; undo brings a deleted page back.
• FeatureHeader and footer for new pages — when you add a page, choose whether it shares the header and the footer, and from which page, with a preview of each. This works from a one-page site too: its header and footer start being shared.
• FeatureElement Edit — switch AI Edit off and clicking an element lets you change it yourself: text, links and buttons, images, background photos, videos, maps, form fields and form settings, with no AI edits used. It only offers changes it can make reliably. AI Edit stays the default.
• FeatureAttach files to AI prompts — paste a screenshot or upload images and documents in the AI popover or the chat. They're saved to your Media Library, the AI gets their links (and the text of documents), and it can see the images.
• FeatureMulti-page templates — templates can include several pages with their styles, scripts and images. Preview every page before you use one. Some templates are Pro.
• ImprovementReplacing an image — the Media Library shows the image you're replacing and only files that fit, with Use this, upload, or paste a link. Old versions (srcset, lazy loading, <picture> sources) no longer keep showing, and background photos keep their overlays.
• ImprovementHeader and footer previews look like your site: shown at desktop width with your styles, scripts and images.
• ImprovementThe editor toolbar stays on one row, with publishing on the right; some labels turn into icons on smaller screens.
• FixAdding an image from the Library uses the file you picked instead of a placeholder.
• FixClicking an image or a text link in the preview selects it, not the paragraph around it, and Escape closes the editing panel.

Shared Components & Project Tools

Share headers and footers across multi-page sites, and tidy up your project with one-click tools inside the editor.

• FeatureShared Global Components — keep headers and footers perfectly in sync across multi-page sites. Edit a shared block once, and instantly update every page. Copies remain fully portable HTML without requiring a build step.
• FeatureVisual isolation editing — edit shared components with the rest of the page hidden. Your changes are sandboxed as an unsaved draft until you choose to apply them to all pages.
• FeatureProject Tools — one-click utilities in the editor's file panel: move inline CSS, JavaScript and images into their own files, minify or format code, remove unused CSS, convert images to WebP, download remote images and fonts, and generate a sitemap and SEO tags.

Version history and restore

Every publish is now saved as a version. Preview any earlier version, see what changed, and bring it back in one click from the dashboard, the editor, the CLI or your AI assistant.

• FeatureVersions tab — each site's page now lists its publishes with who made them and how. Preview an earlier version on its own private link, compare it with the live site file by file, give it a label, or restore it. Anyone who can publish a site, collaborators included, can restore it.
• FeatureHistory in the editor — open the History button to browse versions without leaving the editor, or open an earlier version as an unsaved draft to edit before you update.
• FeatureRestore on Pro — Pro sites can restore any recent publish. On Free, your recent versions are kept and shown, ready to bring back as soon as you upgrade.
• Featurehtmlhost versions and htmlhost rollback (CLI 2.9.0), list_versions and restore_version for AI assistants (MCP 1.1.0), and matching REST API endpoints.
• FeaturePro-tier built-in AI models are now available on every plan. An edit with one of them counts as two.
• ImprovementSites made with Generate Site show relevant photos in the outside AI's preview, and switch to direct photo links when you import them, so published pages load photos without a detour.
• ImprovementDeleting your account or a site now removes all of its files from storage, including earlier versions.
• ImprovementClearer wording on how your own API keys are handled: they're saved only in your browser and pass through our proxy to the provider without being stored or logged.
• FixTighter checks on file uploads and publishing.
• FixDeploying a new site with images or other files from an AI assistant (MCP) no longer fails with "Site not found".

Generate Site, and htmlhost for AI assistants

Describe a site on the homepage, build it with the AI service you already use, and publish the result on htmlhost. AI assistants can now deploy and manage your sites too.

• FeatureGenerate Site — describe the site you want, pick an AI service (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Kimi and more) and we open it with a ready-made brief. Paste or upload what it builds and it's ready to publish.
• FeatureAttach your own files to the brief — logos, photos and documents are saved to your Media Library and described to the AI, so the site uses your brand. You can also paste images straight from your clipboard.
• FeatureMCP server (1.0.0) — connect Claude, Cursor and other MCP-capable assistants to your account so they can deploy, update and manage your sites. Setup is in the docs.
• ImprovementClearer Terms of Service on how we enforce our content policies.

Form integrations, better first drafts and htmlhost status

Send form messages to your own tools, choose how often you're emailed, and get better-designed sites from the AI's first draft.

• FeatureWebhooks — send every form message to your own URL. Each request is signed (HMAC-SHA256) so you can check it came from us, and you can send a test from the Forms tab.
• FeatureGoogle Sheets — keep a sheet in step with a site's messages using a single formula, or push each new message to a sheet with a ready-made Apps Script.
• FeatureDelivery modes — get an email for every message, one daily digest, or no emails at all (messages are still saved in your dashboard).
• FeatureForm routing — choose which forms each recipient receives, and whether collaborators can read a site's messages. Manage recipients from the terminal too (CLI 2.6.0).
• Featurehtmlhost status (CLI 2.8.0) — like git status for a linked folder: shows whether the live site changed since your last deploy, and what your next deploy would add, change or remove.
• FeatureEmail a transfer — send a finished transfer's link to people straight from htmlhost. Each person gets their own email and never sees the others' addresses.
• FeatureTry the AI editor before signing up — make a few AI edits without an account.
• ImprovementBetter first drafts — when the AI builds a new site, it now picks a design direction first (colours, typography, layout) and fills photo spots with relevant stock photos.
• ImprovementAfter each AI change, the chat sums up what was changed and in which files.
• ImprovementImport from URL explains why a page couldn't be fetched, including sites that only appear once JavaScript runs.
• ImprovementIf a page's loading screen gets stuck in the editor preview, it's hidden so you can keep editing, and the editor tells you.
• ImprovementA Report Abuse link in the footer, and a cookie consent banner.
• FixLong messages and code in the AI chat no longer get cut off or scroll sideways.
• FixForm notification emails call a site's root page "your home page" instead of showing "/".

Forms, and a home for every site

Any form on your site can now deliver to your inbox, with no backend and no third-party service. Each site also gets its own page for messages, form settings and site settings, and the editor gains a drag-and-drop Library and a Structure panel.

• FeatureSite forms — point a form at /__hh/form (or drop one in from the Library) and visitors' messages are saved to your dashboard and emailed to you. Replies go straight to the visitor. Works with or without JavaScript.
• FeatureMessages inbox — read, mark as spam and export form messages to CSV, per site or across all sites. Pro accounts can accept file attachments (up to 3 files, 25 MB per message).
• FeatureForm recipients — invite other people to receive a site's messages (1 on Free, up to 10 on Pro). They confirm by email first, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
• FeatureAfter-submit settings — choose whether visitors see a confirmation message or go to a page on your site (like /thanks), plus a custom error message. Set a default for the whole site in its Forms tab, or override it for one form by right-clicking it in the editor → Form Settings.
• FeatureSite pages — every site now has its own page with Overview, Messages, Forms and Settings tabs. Open it from the ⚙ Manage site button in your dashboard, now also on mobile.
• FeatureLibrary panel — drag ready-made sections and elements (buttons, forms, inputs, media, embeds and more) onto your page. They pick up your page's existing styles, so they look like part of your site.
• FeatureStructure panel — an outline of the page you can click to select elements, with the same right-click actions as the preview.
• Featurehtmlhost agents (CLI 2.5.0) — teach your own AI coding tool (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot) how htmlhost hosting and forms work. It writes the instructions into your project's AGENTS.md; clone adds them automatically, deploy keeps them current, and they're never deployed. Also at htmlhost.co/agents.md.
• ImprovementThe AI knows how forms work: ask it to add a contact form, send visitors to a thank-you page, change the confirmation text or style the success message. In Discuss mode it can explain form settings.
• ImprovementBuilt-in spam protection for forms: a hidden honeypot, a fill-time check, per-visitor rate limits, and refusal of password and card-number fields to prevent phishing.
• FixThe editor and preview now fill the whole window instead of leaving an empty band at the bottom.

Sign in without leaving the editor

Publishing now requires an account, and signing in no longer takes you away from your work.

• BreakingAnonymous publishing has been retired. Sign in with Google, GitHub or an email link to publish; existing sites are unaffected.
• FeatureSign-in window — sign in from a popup while you edit. The editor picks up your account as soon as you're signed in, with no reload and nothing lost.
• ImprovementClearer pages for sign-in errors and for checking your email after requesting a sign-in link.
• FeatureEmail preferences — one-click unsubscribe from marketing emails, respected across all our lifecycle emails.

CLI pull, clone & upload

Keep a local folder and your live site in sync from the terminal, and get clearer help when connecting a custom domain.

• Featurehtmlhost pull and htmlhost clone — download a published site to a local folder, edit it in your own tools, and deploy it back.
• Featurehtmlhost upload — upload media straight to your library from the terminal, with automatic retries. The CLI now also tells you when an update is available.
• ImprovementCustom domains — DNS setup now shows recommended records for your DNS provider and checks that HTTPS is working on your domain.
• FixChanges to sites on custom domains now show up immediately, instead of waiting for a cache to expire.

New AI models & more precise visual editing

• FeatureNew models — Claude Opus 5 and Sonnet 5, GPT 5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro, shown with friendly names throughout the editor. Some built-in models are available on Pro.
• ImprovementClicking an element in multi-file projects now finds its source in the right file and switches to it, and locates the right element even among many similar ones.
• FixYour selected element stays selected when the preview refreshes or you switch pages.
• FeatureDownload as ZIP — get every file from a transfer, or every result from the image tools, in one archive.
• ImprovementColor palette generator — insert new colors anywhere in a palette.

Clipboard & direct transfers

Move text, links and files between your devices, directly or through the cloud.

• FeatureClipboard — a personal clipboard that syncs across your devices. Pin items, search and filter by type, and paste with one tap on mobile. Links are clickable.
• FeatureDirect transfers — send files browser-to-browser with no upload and no size limit. Pair devices with a short code, see the connection route, and cancel at any time.
• FeaturePassword-protected transfers, and pasting files straight into a transfer from your clipboard.
• ImprovementTransfer size limits now follow your plan, with file-type icons and a refreshed background.
• ImprovementImage tools — zoom and pan in the cropper, and batch upload and remove images in the cropper and resizer.

Password-protected sites & faster publishing

• FeaturePassword protection (Pro) — lock any site behind a password, with an optional hint for visitors.
• FeatureSites now live on their own subdomain (your-site.htmlhost.co). Old links redirect automatically.
• ImprovementPublishing uploads files straight to storage with live progress, so large sites and big assets publish reliably. Unchanged files are skipped on re-publish.
• ImprovementSites with an active custom domain no longer expire, and expired sites have a 30-day grace period in which Pro users can restore them.
• ImprovementCustom domains — we detect your DNS provider and show setup steps for it, and Pro domain connections can be renewed from the dashboard.
• ImprovementClearer error pages for missing, expired and suspended sites, plus a way for anyone to report an abusive site.
• ImprovementPro media library storage raised to 10 GB.

AI Chat sidebar

A full-featured chat panel inside the editor — discuss your project, ask questions, and execute edits in one place. Includes thread history, @-mention file context, and two interaction modes.

• FeatureAI Chat sidebar — a dedicated panel docked to the right of the editor for conversational AI. Ask questions about your code, request explanations, and get suggestions without leaving the editor.
• FeatureDiscuss & Execute modes — toggle between 'Discuss' (read-only Q&A) and 'Execute' (apply edits to your project) to control whether the AI talks or acts.
• FeatureThread history — conversations are saved per-project in localStorage. Switch between threads, start fresh, or pick up where you left off from the history panel.
• FeatureAI clarification questions — when the AI needs more info before making an edit, it asks structured QUESTION blocks with selectable options, displayed inline in the chat.
• FeatureConversational apply toasts — when AI edits are applied, the toast now shows extracted conversational context from the AI explaining what was changed.
• ImprovementChat bubbles use gradient user messages and bordered assistant messages with smooth entry animations and a typing indicator.
• ImprovementModel preference persistence — your last-selected AI model is saved to localStorage and restored on next visit.

AI file operations & @-mentions

The AI can now create, delete, and rename files in multi-file projects — and you can @-mention any file to give the AI read-only context before asking a question or requesting an edit.

• FeatureAI file operations — the AI can create new pages (HTML, CSS, JS), delete files, and rename them using a directive protocol. File ops are validated, capped, and applied atomically with a single undo step.
• Feature@-mention file context — type @ in the AI prompt to open a file picker. Referenced files are inlined as read-only context so the AI understands your full project, not just the current page.
• FeatureProject manifest — a compact inventory of all pages, CSS/JS files, and assets is automatically sent to the AI so it knows what exists before creating or editing files.
• FeatureAdd-section affordance — a floating composer appears between sections in the preview, letting you describe a new section for the AI to insert inline.
• ImprovementPrompt caching — identical prompts for the same element are cached and replayed instantly without another API call.
• ImprovementDedicated search/replace engine — AI edit application moved to a standalone module with improved whitespace tolerance and fuzzy matching.
• ImprovementAI prompt logic extracted to a shared library with unit tests, ensuring consistent behaviour across BYO-key and built-in AI paths.
• ImprovementGranular AI error handling — upstream failures now map to specific, human-readable error messages with status codes instead of generic errors.
• FixLegacy Anthropic model IDs are now remapped automatically so existing saved configs keep working after model retirements.

Performance & reliability

Faster site delivery with ETag caching and streaming assets, automatic favicon extraction, dashboard pagination, and several stability fixes.

• FeatureAutomatic favicon extraction — when you publish a site, its favicon URL is detected and stored. The dashboard now shows real favicons for every site.
• FeatureDashboard pagination — the site list now paginates client-side, keeping the dashboard responsive even with hundreds of sites.
• FeatureServer-side caching — site resolution and asset lookups now use tag-based caching with immediate invalidation on publish, significantly reducing database queries.
• ImprovementETag caching for site delivery — browsers cache pages and assets using content-based ETags, eliminating redundant downloads on repeat visits.
• ImprovementStreaming R2 assets — media files are now streamed directly from R2 instead of buffered, reducing memory usage and time-to-first-byte.
• ImprovementBatch site deletions — deleting multiple sites now runs in parallel for faster cleanup.
• ImprovementBlog images optimised with Next/Image, and ISR enabled for blog pages to reduce server load.
• ImprovementReduced font weights across the app — only necessary weights are loaded, shaving ~200 KB off the initial page load.
• ImprovementImport from URL moved to Pro — the hero section's import-from-URL flow now requires a Pro subscription.
• FixFixed media asset 404s caused by proxy rewrite intercepting /m/ routes.
• FixFixed URL corruption during URL imports when asset URLs contained the origin hostname.
• FixFixed preview pane updating for binary assets — non-renderable files now show a type indicator instead of a blank frame.
• FixFixed a Date mutation bug in webhook expiry calculation that could corrupt Pro subscription timestamps.

Docs content audit

Corrected stale CLI documentation across the docs, homepage, and pricing pages to reflect changes introduced in v2.0.0.

• FixRemoved the non-existent `htmlhost upload` command from the CLI reference and media library sections — the command was removed in v2.0.0.
• FixRemoved the `--pages` flag from all CLI examples and documentation. Deploying a directory is now the default behaviour; no flag is required.
• FixFixed the `htmlhost deploy` description — it deploys the entire current directory as a multi-page site, not just index.html.
• FeatureAdded `htmlhost open <slug>` to the CLI reference — opens a deployed site in the default browser.
• FixCorrected the deploy heading from `[file]` to `[file|dir]` and added the `--json` flag to the options table.
• FixFixed inconsistency in the pricing comparison table: custom domains now correctly show as unavailable on the Free plan (was previously listed as 'Add-on').

Updated plan limits

We've adjusted free and anonymous site limits and made collaborators a Pro feature. Existing sites and collaborators are unaffected.

• BreakingSite limits updated — anonymous accounts can host up to 2 sites and free accounts up to 3. Pro remains unlimited. Sites you've already published stay live.
• BreakingAdding collaborators is now a Pro feature. Collaborators already on your sites keep their access; inviting new ones requires Pro.
• ImprovementReaching a plan limit now offers a one-click path to upgrade, so you can keep working without hunting for the billing page.

Import from URL

Import a website from its URL into a fully self-contained htmlhost project — CSS, JS, images, and fonts included. Now with Vite SPA support.

• FeatureImport from URL — paste a page's URL and get a fully self-contained copy with all assets (CSS, JS, images, fonts) downloaded, rewritten, and inlined automatically.
• FeatureVite SPA support — single-bundle module scripts (common in Vite/React SPAs) are now detected as self-contained and inlined correctly, instead of being skipped.
• FeatureRecursive CSS asset discovery — fonts, background images, and nested @imports referenced inside CSS files are automatically followed, downloaded, and rewritten.
• ImprovementSmart URL input — bare domains like 'example.com' are auto-prefixed with https:// so you don't need to type the protocol.
• ImprovementImport summary — after importing, a summary alert shows how many assets were discovered, fetched, and uploaded as media files.
• ImprovementRobust asset limits — up to 500 assets per import, 20 MB per asset, 50 MB total, with retry logic for rate-limited servers.
• FixICO favicons are now correctly downloaded and uploaded during URL imports.

Email Signature Builder

Design professional HTML email signatures with live preview, multiple templates, and one-click copy.

• FeatureEmail Signature Builder tool — create professional HTML email signatures with a visual form. Supports name, title, company, phone, email, website, and social links.
• ImprovementTools dropdown in navigation now shows a maximum of 8 tools with a 'View All Tools' link for the rest.

Developer Tools expansion

Eight new free tools — CSS gradients, color palettes, image compression, cropping, resizing, favicons, meta tag previews, and more.

• FeatureCSS Gradient Generator — visual builder for linear, radial, and conic gradients with draggable color stops and live CSS output.
• FeatureColor Palette Generator — create harmonious color palettes with complementary, triadic, split-complementary, and analogous modes. Click any swatch for a detail modal with HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values.
• FeatureImage Compressor — client-side image compression with adjustable quality slider. Supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP output.
• FeatureImage Cropper — visual crop tool with draggable handles, aspect ratio presets, and pixel-precise dimensions.
• FeatureImage Resizer — proportional image scaling with preset dimensions and custom sizing.
• FeatureFavicon Generator — create favicons from emoji, text, or uploaded images. Generates ICO, PNG, and Apple Touch Icon formats.
• FeatureMeta Tags Preview — see how your page looks on Google, Twitter/X, Facebook, and LinkedIn before publishing. Edit tags and copy the HTML.
• ImprovementRelated Tools component — each tool page now shows related tools at the bottom for easy discovery.
• ImprovementBreadcrumb navigation — all tool pages now have arrow-shaped breadcrumb segments for clear wayfinding.
• ImprovementMarkdown ⇄ HTML tool now supports file upload — drag or select a .md or .html file to load it instantly.

Blog CMS

A built-in blog with a rich text editor, AI content generation, and media management — used to power the htmlhost.co/blog.

• FeatureDatabase-backed blog with admin CMS — create, edit, and publish blog posts with a Tiptap WYSIWYG editor, raw HTML mode, and live preview.
• FeatureAI content generation — generate and refine blog post drafts with an integrated AI writing assistant.
• FeatureMedia picker modal with paste-to-upload — insert images directly into posts by pasting from clipboard or selecting from your media library.
• ImprovementFAQ component — reusable accordion FAQ section now available on landing and tool pages.

Editor overhaul

The editor gets a VS Code-inspired upgrade: file tree, drag-to-upload images, multi-file search & replace, keyboard shortcuts, and project import from ZIP.

• FeatureFile tree sidebar — multi-page projects now show a vertical split layout with a collapsible file tree. Per-type icons distinguish HTML, CSS, and JS files.
• FeatureProject import — upload a folder or ZIP file to create a multi-page project instantly. Assets are uploaded and paths rewritten automatically.
• FeatureDrag-to-upload images — drop an image onto the editor to upload it to your media library and insert the URL at the cursor position.
• FeatureClipboard paste images — paste a screenshot or copied image directly into the editor. It's uploaded and inserted inline.
• FeatureMulti-file search & replace (⌘⇧F) — search across all files in a multi-page project with find-and-replace support.
• FeatureCtrl+Click navigation — click on file paths in code to jump directly to that file in the editor.
• FeatureFile path autocomplete — Monaco suggests file paths from your project when typing href, src, or import references.
• FeatureRead-only Assets panel — the file tree now includes an 'Assets' section showing all media files referenced in your code.
• FeatureSite favicons — the My Sites dashboard now shows each site's favicon with an initial-letter fallback.
• Improvement⌘S keyboard shortcut to save, dirty-file indicators on tabs, and styled confirmation dialogs for unsaved changes.
• ImprovementVS Code-style tab closing — close tabs with middle-click, and closing the active tab selects the previously viewed tab.
• ImprovementCSS/JS changes now auto-refresh the live preview without a manual reload.
• ImprovementMedia library now shows distinct icons for non-image file types (fonts, audio, video, documents).
• FixDashboard now defaults to sorting by most recently updated.

Multi-page websites

Deploy entire directories as multi-page sites with clean URL routing. Your site can now have /about, /contact, /blog and more — all under one subdomain.

• FeatureMulti-page deploy via CLI — use `htmlhost deploy . --pages` to deploy all .html files as pages within a single site. File names map to URL paths: index.html → /, about.html → /about, blog/post.html → /blog/post.
• FeatureMulti-page API support — POST /api/sites now accepts a `pages` array with path/html pairs to create multi-page sites programmatically.
• FeatureCustom 404 pages — add a 404.html to your project and it will be served automatically when visitors hit a non-existent page on your multi-page site.
• FeatureClean URL routing — pages are served at their natural paths (e.g. yoursite.htmlhost.co/about) with no file extensions.
• ImprovementPlan-based page limits — Free plan supports up to 10 pages per site, Pro supports up to 100. Single-page sites are unaffected.
• ImprovementDashboard now displays a 'multi-page' badge on multi-page sites for clear visual distinction.
• ImprovementBackwards compatible — all existing single-page sites continue to work identically. Multi-page is opt-in via the --pages flag.

CLI deploy safety fix

Single-file deploys no longer clobber multi-file .htmlhost link data — entries are merged instead of overwritten.

• FixRunning `htmlhost deploy` (single file) in a multi-file project now merges the entry into the existing .htmlhost sites map instead of replacing the entire file. Prevents accidental loss of other linked site slugs.
• ImprovementA warning is now shown when deploying a single file inside a multi-file project, suggesting `htmlhost deploy .` to deploy all files.

Live template previews

Template thumbnails now execute JavaScript for live-rendered hero animations, typed effects, and dynamic content.

• FeatureTemplate cards now support full JavaScript execution within sandboxed iframes, allowing typed-text animations and JS-driven elements to render correctly in the thumbnail gallery.
• ImprovementTighter lazy-loading thresholds to prevent unnecessary off-screen iframe loading and minimize memory footprint while scrolling through templates.

Developer Tools & Markdown ⇄ HTML

A new Tools section with the first utility: a two-way Markdown ⇄ HTML converter with live preview, theme-aware editors, and one-click deploy.

• FeatureNew /tools section — a growing collection of developer utilities, accessible from the main navigation for all users.
• FeatureMarkdown ⇄ HTML converter — bidirectional real-time conversion. Edit either side and changes flow to the other instantly.
• FeatureVisual preview mode — each editor panel has an independent code/preview toggle to render the output inline.
• FeatureDeploy HTML button — one click sends your converted HTML straight to the editor, pre-loaded and ready to publish.
• ImprovementTheme-aware editors — Monaco editors and preview panels now respect the app's light/dark theme toggle.
• ImprovementSession persistence — your markdown content is saved to sessionStorage and restored when navigating back to the tool.

Multi-file project support

The CLI now fully supports multi-file HTML projects — local CSS and JS are inlined into the HTML, while images, fonts, SVGs, and PDFs are uploaded to your media library with URLs rewritten automatically.

• FeatureCSS inlining — local stylesheets referenced via <link href> are read, their internal url() assets are uploaded, and the entire stylesheet is inlined as a <style> block.
• FeatureJS inlining — local scripts referenced via <script src> are inlined directly into the HTML as <script> blocks.
• FeatureNested CSS url() processing — images, fonts, and other assets referenced inside .css files are uploaded to the media library and URLs rewritten before the CSS is inlined.
• ImprovementSmart size threshold — CSS/JS files under 512 KB are inlined; larger files are uploaded to the media library to avoid HTML bloat.
• ImprovementExpanded file type support — AVIF images, OGG audio, TTF/OTF fonts, and ICO favicons are now accepted for media upload.

Pin, reorder & sort

Pin your most important sites to the top of the dashboard, drag them into any order, and click column headers to sort the rest.

• FeaturePin sites — click the pin icon on any site to lock it to the top of your dashboard list. Pinned sites persist across sessions.
• FeatureDrag-to-reorder — grab the handle on pinned sites and drag them into your preferred order. Custom order is saved automatically.
• FeatureColumn sorting — click any column header (Site, Status, Updated, TTL) to sort ascending or descending. Active sort is highlighted.
• ImprovementPinned sites have a distinct accent-tinted background and inline pin icon for clear visual separation.
• ImprovementMobile card view now includes pin/unpin buttons, up/down reorder controls for pinned cards, and accent-bordered styling.

Smarter AI editor

The AI editor now remembers your conversation, auto-retries failed edits, suggests actions based on what you selected, and understands vague prompts — 11 intelligence upgrades in total.

• FeatureConversation history — the AI remembers your last 5 prompts so you can say "now make it blue instead" without repeating context.
• FeatureSuggested prompt chips — context-aware quick actions appear when you select an element (e.g. "Add hover effect" for buttons, "Make responsive" for images).
• FeatureAuto-retry on SEARCH/REPLACE failures — failed edits are automatically re-attempted with error context before showing an error.
• FeatureIntent detection — prompts like "add a new section" automatically route to full-page editing, while "change this color" stays element-level.
• ImprovementPrompt enhancement — vague instructions like "make it look better" are expanded into detailed, actionable design directions.
• ImprovementComputed styles context — the AI now sees the element's rendered CSS (colors, fonts, spacing) for more accurate edits.
• ImprovementSmart temperature — precise edits (color changes, text) use low creativity; redesign prompts use high creativity. No manual slider needed.
• ImprovementTask-specific prompts — domain expertise for forms, responsive design, animations, SEO, accessibility, theming, and layouts is automatically injected.
• ImprovementOutput validation — edits are checked for structural integrity (preserved head/body, valid HTML) before applying.
• FixDuplicate prompt detection — submitting the same prompt for the same element replays the cached result instantly without burning an API call.

Directory deploy & changelog

Deploy entire directories of HTML files with a single command, plus a new changelog page and WAV upload support.

• FeatureDeploy all HTML files in a directory with `htmlhost deploy .` — each file becomes a separate linked site, updated in place on re-deploy.
• FeatureNew /changelog page with a versioned timeline, keyword search, and RSS feed.
• FeatureWAV audio files can now be uploaded to the media library.
• ImprovementShared asset cache across batch deploys — common CSS, JS, and images are uploaded once and reused across all HTML files.
• ImprovementAI-powered changelog generator script for streamlined release notes.

Automatic asset uploading

Deploy multi-file HTML projects with a single command. Local scripts, stylesheets, images, and fonts are automatically uploaded and rewritten to hosted URLs.

• FeatureCLI deploy now auto-detects local asset references (scripts, CSS, images, fonts, audio, video) in your HTML, uploads them to your media library, and rewrites the references to hosted URLs.
• FeatureNew --no-assets flag to skip automatic asset uploading when deploying.
• ImprovementFiles larger than 10 MB are automatically skipped during asset upload to prevent accidental storage depletion.

Platform polish

Security hardening, mobile responsiveness, and search improvements across the platform.

• FeatureRotating banner on the homepage and keyword search with text highlighting in documentation.
• FeatureSEO infrastructure: sitemap, robots.txt, and OpenGraph metadata for all pages.
• ImprovementResponsive design overhaul: horizontal tabs, mobile card tables, and stacked forms.
• ImprovementSecurity headers and restricted AI proxy access to authenticated users.
• FeatureMobile logout button added to the navigation menu.
• FixFixed mobile save button showing redundant checkmark and settings/docs grid breakpoint issue.

Media library & upload command

Upload images, fonts, and assets from the terminal. Get permanent CDN-backed URLs for use in your HTML.

• FeatureNew `htmlhost upload` command — upload files or entire directories to your media library.
• FeatureMedia library in the browser editor for managing uploaded assets.
• FeatureCustom domains for Pro users — connect your own domain via CNAME with automatic SSL.
• ImprovementREST API documentation added to the docs page.

Smart re-deploy & project linking

The CLI now remembers your project and can re-deploy in place or create a new site — your choice, saved per-project.

• FeatureProject linking via .htmlhost file — the CLI remembers which site a project is linked to.
• FeatureInteractive re-deploy prompt with 'always overwrite' and 'always create new' options.
• FeatureAI visual editing — click any element, describe the change, watch it update live.
• ImprovementAdded --new flag to force a fresh deploy and skip the .htmlhost link.

Initial release

htmlhost.co launches — deploy a single HTML file and get a live URL in seconds.

• FeatureBrowser-based editor with instant deploy and live preview.
• FeatureCLI tool (`htmlhost-cli`) for deploying from the terminal.
• FeatureREST API with Bearer token authentication.
• FeatureAnonymous hosting — up to 5 sites, no signup required.
• FeatureConfigurable TTL: 1d, 7d, 30d, or never (Pro).
• FeatureFree and Pro plans with storage and site limits.