Release notes

We’ve released several improvements to make Google Ads connection management more transparent and easier to maintain.

Account Overview Enhancements

* The Account Overview page now shows, per website, whether the Google Ads connection is active and functioning correctly.
* We also indicate when a connection has been revoked and requires reconnection.

Google Ads Connection Alerts

* Users will now automatically receive an email notification whenever a connected Google Ads account becomes disconnected or when Google revokes the connection.

Improved User Invitation Handling

* We’ve improved the invitation flow for users who are invited to multiple accounts.
* Previously, users had to accept invitations individually. Now, once a user registers and activates their account using the invited email address, all pending account invitations are automatically activated.

Google Ads Permission Visibility

* We’ve added a new indicator to the Click Essentials Overview showing the permission level of connected Google Ads accounts.
* The overview now displays whether a connected account has Admin/Standard access or Read-only access.
* This is important because ClickPatrol can only manage IP exclusions when the connected Google Ads account has sufficient permissions. If an account has read-only access, IP exclusions cannot be synchronized automatically.

We’ve released a new feature that allows you to quickly access detailed click information directly from the platform.

Click Details Page

* You can now navigate to the Click Details page by selecting Actions and clicking the eye icon next to a click record.
* This provides a comprehensive overview of all available information related to that specific click.

Shareable Click Details

* Click Details pages now have a unique URL that can be shared with colleagues, partners, or customers.
* Simply copy and paste the link to provide direct access to the click overview, making collaboration and support investigations much easier.

To enhance the user experience and minimize issues related to Google Ads connections, we have implemented a UI update to the account overview page for users with multiple Google Ads accounts.

- UI Improvement: The account overview page has been redesigned for a cleaner and more intuitive layout.
- Error Messaging: We have added detailed error messages and codes to assist users in diagnosing connection issues with Google Ads, making it easier to communicate any problems to our support team.

- Introduced new labels for blocked traffic:
- Previously labeled as "Block Traffic," now updated to "Allowed by User" or "Blocked by User."
- New labels include "Allowed by User" and "Blocked by User."

- Implemented various updates:
- Adjusted connection settings to align with changes from Google.
- Made financial and billing updates for improved accuracy.
- Corrected minor labeling issues in various table columns.

- Added new support for TikTok, LinkedIn, and Custom Links.
- These integrations can be found under the Integrations tab.

Payment & Subscription:
- Extended trial period functionality after first payment failure
- Resume subscription from cancellation option
- Mollie subscription management improvements
- Payment method updates and optimizations

Dashboard & UI Improvements:
- Growth dashboard redesign
- Website overview redesign
- Maintenance mode notifications
- Improved dashboard readability and layouts

Google Ads Integration:
- Google OAuth scope improvements and fixes
- Better Google connection flows (reduced connection issues)
- Enhanced sub-account linking and validation
- Support for additional account hierarchy levels

Sub-account Features:
- Sub-account configuration settings
- Improved sub-account listing and hierarchy
- Better MCC account management
- Enhanced validation for Google Ads manager accounts

Admin/User Management:
- Operating system blocking functionality
- IP exclusion improvements
- Better admin controls and settings

- Users can now view the status of their Google Ads connections for all websites directly on the Switch Websites page.

- We've have updated mollie payment api (security requirement)

- New Growth Dashboard: The updated Growth Dashboard now displays the progress of the algorithm, along with your account status and settings.

New:
- Export feature added traffic source

Fixes:
- Issue with BingAds tracking template solved (added source=b)
- Issue with Google Tag Manager solved (New version in the Tag Manager Galary)
- Some minor dashboard fixes

We've implemented some minor bugfixes in OTP and Cancellation flow

- You can now monitor links located on third-party websites.
- By adding all UTM sources, you can effectively track and assess every incoming link for potential fraud
- Make sure you add source=af and add the ClickPatrol tag to your website

- Now users can connect to our API and send in HTTP_HEADER + IP and get the fraudscore

- Introduced a new feature: Placement Exclusions.
- Based on our insights, you can now exclude placements for your Google Display and PMAX campaigns with just one click.

- Affiliate links able to monitor in dashboard, and make yourself
- source=af (required) + utm tags

- Bing Ads able to monitor
- Source=b + utm tags

- We are excited to announce the release of Audiences, a feature that allows you to create custom audiences using our enriched data.
- You can now build your own audiences and integrate them seamlessly via Tag Manager as events.
- Optimize your platform or advertising platform to leverage these events, enabling you to create audiences or trigger codes based on them.

- Implemented minor bug fixes to enhance overall performance and stability.
- Introduced a new feature that simplifies the process of changing payment methods, thereby improving user experience.

- Comprehensive performance enhancements
- Reduced loading times
- Optimized graphical interactions