Updates, Changes and New Features

View the most recent new features, improvements and fixes to the Local Falcon system.

System Updates

Release Date: 4/12/2023

[FEATURE] Send to Looker Studio which allows you to send the different scan results to Google's Looker Studio (previously known as Data Studio). (Requires subscription access to Data Retrieval API or On-Demand API)
[FEATURE] New Looker Studio Templates make it easy for you to select from a list of reports and send that report's data to Google's Looker Studio.
[CHANGE] Data tables UI have been updated with color coded metrics to give users a quicker way to visualize metrics at a glance.

Release Date: 3/3/2023

[FEATURE] New API Playground which allows you to make and test Local Falcon API calls before needing to write any requests yourself. (Requires subscription access to Data Retrieval API or On-Demand API)
[FEATURE] Users now have the ability to select multiple scan reports and turn them into Scheduled Scans in bulk from the Scan Reports page.
[IMPROVEMENT] Additional localized short date formats added and available under Account > Manage Preferences
[IMPROVEMENT] Completed migration to a new data model which dramatically speeds up scan completion times.
[CHANGE] Various UI tweaks, most notably pagination and bulk action interfaces.
[CHANGE] When running a new scan via "Run a Scan," the system will no longer pre-fill the keyword from the most previous scan.
[FIX] Previously run and paused "One Time" Scheduled Scans can now be updated to continue run at different frequencies.
[FIX] When deleting Scan Reports, the system will now automatically regenerate Trend Reports, Keyword Reports and Location Reports to ensure data is accurate.

Release Date: 2/8/2023

[FEATURE] Map Scan Tool (Run a Scan) has been updated to allow users to search a specific business for multiple keywords at one time.
[IMPROVEMENT] Metrics on Scan Reports are now sortable by ARP, ATRP and SoLV.
[CHANGE] Trend Reports metrics are now sorted on SoLV by default.
[FIX] Slight changes to UI and system processing to better accommodate higher volume accounts with large amounts of data.
[FIX] Fixed issue where "In Progress" scans would show incorrect ARP, ATRP and SoLV metrics on Scan Reports page.

Release Date: 1/25/2023

[FEATURE] New "Keyword Suggestions" feature added to Map Scan Tool which will provide you with keyword suggestions to search for based on the location's details.
[FIX] Map Scan Tool UI tweaked for mobile for better accessibility.

Release Date: 11/30/2022

[FEATURE] Scan Reports and Trend Reports now shows all "categories" discovered for each Google listing during scans.
[IMPROVEMENT] Scan Report CSV Export now include distances from center point and distance from individual data point for each result.
[IMPROVEMENT] Locations panel now shows each location's distinct Google Place ID for easier reference.
[FIX] Importing locations from Google Account (Locations > Import From Google Account) has been adjusted to better accommodate large agency accounts that manage 1,000+ GBP listings.
[FIX] Issue when rescheduling Auto Scans while having any DD/MM/YYYY date preference resolved.

Release Date: 10/20/2022

[FEATURE] If user has an active subscription, the details of the subscription will now appear at the bottom of the navigation bar
[FEATURE] Users can now view observed historical changes to their locations by clicking on the View Location History ( ) button on Locations
[IMPROVEMENT] The location selector on Run a Scan will now show the "Store Code" (if set) on a location imported from a Google Account
[FIX] Issue bug where opening the "Filters" panel while scrolling causes panel to load out of frame

Release Date: 9/9/2022

[IMPROVEMENT] Scan Reports, Trend Reports, Keyword Reports and Location Reports now all provide Download as PDF quick action button on the listing page
[IMPROVEMENT] Trend Reports now allow to sort the Scan Results table by ARP, ATRP and SoLV on both the portal and public reports

Release Date: 9/2/2022

[FEATURE] Users can now add locations via direct Google Place ID on Locations
[IMPROVEMENT] Users can now select their domain preference for public sharing URLs under Account > White Label Settings > Public Report Domain. Available domains include: localrankingtracker.com, yourlocalrank.com, localrank.report or yourrank.report
[IMPROVEMENT] Users can now select their preference for Records Per Page across the system under Account > Manage Preferences
[FIX] Fixed issue where some API Event Logs showed "null" for Request Parameters and Response Body.
[FIX] Fixed issue where graphed data points on Trend Reports would show incorrect associated dates when plot point is hovered
[FIX] Fixed issue where most recent scan was not plotted on graphs in Trend Reports
[FIX] Fixed issue where Google oAuth Location Groups would fail to load in during a location import if the group contained a large number of locations

Release Date: 8/26/2022

[FEATURE] PDF Downloads of Trend Reports, Keyword Reports and Location Reports are now available
[IMPROVEMENT] All API Report endpoints have been updated to include PDF URLs
[IMPROVEMENT] Scan Reports and Competitor Reports listings now show ARP, ATRP and SoLV scores
[IMPROVEMENT] Trend Report graph coloring updated and date labels adjusted for better legibility
[IMPROVEMENT] API documentation added for Trend Report, Keyword Report and Location Report endpoints
[FIX] Corrected issues where certain reports might show a "0.00" ARP or ATRP score instead of "20+"

Release Date: 8/24/2022

[FEATURE] New Location Reports: View all keywords and average scores for all keywords run against a singular business location, with ability to export to CSV and share publically
[IMPROVEMENT] Keyword Reports now display a consolidated average ARP, ATRP and SoLV score across all searches (on both site and public reports)
[IMPROVEMENT] Locations page now has quick links to filtered results for Scan Reports, Trend Reports, and Location Reports on each location
[IMPROVEMENT] Various Local Falcon API updates:
- Auto Scans (/autoscans/) and Scan Reports (/reports/) endpoints updated to accommodate for deleted status
- Endpoints updated to accommodate for user's timezone and date/time formatting selections
- Endpoint added for Trend Reports (/trend-reports/), currently in Beta
- Endpoint added for Keyword Reports (/keyword-reports/), currently in Beta
- Endpoint added for Location Reports (/location-reports/), currently in Beta
- Updated to include public_url fields to all report endpoints
[CHANGE] Tools menu item has been removed from portal, and Run a Scan, Bulk Scan, and Scheduled Scans are now top level menu items
[NOTES] API documentation for new Trend Report, Keyword Report and Location Report endpoint have not yet been added, but are planned by the end of the week