# Convia Pro release notes 2026.08.21

> What changed in Convia Pro in the release of 2026.08.21. See [all release notes](https://docs.conviapro.com/changelog.md).

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.conviapro.com/llms.txt).

## Added
- **Refer other shows and earn commission.** A new Refer and Earn page in Settings gives you a referral link you can share or say out loud, and shows how many signups it brought in, how many are now paying, and what you have earned.
- **Generate an article's featured image with AI.** Open SEO Options & Featured Image in the article editor, write your own prompt or have AI draft one from the article you are already writing, then generate and pick from the versions you like. The image saves to your Media Library, so you can reuse it anywhere.
- Thumbnail Studio can now make podcast and Substack artwork, and can start from an image uploaded to the episode. Variants in use on an episode are badged.
- Episode statuses can be marked "Ready to publish", and the Notify episode is ready email waits for that status when you set one. Notify emails show when they were last sent and warn before resending, and scheduling emails can include the recording date and time.
- The calendar can filter episodes by workflow stage.
- Move a single clip to the trash from the Clips Library, and see why a search matched a clip when the match was in text that is not on screen.
- Start a new article from an idea.
- Export the analytics breakdown report to Excel.
- Choose an article's featured image from your Media Library.
- Refresh buttons on the Members and Guests pages, and search in Existing Snippets.

## Changed
- On tablets the sidebar collapses to an icon rail so pages stop being squeezed, and the calendar scrolls inside its card.
- A script's type can be edited from its page, and scripts without a type no longer show as Podcast. "View Webcast" is now "View Episode" in My Tasks.
- Add-on purchases separate what is due today from what appears on the next invoice, and the end-of-trial quote no longer contradicts itself.
- Replace an article's featured image without removing the old one first.

## Removed
- The Archived option in the Posts status filter, which did nothing.

## Fixed
- Hiding weekends on the calendar week view now actually hides them, with events under the right day. Campaign focus mode highlights the days holding that campaign's posts. Episodes with a set time appear in their time slot in Day view. Date pickers no longer offer dates in the past, and the disabled Schedule and Auto-Schedule buttons explain why.
- Magic Repurpose no longer fails the whole run when one step fails. Steps that need a transcript are skipped without charge when there is none, and the summary says what ran.
- An OpusClip import reports if it cannot start, and a pending import can be canceled. Episodes with no video show an upload button instead of a disabled Create clips button. Script media uploads report a failure when one happens.
- Re-inviting someone who already has an account takes them to sign in rather than a registration form. Duplicate invites are refused with a clear message.
- Acting on an idea prefills the campaign builder and records the link, so Content Created lists what came from it. Trend actions say what the Basic and AI options cost.
- Adding an article to a campaign links it in place instead of creating an empty social post.
- Deleting a campaign no longer leaves its posts pointing at it, and Published Posts and the platform breakdown update as soon as something publishes.
- Running out of credits on the Trends pages opens the Buy or Upgrade dialog.
- Referral signups are counted when someone registers, rather than only once they pay.