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GoHighLevel updates: August 2026

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HighLevel posted 45 changelog updates in August 2026: 30 new features, 18 improvements and 6 fixes. 1 mention a deprecation, removal or required action. Busiest areas: Automations (9), Calendar (6), SaaS Mode (4).

Our tracking starts Aug 18, 2026, so this covers Aug 18, 2026 onward.

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Ad Manager

Instagram Explore Feed Placement Discontinued by Meta

Meta has discontinued the Instagram Explore Feed placement as part of their Marketing API v26 update. This upgrade means 'Instagram Explore' is no longer available as an ad placement in the campaign creation workflow.

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Every update in August 2026

Week of Aug 31, 2026
SaaS Mode

SaaS Multi-Brands is Now Live

We are excited to announce that SaaS Multi-Brands is now live on the Pro plan! Agencies on the $497 Pro Plan can now manage up to two completely distinct brands under a single SaaS account—making it easier than ever to scale into new niches and serve diverse verticals.

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Week of Aug 24, 2026
Platform

Introducing New Templates

We are thrilled to announce our new web templates, designed to elevate your marketing efforts. Whether building a website, creating a sales funnel, or sending email campaigns, our versatile and user-friendly templates have you covered.

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Announcements

Target Announcement Banners by Sub-account and User

1. Open your Announcement, go to the Audience tab 2. Set Agency-level and Sub-account-level visibility 3. Under Advanced filters, choose a field (e.g. Sub-account, Country, User Role), an operator, and a value 4.

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Automations

Workflow Builder: Pick an Email Sender Domain for Each Workflow!

Workflow Settings now has a Sender domain dropdown under Sender details. Pick any verified dedicated domain on the sub-account and every email action in that workflow sends from it, the same way domain selection already works in Email Campaigns.

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Automations

SMS Action: Test SMS Now with a Country Picker and enhanced UI

The test phone number field in the Send SMS action now uses the standard phone input with a country flag picker, the same one you see elsewhere in the app. Type your number the way you dial it and the test sends. The old "please add country codes" hint is gone, and the error text is now just "Invalid phone number".

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Certificates

Certificate AI Beta is now live

Creating a certificate can now start with a simple prompt. Certificate AI Beta turns your requirements into a complete, editable certificate design in minutes.

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Calendar

📅 Date Range Setting Can Now Count Only the Days You Actually Work

The Date Range setting now has a smarter counting mode across Calendars, Services, and Rentals. A new Count available days only toggle lets businesses ensure their booking window reflects real working days — not calendar days that include weekends or days they're closed.

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Snapshot

🔐 Reuse Protected Snapshot Assets Within Your Agency

Protected snapshot assets are now more flexible to work with. You can reuse protected assets freely within your own agency while the original creator's protection remains intact when content is shared outside the agency.

ImprovedSnapshot
WhatsApp

WhatsApp messaging limits: now shown at the portfolio level

We've updated how WhatsApp messaging limits appear in your sub-account to match Meta's new model. Meta moved messaging limits from a per-phone-number basis to a business portfolio (WABA) basis, so all numbers under a portfolio now share one daily limit.

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App Marketplace

App approval flow enhancements and bug fixes

We’ve enhanced Marketplace App Access controls to give agencies more flexibility over which apps their sub-accounts can access, while also addressing gaps in the existing approval system.

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Platform

Chat Widget: Brand Board Integration

Chat Widget now integrates with Brand Boards, making it easier to keep every widget consistent with your brand. Your location’s brand colors and fonts are now available directly within the Styles panel.

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Forms

Zero-Dollar Checkout for Sell Products - Forms & Surveys

💳 Skip the Credit Card on $0 Orders Selling through Forms and Surveys is great—but asking someone for their credit card when the order comes to nothing isn't. We've introduced a new Require Credit Card setting on the Sell Products element, so free orders can be completed without any card entry at all.

NewFormsSurveysBilling
Week of Aug 17, 2026
Platform

Introducing New Templates

We are thrilled to announce our new web templates, designed to elevate your marketing efforts. Whether building a website, creating a sales funnel, or sending email campaigns, our versatile and user-friendly templates have you covered.

New
Certificates

Badge automation is now available in Workflows

Badges can now be issued and used to trigger follow-up actions directly through Workflows, making it easier to automate recognition and what happens next.

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Automations

Anthropic & Google models now available in AI agent action

Anthropic and Google models are now available inside the AI Agent Action in workflows, alongside OpenAI. You can choose your provider, select a model, and control how much reasoning it applies, all from a redesigned selection interface.

NewAutomations
Ad Manager

Instagram Explore Feed Placement Discontinued by Meta

Meta has discontinued the Instagram Explore Feed placement as part of their Marketing API v26 update. This upgrade means 'Instagram Explore' is no longer available as an ad placement in the campaign creation workflow.

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SaaS Mode

The Billing Screen Now Recognizes a Card You've Already Added

If your sub-account is on hold for a SaaS plan or rebilling and a payment card has already been added — whether you added it yourself or your agency added it for you — you'll now see that card on the billing screen and can go straight to paying, instead of being asked to add a card you already have.

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SaaS Mode

Your Sub-Account Subscriptions Now Stay in Sync With Plan Changes

If you sell SaaS plans through a sub-account, your customers' subscription details inside that sub-account now automatically update whenever they upgrade or downgrade their plan. Previously, only the subscription record behind the scenes was updated — the copy shown in your sub-account stayed on the old plan.

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Calendar

Rental Booking Page Gets Smarter CTAs, Clearer Checkout & Polished UI

We've rolled out a set of enhancements to the Rentals Booking Page, Listing Detail Page, and Checkout flow — giving businesses more control over CTA labeling, making rental dates and pricing clearer throughout checkout, bringing listing descriptions inline, and refining visual and cart-state consistency across the expe…

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Automations

Workflow Builder: Array/List Values Now Supported in Text Fields

The custom value picker now recognizes list-type values, such as order line items, Inbound Webhook lists or any collections of values. Instead of inserting the raw list, it opens a small inline form where you can choose which field to extract and how the list should appear with your preferred format.

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WhatsApp

WhatsApp: composer reliability and faster Settings

We tightened two of the most-used WhatsApp surfaces: the conversation composer and WhatsApp Settings / Manage. A false "Connect WhatsApp" prompt after the 24-hour window and a Settings page that loaded blank until you refreshed are both fixed, so WhatsApp behaves correctly on first load.

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Phone System

New A2P Campaign Flow : Default to Chat Widget

If you move to Manual Setup and change your mind, a recommended callout in the left step panel of the Campaign details screen takes you back to Chat widget setup.

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Mobile App

✨ Ask AI Mobile App - Schedule Ask AI prompts to run automatically

Ask AI Scheduler lets your assistant keep working when you're not in the app. Save a prompt once, pick how often it should run, and Ask AI runs it on schedule — then hands you the finished conversation the next time you open your phone.

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Forms

Custom Fields Grouping & Bulk Management - Forms, Surveys & Quizzes

Adding custom fields one at a time gets tedious fast — especially when you're building a long form with dozens of contact, opportunity, or custom-object fields. We've overhauled the Custom Fields sidebar in the builder to be faster, smarter, and easier on the eyes.

NewFormsSurveys
Ad Manager

Upload Google Demand Gen Campaigns to Template Library

Google Demand Gen campaigns can now be uploaded directly to the Template Library from Ad Manager. This allows users to convert existing Demand Gen campaigns into reusable templates and replicate campaign setups across locations without rebuilding them from scratch.

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Automations

Update Contact Field: Now Append Values to Multi-Select Fields

The Update Contact Field action now includes a new Add action type for multi-select fields. You can add selections to multi-dropdown and multiple-checkbox fields without replacing values already stored on the contact.

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Events

Meta Pixel Tracking is Now Available for Events

Events now supports Meta Pixel tracking, giving organizers visibility into how visitors move from discovering an event to completing an RSVP or ticket purchase.

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Frequently asked questions

How many updates did GoHighLevel release in August 2026?

HighLevel posted 45 changelog updates in August 2026: 30 new features, 18 improvements and 6 fixes. 1 mention a deprecation, removal or required action. Busiest areas: Automations (9), Calendar (6), SaaS Mode (4). Our tracking starts Aug 18, 2026, so this covers Aug 18, 2026 onward.

What were the biggest GoHighLevel changes in August 2026?

Instagram Explore Feed Placement Discontinued by Meta (Aug 20, 2026); SaaS Multi-Brands is Now Live (Aug 31, 2026); Introducing New Templates (Aug 29, 2026); Target Announcement Banners by Sub-account and User (Aug 28, 2026); Workflow Builder: Pick an Email Sender Domain for Each Workflow! (Aug 28, 2026).

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