Emergency lockdown button and the full verification-gate settings, right in the app.
Check any link straight from the share sheet in Safari, Discord or anywhere else — full verdict with redirect chain, no sign-in needed.
Watch-face complications: bot status, server count and warnings right on your Apple Watch face.
Botv2.5.0July 24, 2026
Emergency lockdown & verification gate
/lockdown freezes the whole server in seconds — 30s slowmode everywhere, invites paused, every link blocked. /unlock restores everything exactly as it was.
Verification gate: new members verify on your personal web page; quarantine mode assigns the lock role on join and DMs the verify link automatically.
WebsiteJuly 24, 2026
Verification tab, lockdown button & changelog
New Verification tab: mode (quarantine / verified role), role picker, minimum account age, and a fully customizable verify page with live preview.
One-click auto-setup: creates (or reuses) the quarantine role, hides every category & channel from it, and adds a #verify info channel — no manual permission work.
Custom background image for your verify page — auto-resized and compressed on upload, rendered faded like our homepage hero.
Live permission check — see instantly whether the bot has the rights and role position the gate and lockdown need.
Emergency lockdown as a compact control in the dashboard header — pulses red while active, one click restores everything.
Public per-server verify pages at link-protect.com/verify/<server> in your colors.
This changelog page — and verification-gate adoption in the admin protection graph.
WebsiteJuly 24, 2026
Landing redesign & an instant dashboard
New landing: looping threat-story hero, bento feature grid and a 3D shield wall for all 16 blockers.
Link checker got a scan animation and shared results now unfurl with a live verdict card in Discord and Twitter.
Dashboard: all-servers overview with sparklines, an optional poster view, server-tinted dashboards and one-click protection presets.
Trends chart grew real tooltips, a y-axis and Scam Shield / raid event markers.
Confetti at a perfect Security Score, growing streak flames, and a proper mobile navigation.
WebsiteJuly 23, 2026
Developer platform
Per-server API keys with a read-only REST API: /api/v1/stats, /api/v1/trends and /api/v1/check.
Signed webhooks for moderation events — link blocked, kicks/bans, Scam Shield catches, raids.
Live SVG embeds: protected-by badge, server stats card and voter leaderboard.
Developer access requests in Settings, docs at /developers, data export and a beta programme.
WebsiteJuly 23, 2026
Security Score & deep link checker
Every server dashboard shows a Security Score (0–100) with one-click recommendations.
The link checker follows the full redirect chain server-side — shorteners can no longer hide their target.
Category explanations and shareable result links on /check.
Botv2.4.1July 23, 2026
One-command setup & a unified look
/setup-preset — full protection in one command: Minimal, Balanced or Strict.
Manual /warn now escalates exactly like automatic warnings — timeout, decay and clear permission hints included.
Every bot reply got one consistent design, and the welcome message was rewritten with a real quick-start.
WebsiteJuly 22, 2026
Voter perks & leaderboard
Vote streaks with daily flames, milestone badges (Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond) and the ♥ Supporter role.
Monthly top-voter leaderboard with podium, plus the Supporter Wall.
Navbar level bar showing your progress to the next tier.
iOS AppJuly 16, 2026
Scam Shield in the app
Full Scam Shield configuration: cross-channel spam detection, action picker and the known-scammer join check.
Network stats — flagged accounts, new flags this week, catches in your server.
One-tap member scan to remove flagged accounts that joined earlier.
WebsiteJuly 16, 2026
Scam Shield on the web
New Scam Shield tab: spam detection settings, join check and network stats.
Flagged-accounts admin view and a public appeal flow for flagged users.
Website sessions no longer expire after 7 days — silent token refresh.
Botv2.4.0July 16, 2026
Scam Shield
Stops hijacked accounts pasting the same scam into every channel — all copies deleted, account timed out / kicked / banned.
Cross-server intelligence: caught accounts are flagged network-wide.
Optional join check removes known scam accounts the moment they join.
BotJuly 12, 2026
Stability hardening
"Database is locked" errors eliminated for good — stuck transactions now roll back automatically.
WebsiteEarly July 2026
Tickets, notifications & remote moderation
Reports became two-way conversations — reply to the team right on the site.
Notification centre (bell) for replies, warnings and settings changes.
Moderate members from the dashboard: warn, timeout, kick and ban with automatic escalation.
WebsiteLate June 2026
Team access, trends & channel rules
Delegate dashboard access to teammates without giving them Discord admin.
Activity trends chart with top reasons.
Per-channel rules editor and a guided dashboard tour for first-time visitors.
iOS AppJune 26, 2026
Custom app backgrounds
Pick your look in Settings: Midnight, Link Protect, Pure Black, Ocean, Sunset or Aurora.
Botv2.3.0June 26, 2026
Warning decay & per-channel rules
Warnings can expire automatically after a set number of days (/warn-decay).
Per-channel rules: follow the server, turn protection off, or pick custom blockers per channel.
Kick/ban failures now explain exactly why (owner / permissions / role order) and how to fix it.
iOS Appv1.0June 2026
Link Protect for iOS — App Store release
Manage every server on the go: blockers, warnings, channel rules, access control and blacklists.
Push alerts when a rule fires, settings change or the bot goes offline — with quick actions like Reset warnings and Ban.
Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets plus a full Apple Watch app.
Face ID lock and a demo mode — sign in with Discord, no extra account.
Botv2.1.0June 5, 2026
Performance overhaul
Message scanning got dramatically faster — 28 database reads per message became one cached read.
Automatic sharding for smooth scaling across thousands of servers.
False-positive fixes: plain text like "free nitro" or bare domain-like words no longer trigger blocks.
New commands: /ping, /stats, /check-link and /warn-reset.
WebsiteSpring 2026
link-protect.com launch
Full settings dashboard for every server — no more command chains.
Public link checker backed by the live threat database and Google Safe Browsing.
Live protection stats on the landing page.
Botv2.0Spring 2026
Link Protect V2 — the relaunch
Complete rebuild on a new storage backend.
14 independent link blockers — malware, nitro scams, NSFW, invites, shorteners and more.
Warning system with kick/ban thresholds, silent mode and raid protection.
Dates before June 2026 are approximate. In Discord, /update always shows the two most recent bot releases.