What's new in Hitsteps
We ship small fixes most days. This page collects the changes you can actually see or use, newest first, with a line on what each one means for you.
- Updated November 6, 2026
- Only changes that are live for every account
Week of November 2, 2026
New ·
The Reports API works on every account
Pull your saved Pages and Referrers reports into your own scripts, spreadsheets or automations, on every plan. A new quickstart takes you from API key to first answer with cURL, Python or n8n. Other report types still use the Analytics API.
Improved ·
A clearer heads-up before you hit your pageview limit
When your sites reach 70, 90 and 100 percent of the monthly pageviews on your plan, the dashboard now tells you how close you are and gives you one button to the next plan. The time left on your current license is calculated automatically when you switch.
Improved ·
Trial dashboard: keeping your data is one click
Once your site is tracking, the trial dashboard now puts the plan choice first, with a "Keep my visitor history" button above the explore cards. You no longer have to scroll to find it before your trial ends.
Improved ·
Compare plans now starts with Free
The plan table on the pricing section lists Free first, then Starter, Growth, Pro and Business, so you can see what you get before you pay anything.
New guide ·
How to read a heatmap, and two tool roundups
A short guide to reading click maps without fooling yourself, plus honest roundups of the best web analytics tools and the best website heatmap software for 2026.
New ·
Stop counting your own visits, even in Firefox and Safari
In your site settings under Advanced, "Open my website" opens your site once and saves a cookie on your own domain. Visits from that browser are no longer counted, recorded or added to heatmaps, and your chat box stays hidden for you. Browsers that block third-party cookies used to ignore the old method. The IP block and the old cookie button still work. Since November 6 the setting is translated into 24 more languages.
New ·
Sign in with Google on an existing account
Link a Google account from the security tab of your account settings, then use "Sign in with Google" next time. You can switch to a different Google account in the same place.
Improved ·
Invoices in your language
Invoice PDFs now print their labels in your account language, and the invoice help answer is translated too. Amounts and payment details are unchanged.
Week of October 26, 2026
Translated ·
More of the site in your language
Trial plan screens, plan page labels and the website setup panel are now translated into all supported languages, along with several comparison pages.
Fixed ·
Email buttons open the page they promise
Buttons in our emails, such as "No visits recorded" in the weekly summary, used to show the login page and then your sites list. They now sign you in when needed and land on the exact page the email talks about.
New ·
Pick your report time zone from a list
Account settings now show a time zone list with city names. Auto keeps updating it for you. If you choose another zone, your past report times move to it as well. A short help answer explains it in all 28 languages.
New ·
Send the install steps to your developer
A new site with no visits yet shows "Send the steps" and "Copy the steps" under its activation status. Pass the instructions to whoever runs your website by email, share sheet or clipboard. Your API key is never included.
Fixed ·
Pasting a full page address into website settings
If you paste a page URL where your website domain goes, it is now cleaned to the bare domain instead of being refused.
Fixed ·
The checkout return page tells you where your payment stands
Coming back from checkout no longer says "Purchase completed" every time. You see a confirmation once the payment is confirmed, and a waiting message while it is still being processed.
New guide ·
Ghost analytics guide and a Statify comparison
How to add visitor tracking to a Ghost site, and how Hitsteps compares with the Statify WordPress plugin.
See it on your own site
The product changes above are already in your dashboard. Sign in to try them, or start a free account and install the tracking code in a few minutes.
How we keep this list
- We update this page regularly with the changes customers can see or use. Behind-the-scenes work such as speed, reliability and security fixes ships too, but is only listed here when you would notice it.
- Features we are still testing with a small group of accounts appear here on the day they open to everyone.
- Missing something, or found a problem? Visit the help center or contact us.