# Monthly Recap: January 2026

**URL:** <https://community.elfsight.com/t/monthly-recap-january-2026/143480>\
**Category:** Monthly Recaps\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/monthly-recap-january-2026/143480 "2026-01-29T21:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.elfsight.com/max/32/710_2.png) [@Max](https://community.elfsight.com/u/Max)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.elfsight.com/t/monthly-recap-january-2026/143480/1 "2026-01-29T21:00:00Z")

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**What a great way to kick off the year!**

January brought a bunch of amazing updates and amazing accomplishments and we’re excited to share the highlights with you 🙌

  

# 8 hot features 🔥

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- [**AI Chatbot:** Make form completion required to continue chat](https://community.elfsight.com/t/ai-chatbot-make-form-completion-required-to-continue-chat/143296)

- [**AI Chatbot:** Change color of each widget element, font, size settings and more](https://community.elfsight.com/t/ai-chatbot-change-color-of-each-widget-element-font-size-settings-and-more/143477)

- [**All-in-One Reviews:** [MAJOR UPDATE] Collect reviews via widget, enhanced review managing and more](https://community.elfsight.com/t/all-in-one-reviews-major-update-collect-reviews-via-widget-enhanced-review-managing-and-more/143349)

- [**Appointment Booking:** Send reminders about scheduled appointments](https://community.elfsight.com/t/appointment-booking-send-reminders-about-scheduled-appointments/143084)

- [**Event Calendar:** Set exceptions for recurring events](https://community.elfsight.com/t/event-calendar-set-exceptions-for-recurring-events/143114)

- [**Event Calendar:** Display host logos in filters](https://community.elfsight.com/t/event-calendar-display-host-logos-in-filters/143039)

- [**Stocks:** Introducing 21 fresh templates](https://community.elfsight.com/t/stocks-introducing-21-fresh-templates/142857)

- [**Store Locator:** Enjoy improved location search](https://community.elfsight.com/t/store-locator-enjoy-improved-location-search/143120)

  
  

# New ideas in progress 👷‍♂️

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This month we’ve completed the design of 17 features and now they are in the **Development stage** 🛠

> **All-in-One Reviews (10 features)**
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> - [Create daily or weekly "cached" option to improve pagespeed performance](https://community.elfsight.com/t/create-daily-or-weekly-cached-option-to-improve-pagespeed-performance/18637)
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> - [Pin review](https://community.elfsight.com/t/pin-review/129728)
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> - [Highlight Reviews](https://community.elfsight.com/t/highlight-reviews/4992)
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> - [Add Doordash, UberEats and Grubhub reviews](https://community.elfsight.com/t/add-doordash-ubereats-and-grubhub-reviews/18980)
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> - [Goodreads Reviews - #12](https://community.elfsight.com/t/goodreads-reviews/5713/12)
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> - [Add Holidaycheck as a source](https://community.elfsight.com/t/add-holidaycheck-as-a-source/5506)
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> - [Add Reviews from Homestars.com](https://community.elfsight.com/t/add-reviews-from-homestars-com/45532)
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> - [Add Trip.com source](https://community.elfsight.com/t/add-trip-com-source/93664)
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> - [Autotrader Reviews](https://community.elfsight.com/t/autotrader-reviews/26323)
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> - [Pull Reviews from CarGurus.com](https://community.elfsight.com/t/pull-reviews-from-cargurus-com/5767)

> **Forms (4 features)**
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> - [Google conversion event tracking on contact forms](https://community.elfsight.com/t/google-conversion-event-tracking-on-contact-forms/128820)
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> - [GTM add to Contact Forms](https://community.elfsight.com/t/gtm-add-to-contact-forms/15127)
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> - [Analytics program integrated](https://community.elfsight.com/t/analytics-program-integrated/6775)
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> - [Add Company Logo and Signature to "Notify Respondents" Email](https://community.elfsight.com/t/add-company-logo-and-signature-to-notify-respondents-email/16211)

- [**Google Reviews:** Show specific reviews first (pin reviews)](https://community.elfsight.com/t/show-specific-reviews-first-pin-reviews/59063)

- [**LinkedIn Feed:** Limit number of posts displayed](https://community.elfsight.com/t/limit-number-of-posts-displayed/56037)

- [**Social Feed:** Limit amount of posts retrieved](https://community.elfsight.com/t/limit-amount-of-posts-retrieved/18209)

  

> See all feature requests **in Progress** : [44 requests in Progress](https://community.elfsight.com/tags/c/wishlist/8/In-Progress/l/votes)

  

# Our achievements 🏆

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- [78 new ideas in our Wishlist](https://community.elfsight.com/c/wishlist)  
Jump in and vote for everything you’d love to see released!

- [157 answered Questions in Ask the Community category](https://community.elfsight.com/c/get-help/5)  
We’re always happy to assist 🙂

- [8 bugs eliminated](https://community.elfsight.com/c/elfsight-changelog/fixed/49) 🛠  
Our devs are working hard to improve your experience with our apps!

  

> Guys, we’d love for you to take a minute to check out our [Wishlist](https://community.elfsight.com/c/wishlist/8)! Your feedback, votes, and fresh ideas are incredibly valuable to us 😊