Release Radar Blog for the Week of Jan 19th

January 27, 2026•2 min read

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January 19th - January 23rd 2026

Time Stamps

👋 00:00 Introduction and Greetings
🎉 01:33 HighLevel Live Event Announcement
📝 02:38 Forms, Surveys, and Quizzes Updates
📍 04:56 Online Listings and Force Sync Feature
🔍 07:14 SEO and Calendar Updates
📅 08:54 Social Planner and Workflow Enhancements
🎯 13:52 Prospecting and Local Marketing Audit
👥 15:38 Contacts and URL Redirects
📊 18:21 External Tracking Analytics
🚫 19:51 Addressing Spam Concerns
🔐 20:27 Mandatory Two-Factor Authentication
💬 21:59 WhatsApp Update
📨 24:09 Unread Conversations Counter
🧠 24:48 Agent Studio Enhancements
🔄 26:22 Workflow and Google Forms Integration
🙌 32:33 Community Shoutouts
🚀 36:03 Upcoming Features and Final Remarks

🔥 Featured Releases 🔥

WhatsApp: ‘From’ & ‘To’ Number Configuration Selection

We've added WhatsApp From and To number selection in Conversations, ensuring messages are sent from the right business number every time.

This update brings clarity and confidence to WhatsApp messaging at scale. By automatically selecting and locking the correct business number for every conversation, teams can focus on responding quickly and accurately, without worrying about compliance missteps or sending messages from the wrong identity.

Workflows: Google Forms Actions & Triggers

We've added native Google Forms triggers and actions to Workflows, letting teams capture responses, trigger automations and drive CRM actions directly from Google Forms without third-party tools.

This native integration turns Google Forms into a first-class automation trigger inside HighLevel. By syncing responses directly into workflows, teams can respond faster, personalize follow-ups, and build smarter CRM automations, without the complexity, cost or latency of third-party tools.

Contacts: Revamped List View and Smartlists Now Live

The new Contact List View and SmartList 2.0 are now fully launched, unifying sorting, field management, advanced filtering and improved sharing controls into one streamlined experience.

This release brings clarity and speed to how teams work with contacts. By unifying list views, advanced filtering, and smarter sharing controls, SmartList 2.0 makes it easier to segment audiences, manage data at scale and collaborate confidently, without jumping between tools or views.

Workflow AI: Smarter Wait Step Generation

We've leveled up Al Builder's Wait steps to be more reliable and predictable while handling complex multi-step requests in a single prompt.

This upgrade makes AI Builder far more dependable when creating time-based logic. By accurately interpreting complex wait instructions and enforcing safe, predictable behavior, teams can build advanced, multi-step automations faster, without worrying about misconfigured waits or broken workflow paths.

Social Planner: Editable Category Queue

We're excited to introduce Edit Category Queue, allowing users to easily edit, reorder, reschedule and visualize queues without rebuilding them from scratch.

This update turns Category Queues into a flexible, living schedule instead of a locked setup. With easy editing, full calendar visibility, and one-click rescheduling, teams can adapt content plans on the fly, keeping campaigns aligned, timelines clean and social strategies moving without starting over.