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DomainValueScore website & app changelog
Updates to the website, the app, and the infrastructure behind them — new features, design changes, and fixes. This is product history; changes to how a domain’s value score itself is computed are tracked separately on the Model history page.
v1.18.0 — pending
Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants can now connect your account by signing in — no key to paste. Add the connector, and instead of asking for a header the app sends you to this site, where you see which app is asking and what it will be allowed to do, and approve it. From then on the assistant acts as you: the same scores, the same limits, and for Pro members the same fresh re-scans, evidence and bulk scoring. A new Connected apps section in Account → Profile lists every app you have approved, with when it was connected and last used, and disconnects any of them with one click; changing your password disconnects them all, exactly as it revokes your keys. The keyless endpoint is still there for anyone who wants no account involved, at /mcp/public. Nothing about scoring changed.
v1.17.0 — pending
There is now a Developers page, and the score can be handed straight to an AI assistant. The page — linked from the Tools menu and from API in the footer — explains what an API key is and where to make one, lists every route your code can call and what comes back, gives the hourly limits for a free key, a paid key and no key at all, and sets out how to quote a score so anyone can check it. Alongside it, an MCP connector: Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and anything else that speaks MCP can look a domain up, run a scan, poll it, read your own history and watched domains, and read the methodology — with copy-and-paste setup for each of them on the page. Four of the nine tools work with no account at all. One honest limitation is stated plainly rather than buried: the hosted Claude connectors on claude.ai, desktop and mobile cannot send a key yet, so there they get the four keyless tools until sign-in is built. Nothing about scoring changed — a name called through a key or an assistant gets the identical score it gets here.
v1.16.0 — pending
Your account can now be used from a script or an AI assistant. In Account → Profile there is a new API keys section: name a key, choose whether it may only read scores or also run scans, choose whether it expires in a year, in 90 days, or never, and create it. The key is shown once and once only — copy it then, because no copy of it is kept and it cannot be shown again. A key acts as you: it draws on your own allowance and sees exactly what you see, so nothing about the scores themselves changes. Creating one asks for your password again (or, if you signed in with Google, Discord or Apple, a confirmation link sent to your address, and a two-factor code if you use one), because a key outlives the browser it was made in. Existing keys are listed with when they were made, when they were last used and when they expire, and can be renamed or revoked at any moment. Changing your password revokes every key — the password form now says so before you submit it, and tells you how many went.
v1.15.1 — 2026-08-20
The bulk list holds its shape while a run is going. The word "queued" used to appear inside a row, between the status chips and the numbers — and because every row shares its column widths with the rest of the list, one waiting row pushed every row’s columns apart until the run finished. A row that is waiting or being scored now shows a small bold badge floating over it instead, with the row softly washed out behind it, so scores, chips, and buttons stay exactly where they are while the work happens. Removing or reordering rows during a run works as before; nothing about scoring changed.
v1.15.0 — 2026-08-15
Your bulk list no longer travels in the web address. It used to be written into the address bar every time you sorted, reordered or ran it, which meant your working list was visible to anything that reads a URL without you choosing it — browser history, page analytics, server logs. It is now kept with your account instead, and the address bar stays clean. Sharing a shortlist still works, and works better: "Copy share link" creates a link that contains nothing but a random code, so the names live with your account rather than in the link you send. A shared link carries the names only — never your scores — expires after 90 days, and creating a new one replaces the old one, which is how you cancel a link you have already sent. Following someone else’s link fills the box with their names and scores nothing, so it never uses up your own allowance. Your list is also still kept on this device as a fallback. Three supporting fixes came with it: if saving to your account fails you are now told, instead of finding out later on another device; closing the tab no longer loses the last few seconds of changes; and a single failed connection when the page opens no longer quietly switches off saving for the rest of your visit.
v1.14.8 — 2026-08-15
The bulk list no longer slides sideways. Long domain names used to push the row wider than the space it had, so reading one meant scrolling the list across — and the space was tighter than it looked: after the side menu and the padding around it, only about fifteen characters of a name fitted before that started, which is shorter than a great many real names. The side menu is narrower now and the spacing around the list has been tightened, which roughly doubles what fits. Beyond that the list watches its own width: when a name is too long for everything to sit on one line, that row splits onto two lines and the name keeps a full line to itself, rather than the list scrolling. Rows go back to sharing aligned columns as soon as they fit again, so a list of ordinary names looks exactly as it did. Names are still never shortened and never broken across lines. On a phone a name wider than the screen still scrolls within the list itself — at that size there is no arrangement that fits it.
v1.14.7 — 2026-08-15
Two changes to the bulk list. You can now add more names while a run is still going, instead of waiting for it to finish — the names you add join the run already in progress and are scored alongside it, and everything already on screen is left exactly as it is. Re-scoring is still held back until the current run finishes, since that replaces scores that are being worked on. Separately, removing a row now asks first, and so does Start over — which says how many names it is about to clear, and clears the saved copy of your list along with them.
v1.14.6 — 2026-08-15
Three changes to the bulk list. Domain names now stay on one line — no more names broken across three lines, and nothing is shortened with a “…”; the column grows to fit the longest name you have, and if that makes the list wider than the page, the list itself scrolls sideways rather than the page. The star has gone: the ± column it controlled now does its job, so clicking the difference on any row compares every other row against that one, and clicking it again goes back to comparing against the top score. The row you have chosen is marked, so you can tell a deliberate choice from the default. Everything else on the row is where it was.
v1.14.5 — 2026-08-15
In bulk scoring, the domain name now opens that domain in a new tab. The rest of the row still opens the score detail, so the two are separate: click the name to go and look at the site, click anywhere else on the row to open its categories. The name is underlined so you can tell which is which before you click, rather than only when the pointer is over it, and the small arrow beside it opens the detail for anyone working from the keyboard. A name always links to exactly the domain it displays — if it cannot, it is shown as plain text rather than pointed somewhere it does not say. Your original list, your order, your baseline and any open results are untouched by any of this.
v1.14.4 — 2026-08-15
In bulk scoring, a result now opens by clicking the row itself. Anywhere on a row that is not a button, a link or a control will open it — the score, the band, the empty space between them — and clicking again closes it. The separate Details control on every row is gone, since the row it sat on now does the same job with more of it to aim at; the domain name is the control that carries it, so this still works from the keyboard exactly as before. Clicking inside a result you have opened does not close it, selecting a name to copy it does not close it, and the Report link, the comparison tickbox, the baseline star and the reordering buttons all still do only their own job. Rows that have nothing to show yet — still scanning, or a name that could not be scored — are not clickable and do not pretend to be. Also fixed: a row still being scanned had its buttons sitting one column to the left of every other row.
v1.14.3 — 2026-08-14
The band and the site state in the bulk list are now centred in their own columns. They shared one cell, so “Strong” and “For sale” sat left-aligned and ragged against each other — a wider label on one row nudged its neighbour out of line with the row above. Each has its own column now, centred within it, so they read straight down the list.
v1.14.2 — 2026-08-14
The bulk list lines up. Every column — the score, the band, the site state, the difference from your baseline, the category colours — now sits at the same place on every row, instead of shifting according to how long each domain name happened to be; the baseline marker no longer runs into the colours beside it. Opening a result now lays its categories out side by side rather than stacked, so when you open two domains at once the same category sits directly above the same category and you can compare them by eye. Clicking a category still opens the evidence behind it, now across the full width where it is actually readable.
v1.14.1 — 2026-08-14
Two fixes to the bulk list. Your saved list now comes back when you return to the page you were already on, not only when you arrive at a clean address — the address bar carries your list, and that was being mistaken for someone else’s shared link, which sent you back to an empty box with your results discarded. Following a genuinely different shared link still shows that list, as before. Separately, opening a result now shows each category with its score and nothing else, so you can see at a glance which one held a domain back; the evidence behind any single category opens with one more click, and you can have several open across several domains at once.
v1.14.0 — 2026-08-13
Your bulk list is now remembered. Sign in from anywhere and the list you were working on is still there — the same domains, in the order you put them in, with the baseline you pinned and the scores you last saw. Those scores are kept exactly as they were rather than being quietly recalculated, so what you come back to is what you left, and the list tells you the date they were run. When you want fresh numbers you ask for them: Rescore all does the whole list, and the circular arrow on any row does just that one. Starting over forgets the list entirely.
v1.13.0 — 2026-08-13
Bulk scoring gains full reports in place, and names you can add as you go. Every scored row now has a Details control that opens the whole report where it sits — each factor with its score, its weight, how much of its evidence could be collected, the evidence itself, any notes, and the reason a score was capped. Several can be open at once, which is the point: two full reports side by side is the one thing a link to a separate page cannot give you. Nothing is fetched to open them, so they appear instantly. You can also add more domains to a list that already has results without starting again — only the new ones are scored, and your existing scores, your order, your chosen baseline and any open reports all stay exactly as they were. Removing a row was already there. The list still holds twenty-five.
v1.12.1 — 2026-08-13
Bulk scoring moved to where your other account tools live. It now sits in your account, directly above Scan history, instead of in the Tools menu at the top of the site. Every signed-in member can see the section — it is no longer hidden from anyone with an account — and opening it either shows the tool, if your plan includes it, or explains what it does and what it costs if it does not. The page it used to live on still works if you have it bookmarked.
v1.12.0 — 2026-08-12
Bulk scoring, for Pro members. Paste up to twenty-five domain names — one per line, or straight out of a spreadsheet column, a drop list, or a registrar export — and get every score in one run, on one screen. Names scored recently come back immediately; the rest fill in as they finish, so the list is useful before it is complete. Sort by score, by name, by any single one of the five factors, or by what needs a look first; pin any row as the baseline and every other row shows how far above or below it sits; check two to four rows to see their factors side by side with the best value in each row marked. Drag the list into whatever order you want and it stays that way, arriving results appended rather than shuffled in — and the same reordering works from the keyboard, or from the up and down buttons on each row. The whole run exports to CSV with every factor, the model version, and a link to each report, or copies as a table to paste elsewhere. The list lives in the page address, so a shortlist can be shared as a link. Scoring one domain stays free, as it always has been; scoring a list at once is part of Pro.
v1.11.4 — 2026-08-06
The model history now shows the date each model version went live, next to the version itself, so a score can be read against when its model was in force. Versions that have been documented but not yet released are marked “pending”.
v1.11.3 — 2026-08-05
The live preview on the widget page now grows to fit what it is showing. It used to be a fixed height, so as soon as a score appeared the result sat below a scrollbar — the one thing the preview exists to demonstrate was the part you had to scroll to find. It now expands to the full height of the result, and the empty space between the introduction and the Options panel has been reduced so the configurator and the preview are both in view when the page opens. The embed code itself is unchanged.
v1.11.2 — 2026-08-05
The top menu drops its “Model” link. What it pointed to — how the five weighted categories add up to a score — is covered in full on the Methodology page, which is one item along in the same menu, so the two were pointing at the same explanation. The section itself has not gone anywhere: the “How it works” button on the home page still opens it.
v1.11.1 — 2026-08-05
Clicking “Get score” more than once no longer starts more than one valuation. The button and the address box now switch off the instant you click, instead of staying live while the request is on its way — so an impatient second or third click can no longer produce several results for the same name. The server now also settles, in one atomic step, which request starts the valuation when several arrive together, and points the rest at the one already running. Separately, Notable Domains has moved out of the top menu: it is still in the footer, and there is now a link to it on the Methodology page, right under the value bands it illustrates.
v1.11.0 — pending
Every factor score is now free. A free result used to carry the overall number alone — fundamentals, market demand, liquidity, risk and scarcity were a paid unlock, which left the free report as a score with no breakdown to check, the very thing we criticize dollar appraisals for. All five factor scores, with their weights and confidence, now come with every score for everyone, on the site, in the report, in the widget and in the Chrome extension. What a Pro subscription adds is the evidence underneath each factor — what was actually measured and the notes explaining it — along with report exports, on-demand re-evaluations, monitoring, and the Certified Score. No score changed: this is about what we show, not how we score.
v1.10.0 — 2026-07-31
The Chrome extension is out. DomainValueScore is now on the Chrome Web Store: open the side panel, score the domain you are looking at or any name you type, and read the same 0–1000 quality score this site gives — plus a local, never-transmitted read of whether the page in front of you is a live site, a parking lander, or a for-sale page. A new Extension page explains what it does, what it sends and what it never sends, and links straight to the listing, in all eight languages.
v1.9.2 — 2026-07-13
Scan hardening. The HTML link and text parsers used on every scanned page were rewritten to run in linear time, removing a denial-of-service risk where a maliciously crafted page could make a scan hang. Behavior is unchanged for normal pages; scores are unaffected.
v1.9.1 — 2026-07-11
Scan results now expire with the model. A cached scan is reused only if it was produced by the current scoring-model and evidence-collection versions, so a scoring or detection fix takes effect immediately after release instead of being masked by up to a week of cached results.
v1.9.0 — 2026-07-11
Reading your report. A new report guide defines every line item on a report in plain language — the score mechanics, the five categories and their weights, each evidence term, the signals reported alongside the score, and the verification proof — in all eight languages. Linked from the navigation, the footer, and every report, with each category deep-linking to its definition.
v1.8.0 — pending
A new look for the badge. The embeddable score badge — both the nameplate and the round seal — is redrawn on a polished metallic frame in the brand colors, with the score, band, and domain composited on top. The score number keeps its band color so the result still reads at a glance.
v1.7.0 — pending
Report this score. Every report now carries a feedback control: pick a reason, add context, and it lands in a human review queue. A confirmed report can trigger a re-score or a correction — reports never change a score automatically, so scores stay reproducible.
v1.6.0 — pending
One vocabulary: a score, not an appraisal. The homepage now opens with the product's own positioning — "A score, not an appraisal.", like a credit score for domain names — and every place that said "valuation" now says "score", so the wording never invites the dollar-figure reading the methodology explicitly disclaims. The Certified Score card now names the moments it is for: a listing, a negotiation, or due diligence.
v1.5.0 — 2026-06-27
Verification, documents & clearer reports. The Blockchain Attestation is now offered only to a verified domain owner — shown with a "verified owner" badge — and each domain has a single verified owner. When a domain is sold, the new owner can transfer it to their account by proving they control its DNS. The signed certificate and the printable report fit a single page, report wording is now plain and factual (it states which trademark or product a name matches, with no sales or investment framing), and this "What’s new" page now tracks product updates.
v1.4.0 — 2026-06-26
Trademark intelligence. A self-hosted USPTO trademark index (replacing a defunct third-party lookup) powers a live-trademark risk check, refreshed automatically every quarter, with admin maintenance tooling.
v1.3.0 — 2026-06-26
Search-demand signal. An optional Google Ads search-volume premium signal, configurable from the admin console.
v1.2.0 — 2026-06-25
Trends & messaging. A cron-maintained, admin-approved keyword-trend overlay (versioned so scores stay reproducible) and a rewritten "Why a score" page in all eight languages.
v1.1.0 — 2026-06-24
On-chain attestations. Every score can now be cryptographically attested on Base with the Ethereum Attestation Service, alongside a public domain directory and a verification "authority" hub where anyone can check a score independently.
v1.0.5 — 2026-06-23
Refreshed design & pricing. A new design-system look, promo codes, the ™ mark on the wordmarks, a "Why a score" page, a richer contact form, and a monthly/annual pricing toggle.
v1.0.4 — 2026-06-22
Plans & checkout. Live pricing with Pro and Certified Score checkout, and an email-confirmation step for new sign-ups.
v1.0.3 — 2026-06-21
Accounts, billing & proof. Metered plan entitlements with checkout and a usage dashboard, public shareable scorecards, signed PDF certificates, and on-chain / public-key score attestations.
v1.0.2 — 2026-06-12
Transparency & brand. A public Model-history page with an automatic version recorder, admin controls for the premium-signal API keys, and the blue→purple logo and color scheme.
v1.0.0 — 2026-06-11
Public launch of DomainValueScore.com — an objective, reproducible 0–1000 score for any domain name from its observable characteristics, with free quick scores, premium detailed reports, shareable badges, and accounts, in eight languages.