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SocialBee retires category sequencing and Next Posts in its first product change in months.

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◆Current state
After a summer of fixes for Threads, Pinterest and TikTok posting failures, SocialBee announced a scheduling overhaul rolling out over the coming weeks. Category Sequence and Random categories are being replaced by active categories, and the Next Posts view is being folded into Calendar and List views. A bug blocking deletion from the Content Categories page was fixed the same day.
◆Where it's heading
SocialBee is simplifying its category-based scheduling model rather than adding to it, consolidating views and removing modes. The promised biweekly, monthly and yearly recurrence suggests scheduling moves toward calendar-style rules instead of category queues.
◆Prediction
Expect the recurring-schedule options announced for later this quarter to ship next; the entries don't show anything beyond scheduling.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    [Fixed] Support Meeting booking affected by Microsoft 365 outage

    Support meeting booking failed during a Microsoft 365 outage and is working again. Another external-service incident note, with no product change since the October scheduling overhaul.

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  2. 17d ago

    [Fixed] Bluesky Posting Disruption

    Bluesky publishing was disrupted by an API outage on the network's side and is now restored. Another platform-integration incident, the dominant pattern in this changelog.

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  3. 24d ago

    [Fixed] Issue with deleting items from Content Categories page

    A bug that blocked deleting posts from the Content Categories page was found and fixed the same day. It lands as categories themselves are being reworked.

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  4. 25d ago

    Scheduling overhaul retires category sequencing and Next Posts

    SocialBee is phasing out Category Sequence and Random categories and retiring the Next Posts view in favour of Calendar and List. It is the first visible product change after months of fixes, and it simplifies the category model rather than extending it.

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  5. 1mo ago

    [Fixed] Issue Connecting and Refreshing Threads

    A Threads connectivity and refresh issue is resolved—this follows the pattern of SocialBee's recent changelog, which has been dominated by third-party platform integration fixes rather than new capabilities.

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  6. 2mo ago

    Improved Billing Page

    The billing page gets a layout overhaul with no functional changes—cleaner display of subscription data but the same actions. A cosmetic improvement sandwiched between incident reports.

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