2026 Production Releases — What's New

A running log of product updates released to the Career Portal, Talent Showcase, ATS Connect, and related platforms. Most recent releases are listed first. This article is updated as new releases ship.

August 2026

Job Board Anti-Spam Checks — Update (Aug 19)

We’ve added a Career Portal option for applicants whose legal first and last names are the same (for example, “Thomas Thomas”).

By default, matching first and last names are treated as likely bot traffic and the application is blocked. That still protects most sites. If you have real candidates in that situation, you can now allow those applications without turning off the rest of our spam checks.

What the setting does
When Allow Identical First and Last Name is turned on:

• Applicants may submit with an identical first and last name
• Gibberish / fake-name checks still run on those submissions
• Other bot protections stay in place (honeypot, too-fast submit, disposable email, and related checks)

The setting is off by default. Enable it only if you need this exception.

Talent Showcase ATS Import & Job Board Reliability (Aug 4–11)

• New: Recruiters can import candidates directly from their ATS into Talent Showcase as Drafts — one-click for Bullhorn, Avionté BOLD, TempWorks, and similar platforms; a manual paste-in form for Ceipal and similar systems. Currently available to early-access clients.
• Job Board search pages no longer jump away from the search bar on initial load.
• Mobile job boards display a configured mobile logo when one is set.
• Bullhorn-sourced jobs without a ZIP code now match location searches more consistently.
• Avionté BOLD job sync no longer gets stuck retrying incomplete job data, and branch/contact assignments are preserved through temporary lookup failures.
• Indeed application tracking logs more detail, helping support diagnose failed or duplicate applications faster.
• Monster applications now match back to the correct job posting more reliably.

July 2026

Avionté BOLD: Optional Refreshed Posting Dates (Jul 13)

New opt-in setting for Avionté BOLD clients: when a job is refreshed or republished in Avionté, the Career Portal can now update its posting date to match, instead of keeping the original creation date. Off by default — no change for clients who don't request it. Enabled per-client in HMG Admin under Job Board / Career Portal Options.

June 2026

CEIPAL Integration Upgraded to API v2 (Jun 10)

The Ceipal ATS integration was upgraded from API v1 to v2, improving authentication reliability and fixing application-submission issues tied to the older API version. No action needed — existing integrations continue to work without changes.

📄 CEIPAL Integration Update - June 2026

TikTok Tracking Codes for Career Portal & Talent Showcase (Jun 10)

Clients running TikTok ad campaigns can now track conversions (page views, job/profile views, apply clicks, completed applications) directly through TikTok's standard Pixel — no custom scripts needed. 

📄 TikTok Tracking Codes — Now Available on Career Portal & Talent Showcase

Job Board Anti-Spam Checks — Messaging Update (Jun 10)

Follow-up refinement to the anti-spam protections shipped in May: candidates who are blocked now see a friendlier, configurable message instead of a technical error.

May 2026

Job Board Anti-Spam Protections (May 12)

New lightweight protections against bot submissions and fake sign-ups on job applications and candidate sign-up forms — including hidden bot detection, blocking of disposable email addresses, and spam-pattern detection. No CAPTCHA required, and legitimate applicants see no extra steps. Reduces junk applications reaching ATS pipelines.

📄 Career Portal Anti-Spam Checks

March 2026

Bullhorn: Job-to-Candidate Field Mapping (Mar 19)

New configurable feature for Bullhorn clients: a value from a job posting (like branch or office) can now automatically populate a matching field on the candidate's record when they apply — no development work required to set up.

Avionté BOLD: Smarter Job Sync (Mar 3)

Job board refreshes now only pull updated data for jobs that actually changed in Avionté, rather than the full job list every time — reducing load and sync errors. Note: recruiter/rep reassignments don't yet trigger an automatic refresh on their own; making any small edit to the job title or description alongside a rep change will prompt an update until this is fully automated.

📄 Avionté BOLD-Integrated Career Portals - Update - 3/12/2026

January 2026

Career Portal V4 Launch (Jan 9)

A full visual modernization of the Career Portal job board: card-based job listings, improved advanced search and autocomplete, a two-column job details layout, and streamlined application forms with better file upload and validation. Fully backward-compatible — all existing configurations, ATS integrations, and custom fields carry over automatically. Enabled per-client via a single checkbox in HMG Admin, with instant rollback to the previous version if needed.

📄 Career Portal V4 is here! · How to turn on Career Portal V4

Talent Showcase: Interest Tracking, Image Controls & Security Fixes (Jan 3–9)

• Employers can now express interest directly on talent presentations, with recruiters notified by email.
• Users can log in or sign up directly from a presentation page (magic link or password).
• Admins can set a global fallback image for talent profiles without photos.
• Manual edits to talent bios are now protected from being overwritten by the next ATS sync.
• Several critical security fixes were deployed, including a SQL injection vulnerability in bulk talent operations.

Talent Showcase: Dual-Date System (Jan 9–22)

Talent profiles now track a create date (when a profile was first added) separately from a publish date (when it first went live), so dates stay stable and no longer shift every time a profile re-syncs from an ATS. Includes a new admin setting to control how ATS-imported publish dates are handled, and a manual date editor for individual profiles.

Additional January Updates (Jan 1–12)

• Clients can configure a custom "job not found" message for broken or expired job links.
• Improved Bullhorn field mapping (skills, salary, and more) with no-code configuration in Admin.
• New option to import ATS talent as Draft for review before publishing.
• Job Board feed processing capacity increased 113%, improving how quickly job updates reach the Career Portal.

Have a question about any of these releases, or notice something that doesn't match what's described here? Contact support@haleymarketing.com with the client name and a description of what you're seeing.