Changelog
What's new, improved, and fixed in LiveData.
Live Poll
- New Live Poll overlay type — run real-time audience polls and display live vote counts on air as animated bar charts
- New Public voting page — shareable URL (or QR code) lets audience vote from any phone or device without logging in
- New Poll controls — Open, Close, and Reset buttons in the editor let you manage each poll round live during a broadcast
- New 2 display templates: Bars (large animated fill bars with LIVE header) and Minimal (compact bar rows for smaller footprint)
- New Status indicator on the voting page — audience sees ● VOTING OPEN, ⏳ WAITING, or POLL CLOSED in real time
- New Thank-you confirmation — voting page shows a thank-you message and live results after a successful vote
- New One-vote-per-device enforcement — duplicate votes blocked per device and IP address
- Improved Poll session isolation — resetting a poll clears old votes and starts a fresh session so results are always clean
Social Comments
- New Social Comment overlay type — push live viewer comments on screen with full animation and style control
- New Manual queue — type any comment, add it to the queue, and show it with one click from the editor
- New Google Sheet Q&A mode — connect a Google Form response sheet, browse questions, and push any to air
- New YouTube Live Chat integration — connect a live stream URL and pull incoming chat messages directly into the queue
- New 4 visual templates: Classic (sidebar accent bar), Bubble (speech-bubble card), Split (bold left panel), Minimal (dot-ruled strip)
- New Per-comment custom duration — each queue entry can have its own on-screen time (overrides the layer default)
- New Animation options — slide up, slide left, or fade for each template
- New Source badges — YouTube Live, Sheet Q&A, and Manual comments are colour-coded on screen
- Fixed Overlay no longer re-appears after its hide timer expires — poll correctly ignores already-shown comments
7 New Overlay Types
- New Lower Third overlay — animated name plates with 4 premium templates (Flat, Gradient, Accent, Glass), zone system (bottom, top, side), and entry picker with Google Sheets support
- New Ticker overlay — scrolling text ticker with configurable speed, font, colour, and background; Google Sheets data source
- New Name Card overlay — presenter or player card with headshot photo, name, title, and organisation; toggle on/off live
- New Logo Bug overlay — persistent corner logo watermark with adjustable size and X/Y position; upload any PNG/SVG
- New Data Board overlay — live stat panels fed from Google Sheets with customisable labels, values, and layout
- New Scoreboard overlay — head-to-head score display with team logos, custom fonts, and live score editing
- New After Effect overlay (beta) — Lottie JSON animation playback for complex broadcast motion graphics
Billing, Teams & Admin
- New Full Paystack and Flutterwave payment integration — subscribe to any paid plan directly from your account page
- New Team invite system — workspace owners can invite collaborators by email; invitees set their own password and join the workspace instantly
- New Admin backend — full account management, user list with subscription status, plan assignment, payment log, and gateway/mail settings pages
- New Subscription expiry tracking — paid plans now show renewal date and days remaining in admin
- New Pricing section on landing page — live plan cards pulled from the database
- Improved Profile page now shows owner vs member view — invited members see a simplified profile with only name, password, and workspace info
- Improved Admin nav updated to match main app nav style with back-to-app button
- Fixed Admin users list now correctly groups workspace members under their owner with clear visual hierarchy
Timeline Overlays & Asset Library
- New Timeline overlay type — display event stages, match progress, or booyah counts with image-based timeline boxes
- New Asset library — upload team logos and images to your workspace for use across all layers
- New Timeline slot management — set order, assign assets, and control visibility per slot
- Improved Layer editor styling panel — additional controls for shadow, glow, and background blur
- Improved Layer control page visual redesign — dark grid background, plan usage meter, hover effects on cards
- Fixed Overlay data endpoint now respects account isolation — overlays only render data from their own workspace
Plans, Workspaces & Styling
- New Multi-tier plan system — Free, Starter, Pro, Studio plans with configurable limits on layers, seats, and storage
- New Google Sheets import — connect any public sheet as a live data source
- New Full style controls — background, border, fonts, padding, row colours, shadows, and opacity per overlay
- New Account profile page — workspace info, plan usage bars, plan upgrade section
- Improved Overlay rendering engine — transparent background by default, auto-refresh polling
- Fixed Layer slugs now guaranteed unique per account to prevent URL conflicts
Initial Launch 🚀
- New LiveData by WAL — first public release
- New Leaderboard overlay type with dynamic columns and JSON data input
- New Browser source URL per layer — compatible with OBS Studio, vMix, H2R Graphics, Streamlabs
- New Multi-tenant workspace system — each account's data is fully isolated
- New User registration and authentication via Laravel Breeze