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Did you know you’ve got an emoji keyboard at your fingertips? Emojis are readily available on Windows and OSX anywhere you edit text. Making it easy to add a bit of fun to your changelog. Here is how:

Windows

1. During text entry, type Windows logo key  + .(period) The emoji keyboard will appear.

2. Select an emoji with the mouse, or keep typing to search through the available emojis for one you like.

For more ways to express yourself, choose from GIFs and Kaomoji too!

OSX

1. Press Fn + E, or choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols.

2. Click a character or symbol to add it to your text (or double-click it if the Character Viewer is expanded).

To quickly find a specific emoji, enter a word or phrase (such as “laughing face”) in the search field.
To see variations of an emoji — like different skin tones — click and hold the emoji in the viewer.

↳ Pro tip: Try typing a word such as “like” and click the Fn button to see emoji suggestions appear.

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Bugfixes & Improvements

• Improved Date Display Dates older than one month are now shown as absolute dates (e.g., March 3)

• Less playful AI We fixed a bug that ignored custom AI settings and always reverted to the default, playful tone.

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Copy and paste images

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Sure, you could already drag and drop image files from your computer, but when it comes to screenshots, that’s a little clunky. Now you can snap that screenshot into your clipboard and paste it directly into the editor! No more extra steps to save and upload—an intuitive Cmd+V (or Ctrl+V) action is all it takes.

Personalize Your Space with Custom Avatars

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Your digital space should feel like your own, and now it can! With our latest update, you have the freedom to upload a custom avatar specifically for your space, providing a distinct and personalized touch. Break away from the limitations of using generic project avatars and showcase your unique identity within the digital workspace!

Advanced widget positioning

We’ve introduced an advanced positioning feature which allows widgets to dynamically position themselves based on the trigger element. Please note that this feature is not available in the UI and must be configured as part of the embed code parameters using attribute anchor=”trigger”.

Improvements

• Enhanced Navigation Bar You can now see and jump to linked Jira projects right from the left-hand Space navigation sidebar. If Confluence is configured, you can also navigate to your Confluence release notes pages.

• Confluence Page Metadata Enhancement Confluence pages now display the publishing date and version, providing clear and precise document history.

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While we are working on some bigger updates in the background, we are bringing you a couple small (but awesome) improvements this week…

But before we get to those, we would also love to hear from you 🫵.

Over the next few weeks we will be conducting discovery calls. We would love to learn how you communicate your plans and updates to stakeholders and customers. Help us shape the future of Released and express your interest in a participating in a discovery call.

… Now let’s get to this weeks improvements!

Enhanced Link Editing in the Editor

You can now easily unlink text with just a couple of clicks. Say goodbye to the days of deleting and retyping just to remove a link.

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In addition to this, we've also introduced a convenient shortcut to streamline your workflow. With the Command+K (or Ctrl+K for Windows users) shortcut, you can swiftly bring up the link dialog to edit links faster than ever, aligning with the standard shortcuts you're already accustomed to in other productivity tools like Confluence and Google Docs.

Bugfixes and Improvements

• CORS Header Issue on Fonts Resolved CORS header persistence for font requests on CloudFront/S3 now works more reliably.

• Template AI Border Fix The issue with the missing AI border (the fancy colourful progress indicators) when applying templates has been resolved.

• URL Validation Improvements Invalid URLs are now better managed, preventing draft publishing errors and converting HTTP to HTTPS automatically, with tooltips detailing any issues.

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If there was one thing that we consistently hear from our users it’s this:

Templates would be amazing.

And we couldn’t agree more. That’s why we are excited to finally unwrap the holiday gift we’ve been working on the past few weeks!

Introducing Templates for Released: Streamline your release notes for faster, more engaging updates. Craft entire product updates in seconds with just one click!

And with a pre-defined structure, you can ensure that your communication is consistent, no matter who writes it. And this is how it works:

AI Blocks

AI blocks are at the core of our templates, helping you to create structured announcements effortlessly. Each section adapts to suit your release content seamlessly, populated with an AI-generated title, summaries, descriptive paragraphs, and neatly organized lists—tailored automatically to each release's unique characteristics.

We are launching templates with 4 powerful AI blocks:

• Title - Generates a title based on the post content.

• Introduction - Generates an introduction based on the post content.

• Issue sections - Generates descriptions for all issues of the specified type(s) in paragraph format.

• Issue lists - Generates descriptions for all issues of the specified type(s) in a list format.

The default prompt for each AI block can be customized. Allowing you to create a technical “changelog” template and an inspirational “release notes” template from the same Jira issues.

Templates bring a newfound simplicity and elegance to crafting your release notes, allowing for dynamic, standardized communications with a personal touch. And it’s even faster than before!

Read more ›

Bugfixes

• Version Field Accessibility Non-admin users can now properly access and select version fields.

• Color Saving Issue Resolved Fixed an issue where changing the text color would prevent the post from saving due to overly eager validation errors.

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Exciting news for those who love diving deep into the details!

With our latest update, we're streamlining the way you trace back the changes to their source. Now, you'll find it easier than ever to link directly to the Jira issues in your posts — facilitating better understanding and transparency for those who seek it.

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Each change section will now automatically flaunt a sleek Jira issue link lozenge for quick reference. Not only that, you have full command over the visibility of these links; they are discreet when you're drafting and can be revealed or concealed with a simple toggle, depending on the audience of your product updates. We're all about giving you the control to customize how information flows.

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Combined with the release notes links, Released now provides bi-directional traceability, making it easier than ever to navigate your product updates.

Bugfixes

• Confluence Integration Fix The previously broken link in the publish dialog cog now correctly directs you to the settings page.

• Improved Filter Search Resolved an issue where searching for filters in the Create and Filter dialog did not display any results.

• Improved page navigation The announcement page will now scroll to the top of itself, rather than the top of the document, when navigating within a post.

• Segmented Control UI Improvement We've resolved an issue with the SegmentedControl's indicator to ensure it animates correctly when modal dialogs are reopened.

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Hello from yesterday! Ever wished for a Time Machine to correct the date of a published post or to perfectly match it with a product release? Well, your wish has been granted!

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Pick your preferred date fast and simple with the handy new calendar UI. Blink, and you're back in time. This revolutionary feature keeps your timeline tidy and accurate, so you can import backdated posts without them appearing at the top of your timeline.

Go take our time machine on a spin! Remember, it's your time, and you control when and how it ticks. Happy Time Traveling! 🕰️🎊

Bugfixes & Improvements

• Fixed Slack publishing of longer posts Long posts were failing to publish to Slack if they exceeded Slack’s size limits. Now longer posts will be truncated, and a message will indicate that readers should check out the post in-app or on your website.

• Improved reliability We refined the monitoring of our servers to ensure our service is running smoothly when you need it.

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In short: We moved the “Generate” button from the bottom center of the screen to the top of the issue sidebar.

When you select a ticket, the filter button will be swapped with the generate button. And to make it really obvious what’s happening, we added a nifty animation as well.

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If you are interested in the “behind the scenes” reason for the change, check out this article.

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GIF-tastic cover images

We've added support for GIFs in the cover image section! Now, you can make your release announcements even more eye-catching and dynamic by setting a GIF as your cover image.

Let your creativity run wild and bring your release notes to life with animated visuals.

Improvements

We’ve made some small improvements to how we render inline code and blockquotes. Let’s hear what Jens had to say about it:

This is better

Thanks Jens!

Security and Reliability

Bug bounty program

We have joined the Marketplace Security Bug Bounty Program and now have 100 security researchers hunting vulnerabilities in Released. To date, we've awarded two bounties for minor security vulnerabilities, all of which have been addressed in this release.

Cloud Fortified

In addition to offering an outstanding user experience, we are deeply committed to ensuring an exceptionally secure and reliable Cloud experience. Therefore we have started the process of joining Atlassian’s Cloud Fortified program.

Learn more about the Marketplace App Trust program: https://www.atlassian.com/trust/marketplace

JiraCon23

We are excited to be speaking at JiraCon23. What is JiraCon? We are glad you asked:

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This is a 7-hour “choose your path” virtual event. You will see an Agenda filled with multiple sessions each hour. You choose what you want to attend based on your interests or needs. This event is all about solving problems, so it helps to do a little preparation ahead of time.

Get your tickets today and use the discount code REL30 for 30% off!

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We are thrilled to announce the release of custom prompts in our latest update. Now, you have the ability to create personalized prompts for your tasks, giving you even more flexibility and control over your generated description.

With custom prompts, you can tailor the prompts to your specific needs and preferences. Whether you want to add additional information, change the tone, or ensure that internal references like Figma links are ignored. This feature allows you to make each task prompt more meaningful and relevant, ensuring that you have all the necessary details at your fingertips.

The best part, prompts are customizable per for each issue type. That means you can apply a playful tone to stories, while using a technical tone for security issues.

Caching of Announcements

We've made some great improvements to the reliability and speed of your customer-facing release notes. Now, even if our service becomes temporarily unavailable, the cached content will still be available to your customers for up to 24 hours.

But wait, there's more! This caching mechanism doesn't just enhance reliability, it also turbocharges the server response time by more than 10x! Here is what 10x looks like:

Improvements

• Improved Canonical Adjustment We have enhanced the functionality to automatically adjust the canonical link on detail pages, simplifying installation and ensuring your page is SEO optimized.

• Enhanced security with CSP headers We've added Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to ensure enhanced security for your app.

Bugfixes

• We fixed a crash that occurred when the fixVersions field was missing on incoming issues.

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For teams building mobile apps or managing versioned software, we've just added a great new feature that simplifies version specification for release posts, enhancing communication and visibility within your development process.

When creating a release post using the version filter, the version field will be pre-filled for your convenience. However, you can still customize the version afterwards.

When specified, the versions now show on your announcement page and widget.

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Improvements

Overview UX tweaks

In addition to incorporating version information into the posts on the overview page, we have revamped the entire page, introducing icons for metadata information, eliminating certain borders, and overall made it much easier on the eyes. 👀

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Option to hide cover image on announcement page

We've added an option to hide the cover image on the announcement page. For those who have similar images in the cover and the content, this will help avoid redundancy. You can disable cover images with the cover-images attribute. For more details, take a look at the page properties documentation.

Bugfixes

• Dark mode compatibility We've fixed an issue where the settings widget/page previews wouldn't match Jira's dark mode. Now, you can enjoy a consistent visual experience across all settings.

• Editor loading issue We have addressed an issue where the editor fails to load when the filter includes a deleted version.

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Last week we shipped image cropping for Cover images, making it easier to get your cover image aspect ratio just right. This week we are extending this functionality to content images as well, along with other improvements to image handling.

Now, you can easily customize and crop your images to your heart's desire. Want to perfect the composition and focus? No problem! With our adjustable cropping frame and drag points for resizing, you can effortlessly create the ideal visual narrative for your posts. Plus, you have the option to revert to the original image before saving, so you can experiment fearlessly.

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Improvements & Bugfixes

• Client-side image resizing. We made uploading faster by resizing images before uploading them.

• Image alt descriptions. You can now add alt descriptions to images to provide useful information about an image's content, enhancing accessibility and providing context for users and search engines.

• Fix AI generation for custom fields. We have resolved an issue where updating custom fields would result in an error if the AI generated any images, videos, or other non-text content in the description.

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YouTube, Loom and Video URL Support

We have added support for videos in Released to provide an even more visual way to showcase new features. To start, we are supporting the videos from:

• YouTube

• Loom

• Video URLs (mp4, webm, and ogg)

How to add a video

Simply copy the URL of the video you want to embed and paste it into the editor. The video will be automatically embedded. Videos are responsive and will adapt to different screen sizes and viewports.

Image cropping

Getting the cover image just right has been a bit tricky, until now. We recently standardized the ratio of the cover image across all channels, and today adding the ability to crop your image to just the right dimension. With image cropping you can:

• Preview your cover image with an adjustable cropping frame overlaid on top.

• Resize the cropping frame using drag points.

• Reset the cropping and revert to the original image (before saving).

Hopefully this removes any guess work and speeds up your workflow.

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Improvements

• Improved heading sizes Headers in post content will now be smaller than the post title itself. We have also adjusted the other headings accordingly for overall consistency.

Bugfixes

• Badge syncing and styling We have fixed the issue with syncing between embeds and badge styling. Now, badges will display correctly across the announcement page, widget and the notification badge.

• Image aspect ratio fix We have removed the forced aspect ratio on images once they are loaded. This will ensure that images are displayed in their original dimensions.

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At Released, we believe in the power of captivating storytelling and seamless communication with your customers. That's why we are thrilled to unveil Released.

Released will transform the way you engage your customers by effortlessly generating stunning release notes from your Jira tickets. Say goodbye to the painstaking task of compiling changes and welcome a new era of streamlined communication.

AI copywriter

With Released, curating features and improvements for your release has never been easier.

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Our intelligent AI copywriter takes the details from your issues and expertly crafts a public description that will captivate your audience. No more time wasted on refining the wording or wondering if your message hits the mark – let our AI copywriter handle the nitty-gritty while you focus on crafting headline-worthy stories for your key features.

Filters

Say goodbye to the tedious task of searching for updates. With the new filtering feature, you can effortlessly locate the completed work from the past month, week, or since the last announcements. And if you're utilizing versions, simply select them with ease.

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Efficiently manage customer-centric issues by utilizing labels like "release-announcement" to mark and filter relevant tasks while you work on them.

Editing as easy as drag & drop

Experience the sheer convenience of Released's intuitive interface. Simply drag and drop feature cards into the rich text editor, effortlessly arranging your content just the way you want it. Take control of your announcements and create a visually stunning narrative that keeps your customers hooked.

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Widgets

Let's face it, release notes pages in your documentation or on your website are great for SEO, but most users will never see it. That's why we are shipping the first version of Released with an embeddable widget that you can easily embed into your app or site.

Customise the text, colours, trigger and positioning to make it truly uniquely you. Your customers will always be in the loop, receiving timely and engaging updates about your product's journey.

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And a lot more…

• Cover images: Released offers you the freedom to express your brand's unique identity with custom cover images for your posts. Showcase your style and create a cohesive visual experience that resonates with your audience.

• Post categories: Organizing your release notes is now a breeze with Post Categories. Seamlessly group related updates together and provide your customers with a structured and intuitive overview of your product's progress.

• Tracking: We keep track of all issues added to your post, so you know exactly what features you’ve already covered if you are crafting your release notes over multiple sessions.

• Slash / command: Create stunning content with lists, images, code blocks, quotes and more.

• Seamless Jira integration: Users, permission and content. Released is seamlessly integrated with Jira.

Just the beginning

At Released, we understand that your announcements need to shine, regardless of what you're building. Our mission is to make your customer communication as effortless as possible.

We are just getting started. There is a lot more to come over the next few months. Join us on this journey and start engaging your customers in an extraordinary way.