Product Hub Beta is Live

Today we are launching the private beta of the Released Product Hub.

The Product Hub brings all your product roadmaps and release notes into one central place. Whether you’re improving communication with internal teams or customers, keeping everyone in the loop is easier than ever.

How does it work?

Once enabled, every Jira instance gets its own Product Hub at https://yourinstance.releasedhub.com. You can list your Portals there and easily publish your release notes and roadmaps. This means you no longer need to embed your release notes before sharing them, making it much easier to get started.

You can see our Product Hub here: https://released.releasedhub.com

What’s in the beta?

Product Hub and Portal design settings

You can customize the color scheme, logo, and description for your Product Hub and Portal pages. The settings from the Portal will automatically apply to the Page and Widget embeds, so you won’t have to set them up separately in three different places.

A new theme

The Portals in the Product Hub look a bit different from what you’re used to. We wanted to give them a design that’s more unique. But don’t worry—if the new style isn’t quite right for you, you’ll be able to switch to a more familiar theme in the next few weeks.

New publishing settings

We’ve made it easier to publish by combining the page and widget embed options into one channel called Portal. When you publish to the Portal, your post will show up both on the standalone portal and in the embeds. Think of the page and widget embeds as different views of the Portal, so publishing is now simpler and quicker.

What’s coming soon?

Access control

The main feature missing is permissions. We are building the ability to make Portals private, restricted or publicly accessible. Those permissions will also carry through to the embeddable views.

Custom domains

While releasedhub.com is a neutral domain, we know that using your own domain looks much more professional when communicating with customers. We will work on custom domains right after the initial release of the Product Hub.

Join the beta

If you’re using Released for public communication, sign up for the beta and give the Product Hub a try. Simply click on the Join the beta link in the Portal section or sign up here and we will onboard you as soon as possible.

Sep 24, 2024

Goodbye, Spaces. Hello, Portals.

Portal

This week we made a few small, and one big improvement to Released. Let’s start with the big one.

Spaces are now called “Portals”

At first, we went with the name “Space” to indicate it was separate from where you communicate with users. But after living with it for a bit, we realized we might’ve been overthinking it. And users were confused as well. That’s why spaces are now called portals.

Just think of the portal as having two sections: the admin side in Jira, and the public side.

Publish to…

To clear up any confusion around the publishing process, we’ve changed the “Publish” button to say “Publish to…”, so it’s more obvious that users can choose where they want to publish their post.

Changelog Description Field

We’ve renamed the “Released Description” custom field to “Changelog Description” . This makes it clear that the field is meant for documenting changelog details, not the public roadmap description.

Bugfixes

We fixed an issue that prevented users from mapping field options to columns during roadmap creation in Chrome. It was caused by a chrome bug that breaks drag & drop behavior on top of an iframe. If you want to know more, you can watch Alex Reardon get into the details of the bug.

Sep 9, 2024

Released Portals Beta

Announcement Beta Portal

Portals are finally coming to Released, and we would love to hear what you want us to build.

Today you can embed your changelog and roadmap into your website, or push updates to Slack and Confluence. That's great, but we know keeping tabs on multiple products can still be a bit of a juggling act.

That’s where portals (and you) come in.

We're super keen to:

Learn about the challenges you're facing right now
Get your take on our prototype
Hear from you about the features you'd love to see

Ready to shape the future of Portals? We'd be thrilled if you'd sign up for our beta: https://www.released.so/forms/portal-beta

Apr 18, 2024

Rich Text Roadmap Descriptions

Roadmaps Portal Changelog

Enhance the clarity and look of your public issue descriptions with our newly introduced rich text formatting. Released now empowers you to create more informative and visually engaging content directly in the description field for roadmap items.

With this update, you're no longer limited to plain text anymore. Infuse your issue descriptions with a variety of formatting options, including the addition of images and videos, to better showcase features.

Single Issue Posts

Now you can select individual issues using the filter. Perfect for when your team writes a single update for every story or epic.

Space Switcher for Project Portals

Effortlessly navigate between multiple spaces within a single project, thanks to the newly introduced space switcher.

The intuitive space switcher dropdown is now an integral part of the project portal page, enabling you to transition smoothly between different spaces. Whether you're tracking progress or reviewing updates, the switcher facilitates quick access to the information that matters most to you in Released.

Feb 23, 2024

Space Avatars, Copy & Paste Images and More

Editor Portal

Copy and paste images

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

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.

Jan 11, 2024

Introducing the New Product Hub

Portal

🚨 This release requires an app update

The new Product Hub will add a new navigation item to the global Apps menu. Therefore the app may require an update to show the new item in the menu. Read the documentation on how to perform the update.

Introducing the Product Hub

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the “Product hub”, the first step in a series of features designed to provide a comprehensive overview of all product updates within your organization. Imagine a centralized space where you can effortlessly stay informed about the latest changes and developments across various teams and projects — that's the convenience the Product hub brings to your fingertips.

The Product hub's debut offers a streamlined list of release notes pages for all projects containing release notes within Jira, ensuring you're always just a click away from the details you need. Featured prominently are the three most recent updates from each project, granting you instant access to the most up-to-date information. Navigating to the specifics of an update is as simple as selecting it, upon which you'll be directed to the detailed update within the corresponding Jira project.

To access the Product hub, simply click on the Apps menu in the top navigation and select the Released - Product hub menu item.

The Product hub will honour existing Jira project permissions. You will have visibility into the projects you're already a part of, guaranteeing a personalized and secure experience.

Bugfixes and Improvements

AVIF Image Support AVIF images now render correctly in published release notes following an upload.
Image Loading Fix The issue with images not loading in draft view has been resolved.
CDN for Public Images Public images and gifs are now served through the optimized cdn.released.so for improved performance.