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We've introduced a new Select component designed for complex, multiple select scenarios, improving the way you manage selections within Released.

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Additionally, a revamped Select component is now available for basic single item selections, ensuring a more streamlined and efficient user experience.

This change addresses a number of bugs we’ve experienced with the old components and lays the foundation for future improvements to the filter interface.

Although this update is categorized as a small improvement, it was everything but. We hope you enjoy the attention to details that went into it.

This week we’ve got a whole lot of small improvements and bugfixes for you. Let’s dive in!

ℹ️ Please note - we added a new “search” scope for our Confluence integration. If you have Confluence connected, you’ll have to re-authenticate the next time you publish.

More positioning options for your widget

Until now, you were only able to position the widget in a corner of the viewport. Starting today, you have the option to position the widget in the center of the screen with a blur effect over the rest of the page (it’s pretty neat).

Additionally, you can now position the widget relative to the trigger. This advanced option is only available via the embed code properties (not the UI). You can read more about it in our documentation or play with the demo.

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Easier field selection

When selecting the version field to use for your filters, or the description field to generate the release notes description, picking the right field isn’t always straight forward on large instances.

We improved the selection by showing field descriptions where available and icons to more easily distinguish different types of fields.

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Bugfixes and Improvements

• Easier access to your linked Confluence page You'll find a handy link to your associated Confluence page right in the navigation sidebar.

• Support Button Removed Since hardly anyone was using it, we removed the purple help button for a cleaner interface. You can still reach us with a couple clicks via the Help center link in the left hand navigation.

• Fixed Confluence parent page search Confluence page search by title issue has been resolved.

• Draft Saved Notification Improvement The "Draft saved" notification now only appears when a draft is newly created or has been modified.

• Changelog Page Flicker Fixed We've resolved the issue causing flickering on the changelog page.

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We're enhancing your Slack integration with clearer error messaging and a new troubleshooting guide, plus you can now sign up for our newsletter directly within the app. Keep up-to-date with ease and never miss a beat of our latest updates!

SEO Improvements

With this update, the announcement page embed automatically adds unique meta titles along with updated canonical tags, boosting your pages’ visibility on Google's search results.

And to ensure we fit right in with your existing title structure, we automatically detect the most common separators and follow the same pattern for the post titles.

So now instead of:
Released Changelog

Your titles will read like this:
Introducing Templates | Released Changelog

For the individual post pages. No more worries about pages being mistaken for duplicates — your content is now distinctly recognized and indexed.

Improved Slack Error Messaging

We've thoroughly refined the error messaging to ensure you're never left in the dark when posting to a channel goes wrong for some reason. Now, instead of puzzling over vague notifications, you'll receive insightful guidance that pinpoints the problem, making it easier for you to understand if there are any restrictions with posting to specific channels.

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In addition to the polished error messaging, we've also enriched our documentation with a dedicated troubleshooting section.

Newsletter Signup Now Available!

You can now discover and subscribe to our newsletter “Noteworthy” without ever leaving the app. Staying updated with the latest news, features, and insights has never been easier.

You can also find the newsletter on our website under https://www.released.so/articles. Sign up with just a click and join the community of teams looking to improve product communication.

Bugfixes and Improvements

• CDN for Public Images Public images and gifs are now served through the optimized cdn.released.so for improved performance.

• Improved Sidebar on Narrow Screens Draft editing on narrow screens is now seamless with the sidebar being accessible through a drawer.

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Welcome to our first update in 2024 🎉. We hope you had a great start into the new year!

We are entering the year with an improved onboarding experience and new navigation, to give you faster access to settings and the documentation, when you need it.

Smoothing Your Onboarding Experience

With a fresh, sleek design and enhanced usability, we now guide new users through the most important first steps.

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Improved navigation

Discovering the tools you need is now more intuitive than ever. We've refined the navigation to ensure that essential links and resources are at your fingertips, instead of being hidden in a non-obvious menu.

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We know you love the ease of use and minimalist design of Released.

Bugfixes and Improvements

• Date Filter Rendering Fix The issue with the year not rendering correctly in the "Done since" filter has been resolved.

You may have noticed that we have announced a number of small improvements over the past few weeks. We’ve been working on something BIG in the background… but more about that in a bit.

This week we made made the Channel ID easier to find and copy. When viewing the installation instruction for the widget and the announcement page, you will now find the Channel ID at the top.

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Simply click the copy button to copy the ID to your clipboard.

Why does it matter? We are partnering with more vendors who are integrating Released into their solutions. Scroll Viewport was our first integration, allowing you to embed release notes created with Released seamlessly into your knowledge base. With Aura and Karma you easily embed release notes into your Confluence pages, and another integration is coming very soon.

All these integrations require the Channel ID to identify the right release notes. That’s why we put it front and center and removed all the guess work.

Christmas release sneak peek

So what have we been working on? We’ve been working on one of the most popular requests since day one. Templates. There is a bit more work to be done, but we are hoping to get it into your hands before Christmas.

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