Release notes

A record of all notable changes made to KnowledgeOwl since March 15, 2017.
You can also view our roadmap to see some of our largest upcoming projects.

National No Rhyme Nor Reason Day bug fixes

09/01/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with Manage articles bulk edits, the Reporting Dashboard summary and CSV downloads, and reader bulk approvals.

Widget iframe titles and a couple wording updates

08/24/2021Kate Mueller
Widget 2.0 iframes get titles for accessibility, glossary alternate title becomes display title, and wording tweaks for inherited reader groups and reader groups in the editor.

Nat'l Sponge 🧽 Cake 🍰 Day bug fixes

08/23/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with file uploads in the legacy editor, article search in Manage Articles, and glossary term on-hover display. We also updated shared content category editing permissions.

New bulk reader edit, approve, & deny options

08/12/2021Kate Mueller
We've added options to approve and deny pending requests and grant/remove access to knowledge bases and reader groups in bulk.

Int'l Youth Day 🧒 bug fixes

08/12/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with toggling category types, category landing pages, several CSV exports, and add an Author ID column to the Authors CSV export.

Nat'l Oyster Day updates 🦪 for Article Lists and Reader Details

08/05/2021Kate Mueller
We've renamed Article Widgets to Article Lists, added a configurable limit for the Recent Articles List, and added last activity, last login, and create dates to the reader profile page.

New permalink editing functionality

08/05/2021Kate Mueller
We've added visual feedback on edited permalink validity and a new feature that automatically detects edits to permalinks and prompts you to save the old permalink as an old link redirect.

Nat'l Chocolate Chip Cookie Day bug fixes 🍪

08/04/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with glossary alternate titles, the custom content category editor toggle, and blog style categories in Widget 2.0.

New Settings > SSO, now with Custom SAML mapping rules!

08/03/2021Kate Mueller
SSO configuration is now in its own Settings menu, and you can create custom rules to handle mapping values from your IdP to KnowledgeOwl. Plus a few other tweaks we hope you'll like. :)

New article delete workflow: redirect the deleted article to existing content

07/29/2021Kate Mueller
When you delete an individual article, you'll now be prompted to redirect that URL to an existing article. Automated old links set-up!

Multiple email addresses supported in Widget 2.0 Contact Form

07/29/2021Kate Mueller
Contextual Help Widget 2.0 now respects Contact Form multi email options and label (and we fixed a bug with the contact form subject line typeahead search, too!)

Article banners and thumbnails oh my!

07/29/2021Kate Mueller
Learn about the new article thumbnail and banner fields and how to add them to your knowledge base layout. (Also learn about hidden category icons.)

Buffalo Soldiers Day Bug Fixes

07/28/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with copying a knowledge base, article blurb settings changes, article blurb performance, and author team restrictions.

Feature Update: Searches with no Results Report adds reader groups and refined categories

07/27/2021Kate Mueller
The Searches with no Results report will now track if the searcher is a member of any reader groups or if they have refined their search to specific categories only.

New feature: Restore deleted files in File Library 📁

07/20/2021Kate Mueller
You can now restore deleted files from the File Library.

Editor update: Tags & search phrases now support comma-separated lists and copy/paste

07/20/2021Kate Mueller
In the editor, the tags and search phrases fields now have a copy icon, and you can paste comma-separated lists of each into the field and they will properly parse/create the correct tags/phrases.

Int'l Chess Day♟bug fixes

07/20/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with article view tracking and reporting in the widgets, Manage articles, the Readers page, and glossary terms in search results in Widget 2.0.

Feature update: New, Updated, Popular, and Related Article widget limits now adjustable!

07/19/2021Kate Mueller
You can now set the New, Popular, Updated, and Related Articles lists to display anywhere from 1-10 articles, instead of all always being set to 5!

Nat'l Sugar Cookie Day 🍪 bug fixes

07/09/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with shared content articles and Link to article, topic display categories, and copied knowledge bases.

Nat'l 🎮 Video Game Day bug fixes

07/08/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with Link to Article on Deleted/Archived articles, Widget 2.0 contact form, Contact Form Reporting pagination, and custom font URL sanitation.