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.

Nat'l Eat your 🥬 Vegetables 🥕 Day bug fixes

06/17/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with custom content category versions, Widget 2.0 anchors, Standard PDF export, and copying knowledge bases.

Revision history comparison: now with more detail and raw HTML!

06/17/2021Kate Mueller
We're proud to share a much more attractive and detailed article revision comparison display and updated documentation to go with it!

Feature enhancements for Manage and Reporting

06/16/2021Kate Mueller
These feature enhancements add a category column to Manage Articles, add search-less contact form submissions to Contact Form Reporting, and change the update times for the Popular Articles Report.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Bug Fixes

06/15/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with knowledge base performance, shared/synced articles and categories, article editor copy/paste, Manage Articles filters, and the UI wording for editing synonyms.

Nat'l Iced Tea Day 🧊☕ bug fixes

06/10/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with reader groups, the Zendesk Contact Form integration, secure file library, Widget 2.0 snippets, and redirect articles.

Secure file library: now with direct authentication for file URLs

06/02/2021Kate Mueller
Direct links to files stored in knowledge bases with Secure File Library storage enabled will now prompt end-users to login to the knowledge base instead of throwing an Access Denied error.

Feature enhancement: View & copy version URL from editor

06/02/2021Kate Mueller
This change makes it easy to copy the URL or directly view a version that's been Made Visible to Groups.

Nat'l Say Something Nice Day bug fixes

06/01/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with HTML and PDF exports, author team deletions, Google SMTP relay settings, the contextual help widgets and shared content categories.

National Rescue Dog 🐶 Day bug fixes

05/20/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with shared content articles and widget search, Tag Library tag creation, and shared content article breadcrumb behavior.

Manage Articles: Now with a Category Filter!

05/13/2021Kate Mueller
We've added a category filter to the Manage Articles custom filters. Learn where it is and how to use it!

13 May 2021 feature enhancements and bug fixes

05/13/2021Kate Mueller
Feature enhancements affect the category controls in the editor screens and SSO ID matching; bug fixes address issues with table of contents category displays and snippet API call variable caching.

Manage Articles filters: now with Included and Excluded Tags filters

05/11/2021Kate Mueller
In Manage Articles, we've renamed the existing Tags filter to "Included Tags" and added a new "Excluded Tags" filter. Learn more about these changes so you can start using them in your filters!

💃 International Dance Day Updates 💃

04/29/2021Kate Mueller
These enhancements and fixes impact shared content articles, reader approvals, revision history, widget settings, and more!

Updates to editor permissions framework

04/20/2021Kate Mueller
We've released a rewrite of the permissions framework in Article Editor, Category Editor, and the Articles interface. These changes may impact customers using custom roles + custom content categories.

National High Five Day bug fixes ✋

04/15/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with shared content articles, reader welcome emails for approved readers, and table of contents category-hiding logic.

Widget 2.0 Contact Form: now with recaptcha!

04/08/2021Kate Mueller
We've added reCAPTCHA V3 to the Contextual Help Widget 2.0 Contact tab. It's automatically added for customers with KO subdomains; those with private domains will need to add their own reCAPTCHA key.

Nat'l No Housework Day bug fixes 🐜

04/07/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with searching the Readers page, app login security tokens, and glossary definitions containing hyperlinks.

Nat'l Close the Gap Day (AUS) bug fixes

03/18/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with article caching, numeric permalinks, and Modern Widget, plus streamline the interface of the bulk reader Import Options screen.

Readers page: Now with filters and other delights 🎁

03/17/2021Kate Mueller
We gave the Readers page a Manage Articles-style makeover, adding standard and custom filters, a more nuanced CSV export, and some more streamlined workflows.

National Get Over It Day Bugfixes 🐛

03/09/2021Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with child shared content articles in topic display categories and smooth some rough edges on the new Archived status.