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.

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.

Set more HTTP security headers

07/02/2021Pete Grigg
In Settings > Security, you can now enable server side HTTP Response Headers to your knowledge base to improve security.

Feature enhancement for snippets: copy existing snippet

07/02/2021Pete Grigg
You can now create a new snippet by copying an existing one.

Nat'l 🥃 Anisette Day bug fixes

07/02/2021Pete Grigg
These fixes address bugs with Widget 2.0, accessibility attributes for buttons, tag and file label deletions, article blurbs, and one of our contact us links.

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.