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.

Change to SSO reader validation

11/07/2022Kate Mueller
We've removed the email address format enforcement when editing SSO readers.

Updates to Broken Links Report

11/07/2022Kate Mueller
Broken Links Report now has an explicit custom author role permission and gets three new columns: Link Type, Author, and Last Modified Author.

Fix for deleting tags or reader groups

10/27/2022Kate Mueller
Deleting tags from articles and deleting reader groups from authors was causing some issues when multiple tags/groups were assigned.

Fix for Subscription emails not sending

10/19/2022Kate Mueller
We had an issue with subscription notification emails scheduled to go out at 9am EDT and 10am EDT; that issue was resolved and subscriptions resumed proper generation on 19 October.

Updates to Contextual Help Widget 2.0 caching

10/17/2022Kate Mueller
We've updated how the contextual help widget caches key resources to try to keep it performing well. You may see slight delays with updating some widget settings.

World 😁 Smile 😁 Day bug fixes

10/07/2022Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with the Broken Links Report, SSO attribute mappings, shared content category creation and URL redirect articles opened from the table of contents.

Int'l Day for Universal Access to Information bug fixes

09/28/2022Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with private domain reCAPTCHA, inherited restrictions, default login pages, and the Zendesk import.

Say hello to the Tools menu + Broken πŸ”— Link πŸ”— Checker!

09/27/2022Kate Mueller
Our 2021 customer favorite survey feature is here: Broken Links Report! We were so excited we also created a new Tools menu. ;)

Bulk reader import tweaks

09/07/2022Kate Mueller
We've added a more detailed progress bar and confirmation message to the readers import process.

New Widget 2.0 setting: Disable learned bias

09/01/2022Kate Mueller
Widget 2.0 now has an option to avoid recommending articles which only have learned bias.

New webhooks available: New & Updated callouts added!

08/29/2022Kate Mueller
We've added webhooks for the New and Updated article callouts, letting you mimic the subscription notification behavior in your webhooks!

πŸ‹Nat'l Lemon Juice Day bug fixesπŸ‹

08/29/2022Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with glossary term imports, bold fonts (especially in PDFs), and public/private combination knowledge base no access and login pages.

Modern Slideout & Legacy Widget deprecation

08/29/2022Kate Mueller
After nearly three years of running all three contextual help widgets in tandem, we've decided to sunset our Modern Slideout and Legacy Widgets.

Int'l 😺 Cat 😺 Day bug fixes & enhancements

08/08/2022Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with Widget 2.0 navigation, Settings > PDF, Wistia video embeds, Manage Articles CSV Export, and private domains. Plus cat photos.

SAML SSO customers: Update your SAML signing x509 cert

07/19/2022Kate Mueller
We updated our SAML signing cert from SHA1 to SHA256. For all existing SAML SSO integrations, we recommend you update to the new x509 certificate.

Custom CSS / Article editor bug fix

07/18/2022Kate Mueller
This fix addresses issues with the article editor not loading recent changes to Settings > Style > Custom CSS.

Embrace your Geekness Day bug fixes

07/13/2022Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with Manage Articles CSV exports and shared content category children resyncing.

File Library file updates: new caching behavior

07/12/2022Kate Mueller
We've changed our default cache expiration for files stored in File Library to ensure updates to those files populate quickly.

PDFs now have hyperlinks πŸ”—

07/08/2022Kate Mueller
PDFs now include clickable hyperlinks by default! (And we fixed a bug where Standard PDF cover pages weren't generating.)

Int'l Kissing Day bug fixes πŸ’‹

07/06/2022Kate Mueller
These fixes address bugs with secure file library, versions, Manage articles, and the Contact Form.