Overview
The Canny changelog is a great way for your team to officially announce product updates. Your users will be able to view all your release updates on a single, unified page! ย ๐ฃ
Create a changelog entry
Head to the Changelog tab in Canny and click on Create a new entry
Link a post
Link any posts that are related to this entry:
If a user goes to that post in Canny, they'll be directed to the changelog entry for further details:
Labels
Use Labels to make your changelog filterable and categorize your entries:
Users can easily filter your changelog page using those labels.
Changelog Emails
Accounts on the Starter, Growth, and Business plans allow end-users to subscribe for email updates when a new changelog entry is published
See a live example!
The Changelog widget
Embed a widget with your changelog directly into your product, just like you see in Canny:
Here's an example of how that may look in your product!:
When a new changelog entry is published, a red notification dot will show on the widget indicating new release notes.
You can also filter the changelog widget to only show entries for specified label IDs. This is great for when you have separate products and want to display a different changelog widget for each.
To get started, head to our widget customization docs here under "Filter the changelog".
Changelog Privacy
You have the option to limit changelog visibility, just like private boards. This can be toggled from the changelog privacy tab in your settings: