Onset

September 25, 2023
Introducing Layouts
Pinned Release

Introducing Layouts

  • September 25, 2023
  • Pages
  • v4.0.0-beta.1

We are thrilled to share that we have added three new page designs to the collection. These new stunning layouts are meticulously crafted and can be easily customized to reflect your brand's unique style and personality.

We invite you to participate in the public beta testing of our newest page designs. You can enable the additional layouts from the Onset Labs page.

Click here to learn more and preview the new layouts!

Added

Added an option to select a default page dark/light theme mode.

Added

Added an option to disable theme mode toggle.

Added

Added an option to personalize the social media preview of your page.

Added

Added Github link support.

Added

Added an option to disable Onset branding.

Added

Added an ability to preview a page changes before fully committing to them.

Added

Added an option to set a default list for public subscribers.

Added

Added search shortcut. Press the / key to activate the search field.

Fixed

Fixed the issue with showing privately shared release notes on hidden pages.

September 2023
September 7, 2023

Introducing AI Writer

We're excited to share that our AI Writer is open for testing! Our writer can help you take your copy to the next level — e.g., shortening it, rewriting it with a captivating tone, and more!

Try it out today by enabling it via the Onset Labs page!

(This release note is written with the help of AI 😉 )

Added

Added support for Vimeo video thumbnail in the email.

Added

Added author details to the release create/edit form.

Fixed

Fixed the roadmap update bug.

Fixed

Fixed the roadmap status update bug.

Fixed

Fixed the subscriber import bug.

Fixed

Fixed the Vimeo video embed bug.

March 2023
March 20, 2023
Advanced Page Protection

Introducing the latest additions to Onset's suite of features, JWT Single Sign-on and Protected Page Scopes. Our goal with these features is to enhance the overall user experience by streamlining the login process while providing maximum flexibility and control.

JWT Single Sign-on

JWT SSO allows you to authenticate users in your systems, tell Onset that the user has been authenticated, and grant your visitors access to your page.

Protected Page Scopes

Page Scopes allow you to publicize Release Notes and Roadmap items with specific projects or labels while maintaining secure, authorized access to the rest of the content.

JWT SSO and Page Scopes are ready for public beta and available for testing. You can enable them from the Onset Labs page.

Added

Added /robots.txt to public pages.

Added

Added new “Preferences” page to manage all page related settings.

Changed

Moved settings options from the Privacy page to the new Preferences page.

Fixed

Fixed the pagination bug related to release and roadmap list page.

Fixed

Excluded unsubscribed emails from the “All Subscribers” list.

Fixed

Fixed the page content reload on project and label updates.

January 2023
January 10, 2023
Schedule It for Later

Schedule It for Later

Happy New Year! 🥳

We are kicking off this year with exciting news. Scheduled Releases is now in public beta and ready for you to try. This new feature allows you to create and schedule release notes to be published up to one month ahead.

When creating a new release, select a future release date and time to publish, set up your notification settings, and we will take care of the rest. You can continue making edits to your release note while it’s in the scheduled state.

In order to use this feature, you must enable Scheduled Release Notes via Onset Labs.

Added

Added an option to disable Roadmap upvotes and hide upvote count from your public page.

Added

New Alerts settings page allows you to customize email alert sender address and name.

Added

New Unsubscribed page to view recently unsubscribed recipients.

Added

Added new webhook events:

  • release:scheduled - occurs whenever a release is scheduled.
  • release:reverted - occurs whenever a release is reverted.
  • roadmap:unarchived - occurs whenever a roadmap is unarchived.
Changed

Using youtube-nocookie.com URL for the YouTube video embed to reduce third-party cookies.

Changed

Appending ?dnt=1 to embedded Vimeo video URLS to reduce third-party cookies.

Changed

Hiding noisy buttons from the embedded Loom video player.

Fixed

Improved the light/dark application theme.

Fixed

Password reset token.

Fixed

Fixed the release and roadmap slug field bug.

Fixed

Fixed the changeset type for publicly shared releases via link.

September 2022
September 19, 2022
Share Your Releases Privately

Share Your Releases Privately

  • September 19, 2022
  • Pages
  • v3.2.0

Another exciting release, friends!

Occasionally you want to share a draft version of your release notes before publishing them to the world. We are testing a new “Public Share Link” feature that allows you to generate a unique link for your releases and share them with anyone outside your organization. The release can be in any state, private, or draft.

We generated a share link for one of our private draft releases as a demo. Click here to check it out.

You can enable this feature via Settings → Labs.

P.S. It’s also great for previewing your release notes before making them publicly available.

August 2022
August 24, 2022
Onset v4 - Roadmap

Onset v4 - Roadmap

Major release alert! Over the past few months, we’ve been working on Onset 4.0, a significant update with great new features. We are excited to announce that our new Roadmap feature is now in public beta and ready to go.

Use the new Roadmap feature to give your customers insight into awesome new features you have in plan. The upvote functionality allows you to learn about features your users are most excited about and prioritize accordingly.

The Roadmap is still under beta, and organization admins can enable it via Settings → Labs.

P.S. Check out our roadmap. 😊

Added

Advanced Filters allows you to apply several filter criteria simultaneously.

Added

The new sidebar allows you to manage projects and labels from a single place.

Changed

Projects are optional. We understand that not all releases fit into a single project, so we removed the project requirement. You can now create broader general release notes.

Changed

Releases are “grouped” by month and year.

Changed

Increased the External Header link title character limit to 30.

Changed

Public page performance improvements.

Removed

Removed the projects page in favor of the new sidebar.

Removed

Removed the labels page in favor of the new sidebar.

Fixed

Fixed the RSS atom feeds.

Fixed

Fixed the release author avatar image.

Fixed

Fixed the release pin.

June 2022
June 20, 2022

Hola! Bonjour! Guten tag! Olá! Hallo!

We are excited to share that you can now change the default language of your public page. This highly anticipated feature is currently in public beta and only available to our 👬 Team and 👔 Business members.

Languages we are currently supporting:

  • English
  • Español
  • Português
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Nederlands

You can enable this feature via Settings → Labs. Once turned on, you should see a “Page Language” dropdown in the Settings → Appearance section of your page settings.

Also, don’t be worried. The selected language will also apply to the release notifications.

If you require translation to another language, no problem, reach out to us!