Changelog
How to write, edit and delete changelog posts, who is notified, and who can read the changelog on your public board.
The Feedvote changelog is a list of product updates that you share with your users. The project owner and team admins write posts in the dashboard. Visitors read them on the Changelog page of your public board, newest first. That page shows your 20 newest posts.
Who can manage changelog posts
Only the project owner and team admins can publish, edit or delete changelog posts. Team members with any other role cannot. Visitors can only read posts.
Publish a changelog post
A changelog post goes live as soon as you publish it. There is no draft step.
- In the dashboard, open Changelog.
- Click Publish update. The Publish a new update window opens.
- Type a title in the What changed? field. The title can have up to 200 characters.
- Write the details of the update in the editor. The text can have up to 50,000 characters.
- Optional: choose one or more Categories.
- Optional: change the Publish date. It is set to today by default.
- Click Publish update.
The Publish update button stays disabled until the post has both a title and some text.
What the publish date does
The publish date does not schedule a post. A new changelog post is visible on your public board right after you click Publish update, even if you pick a date in the future. The date sets the date shown on the post and its place in the list, because posts are sorted by publish date, newest first.
Edit a changelog post
The project owner and team admins can change a published changelog post at any time.
- In the dashboard, open Changelog.
- Click the three-dot menu on the post and choose Edit. The Edit update window opens.
- Change the title, text, Categories or Publish date.
- Click Save changes.
Changes publish immediately. If you change nothing, Feedvote shows "No changes to update" and closes the window.
Delete a changelog post
- In the dashboard, open Changelog.
- Click the three-dot menu on the post and choose Delete.
- In the Delete changelog entry window, click Delete.
Deleting a changelog post cannot be undone.
You cannot unpublish a changelog post or turn it back into a draft. To remove a post from your public board, delete it.
Who is notified when you publish
When someone publishes a new changelog post, Feedvote sends an in-app notification to the project owner and every team member, except the person who published it. No email is sent.
Visitors, voters and customers are not notified about new changelog posts. Editing a post does not send a new notification.
For notification settings, see Notifications.
Who can read the changelog
The project owner or a team admin chooses who can read the changelog on the public board in Settings > General, in the Changelog row:
| Option | Who can read the changelog |
|---|---|
| Same as board | Everyone who can open the board. |
| Signed-in people | Only signed-in visitors. Anonymous visitors are asked to sign in. |
| Hidden | No one. The changelog is hidden from the portal for everyone. |
Same as board is the default.
When the changelog is Hidden, a visitor who opens the changelog address is sent to the home page of your board.
The changelog setting cannot give more access than the board itself. If your board is private or only for signed-in people, the same limits apply to the changelog. See Board access.
Changelog posts have no per-customer audience. Every visitor who can read the changelog sees every post.
Search engines
When your changelog is set to Same as board and anyone can open your board, search engines can index the changelog page. In all other cases the changelog page asks search engines not to index it.
Common questions
Can I save a changelog post as a draft?
No. A changelog post is published to your public board as soon as you click Publish update. Write the text somewhere else first if you are not ready to share it.
Can I schedule a changelog post for a future date?
No. You can pick a future Publish date, but the post is visible right away. The date only changes the date shown and the order of the list.
Are my customers emailed when I publish an update?
No. Publishing a changelog post only sends an in-app notification to the project owner and the other team members. No one gets an email. Visitors and customers are not notified.
Can a team member without admin rights write changelog posts?
No. Only the project owner and team admins can publish, edit or delete changelog posts.
How do I hide the changelog from my public board?
The project owner or a team admin opens Settings > General and sets the Changelog row to Hidden. To show it only to signed-in visitors, choose Signed-in people.
Can I undo a deleted changelog post?
No. Deleting a changelog post cannot be undone.