Announcement Settings

Fine-tune how announcements work for your team. Set up categories for organization and customize the changelog experience.

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Managing Categories

Categories help users filter and understand your updates at a glance.

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Creating Categories

1. Navigate to Account → Settings
2. Click Announcements → Categories
3. Click Add Category
4. Enter a name and pick a color
5. Click Create

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Default Categories

Consider starting with:

• New Features - Major additions
• Improvements - Enhancements to existing features
• Bug Fixes - Resolved issues
• Updates - General news

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Category Colors

• Choose distinct colors for easy scanning
• Colors appear as badges on announcements
• Visible in portal and embeds

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Author Settings

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Display Options

Control how authors appear:

• Show author name on announcements
• Display author avatar
• Hide for a cleaner look

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Multiple Authors

• Each announcement tracks its creator
• Authors can be Admins or Makers
• Contributors cannot create announcements

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Portal Configuration

Customize your public changelog:

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Navigation Label

• Default: “Changelog”
• Customize in portal settings
• Examples: “Updates”, “What’s New”, “Release Notes”

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Display Settings

• Items per page
• Show/hide categories filter
• Enable RSS feed
• Allow email subscriptions

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Best Practices

Consistent Categories - Use the same categories long-term Clear Naming - Make categories self-explanatory Regular Review - Audit categories yearly Team Alignment - Document what goes in each category

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Managing Old Announcements

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Archive Strategy

• Keep all announcements for historical record
• Or unpublish very old updates
• Consider annual cleanup

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SEO Benefits

• Old announcements improve search rankings
• Keep URLs stable for backlinks
• Rich history shows product maturity

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