Templates

Create consistent product updates in seconds with templates.

Release Notes Template Demo

Overview

Templates simplify and accelerate the creation of changelogs, release notes, and other announcements, and ensure a consistent experience with every update.

Basics

Creating a New Template

1. Navigate to the Templates section of your Settings.

2. Click on Create to create a new template.

3. Choose an existing template to start with or start from scratch.

4. Customize the template with placeholders and formatting options as needed.

5. Save your template with a descriptive name for future use.

Editing an Existing Template

1. Navigate to the Templates section of your Settings.

2. Select the template you wish to edit from the list.

3. Modify the template content and placeholders.

4. Save your changes to update the template.

Basic Formatting Support

Aside from the above AI blocks, you can use most of the regular blocks available in the standard editor for templates as well. For more details, see the Editor documentation.

Images

We currently do not support adding images in templates. However, you can add images once the post was generated.

Template Example

AI Blocks

Our template feature includes dynamic placeholders that can be populated using AI-generated content. These placeholders ensure that your release notes are informative, consistent, and engaging.

Title

Generates a title based on the post content.

Usage	Type / while editing the title field and select Title in the AI blocks section.
Settings	Custom prompt: Personalize the title with a custom AI prompt.

Introduction

Generates an introduction based on the post content.

Usage	Type / in the content editor and select Introduction in the AI blocks section.
Settings	Custom prompt: Personalize the introduction with a custom AI prompt.

Issue sections

This block generates descriptions for all issues of the specified type(s) in paragraph format.

For example: If the selected issue type was "Story", and the filter for the release announcement contains 3 stories, this block will create 3 sections, with a heading for each story.

We recommend to use this block style for major features and improvements.

Usage	Type / while editing the title field and select Issue sections in the AI blocks section.
Settings	Issue Types: Select one or more issue types to include in this block. A description will be generated for every issue of this type that matches the filter criteria for a post. Custom prompt: Personalize the AI prompt used to generate the description.

Issue lists

This block generates descriptions for all issues of the specified type(s) in a list format.

For example: If the selection issue type was "Bug", and the filter for the release announcement contains 5 bugs, this block will create 5 bullets points, one for each bug.

We recommend to use this block style for bugfixes and small imrovements.

Usage

Type / while editing the title field and select Issue lists in the AI blocks section.

Settings

Conditional title and description: This block contains a text area allowing for adding a title and description. If no issues match this section, this text will not be shown. Issue Types: Select one or more issue types to include in this block. A description will be generated for every issue of this type that matches the filter criteria for a post. Custom prompt: Personalize the AI prompt used to generate the description.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have any tips on how to write effective product updates?

• Be Concise: Use the AI Summary for a quick overview and detailed sections for in-depth information.

• Be Clear: Utilize headings and lists to structure your content for better readability.

• Keep it Consistent: Stick to your template for a uniform look across all release notes.

What happens if an issue in the template already has a description?

That depends.

If the description is stored in a Released Description Field (optional): Released will use that description in the template and not generate a new description.

If the description is stored in the issue properties (the default): Released will overwrite the description only if a custom prompt was used in the template.