Public Changelog
A public changelog is a self-serve page that lists the proposals you have recently implemented from an idea bank, newest first. It shows each proposal’s title, its description, and the date it was implemented — and nothing else. This page explains how to turn it on, configure it, share it, and what participants see.
- What is a public changelog?
- How do I enable a public changelog?
- How do I configure the changelog?
- How do I share the changelog?
- What do participants see?
- How do proposals get onto the changelog?
- Learn more
What is a public changelog?
The changelog is a read-only page that lists proposals you have marked as Implemented, in reverse-chronological order. Participants see the idea-bank title, each implemented proposal’s title and description, and the date it was implemented. They never see scores, vote counts, comments, or any internal data.
The changelog is off by default. Nothing is published until you explicitly enable it, and it is independent of the idea bank’s access level — you can publish a changelog even on an internal idea bank, while proposals and voting stay private.
How do I enable a public changelog?
Open the idea bank, then from the More menu choose Change Access Level. The dialog has a Public pages section below the access-level controls. Turn on Enable public changelog.
How do I configure the changelog?
Next to the Enable public changelog switch, click Configure. The Configure panel has two settings:
- Page subtitle — the line shown under the idea-bank title at the top of the public changelog. Use it to describe the page in your own words (for example, your product name or release cadence). Leave it blank to fall back to the default subtitle.
- Maximum items shown — any value from 1 to 50 (the default is 10). The changelog displays the most recently implemented proposals up to this limit.
Click Save to store both settings. Switching between the main panel and the Configure panel does not save on its own — a single Save stores the access level, moderation setting, and changelog settings together. Cancel discards any pending changes.
How do I share the changelog?
Once the changelog is enabled, the Share with panelists section shows a Changelog URL row with a Copy button. Copy it and share it like any other participant link. If the idea bank also has participant voting, a separate Voting & ideas row is shown above it; on an internal idea bank only the Changelog row appears.
For convenience, the idea bank’s More menu also has a Copy Changelog URL entry, directly below Copy Public URL, shown only when the changelog is enabled.
What do participants see?
Opening the changelog link shows the idea-bank title and a list of recently implemented proposals, newest first. Each entry shows the proposal’s title, its description (rendered from Markdown), and the date it was implemented, formatted in the participant’s own locale. There are no votes, scores, or comments on this page.
When the same idea bank also has participant voting available, the changelog shows a View & vote on ideas link so participants can move straight to the voting page using the same link.
How do proposals get onto the changelog?
A proposal appears on the changelog when you set its status to Implemented. See Proposal statuses for how to move proposals through their lifecycle. The changelog orders proposals by when their status last changed, so the most recently implemented proposal is always at the top.
Learn more
- Access Levels - The changelog is independent of the access level and works even on internal idea banks
- Sharing with Participants - How participant links and identity work
- Proposal Statuses - Mark proposals as Implemented to publish them on the changelog