Changelog

Changelog

Changelog

Changelog

9 September 2023

Use Command Search with the CMD-K keyboard shortcut to:

  • Run quick commands like creating an issue or toggling dark mode

  • Search over all accounts, issues, contacts, etc

  • Find a knowledge base article and copy the link without ever leaving the issues page

Other Improvements

Knowledge Base

Create article templates

• Create standardized format for different types of knowledge base articles

• AI generated articles will also adhere to your chosen template

Apps

New iframe custom app

• Embed a custom iframe into your issues view

• View and interact with information like an analytics dashboard or internal guide directly

Apps

New app directory UI

Integrations

Sync contact-level attributes in your CRM directly onto contacts in Pylon

Select attributes stored on contacts in your CRM and sync them directly onto contacts in Pylon. Currently supported for Salesforce and HubSpot.

Triggers

Time delay conditions in triggers can now be in calendar duration or business hours duration

Knowledge Base

New accordion component available for use in articles

Issues

New date filters available in views, triggers, etc. for last message timestamp and issue resolved timestamp

2 September 2023

Easily bulk link channels in Slack, import accounts from a CSV or your CRM, or manually add a new account into Pylon.

  • Bulk link new accounts from Slack, for example by searching for channels with a certain prefix

  • Add a new customer account manually by inputting specified details

  • Import an account directly from your CRM

  • Import a long list of accounts via. a CSV upload

Other Improvements

Knowledge Base

New column in articles table showing articles with unpublished latest changes

• Sort by unpublished latest change to determine which articles require review

API

CSAT score is available as a property on issue API responses

26 August 2023

Allow users to find the information they are looking for right where they are asking you questions by embedding your knowledge base into your in-app chat.

  • Search bar on home screen of chat

  • Full article browsing experience

  • Respects visibility settings of articles, users will only see the content that is gated to them

Find this configuration inside of your In-App Chat settings on the "Home Screen" tab.

Other Improvements

Custom Fields

Custom fields are now avaiable on the contacts object

Write your user-level data into contacts in Pylon to view more information when solving issues and set up differentiated workflows and views based on user-level data attributes.

  • New contact fields page in Settings

  • New APIs for creating and setting contact fields

  • Ability to use contact custom fields in views, triggers, and more

Broadcast

Edit broadcasts once sent by clicking on the sent broadcast

Issues

Allow end users to edit ticket field values in the customer portal, for example updating the priority of a ticket

Customer Portal

Select order that fields exposed to customer portal show up in to end users

26 August 2023

Comment on Knowledge Base Articles

Leave Google Docs style comments on knowledge base articles.

  • Mentions, reactions, and rich text in comments

  • Receive notifications directly in Slack on article comments and mentions

  • Give feedback on articles in the same place you draft them

Comments are available to all knowledge base users - highlight a piece of text in the knowledge base and click the comment icon in the hover bar to leave a comment.

Other Improvements

Triggers

New trigger action to add follower to an issue

Custom Fields

New datetime custom field type

API

New GET /contacts endpoint

Knowledge Base

Clicking on an image opens it in an enlarged view

General

You can now set a default role for new users

Issues

New "Next Monday" snooze quick option

Issues

Multiple files can be attached at once to a message

Triggers

Reference custom fields values in webhook trigger body

Issues

Clearer UX for reply vs. note

Issues

All file types can be sent in Slack issue replies

Issues

Custom field descriptions are surfaced on hover in issue sidebar

API

Image attachments can be added in POST /issues endpoint payload

Knowledge Base

AI generated articles now come with screenshots

Knowledge Base

Add relative links between articles with "+"

Issues

New "Current User" assignee filter

Notification

New filter for viewing just unread notifications

General

New profile menu when clicking on user avatar. See notification preferences and keyboard shortcuts menu here

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