This release features a completely re-imagined dashboard screen. Instead of a simple list of runbooks & runlogs, the new dashboard shows what each team member is working on, who is waiting on whom, and how far along each runlog in the system has gotten.

— Andrew Miner

Release Notes

Features Added

• all new dashboard showing a much more complete view of who is working on what runlogs

Nuisances Remedied

• revised all fonts to be easier to read

Bugs Fixed

• none

Operations Improved

• none

As always, I love to hear your feedback on how Runbooks is working for you, and what you would like to see added in future releases!

— Andrew Miner

Release Notes

Features Added

• users have the option to sign up from the login page if they enter an unknown email address

Nuisances Remedied

• the "assigned to you" section of the Dashboard only shows one step from each runlog

• subscribers to the Runbooks blog no longer get duplicate release notes emails

• missing padding on runlog step previews while editing

• extra long markdown elements (e.g., tables, links, code blocks, etc.) now scroll horizontally if needed

Bugs Fixed

• pressing "enter" with an incomplete email address no longer attempts to login

• due dates are displayed on completed runlog steps

Operations Improved

• none

We've also spent some time fine-tuning the new user experience so all new accounts will receive a bunch of sample runbooks which explain how to use the website.  Naturally, we've also squashed a bunch of the most urgently annoying nuisances you've reported.

As always, I love to hear your feedback on how Runbooks is working for you, and what you would like to see added in future releases!

— Andrew Miner

Release Notes

Features Added

• Runbooks is now mostly‡ compatible with mobile devices as small as the iPhone 8.

• All steps in a runlog you own as assumed to be assigned to you and will be displayed as part of your dashboard.

• Sample runbooks are automatically added to new accounts.

Nuisances Remedied

• Images with a white background no longer render strangely in runbooks/logs.

• The default title of a new runlog is now the combination of the runbook's title and today's date.

Bugs Fixed

• Completed steps can no longer be edited.

Operations Improved

• The debug screen copied to the clipboard when opening an issue now includes the User Agent.

‡ There are still a few features which aren't available on mobile. These all have to do with editing the actual text of a runbook or runlog. For these functions, you'll still need a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.

While most of our attention was on externally facing things, we added a few improvements within the product itself, too.  You can now add markdown descriptions to your runbooks & runlogs.  If you're a team admin, you can change your team's name.  And, finally, we also fixed a number of bugs and minor nuisances.

As always, I love to hear your feedback on how Runbooks is working for you, and what you would like to see added in future releases!

— Andrew Miner

Release Notes

Features Added

• The landing page now focuses on the value of Runbooks for small businesses

• Signup has been simplified to only require the user's email address

• Users now use email login links instead of passwords to log in

• Team admins can change the name of their team

• Runbook editors can add a markdown description of a runbook/runlog 

Nuisances Remedied

• Clicking on the Runbooks logo returns you to your own dashboard (instead of the public landing page)

• Revised the runbook & runlog icons to look more clearly like a book & clipboard, respectively

Bugs Fixed

• Record actual completed at time for each individual step (not just the last step)

• Fixed the error page when an unknown page is requested

• Fixed error when visiting with an expired session to simply return to the login page

Operations Improved

• Reduce event logging to only those which reflect user intent (i.e., not API calls)

• Update event reporting to call out which sections of the landing page have been viewed

The other new feature is the ability to "clone" an existing runbook.  Perhaps you've got a few slight variants on a process, and you don't want to recreate the whole thing from scratch.  With a single button click, you can create a brand new runbook from an existing one.

As always, I love to hear your feedback on how Runbooks is working for you, and what you would like to see added in future releases!

— Andrew Miner

Release Notes

Features Added

• users can use a small toolbar to enter markdown formatting & upload images

• user can clone an existing runbook

Nuisances Remedied

• the text box for editing a description automatically resizes to fit its content

• the markdown help text didn't show how to upload an image to Runbooks

Bugs Fixed

• completed runlogs would sometimes fail to render their steps.

Operations Improved

• None