New commenting experience release activity
New commenting experience location and release timeline
The new commenting experience brings a new design to the Updates section of Workfront objects.
For information about which Workfront objects display the Updates section, see Updates section overview.
For information about the release timeline for the new commenting experience, see New commenting experience.
Features released during the beta period
The features documented in this section are now available to all customers and in all environments.
The following features were added to the commenting experience during the beta phase, between the 23.2 release (April 6, 2023) and the Fourth Quarter 2023 release (October 26, 2023).
Features released after the close of the beta program were messaged in the current release pages at the time of their release.
The following information refers to the release activity on a weekly basis, starting with the most recent update.
Week of October 16, 2023
Add the “on behalf of < user name >” information when commenting while logged in as another user
While redesigning the commenting experience, we had removed the “on behalf of < user name >” indicator when a Workfront or group administrator added comments while logged in as another user. This information has now been restored.
Preview and production for all customers: October 19, 2023.
Week of September 11, 2023
The new commenting experience captures information starting with January 1, 2019
Projects, tasks, issues, and documents display updates starting with January 1, 2019 now. Prior to this enhancement, the new commenting experience captured only updates from June 2022 for these objects.
For more information, see New commenting experience.
Preview and production for all customers: September 11, 2023.
Week of August 21, 2023
Change timestamp format on the Comments tab
We have updated the timestamp format of the user comments in the Comments tab of the new commenting stream. As part of this change, comments from the current year no longer display the year in the timestamp. Hovering over a timestamp displays the full date, including the year.
The changes do not affect system updates in the System Activity tab.
Preview and production for all customers: August 24, 2023
Week of August 14, 2023
View a video demonstration of all the features released during the week of August 14, 2023
New commenting experience for additional objects
The new commenting experience will be available for the following objects, shortly after the 23.3 release to Production: template tasks, templates, timesheets, teams, users, programs, portfolios.
This will be the only commenting experience for these objects, as the legacy commenting experience is removed when you access them.
For more information, see New commenting experience.
Preview release: August 17, 2023
Production release for fast release: With the 23.8 release (August 31, 2023)
Production release for all customers: With the 23.10 release (October, 2023)
New design update for the new commenting stream
We have redesigned the new commenting stream to give it a more updated look-and-feel. Some of the improvements are:
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The content of the commenting stream is centered on the page, rather that occupying the entire width of the page.
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The More menu icon is relocated to the top right corner of the comment, rather than next to the Like button.
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The Like and Reply buttons are now positioned next to each other.
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The Log Time button has been relocated in the upper-right corner of the commenting area.
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The Add reply prompt was added to prompt users to add a reply to an existing one.
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There is a separation line between each comment thread
For more information, see Updates tab overview.
Preview release: August 17, 2023
Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release (August 31, 2023)
Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release (October 2023)
The new commenting experience is the default experience for projects, tasks, issues, and documents
We are making the new commenting experience the default experience for the following objects: projects, tasks, issues, and documents. The legacy commenting experience will remain as an alternative option when accessing these objects.
To support this change, we also renamed the “Commenting Beta” toggle to “New commenting”.
For more information, see New commenting experience.
Preview release: August 17, 2023
Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release (August 31, 2023)
Production for quarterly release: With the 23.10 release (October 2023)
Avatar improvements when tagging users in an update
To give you better visibility into which users are tagged in an update, we now display the names of the users (up to two users) that are tagged in an update. For more information, see Tag others in updates.
Preview release: August 17, 2023
Production for fast release: With the 23.8 release (August 31, 2023)
Production for all customers: With the 23.10 release (October 2023)
Week of August 7, 2023
Add emojis to an update
You can now add emojis to a comment using a Rich Text toolbar option in the new commenting experience.
For more information, see Update work. The documentation will be updated at the time of the release.
Preview and production: August 10, 2023
Week of July 10, 2023
Automatically tag all thread participants
A comment owner is now tagged automatically in a thread. Prior to this update, only the users who were tagged either by using the “@name” tags or by adding them to the “Tag people or teams” section displayed in the list of tagged users. With this, you can now remove the owner of a comment from the thread, if needed, even if they were not manually tagged before.
Preview release: July 12, 2023
Production release: July 13, 2023
Week of July 3, 2023
New interface for logging time
We have redesigned the interface for logging time from the Updates area in the new commenting experience.
For more information, see Log time.
Preview release: July 5, 2023
Production release: with the 23.3 release (July 2023)
Week of June 26, 2023
Quote comment content in a new reply
Now, you have the ability to copy the content of a comment and add it as a new quote to a reply in the same thread when using the new commenting experience.
For more information, see Update work.
Preview: June 28, 2023
Production release: June 29, 2023
Week of June 12, 2023
New commenting experience for cards in the Boards area
The new commenting experience is now available for cards in the Boards area. This is the only experience available for cards. For more information, see 23.3 release overview.
Preview: June 15, 2023
Production release for early opt-in: June 22, 2023
Production for all customers: with the 23.3 release (July 2023)
Add block quotes to a comment
You can now add block quotes to a comment using a Rich Text toolbar option in the new commenting Beta experience.
For more information, see Update work.
Preview: June 14, 2023
Production: June 15, 2023
Improved experience when editing comments
You can now use the following shortcut keys when editing comments:
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CTRL + Z (CMD + Z for Mac) to undo a change
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CTRL + Y (CMD + Y for Mac) to redo a change
Prior to these enhancements, you could not undo or redo changes while editing a comment. For more information, see Update work.
Preview: June 13, 2023
Production: June 13, 2023
Week of May 29, 2023
New commenting Beta experience for projects, tasks, and documents
The new commenting Beta experience is now available for projects, tasks, and documents. Prior to this update, the commenting Beta experience was available only for issues and goals.
Preview: June 1, 2023
Production: with the 23.3 release (July 2023)
New look and feel of the “edited” tag after editing a comment
When editing a comment in the new commenting Beta experience, an “edited” tag is added to the comment. This tag now has a new look and feel from the one originally released. The date and time stamps of the comment are those of the original comment. They are not the date and time stamps of when the edit was made. For more information, see Update work.
Preview: May 31, 2023
Production: June 1, 2023
Comments from children objects roll up to a parent object
When enabling the commenting Beta experience, the comments associated with a child object now roll up to the parent object. For example, comments from documents now display on the issue where the documents are attached. For information, see Update section overview.
Preview: June 1, 2023
Production: June 1, 2023
Log time in the new commenting Beta experience
You can log time for issues, tasks, and projects from the Updates area, when using the new commenting Beta experience. For more information, see Log time.
Preview: June 1, 2023
Production: with the 23.3 release (July 2023)
Week of May 15, 2023
Improved experience when adding hyperlinks to comments
You can now add hyperlinks to comments using the following shortcut keys:
- CTRL + V (CMD + V for Mac) pastes a link over selected text
- CTRL + K (CMD + K for Mac) opens the Add links box.
Prior to these enhancements, you could add hyperlinks only by clicking the link icon in the Rich Text toolbar. For more information, see Update work.
Preview: May 17, 2023
Production: May 18, 2023
Week of May 1, 2023
Images are removed from the Documents area when attachments are removed from comments or when comments containing an attachment are removed
We are changing the way attachments work when removing or editing a comment that contains an attachment. Now, when you edit a comment and remove the attachment, or when you delete a comment that contains an attachment, the attachment is also removed from your Documents area. Prior to this change, in the previous commenting experience, the attachments remained in your Documents area. For information, see Update work.
Available for issue commenting Beta experience and for Workfront Goals, by default, on the following dates:
- Preview and Production: May 4, 2023
April 27, 2023
The following maintenance update was released for issue commenting beta and for goals:
Edit attached images when editing a comment. For information, see the “Maintenance Update on April 27” section in the article Updates in April 2023.
April 20, 2023
The following maintenance update was released for issue commenting beta and for goals:
Keep images as a draft when moving away from an update for goals and for issues in the commenting beta experience. For information, see the “Maintenance Update on April 20” section in the article Updates in April 2023.
April 17, 2023
The following maintenance update was released for issue commenting beta and for goals:
Show new comments outside of the visible screen area in the Updates section of issues (new commenting Beta experience) and Goals. For information, see the “Maintenance Update on April 17” section in the article Updates in April 2023.
Week of April 6, 2023
The new commenting beta experience launched for issues.
The same features that are released for the commenting beta for Workfront objects are released at the same time for goals for all users who have access to Workfront Goals. For information, see 23.2 Release overview.