Help portal release notes
The following tables list fixed and known issues for www.help.splunk.com.
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| Version in topic breadcrumb | Removed version from breadcrumb on page of versioned content, which prevented the breadcrumb links from loading properly. |
| Find (Ctrl+F) on landing pages | Searching for specific words using Ctrl+F on landing pages did not highlight and navigate to the next result. |
| Search bar too large | Reduced the size of the search bar. |
Known issues
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| URL redirects | Some redirects route to a 404 page. |
| Formatting issues with generating PDFs | PDFs are unreadable. |
| Generating PDFs for entire content set | Unable to download documentation for complete guides. |
| Permanent link for latest version | No stable link available for latest version. |
| Unable to see latest version | No indication that you are on the latest version. |
| Unable to see which content applies to FedRamp | No indicator that you are on FedRamp documentation. |
| Navigation to Help portal home | Top navigation icon does not communicate its target, which is the Help portal homepage. |
| Navigating from breadcrumbs | Breadcrumbs do not link to the parent product landing page. |
| Automated release notes | Due to an incident related to the legacy docs.splunk.com site, automated release note updates are unavailable and have not been updated since the issue began. |
| Broken links to related content | Some links to other Help portal content result in 404 errors. |
| Canonical URLs in HTML | Canonical URLs in HTML. |
| Stable URL for latest version | Unable to to obtain link to permanent URL for the latest version. |
| Redirects for legacy docs.splunk.com site "latest" URLs | Legacy docs.splunk.com site "latest" URLs need to redirect to the latest version on the Help portal instead of the legacy docs site. |
| Content ready to be consumed by LLMs | Content sets and individual topics are not downloadable in an AI-friendly format. |
| Exact match searches | Searching exact phrases, such as JIRA ticket numbers in known and fixed issues documentation, does not always return the right result. |
| Length of URLs | Help portal URLs are frequently longer than best practice recommendation of under 100 characters. |
| Product Search Filter label in search results | Product filter for content without product metadata tags appears as "Product Search Filter" instead of the name of the product. |
| Search bar in top navigation | Search bar moves when selected, making it difficult to enter text. |
| Zoom in to icons before page load | Flash of icons appears on screen before the Help portal page loads. |
| Table formatting | Tables sometimes render incorrectly resulting in overflowing or missing text. |
| Assistance navigating the Help portal | Users need assistance in navigating the new experience. |
| Guidance for maintenance release versions | Need to document how users can find information about product changes in maintenance releases. |
| Last modified timestamp | Make the date of the last modification viewable to communicate content authority. |
| MCP Server documentation | Location of MCP Server documentation needs to be under Related Resources instead of a platform product area. |