Known issues in the Help portal
This page describes the known issues in the Splunk Help Portal.
December 23, 2025
The following table includes known issues of the Help portal corresponding to the latest update. If no issues are listed, then there are no new known issues.
September 22, 2025
The following table includes known issues of the Help portal.
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| URL redirects | Some redirects route to a 404 page. |
| 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. |
| Broken links to related content | Some links to other Help portal content result in 404 errors. |
| Canonical URLs in HTML | The HTML header does not contain a canonical URL, which is the stable URL organic search engines should index. This sometimes causes search engines to return previous versions of content and duplicate results. |
| 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. |