Product Updates (Q1 2023)
tl;dr
The theme: a better Coveralls onboarding experience, with…
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- New Onboarding Workflows
- Fully Updated Documentation
- New Versions of Official Integrations
- New Support Channels
Plus, a reminder, and things to come!
New Onboarding Workflows
We've refined those first few pages you see after joining Coveralls or adding a repo, with the goal of getting you up-and-running faster than ever before.
Highlights
- New Welcome Page - Signposts for each experience level
- Quicker Starts - New initial & empty states get you going with fewer questions
- New Repo Start Page - Dynamic setup guidance based on your project language
Fully Updated Documentation
A full re-write of our documentation lays the foundation for a better onboarding experience.
Major Topics
- Getting Started - Revamped from scratch with new First Steps, Next Steps, Common Issues & Troubleshooting, and FAQ.
- Integrating with Coveralls - Choose the best Coveralls Integration for your project, find the Supported CI Services for top integrations, and configure your CI when your integration doesn't support it out-of-the-box.
- Using the Web App - A complete overview of the Coveralls UI and its features, including how to set up PR Comments, Status Updates and other Notifications.
- Using the API - The full story on Coveralls API endpoints, and other JSON-format data available from Coveralls.
- Getting Help - Links to all current (and new!) support resources available to you.
New Versions of Official Integrations
We've just released major updates of our Universal Coverage Reporter, Github Action and Orb for CircleCI.
Major Updates
- Universal Coverage Reporter v0.3.0 - Official support for 6 new coverage report formats, 10+ CI services, and the new Carryforward Flags feature
- Coveralls Github Action v2.0.0 - Universal Coverage Reporter under-the-hood with all of its new features in a Github Action
- Coveralls Orb for CircleCI v2.1.0 - Universal Coverage Reporter under-the-hood with all of its new features in an Orb
New Support Channels
We've expanded your options for connecting with Coveralls Support, including scheduling live support sessions by video or chat.
New Options
- Live Sessions - By video, or chat!
- Call Scheduling - Pick a time that works for you, to connect by synchronous or asynchronous means.
- GPT Chatbot (alpha) - Mostly for fun, but also to see how good it can get, we just trained ChatGPT on our new docs. Next stop: three years of support requests.
Reminder: Plan & Price Changes
2023 plans & prices changed for existing customers on Mar 1. Subscription owners can see your company's new plan here. More info here.
Coming Soon: New Github Integration
Next quarter we'll release a new, more secure integration with Github, offering greater control over your organization's private resources. There'll be an opt-in period, then we'll give you a heads up before you need to make the switch. Want to preview this feature in beta? Reach out to Support.