Changelog

Introducing Publish, a new feature enabling our users to generate a clean, Notion-like website from the visual sitemaps. Available on all plans.

Available settings for the published website:

• Change theme
• Page preview
• Search engine indexing
• Octopus badge (configurable on Pro and Team plan)

Other details

Publish related help article here.

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Symbols now come with content - whenever you edit a symbol or its content, it automatically updates throughout the entire sitemap.

Related help article about symbols here.

Launched WordPress export beta, a WXR file with complete project data, including page hierarchy and styled content.

Other details

More information on the dedicated page. WordPress export related help article here.

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At Octopus, we prioritize simplicity and user experience. From day one, we've showcased our product without requiring registration, maintaining a balance between feature richness and a clean interface. Initially, we introduced a straightforward project sharing option — one link for edit rights, another for read-only access. This simplicity resonated with our early users, who appreciated the ease of sharing their projects.

As our service has grown, so have our users. Teams with dozens of members have joined, solo professionals have built extensive projects, and many users have started drafting text content within Octopus. This expansion necessitated more flexible access management and higher security standards. We’re excited to announce upcoming changes to our access rights management, designed to better meet your evolving needs and enhance security.

Enhanced Permission Flexibility for Team Members

One of the key improvements is the ability to assign different permission levels to invited project members. Previously, all members had edit rights by default. Now, you can grant view, comment, or edit rights as needed, giving you more control over project collaboration.

Simplified Project Access

We’re streamlining how external collaborators access your projects. Instead of separate links for edit and read-only access, there will now be a single URL link. This change reduces the risk of mistakenly granting edit rights and enhances user experience by making access control more transparent.

For teams who need to share edit rights via a URL link, this option will remain available for those on the appropriate plan, ensuring a seamless access process tailored to your team’s needs.

Anonymous Commenting Update

To protect your projects from unwanted attention, anonymous users will no longer be able to leave comments. This ensures that all comments come from identifiable individuals, promoting accountability and transparency in project discussions.

The app is designed to import Octopus.do sitemap into Webflow, allowing to publish a project as a website seamlessly. We've kept the app simple to reflect the Octopus.do spirit, minimizing the time from visual sitemap completion to a published website.

Available for free on all plans.

Other details

More information on the dedicated page. Webflow app related help article here.

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Introducing tabs - a feature to store multiple sitemaps within a single project, helpful for comparing versions, drafts, or revisions.

Available on Pro and Team plans.

Content modal window is redesigned to add more clarity and functionality when working with the content. Blocks can be edited right inside the content window, with the page preview on the right for context.

Other improvements

• Merged the comment and content indicators in the sitemap
• Other page controls updated for a cleaner look

Introducting Figma plugin. It has been developed to assist designers in migrating the visual structure from Octopus to Figma. We know how painful the transition from one app to another can be, hence the plugin to make this step seamless. There are two import options - as a sitemap or as artboards.

Available for free on all plans.

Other details

More information on the dedicated page. Figma plugin related help article here.

Content is king! Previously save-confirmation requiring editor is updated to save progress on the fly. The updated version is wrapped in a contextual toolbar, all to keep focus on the content creation.

Available styling options

• Bold, Italic, Strikethrough
• Text color and highlight
• Link
• Headings 1-3
• Code block
• Callout
• Quote
• Bullet list
• Numbered list
• Checklist

Added a counter and a preview for collapsed pages for a better UX - users are not required to expand pages to see what's there anymore.

Other changes

• Wireframes design updated
• 12 new wireframes added to the library