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NEXLOCK FIELD GUIDEAbout & updates

Follow Nexlock Studio news and release updates

Browse What’s New, explore the public Roadmap and follow the release feed.

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Find the updates that matter to you

Published covers appear on story cards; posts without a cover use product artwork, which is decorative rather than a screenshot of the announced feature. Each post keeps its product, category, date and optional release version. Dates and calendar-year filters use America/Chicago time.

  1. Open What’s New in the website navigation or visit /whats-new. With no filters selected, the latest published post appears once as the featured story and the remaining stories follow below.

  2. Choose All updates, Studio or Companion, then narrow Update category or Publication year and use Search updates for a subject or version. Filters work together and each search word must match. Clear update search removes only the text; Clear all resets the full view.

  3. Select a story card to open its article. Load more stories adds up to six cards at a time; changing filters starts the matching list from its first six.

  4. Copy the page address to reopen or share the filtered view. The product, category, year and q parameters preserve those choices, including when using browser Back and Forward.

02

Read a story and its release notes

Articles show the published introduction, product, category, date and an estimated reading time. When there is more than one section, In this article provides section links in a desktop rail or a collapsible list on smaller screens. Back to top returns to the heading.

Added, Changed and Fixed notes remain grouped under their published headings. View full image opens an available cover or section image. Coming soon articles identify planned work whose availability and timing may change. Keep reading offers newer and older published updates when available, and All updates returns to the journal.

03

Explore the public Roadmap

Sidebar status counts follow the selected area and search, while the results count reflects every active filter. Only categories containing shared items appear in the product-area controls.

The public Roadmap contains published, non-archived items explicitly marked for sharing in Studio Admin. Draft and internal work stay private. Plans may change and do not commit to release dates; use What’s New for published release details.

  1. Open Roadmap in the website navigation or visit /roadmap. Explore the work moves to the shared items and filters.

  2. On a wide screen, use the sidebar: Overview offers All work, In progress, Planned and Shipped; Product areas offers All areas and the shared categories. On a compact screen, use the Status and Area selectors above the results.

  3. Search roadmap matches item titles, descriptions and category labels without requiring matching capitalization. Area, status and search work together. Clear search removes only the text; the applied status and area buttons remove their individual filters. Reset filters clears all three while keeping the selected layout.

  4. Use Timeline for a vertical stage overview, with In progress first, then Planned and Shipped. List uses compact rows grouped by the same stages. Both views show the same matching items; the timeline does not represent dates or a history of status changes.

  5. Select an item title to open its full description, product area and current stage. Copy item link copies its address; if clipboard access fails, copy the displayed Item link field. Back to roadmap or the close button returns to the same filtered view.

  6. Copy the page address to share the current filters and layout, or reopen it later. Existing category links such as /roadmap?category=connector still work; status, q and view preserve the other choices, and item links reopen the selected public item.

04

Distinguish released work from future plans

A historical post describes the software release named there. Use the current Wiki and software guide for today’s setup and supported workflows. An update announcement is not physical verification of a brick, printer profile or connection fit.

Distinguish released work from future plans
CategoryHow to read it
FeatureAn addition described in its published release context.
ImprovementA refinement to an existing workflow or interface.
FixA correction described in the release notes.
AnnouncementProduct news with the scope stated in the post.
Coming soonPlanned work, not a currently available feature or a guaranteed release date.
05

Share a post or follow the feed

Copy article link shares the article’s stable address. If clipboard access fails, copy the displayed link field. Links to articles removed during the journal reset are no longer available.

On the journal page, Follow updates opens the Journal feed address. Choose Copy, copy the field manually, or use Open feed, then add the address to a reader supporting JSON Feed. /updates/feed.json supplies the published posts and /updates/index.json provides the structured archive.

The feed reader needs access to this Site. Following the feed does not bypass sign-in or subscribe you to email, Discord or desktop notifications.

06

How new posts reach the journal

The owner, Administrators and Editors can draft, publish, and unpublish custom posts from What’s New posts in Studio Admin. Published posts update the journal, homepage highlight, and feed together.

Studio and Companion releases can ship without a journal post. Drafts stay out of the journal and feed. Earlier release articles remain available at their original links.

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If an update is missing or an action is unavailable

  • Use Clear all to remove product, category, year and search filters, then Load more stories to browse older posts.
  • Compare the product and release version named in the post with the software you have installed.
  • Coming-soon posts describe plans; their presence does not enable the integration or tool.
  • Use the current software guide to install or update Companion. Reading a post does not run an installer.
  • If a feed reader cannot load the journal, confirm it can access this Site and supports JSON Feed.

Prepared for the current Nexlock workflow. Source review dates and data snapshots retain their own context; a digital check does not certify a physical print.