Free custom domain mapping for all users, configurable hyperlink and more.

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Haimantika Mitra

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Last week at Hashnode was full of new features. The entire team gathered in Bangalore, India, and we created and launched some exciting things.

TL;DR:

  • The Hashnode support docs are now live.

  • All users can now map a custom domain on docs for free.

  • We added an option in our docs editor to configure hyperlinks to open in a new tab.

  • Mermaid diagram support is now available on blogs.

  • An "Unsubscribe" header has been added to blog newsletter emails.

Free custom domain mapping for all users.

With Hashnode docs, we wanted to empower more teams and businesses to go live with their documentation from day one.

One of the main features of Hashnode blogs has been custom domains. We wanted our users to have complete control and customization over their blogs, and we aimed to offer the same for our docs. That's why we decided to make the custom domain mapping feature free for users on the free tier.

Here's how you can map a custom domain in under a minute:

How often have you been reading documentation, clicked on a hyperlink for more information, and had it open in the same tab, disrupting your reading flow?

To fix this, we have added the option to set hyperlinks to open in a new tab.

Here’s how:

  • Go to the docs editor.

  • Type the command /link.

  • A link component will be added, where you can add:

    • An anchor text

    • The URL or heading that you want to link to

    • A checkbox that opens the link in a new tab

Once everything is done, a hyperlink will be created that opens in a new tab.

Mermaid diagram support on blogs.

Mermaid diagram is a code-based diagram that uses Markdown-inspired text definitions to create and modify diagrams. We already had Mermaid diagram support in our docs product and have now also added it to our blogs.

Here’s how you can use it in the editor:

Added “Unsubscribe” button to blog newsletter emails.

Hashnode’s newsletter feature allows you to send your articles as emails to people who have subscribed. We have now added the “Unsubscribe” header to blog newsletter emails for best practice and better deliverability.


That’s a wrap for this week. We hope these features will help you create better docs and blogs. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us on Discord.