Problem
The roadmap shows what is planned and in progress, but Completed items just sit in a column with no release context. Users cannot see what shipped, when, or in which version. A public changelog is the natural second half of a roadmap, closes the loop for voters ("you asked, we shipped"), and doubles as SEO content.
Proposal
Generate a public changelog from items marked Completed, grouped by release.
Data
- New optional item fields (shown in the item editor sidebar): Released on (date) and Version / release name (text, e.g.
v2.4).
- When an item is moved to a status flagged as "done" (new status option "Counts as shipped", default on for Completed), auto-fill Released on with today's date if empty.
- Optional free-form "Release notes" excerpt (falls back to item content).
Front end
[niroroadmap_changelog] shortcode and Changelog block. Attributes: product, limit, group="month|version", tag.
- Reverse-chronological feed: release header (version/date), list of shipped items with tag chips and vote count ("Requested by 128 people").
- Each entry opens the same popup, or links to the item.
- Optional RSS/Atom feed at
/niroroadmap/changelog/feed/ and <link rel="alternate"> in the page head.
- Schema.org
Article/ItemList markup (optional).
- Link between board and changelog (a "See what shipped" link in the Completed column; setting).
Admin
- Changelog page picker in Settings (auto-create like the Roadmap page, once).
- Bulk action "Mark as released in version..." on the items list.
Acceptance criteria
Technical notes
- Store as post meta
released_at, release_version; expose via REST for the block editor.
- Reuse the CSS custom property system for styling.
- Hook for the notify issue: send the "it shipped" email at the same moment as the release date is set.
Priority rationale
Medium. Strong value and cheap to build on existing data; not blocking other work.
Problem
The roadmap shows what is planned and in progress, but Completed items just sit in a column with no release context. Users cannot see what shipped, when, or in which version. A public changelog is the natural second half of a roadmap, closes the loop for voters ("you asked, we shipped"), and doubles as SEO content.
Proposal
Generate a public changelog from items marked Completed, grouped by release.
Data
v2.4).Front end
[niroroadmap_changelog]shortcode and Changelog block. Attributes:product,limit,group="month|version",tag./niroroadmap/changelog/feed/and<link rel="alternate">in the page head.Article/ItemListmarkup (optional).Admin
Acceptance criteria
Technical notes
released_at,release_version; expose via REST for the block editor.Priority rationale
Medium. Strong value and cheap to build on existing data; not blocking other work.