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Allow articles to be posted to multiple sections
Posted Jun 29, 2012
It would be super awesome if we had the ability to post a single article to multiple sections. We have a number of different "buckets" that our customers fall into that each have their own specific section. We often times write articles that are german to more than one group of customers but not all groups of customers. As it stands currently we have to write the article, post it to one section, copy it, navigate to a different section and post the article, navigate to a different section and post the article, navigate to a different section and post the article, and then navigate to a different section and post the article. This is also a huge pain because that one article now has 5 different URLs and becomes a nightmare for updating and linking in our marketing materials and / or website. It would be much easier and efficient if we could choose to post an article to multiple sections (even if it were still separate URL's for each).
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Viewpath Support
+1 for us on multiple forums. Our support documents often overlap into multiple areas. At the moment, I'm creating duplicates when needed, but it would be really nice to be able to specify which forum(s) articles should appear in. This would make updating SO much easier. Also easier on the customers who perform a search, and end up with 2 or more of the same articles returned on the search.
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emily
Yes, this would be very helpful! We'd like the same functionality (articles can be republished in different categories in the knowledge base). Ideally, there's one parent article and you can pick the other locations where it shows up, that way you only have to edit it in one place etc...
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Craig Eastman
*BUMP*
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Steve Niebauer
+1 PLEASE!!!
I bet it would be such an easy task to change this on the backend too. PLEASE
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Tracy Curtis
+1 for us as well
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Craig Eastman
This topic is fairly old... is this feature on the roadmap?
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Permanently deleted user
+100 ;-)
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Jess Bygd
+1 yes, please! Agree with comments above to have 1 'parent' article/doc that can then also be allocated to other categories/forums, especially since multiple postings lead to significantly more complicated content management.
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Sandie
There are also requests for this feature on this thread - https://support.zendesk.com/entries/23876108
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Josh Clayton
Huge +1 for us, too. Please, please, please add.
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Andrew Bagner
This would be a huge bonus for us too! Forgetting to update the same article in 2/3/4 different areas can be a huge issue for our customer support! Make this happen PLEASE!!
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Craig Eastman
Is this feature being considered by ZenDesk?
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Mark
Huge +1 for us. Make this happen PLEASE!!
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Andrew Dahl
Thanks for all the great feedback on being able to post the same article in multiple sections. We like this feature so much that we've added it to the roadmap for Help Center.
Unfortunately I can't give a timeline, but this thread will be updated when we have more details to share.
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Permanently deleted user
O happy day!!! Looking forward to news of a timeline!!
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Andrew Dahl
In the mean time, we are currently working hard on releasing the Help Center API into beta, which can be used to publish content to multiple articles at the same time. I know this might not be an ideal solution, but it could be helpful to some.
Please let me know if you would like to participate in the Help Center API beta and I will make sure that you receive an invite.
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Brooks Dougherty
+1 - Really looking forward to this feature as well.
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Admin User
+1 This request has been out there for almost 2 years and it's a core feature that should be included!! Forums are often intertwined and it's necessary to be able to post or link the same items in multiple locations
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Sue Armstrong
We'd find it really useful too.
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Alex Man
would love to test the beta multiple sections API
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Sandie
+1 for beta testing it.
From a data perspective this ought to be simple, so it's continued absence is worrying.
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LauraOwner
Hi everyone,
Andrew mentioned using the Help Center API (which will be available as a beta soon) as an alternative that lets you post content to several articles at the same (still not the same as having one article visible in multiple places). In case anyone hasn't signed up yet, you can sign up for the beta here: https://zendesk.wufoo.com/forms/help-center-api-beta-sign-up/. If you sign up you'll know as soon as the beta is open. I'm not aware of new updates regarding the main feature requested here, I just wanted to make sure you all have access to the beta if needed.
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Dan
I'm a totally newbie, just getting started with Zendesk, but this seems like a basic feature.
Couldn't using "tags" allow for an article to appear in multiple places?
https://support.zendesk.com/entries/20011393-Using-tags
https://support.zendesk.com/entries/26970356-Add-tags-to-Help-Center
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Chris
We absolutely need this functionality. Thanks!
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Jamie Atkinson
+1 from us, this would be HUGE for us!
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Chris
Is there an update to this feature being "on the roadmap" yet...please?
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Andrew Dahl
Hi Chris,
Unfortunately there is no update yet, other than that this is something that we definitely plan to add to Help Center when time permits. We currently have a packed roadmap with many highly requested features that we try to prioritize as best we can.
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Jennifer Bucci
Ditto on the #1!!!
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JoAnn Bridges
+1 from me also. Reusability of content is key when you have products that cross over customer segments.
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Doug Begle
also when content spans multiple release versions.
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