The Acrolinx release notes detail features, improvements, and fixes for Cloud and Standard Stack releases.
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To keep up with the most important changes and updates to the guidance package, visit the Guidance Package Release Notes.
June 2026 updates
16 June 2026 (version 2026.06)
Bug fixes
- API token revocation – We fixed an issue where generating a new API token didn't deactivate existing ones, meaning older tokens could stay active. Revoked tokens are now invalidated immediately.
- Scorecard retention overrides – We resolved a problem where custom scorecard retention periods weren't being applied. Your configured retention settings are now respected correctly.
- Term filter visibility – We fixed an issue where users could see term filters they didn't have permission to access. Filter visibility now correctly follows sharing permissions.
- Default term filters – We fixed a problem where a globally set default term filter wasn't being applied. The global default now applies automatically, unless a user has set their own individual filter.
- Direct link to term help – We fixed a remaining issue where logging in after clicking a term link didn't always take you to that term. You'll now be redirected straight to the correct term after signing in.
- License menu item – We removed the "Settings → License" menu item. The page it pointed to no longer exists, so the broken link (which returned a "Page Not Found" error) has been taken out.
- Select Domains button – We fixed a layout issue in the Style Guides terminology section where the "Select Domains" button could be hidden behind a long list of domains. The button now stays visible no matter how many domains you have configured.
- Target languages label – We corrected a label in the translation browser that read "Style guide languages" when it should have said "Target languages."
- German interface label – We tidied up a German label under Style → Terminology, changing "Content Analyse Kategorien" to the cleaner "Kategorien."
January 2026 updates
- Sorting by License Type in User Management – We've added the ability to sort your user list by License Type. This makes it easier to quickly organize and view users based on their assigned license.
Changes
- Reporting API support removed – We've officially removed support for the Reporting API. This is part of our scheduled sunsetting
- Shared filters in Term Browser – We've fixed an issue where opening a shared term filter would result in an error. Now, shared filters open smoothly for everyone.
- Visibility of personal term filters – We resolved a bug where users couldn't see their own created term filters in the "Open a saved filter" list. Your personal filters will now appear correctly.
- Sharing term filters with staff – Term filters are now automatically and correctly shared with staff users, allowing them to see and test filters as intended.
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Direct link to term help – We fixed a regression where a direct link to a specific term would be lost if you weren't logged in. Now, if you log in after clicking a term link, you'll be redirected straight to that term instead of the home page.
Note: The new direct link now includes a query parameter (?termUniversalId) instead of a URI fragment (#termUniversalId). URLs utilizing the old syntax will need to be updated to correctly link to the term help page. - Term Browser language consistency – The Term Browser interface now consistently uses the preferred GUI language set in your Dashboard user profile.
- Column ordering in term search – We restored the ability to reorder columns in the term search results table within the Dashboard, giving you control over your view again.
- User management sorting – We addressed various issues with the "Sort by" functionality in User Management to ensure the list sorts reliably every time.
- Smoother navigation for unauthenticated users – If you try to access specific Dashboard URLs without being logged in, we now properly redirect you to the login page instead of showing a generic "404 Page Not Found" error.
- Analytics custom fields – We fixed inconsistent behavior when assigning style guides based on data mapped from third-party custom analytics fields.
October 2025 updates
- Sorting is back in User Management - We've reintroduced the ability to sort users in the User Management page. This functionality had been temporarily removed due to performance issues, but with recent backend improvements, sorting is now more reliable and works as expected.
- License Information page removed from Unified UI - We've sunset the License Information page as part of our ongoing efforts to streamline and simplify the navigation experience.
- Terminology API no longer causes memory issues - We've fixed a bug introduced in version 2025.03 where repeated term imports or updates via the Terminology API could eventually cause the Core Server to run out of memory.
- Faster loading for style guides and activity logs - We resolved a performance issue where the Style Guides UI could take unusually long to open style guides or the "recent activities" view.
- Category names now display correctly in Terminology - We fixed a display issue in the category manager where categories with identical names were not shown as expected.
- Clearer display for default Content Profile settings - Empty fields in default Content Profiles are now displayed as empty, making them easier to distinguish from filled-out fields.
- Performance improvements - We've deployed a performance enhancement to reduce processing time for single checks, especially in cases where checks were previously taking extended time to complete.
- Term Browser links consistently use universal term IDs - We've improved the term browser so that links to term help pages use the universal term ID. This ensures that links you copy are reliable and work for all users.
- "Check" button now works as expected after login - We've fixed a bug where the platform API returned an error when no style guide was available, causing the Sidebar to display an "unspecific server error"
- Scoring trends report only shows active goals - In the past, you saw every possible goal listed at the bottom of the report, even if that goal wasn't active. Now, you'll only see goals that have actual data.
- Tenant-level configurability for the 'More Information' link - We've introduced new flexibility to balance security requirements and accessibility. Administrators can choose whether you need additional authentication to open guideline documentation from the Sidebar. This way, you can adapt Acrolinx to fit your organization's security needs.
- New page featuring the Checking API - You'll now find a dedicated page for the Checking API in the new Automation section, alongside our pages for Automated solutions. Explore how the Checking API can help you build custom automated workflows, and dive right into the documentation to get started.
- Bulk removal of users - We've fixed an issue that prevented you from removing multiple accounts in one go. Previously, you saw a "Not Found" error when trying to remove several accounts through the management UI. Now, bulk removal works as expected.
- Style Guides UI - We've fixed a bug where the Save and Expand buttons didn't stay visible in the Style Guides UI. With this fix, those buttons remain where you need them, improving your overall experience.
- Ampersands no longer truncate style guide names on copy - We've resolved an issue that caused newly copied style guides to lose everything after the "&" symbol in their names.
- Increased Reuse reliability - Acrolinx now finds phrases that are similar to your Reuse phrases more reliably and doesn't miss any phrases from your Reuse sets.
- Aligned User Interface (UI) - The style guides section shines in a new UI to match our Acrolinx design guide. The functionality stays the same.
- Improved navigation - To prevent redundancy and avoid confusion. The menu item Troubleshooting is now non-clickable. This ensures a smoother navigation experience for users with limited access.
- React-based sign-in page - The UI for the sign-in page will now be in React. We're replacing the previous Ember version for a modernized and consistent user experience.
- Restricted access feedback - When you tried to access sections under Settings → Troubleshooting → Check History and your privileges wouldn't allow it you got a blank page. We've fixed this. Now, Acrolinx displays a proper error message.
- Manage terms - We've fixed an issue where closing multiple opened term edit pages could result in a 404 error. Now, Acrolinx tracks open instances correctly and prevents access errors.
- Check processing stability - In some cases, canceling a check request prevented new checks from processing. We've fixed this issue. Now, checks run as expected.
- Only active users in the UI - The UI previously showed user accounts that interacted with the Terminology API (for example, through the Term Transfer Tool) as active. These accounts never counted toward the active user limit for checking and therefore won't appear as active anymore.
- Terminology for variants - When you turned off the advanced setting Flag variants for a term, Acrolinx would find the term only if it exactly matched the term definition. Acrolinx wouldn't find that term written with a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence. With this update, Acrolinx won't count the capitalization at the beginning of a sentence as a term variant anymore.
- Improved AI suggestions - We've extended AI style guide auto-alignment to improve text alignment. You'll get more AI-driven suggestions tailored to specific style guides.
- Scorecard display of sub-issues - We've improved the display of issues with sub-issues in the Scorecard. In some cases, a large empty space was shown between these sub-issues.
- Removed browser sessions page - As we improve Acrolinx and sunset features with less usage, some features won't be in the new UI. We've removed the browser sessions page that was previously under Settings → Browser sessions.
- Reuse section visible - The Reuse menu item and section were visible even when the feature wasn't enabled. We've fixed this. Reuse will only show up if the feature is enabled.
- Check rejection - We've resolved an issue where Acrolinx rejected non-interactive checks due to missing custom fields.
- Stuck checking queue - In rare cases, the check processing pipeline could become unstable. This happened when you canceled a running check while more checks were waiting in the queue. With this fix, canceled checks are now wrapped up properly, so Acrolinx can handle subsequent checks.
We're introducing new reports to replace the Analytics Dashboards that we'll sunset in October 2025.
You'll find the first 3 reports under Reporting > Reports. For more details visit Reports Explained and watch What's New with Acrolinx Reports.
- Words checked - This report helps you visualize the sheer number of words Acrolinx has reviewed for your organization. The total number of words checked appears at the top of the page. The bar graph displays the total number of checked words over time per month.
- Scoring trends - Track how your content develops in quality and conformance to your style guides. The graph shows the average score for each goal over time by month. You can select which goals to display according to your needs. The bars indicate the total number of files checked by month.
- Integration usage - Monitor all the integrations that your team is actively using. The names of the integrations appear and the length of the bars show the usage count.
Under Settings > Troubleshooting
- Check history (Scorecards) - A chronological list of Scorecards in a table. It includes the following columns: time of check, content reference, Acrolinx Score, issues, word count, and user. The table includes Scorecards up to the last completed month. To find the Scorecard for a specific check, search by content reference at the top of the page.
Release date: 7 January 2025
- New page for automated checking solutions - Get an overview of our automated checking solutions directly in the Acrolinx UI. Let this list of features like batch check, automated check, and baseline checks inspire you to automate Acrolinx in your own tools or workflows. To get started, go to Automation > Automated solutions.
- New tab for Checking API - Learn more about building your own automated solutions and get quick access to the related documentation. To get more information about our Checking API, go to Automation > Developer tools.
- List of writing integrations available in the UI - We've introduced a new Writing integrations page in the UI to highlight Acrolinx capabilities in supported authoring environments. That way, you can easily discover which tools are available to help you optimize content creation. To learn more, go to Writing tools > Writing integrations.
- Improved roles UI - Previously, you had to open a separate page to edit and create roles. We've added a new pop-up window to simplify role creation and management. The new layout also helps clarify which privileges belong to which roles.
- Improved Content Cube UI – We've consolidated the Collections and Content Library sections into two tabs for easier navigation. Additionally, you can now access all Content Cube settings in a single section.
- Improved Scorecard layout - We've changed the layout of the Scorecard for issues where the highlighted text is identical to the checked sentence. To avoid repetition, the Scorecard now only shows the affected text once.
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Improved behavior for AI suggestions - Sometimes when you clicked "Get Suggestion" or "Get Another Suggestion, the output wasn't unique. You'd often either get the original text or the same suggestion. This is no longer the case.
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You won't get the same suggestion twice in a row, but it's still possible to get the same suggestion after multiple clicks.
For example, if you click "Get Suggestion" and get suggestion "A," you won't get suggestion "A" again if you click "Get Another Suggestion" right after that. But if you click "Get Another Suggestion" for the second time, you might get suggestion "A" again.
- Improved suggestions for "Could you shorten this sentence?" - We've optimized the way that Acrolinx makes suggestions for the guideline "Could you shorten this sentence?" Acrolinx is now more likely to suggest sentences that are shorter than the configured sentence length limit.
- Content profile availability - We've changed the way that we make content profiles available in the UI. By default, you won't see the content profile section in the UI. To request access to the feature, contact Acrolinx Support.
- Submenu navigation - Submenus could be hard to navigate. Sometimes when you moved into a new level of the submenu, the entire menu navigation would close. We've made some adjustments so that the navigation across menus is smoother.
- Limited term browser display - Only the first 10 terms were displayed in the term browser with no option to scroll down. We've fixed this. You can navigate all terms again.
- Import with the Term Transfer Tool - We've fixed a bug that affected the deletion of head terms after the purge phase of the PURGE_AND_REPLACE import mode. Now, Acrolinx deletes terms as expected.
Release date: 30 November 2024
- User management with SSO - With external authentication, all users are added automatically through your user management system. So, you don't need to generate passwords in user management. We've fixed an issue where Acrolinx displayed the Generate Password button on the Users page when SSO was enabled.
- Accurate usernames in reporting - When we converted all usernames to lowercase, it created some duplicates in reports and may have even added some Acrolinx staff users to your user list. We've resolved all duplicates to make sure formatting is consistent for historical entries. We've removed Acrolinx users from your reports for accurate and relevant data visibility.
- Consistency after name change - When you updated the name of a style guide, the new name didn't show up in reporting. Acrolinx now updates the style guide name in the reporting database as soon as someone checks with a renamed style guide. The name that you'll see in reporting matches the changes in style guides.
- Order of domains - The correct sort order didn't appear in the Add domain option in style guides. This happened when you added a domain to the Words and Phrases goal (now called "Terminology"). The order of domains listed in the Analytics dashboards menu, the term search filter view, and the terminology overview should match the sort order of the domains listed in the categories section. This is fixed — the Acrolinx UI consistently uses the order of the domains as they appear in your categories.
Release date: 9 November 2024
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Improved navigation and layout - We've given parts of Acrolinx a new look and feel to make it easier for you to set up and maintain Acrolinx for your team. This includes the following:
- Reorganized main navigation - You'll now see 5 new sections. These group Acrolinx features based on key tasks. Learn more in The Acrolinx Navigation Explained.
- One, consistent view - Instead of switching between 2 different navigation views, the navigation now stays the same across all sections and pages. Learn more in The Acrolinx Navigation Explained
- New home for notifications - Acrolinx always offered the option to notify users of changes, but we treated this as something highly technical. You may remember Servers > Server Notifications. In reality, this capability allows you to notify your Sidebar users about any changes you make in Acrolinx. We've renamed this to "Company notifications" and added it to the top of the page to make this clearer. Learn more about how to use notifications in Set Up Company Notifications.
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Renamed confusing features - With the reorganization of the main Acrolinx navigation, we also cleaned up our terminology and changed some labels and feature names. These naming updates will also appear in the Sidebar. In all cases, the functionality stays the same.
Some major changes are:
- Targets are now named style guides. For updated documentation, visit the Style Guides - Quick Start.
- The goal Correctness is now called Spelling and Grammar. Check out the updated Spelling and Grammar (formerly Correctness) documentation.
- It was hard to make the connection between the goal Approved Messaging and the Reuse feature. That's why we now call the goal Reuse. We've updated the article Reuse in Style Guides (formerly Approved Messaging) accordingly.
- The Word and Phrases goal is now called Terminology to make clear that you use the goal to add your Terminology to a style guide. We've also updated our documentation on Terminology (formerly Words and Phrases).
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We're still making updates, so you might see some outdated terms in and around the product and documentation.
- Brand-new Reporting API - Are you data driven and looking to measure your content in Acrolinx? The new Reporting API lets you fetch data and build your own custom reports in your preferred (BI) tool. Export data from your Acrolinx instance and create charts in Excel. Sign in to Acrolinx to find out what you can do and how to get started. You can also find this information in the Reporting API documentation.
- AI suggestions in Oxford and Canadian English - In the Sidebar cards, you can now generate AI suggestions in UK Oxford English and Canadian English language variants. Head over to How to Use Get Suggestions in the Sidebar to get started.