Oxygen XML WebHelp Releases

Released: Apr 22, 2026

Updates in V28.1 Build ID: 2026040206

Features

  • WebHelp Responsive: WebHelp Responsive output generation is now more robust when enabling the webhelp.enable.ai.friendly parameter.
  • WebHelp Context Sensitive Help: New optimizations allow you to get faster load times when using WebHelp context-sensitive help.

Released: Mar 18, 2026

Updates in V28.1

Features

Core

  • Generate Output Files for Content Located Outside DITA Map Folder - The generate.copy.outer parameter can now be used in WebHelp Responsive transformations to generate output files for resources that are located outside the DITA map folder.

Released: Feb 3, 2026

Updates in V28.0 Build ID: 2026013010

Fixes

  • WebHelp Context-Sensitive Help: Resolved encoding issues for non-Latin file names in context-sensitive help mappings, ensuring that targets are correctly identified and matched regardless of character set.
  • WebHelp output: Corrected the rendering of zoomed images so that transparency is displayed properly in the output.

Released: Dec 17, 2025

Updates in V28.0 Build ID: 2025121210

Fixes

  • WebHelp Search: Fixed the "stemmer is not a function" error triggered when the use.stemming parameter is enabled in WebHelp Responsive output.

Released: Nov 26, 2025

Updates in V28.0

Features

Core

  • Sticky Table Headers - Table headers can now be set to stay visible as you scroll, allowing you to maintain context while viewing information. This behavior can be controlled using the new webhelp.enable.sticky.table.headers transformation parameter.
  • Switch Between Light and Dark Theme - You can now let users switch between Light and Dark themes in WebHelp output by enabling the webhelp.enable.dark.mode parameter. When enabled, a Switch Theme button appears in the header, allowing...

Released: Jul 1, 2025

Updates in V27.1 Build ID: 2025063008

Fixes

  • WebHelp Responsive: Ensure expand/collapse buttons are correctly displayed when table of contents are not sticky in a topic.
  • WebHelp Responsive: Resolved issues regarding the 16:9 aspect ratio and responsive rendering of video elements in the output.

Released: Mar 24, 2025

Updates in V27.1

Features

  • Bootstrap 5.3.3 - Oxygen WebHelp Responsive output now uses Bootstrap 5.3.3 to render the output.

Fixes

  • Implemented various bug fixes and addressed issues that were reported by the community.

Released: Dec 16, 2024

Updates in V27.0 Build ID: 2024120909

Features

  • Changed the default display of the elements marked with outputclass="wh-tabbed" attribute.

Released: Nov 27, 2024

Updates in V27.0

Features

Core

  • Disable Zoom for Images - It is now possible to disable the WebHelp zoom functionality for particular images. You can flag the images that should not have zoom functionality by using the no-zoom value for the @outputclass attribute on the particular images.
  • Open Custom Logo URL in a New Tab - You can now control whether clicking the URL for a custom WebHelp logo will open it in the same tab or in a new tab. This can be configured using the new webhelp.logo.image.target.url.new.tab...

Released: Sep 18, 2024

Updates in V26.1 Build ID: 2024091606

Features

  • WebHelp Responsive: Updated Lucene to version 9.11.1.

Fixes

  • WebHelp Responsive: Fixed the display of labels in topics when the webhelp.labels.generation.mode parameter is set to "keywords".
  • WebHelp Responsive: Fixed the localization of navigation links when calling the getWebhelpString template in an XSLT stylesheet that extends com.oxygenxml.webhelp.xsl.createNavLinks.
  • WebHelp Responsive: Fixed an issue where the checkboxes in the filter zone were not selected when using Oxygen...