Oxygen XML WebHelp Releases
Released: Jun 30, 2026
Updates in V28.1 Build ID: 2026061211
Features
- WebHelp: Short descriptions for child links and related links now display more clearly in WebHelp output.
Released: May 28, 2026
Updates in V28.1 Build ID: 2026051808
Fixes
- WebHelp Search: When you perform a phrase search in WebHelp, matching phrases are now highlighted consistently.
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.