• • • Define a maximum amount of Stories to display in your Story Carousel
    • You can now upload WEBP images to your Stories
    • More text options in the Story Carousel: adjust the line-height and the alignment of the Story description
    • Change the color of the gradient background in your Story Carousel

Bug fixes

• • • Issues to paste URLs for CTA field
    • Sorting option issues in INSIGHTS section

• • • Text Auto-layout: Zazu will keep the distance between aligned text layers at all times
    • New black background gradient for your Story Carousel when the description text is inside the Story
    • New analytics triggers for the Story Carousel
    • You can now lock the position of a Story inside your Story Carousel 
    • Add layers to your Story by dragging them directly from the Toolbar

Bug fixes

• • • Cover images in Story Carousel were sometimes distorted
    • The Story Carousel arrows were not centered at all times

• • • Set a background for your artboards in a few clicks
    • Folders have a new look – you can now a see a preview of what your folders contain

Bug fixes

• • • Inserting the same uploaded image to your Story was leading to layer issues
    • The color picker was overflowing the screen sometimes

• • • Create your brand palettes in the Settings and find the right color for your Story faster than before

Bug fixes

• • • When choosing an Artboard from a template, the sound of the video was playing automatically
    • Editing your text styles from the editor was causing issues in the Settings
    • We made the rotation soft-lock of the layers more sensitive for better guidance

• • • Define your text styles in the Settings section and use them in the Story editor!
    • Replace any image with a video directly from the Artboard
    • It gets easier to rotate elements with soft locks every 45°

Bug fixes

• • • New steps added to Undo/Redo
    • Custom CTAs default size has been adjusted
    • The bold option for text layer is now synced with the font family
    • When a layer or a group is locked, the only available action is to unlock it

• • • You can now group layers together
    • Select multiple layers easily by dragging your mouse over them
    • Create your custom CTAs by linking any layer or group of layers to a URL
    • Enjoy Zazu’s beautiful CTA templates
    • Find the right author credits for Unsplash images in one click

Bug fixes

• • • The text cursor will now match the text color for better visibility
    • Images are not cut anymore in the Web Story on bigger devices
    • Adding a border gap in the Carousel was not working in the Preview mode
    • Displaying the text outside of the Carousel cards was not working in the Preview mode

• • • Add Entry and Exit animations to your layers for a better visual experience
    • Find your folders easily in the left navigation
    • Drag and drop Stories into your folders
    • Layer rotation optimization
    • You can now go back 30 steps with Undo/Redo
       

• • • Use the color pipette to find the perfect color
    • New guidelines for better layer alignment
    • Improved media cropping experience
    • Copy your Story URL directly from the Dashboard
    • Improved Undo/Redo experience
       
       

• • • Rename any layer for a better structure
    • Hover on templates and see all the Artboards it contains
    • You can now add tags to your Stories
    • Use tags to populate your Carousels automatically
       
       

• • • Find relevant editing options in the layer’s action bar
    • Improve your Stories indexing in Google thanks to Sitemaps
    • New Fade-out animation
    • Display Stories on Google News Showcase
    • Convert your web article into Stories directly in Zazu
      
       

• • • Login or Register on Zazu using your DPA ID account
    • Split long videos on multiple Artboards for a better viewer experience
    • The CTA layer gets a update! Visually better, you can also add an icon to it
    • You can now disable Google Analytics from your Stories
       

• • • Preview your Story on any devices by using the QR code in Preview mode
    • Auto-advance for Artboards: you can now decide if the next Artboard should automatically be played in the Story
    • Create multiple Workspaces from the Workspace selector
    • First time in Zazu? Get onboarded on your first visit
    • Adding a video automatically updates the duration of your Artboard

• • • Create a new account directly on Zazu and get a 14-days Free Trial
    • Create Templates sets containing multiple slides
    • Monitor your Stories performance in the Insights section

• • • Select multiple layers at once and save time editing your Stories
    • Replace images and videos directly from the frame
    • Get more from Story analytics with new triggers

• • • Stories are now including structured data for better SEO
    • New shapes in the editor: enjoy our new library of gradients!
    • Story Carousel loading speed optimization

• • Invite team members into your Workspace
  • Team page: Move your Stories and collaborate with your Team
  • Create folders to organize your work
  • Roles: Manage your team members responsibilities in the settings

• • Publish your Carousel as a JSON Feed
  • You can now select a timeframe where your Carousel is visible on your website/app
  • Carousel online performance
  • More templates are available

Bug Fixing Highlights

• • Overall improvements of media compression
  • Web Stories sharing link is fixed
  • Undo/Redo adjustments
  • Carousel mobile responsiveness
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Bug Fixing Highlights

• • Export error related with images or videos
  • Overall improvements of media compression
  • Duplicate Stories issues
  • Undo/Redo adjustments
  • Carousel performance

New Features

• • Story carousel is live! Create your own customized Carousel, add your Stories and display it on your Website or your app
  • Users can now go back several steps while editing Stories using the new Undo Redo functionality

Bug Fixing Highlights

• • Export error related with images or videos
  • Overall improvements of Text layer
  • Templates responsiveness when user is zooming in
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New Features

• • Users can now delete their personal media files from the Editor
  • Shortcuts for Zoom feature
  • Hover effect on layers and first-click draggable

Bug Fixing Highlights

• • Autosave performance improvements
  • Bug related to GIFs and Stickers