Most of our new features and enhancements are automatically enabled for your organisation's Workvivo when they become available. Keep an eye on our newsletters and this page to see what's new!
For any optional features, let us know if you would like them enabled.
If you have any issues creating a password or accessing your profile, please contact support@workvivo.com.
Latest releases
August 2022
New Features & Enhancements
- Our latest Mobile Release introduces a range of improvements and updates. We've redesigned large parts of the activity feed to make them simpler to use, quicker to load, and a lot slicker than before!
- We've also brought some great additions to mobile such as double tap to like, autoplay of videos and commenting directly from the activity feed.
- Be sure to check out all of our Mobile Enhancements and New Features.
June 2022
New Features
- Check out this article to see how you Schedule the Publication of Upcoming Events to ensure these are not visible to other users until the specified time and date.
Enhancements
- Awards can be edited after nominations have opened. For more details on the awards feature check out this article Set up Awards Voting
- When creating a new News Article the audience will no longer default to Global to ensure the correct audience has been selected before the article is published.
May 2022
New Features
- Create a default list of languages that will be applied to all new articles for auto-translation using our Articles Translations Pack feature.
- Check out our new feature which allows you to Preview a Post before going live with your update, shout- out, kudos etc!
April 2022
New Features
- Workvivo TV (Digital Signage)- check out our latest new feature which allows you to set up a TV Screen in a staff common area so colleagues can see exactly what's happening throughout the business!
March 2022
Enhancements
- You can now also add an archive date to space articles. Check out this article here on how to Create a Space Article.
- Customize your pages on spaces by selecting whether to include the Title and Subtile on the main page. Find more details on this along with the new 'Button with link' template in this Pages article.
February 2022
New Features
- Link an event to a livestream- link your upcoming event to a livestream so employees can easily attend through the Workvivo app.
Enhancements
- Content Analytics- check out this content analytics to see some of the additional analystics we've created in the app.
January 2022
New Features
- Space Navigator- You can now easily navigate to spaces and keep up to date with interesting and important space content.
December 2021
New Features
- Posts Feed on mobile - You can now open a user's Profile on mobile to see their latest activity and posts, in the same way you would on desktop.
- Social Widgets- as well as Twitter you can now also add Instagram, Youtube and LinkedIn to your activity feed.
- You can now set Optional Expiry Date on Articles using our new automated process.
Enhancements
- Re-design of the 'Manage News' section - You can see a snippet of the new layout in this article or you can head over to your own account and see the new layout on the platform.
November 2021
New Features
- We've improved our Pinned Posts capability
- You can now re-share a post to anywhere in the activity feed to increase its reach and engagement.
- Manage current and historical Acknowledgement Posts from the admin screen.
Enhancements
- When creating an article you can now add attachments to the article - a great way to include a power point presentation, a PDF with further information etc.
October 2021
New Features
- You can now select your preferred language through the onboarding screen. Check out this article on how the language setting can also be changed for current users.
- You can now ask employees to Read & Acknowledge a post
- As a Space Owner/Admin, you now have the ability to promote a pinned post for space members to the main activity feed using Space Content Promotion. You can also promote a featured article to the Featured Stories widget on the home screen.
- RSVP for events - you can now plan and manage events better by allowing users to RSVP for an event (and also view the list of attendees).
- Support your country with our new flag avatar frames or upload a custom avatar frame for colleagues to use!
- Search enhancements on web.
Enhancements
- Search on mobile has now been added allowing you to search in spaces, news, events, app etc.
- Add events to your calendar on the mobile app.
- Notifications after a 'Send Push' now bring users directly to the content item, rather than the top of the activity feed, see our article on Force Push Notifications
- A timestamp tooltip now shows you when content was published (web only). Hover over the timestamp label, e.g. '2 days ago', to see it.
- Comments can now be translated on your device or browser, see here for more info on translations
- A new “Do Not Send Notification” option when publishing an article so you can choose not to issue notifications (email, mobile push or in-app notification).
- Podcast enhancements including:
- the ability to choose an audience (Everyone or Teams)
- ability to edit a podcast's details
- ability to upload a transcript of each episode to accommodate hearing impaired users (where the podcast was created from an mp3 file upload)
- Ability to report a comment, not just a post, and ability to report anonymously
- Ability to link to Workvivo updates, articles, etc. in Pages and Documents so that the content is opened directly in the mobile app, rather than on the device's web browser
- A Links Widget in each space on desktop - Space Admins can set up a Links widget in their space if they like
Optional Updates:
- A Space Approvals Process means a user can now submit a space creation request with all relevant details to a 'Space Approver' via a "Request Space" button on the web platform itself - Let us know if you would like this enabled and who the Space Approver(s) should be
- Peer endorsements of organizational values - colleagues can endorse one another for exemplifying a value through their profile. You will receive a notification when you're endorsed
- Private draft articles - Option for News Article creators to mark their draft article as 'Private' so others can only see it when published - useful for sensitive or exclusive content
August 2021
New Features
- Support your country with our new flag avatar frames!
- Search enhancements on web.
July 2021
Enhancements
- Notifications after a 'Send Push' now bring users directly to the content item, rather than the top of the activity feed, see our article on Force Push Notifications
- A tooltip now shows the timestamp of when content was published (web only). Hover over the timestamp label, e.g. '2 days ago' to see it.
- Comments can now be translated on your device or browser, see here for more info on translations
- A new “Do Not Send Notification” option when publishing an article so you can choose not to issue notifications (email, mobile push or in-app notification).
- Podcast enhancements including:
- the ability to choose an audience (Everyone or Teams)
- ability to edit a podcast's details
- ability to upload a transcript of each episode to accommodate hearing impaired users (where the podcast was created from an mp3 file upload)
- Ability to report a comment, not just a post, and ability to report anonymously
- Ability to link to Workvivo updates, articles, etc. in Pages and Documents so that the content is opened directly in the mobile app, rather than on the device's web browser
- A Links Widget in each space on desktop - Space Admins can set up a Links widget in their space if they like
Optional Updates:
- A Space Approvals Process means a user can now submit a space creation request with all relevant details to a 'Space Approver' via a "Request Space" button on the web platform itself - Let us know if you would like this enabled and who the Space Approver(s) should be
- Peer endorsements of organizational values - colleagues can endorse one another for exemplifying a value through their profile. You will receive a notification when you're endorsed
- Option for News Article creators to mark their draft article as 'Private' so others can only see it when published - useful for sensitive or exclusive content
May 2021
- A new Notifications Settings screen for easier management and better visibility of what notification settings you have turned on for your Workvivo profile.
April 2021
New Features
- New Content Analytics capabilities, allowing you to see the reach and engagement of your posts!
- Automatic flagging of Inappropriate Content that does not meet the Terms & Conditions of the platform. Check out our new Content Moderation capability
- Ability to update the Main Banner from the Administration dashboard. Check out the Banner designs we have created for you for celebrating and promoting awareness days and international holidays, etc. We have banners for Pride month, Halloween, Diwali, Earth Day, and so on
- Updated Space Roles glossary to explain the different roles and permissions available within a Space
- A new People Admin role that can add, edit and remove users without requiring other Admin permissions
- In-app linking on the mobile app - users will now stay within the app if you share links to other content on Workvivo
- Faster image loading on mobile
- Ability to search within Manage News for easier article management
March 2021
Enhancements
- We released an upgrade of our mobile app on March 22, 2021 to all existing users! We were so thrilled to release a new version of the app in the first quarter of 2021 - it sets a strong foundation for much more capabilities and features in the future! Check out this article for more info
- Admins can now manage Delegate Access for others
February 2021
New Features
- Make sure no one misses out by sending a Weekly Digest from Workvivo
Enhancements
- Podcasts are now available on the mobile application! Add podcasts today for everyone to enjoy
- We also made Accessibility improvements for users with visual impairments this month, see here to learn more
December 2020
- full editing capability when editing a post
November 2020
- This month we announced our brand new UI . It included a new improved desktop look for Workvivo, Threaded Comments, Localisation advancements, Sub Spaces, Pages, Accessibility improvements and Slack Integration improvements.
August 2020
- This month we revealed Podcasts!
July 2020
- Check out our Zoom Integration which easily allows you to add a Zoom link to Workvivo events. You can also launch a Zoom webinar through Workvivo on desktop as well!
June 2020
- Check out our new Slack Integration
May 2020
- We are thrilled to introduce Auto-translations of Articles
February 2020
- This month, we released hashtags, badges AND mandatory spaces
January 2020
- Engaging employees with Social Advocacy