Guides & Documentation
Everything you need to know about using Shipstar to automate your product marketing workflow.
Getting Started
Getting Started with the Onboarding Flow
When you create a new Shipstar account, the onboarding flow guides you through connecting your GitHub account and...
Staying Signed In: Persistent Sessions
Shipstar keeps you signed in for up to 30 days so you don't have to log in every time you visit. Your session is...
Generating and Reviewing Your First Changelog
Shipstar can automatically turn your recent GitHub commits into a polished changelog or product update in seconds. Once...
Features
Editing Blog Post Drafts with Rich Text Formatting
Generated blog post drafts are fully editable directly in the dashboard using a rich text editor with a formatting...
Editing and Reordering Twitter Thread Drafts
Twitter thread drafts can be edited inline, with each tweet displayed as its own editable field showing a live...
Editing LinkedIn Post Drafts
LinkedIn post drafts support inline rich text editing, so you can refine the tone, structure, or details of a generated...
Publishing Content to Slack
Shipstar can publish content directly to your Slack workspace. After connecting your Slack account from the...
Automated Publishing Mode and Manual Scheduling
Each content type in Shipstar can be set to publish automatically on a schedule or controlled manually. The content...
Embeddable Changelog Widget for Your Website
You can embed your Shipstar changelog directly on your own website using a lightweight script. The embed dialog on the...
Knowledge Base Articles: Auto-Generated and Categorized
Shipstar can automatically generate a set of knowledge base articles based on your commit history, identifying discrete...
Published Blog Pages with Category Filtering and SEO
Blog posts generated by Shipstar are published to a public blog page with category filtering, featured post...
Sending Release Notes Emails to Your Mailing Lists
Managing your recipient lists is straightforward from the Destinations page, where you can search recipients and filter...
Unsubscribing from Release Notes Emails
Every release notes email sent through mailing lists includes a one-click unsubscribe link that complies with RFC 8058....
Scheduling Automatic Release Notes Email Delivery
Release notes emails can be scheduled to send automatically alongside your other content types, so your subscribers...
Sending Release Notes Emails Manually from the Content Tab
In addition to scheduled delivery, you can send a release notes email to your mailing lists at any time directly from...
Subscribing to Changelog Updates by Email
You can subscribe to a project's public changelog to receive email notifications whenever new entries are published. To...
Integrations
Connecting Slack as a Publishing Destination
To publish content to Slack, go to the Destinations page in the Pipeline section of the sidebar and connect your Slack...
Connecting GitHub and Tracking Repositories
Shipstar connects directly to your GitHub account so it can read your commit history and automatically generate...
Syncing Mailing List Recipients via the Public API
Developers can manage mailing list recipients programmatically using the public v1 API. The API exposes endpoints to...
Billing & Plans
7-Day Free Trial and Pro Plan Pricing
Shipstar offers a 7-day free trial on the Pro plan, giving you full access to all features before you're charged. The...
Claiming Your Subscription After Checkout
If you complete checkout before creating an account, Shipstar will hold your subscription so you can claim it after...
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