Getting Started
Setting Up a Custom Domain
The HelpDocs Trial
Managing Users
Adding or Changing Your Profile Image
Setting the URL Style for your Articles
Understanding Smart 404 Pages
Switching Between Multiple Accounts
Understanding Top Articles
Logging In To Your HelpDocs
Writing and Editing Articles
Stale Articles
Text Editor
Content Blocks
Inserting Videos
Using Quote Blocks
Using Markdown Blocks
Embedding Audio Files
Using Code Blocks
Adding an HTML Block
Getting Started with Content Blocks
Using Ordered Lists
Switching the Editor Mode
Adding Tags to Articles
Moving an Article to a Different Category
Text Editor Shortcuts
Understanding Article Statuses
Article Backups, Revisions, and Versioning
Inserting Images into Ordered Lists
Managing Clips
Adding Note, Tip, and Warning Callouts
Getting Started with Taxonomy
Filtering Articles
Restoring Deleted Articles
Previewing Unpublished Articles
Adding a Table of Contents
Creating a Subcategory
Exporting & Backing Up Your Articles
Hidden Categories
Understanding Search Results
Linking to a Part of an Article
Editing Images
Bulk Select & Edit Multiple Articles
What is Readability?
Featuring an Article
Delete a Category
Hiding Articles from Public Search Engines
Downloading Articles to PDF
Incompatible Browser Extensions
Collaborating on Articles with Presence
Editing Category Metadata
Setting Up Integrations
Front Integration
Slack Integration
Available Commands in Your Slack Workspace
Get Feedback, Activity, and Contact Form Notifications in Slack
Sharing Articles From HelpDocs to Slack
Configuring Your Slack Integration
Installing the Slack Integration
Intercom Integration
Drift Integration
Chrome Extension
Using HelpDocs with Ticketing Systems
Adding Hotjar
Connecting Lucidchart
Adding a Feedier Carrier
Connecting Google Analytics
Connecting Segment
Connecting Chatra
Connecting Smooch
Connecting Statuspage
Connecting Gorgias
Connecting Crisp
Connecting Belco
Syncing Content to elevio
Connecting GoSquared
Connecting Gainsight PX
Connecting Kommunicate
Connecting LiveChat
Adding FullStory
Enabling Comments with Disqus
Connecting Doorbell
Customizing your HelpDocs
Code Snippets
Getting Help with Code Snippets
Customizing Feedback Icons
How to Change the Logo Link
Add HTML Before the Closing Body Tag
Overriding the Font on Your Knowledge Base
Using Different List Styles
Disabling Authorship and Updated Times
Using HelpDocs with RTL Languages
Disabling Related Articles
Making Your Printed HelpDocs Look Nicer
Making Video Embeds Responsive
Adding Lightboxes to Images
Disabling Top Articles
Making Tables Scroll When They're Too Wide for the Page
Using a Background Image in the Header
How to Add Extra Spacing
Custom HTML Templates
Customizing an Article Slug, Meta Description & Short Version
Adding Icons to Categories
Featuring a Category
Adding Custom CSS
Understanding the Contact Form
Adding Custom JavaScript
Uploading Your Brand Logo
Setting a Custom Favicon
Setting Category Display Order
Setting Article Display Order
Hosting HelpDocs at a Subfolder of Your Site
Adding an Open Graph Fallback Image
Adding URL Redirects
Changing the Language in Common Phrases
Choosing a Template
Hiding the Contact Button
Adding Custom Navigation Links
Multilingual Translation
Automatically Translate Articles with Machine Translations
Setting Up Multilingual Docs
Translating Your Docs
Permissioning
Assigning Default Permission Groups to Categories
Creating and Managing Permission Groups
Getting Started with Permissioning
Assigning Permission Groups to Articles
Removing Permission Groups from Articles
Authentication
Restricting Your Docs to Logged In Users
Shared Password Protection
Restricting Your Docs by IP
Configuring Slack Single Sign On
Accessing User Data in HelpDocs
Using OpenID Connect for Single Sign On
Setting Up and Using SAML Single Sign-On
Restricting your HelpDocs with Custom JWT SSO
Data & Analytics
Getting Team Event History with Audit Trail
Search Click Analytics
Exporting Your Stats
Filtering Analytics
What is the Happiness Score?
What are Tickets Avoided?
Lighthouse
Adding Lighthouse Trigger Buttons to Webflow
Installing Lighthouse
Understanding Lighthouse
Lighthouse Widget API
Billing
Cancelling Your Account
Tax Residency Certificates and Forms
Subscribing to a Plan for the First Time
Invoices and Email Receipts
Updating Your Billing Information
Changing Your Plan
European Union VAT Charges
FAQs
Can I migrate or import my data from another service?
One of my headings isn't showing in the table of contents
I’m seeing a blank screen when I load my knowledge base
I've added a script but it isn't working
Can I change the HelpDocs branding?
Can I use multiple HelpDocs accounts together?
Who counts towards the user limit on plans?
Is my data secure and protected?
Can I embed files into HelpDocs?
How do I reset my password?
Help! My app's not loading ðŸ˜
Help! No articles are appearing on my knowledge base
I can't log into my HelpDocs account
What is an account slug?
Can I host my API docs in HelpDocs?
My article has a blank space to the left of it. What's wrong?
How do related articles work?
Can I host my internal docs in HelpDocs?
Is HelpDocs GDPR compliant?
How do I change my email?
Will translated articles be deleted if I remove that language?
Guides
Finding CSS Selectors in Your Browser
Optimizing Your Knowledge Base for Search
Clearing the Cache in Your Browser
Creating a Knowledge Base from Scratch
Writing Clear and Digestible Knowledge Base Articles
Resources
- Knowledge Base Setting Up Integrations Drift Integration
- Connecting the Drift Composer App
Connecting the Drift Composer App
With the Drift composer app, you'll be able to search and send relevant articles to customers and visitors with a quick command. Here's how to install it.
- In your Drift Dashboard
- Head to Settings > Apps
- Scroll down to HelpDocs and click the card
- Click Connect
- Follow the instructions
Once connected, you'll be able to search articles right from the composer. Simply type /hd followed by the query you want to search for. For example the command /hd custom css will bring up articles related to Custom CSS.
