Getting Started
Setting Up a Custom Domain
Managing Users
Logging In To Your HelpDocs
Setting the URL Style for your Articles
Understanding Smart 404 Pages
The HelpDocs Trial
Adding or Changing Your Profile Image
Switching Between Multiple Accounts
Understanding Top Articles
Writing and Editing Articles
Stale Articles
Text Editor
Content Blocks
Using Quote Blocks
Inserting Videos
Using Markdown Blocks
Embedding Audio Files
Using Code Blocks
Adding an HTML Block
Getting Started with Content Blocks
Unassigned Articles
Moving an Article to a Different Category
Text Editor Shortcuts
Managing Clips
Adding Note, Tip, and Warning Callouts
Switching the Editor Mode
Adding Tags to Articles
Using Ordered Lists
Adding GIFs to Articles
Understanding Article Statuses
Article Backups, Revisions, and Versioning
Inserting Images into Ordered Lists
Delete a Category
Downloading Articles to PDF
Hiding Articles from Public Search Engines
Exporting & Backing Up Your Articles
Editing Images
Previewing Articles
Linking to a Part of an Article
Understanding Search Results
Hidden Categories
Creating a Subcategory
Adding a Table of Contents
Filtering Articles
Featuring an Article
Restoring Deleted Articles
Creating Draft Versions of Published Articles with Working Copy
Bulk Select & Edit Multiple Articles
What is Readability?
Incompatible Browser Extensions
Collaborating on Articles with Presence
Editing Category Metadata
Setting Up Integrations
Front Integration
Slack Integration
Installing the Slack Integration
Sharing Articles From HelpDocs to Slack
Configuring Your Slack Integration
Available Commands in Your Slack Workspace
Get Feedback, Activity, and Contact Form Notifications in Slack
Intercom Integration
Drift Integration
Chrome Extension
Connecting LiveChat
Connecting Kommunicate
Connecting Hyperping
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
Adding FullStory
Enabling Comments with Disqus
Connecting Doorbell
Customizing your HelpDocs
Code Snippets
How to Change the Logo Link
Disabling Top Articles
Using a Background Image in the Header
Making Tables Scroll When They're Too Wide for the Page
Making Video Embeds Responsive
Using HelpDocs with RTL Languages
Adding Lightboxes to Images
Add HTML Before the Closing Body Tag
Customizing Feedback Icons
Disabling Authorship and Updated Times
Overriding the Font on Your Knowledge Base
Getting Help with Code Snippets
Using Different List Styles
Disabling Related Articles
Making Your Printed HelpDocs Look Nicer
How to Add Extra Spacing
Custom HTML Templates
Testing Customizations with .dev
Adding Custom JavaScript
Understanding the Contact Form
Adding Cookie Consent
Adding Custom Navigation Links
Setting a Custom Favicon
Hiding the Contact Button
Changing the Language in Common Phrases
Setting Article Display Order
Setting Category Display Order
Adding Custom CSS
Uploading Your Brand Logo
Featuring a Category
Customizing an Article Slug, Meta Description & Short Version
Adding Icons to Categories
Hosting HelpDocs at a Subfolder of Your Site
Adding an Open Graph Fallback Image
Adding URL Redirects
Choosing a Template
Multilingual Translation
Automatically Translate Articles with Machine Translations
Setting Up Multilingual Docs
Translating Your Docs
Permissioning
Removing Permission Groups from Articles
Assigning Permission Groups to Articles
Assigning Default Permission Groups to Categories
Creating and Managing Permission Groups
Getting Started with Permissioning
Authentication
Restricting Your Docs to Logged In Users
Configuring Slack Single Sign On
Shared Password Protection
Accessing User Data in HelpDocs
Restricting Your Docs by IP
Using OpenID Connect for Single Sign On
Setting Up and Using SAML Single Sign-On
Restricting your HelpDocs with Custom JWT SSO
Data & Analytics
What are Tickets Avoided?
Getting Team Event History with Audit Trail
Search Click Analytics
What is the Happiness Score?
Exporting Your Stats
Filtering Analytics
Lighthouse
Understanding Lighthouse
Installing Lighthouse
Lighthouse Widget API
Adding Lighthouse Trigger Buttons to Webflow
Billing
Invoices and Email Receipts
Updating Your Billing Information
Changing Your Plan
Subscribing to a Plan for the First Time
Cancelling Your Account
Tax Residency Certificates and Forms
European Union VAT Charges
FAQs
Can I host my internal docs in HelpDocs?
Can I use multiple HelpDocs accounts together?
Help! My app's not loading 😭
I've added a script but it isn't working
I’m seeing a blank screen when I load my knowledge base
Can I migrate or import my data from another service?
HelpDocs Support Policy
Can I embed files into HelpDocs?
My article has a blank space to the left of it. What's wrong?
Can I change the HelpDocs branding?
One of my headings isn't showing in the table of contents
Who counts towards the user limit on plans?
Is my data secure and protected?
How do I reset my password?
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?
How do related articles work?
Is HelpDocs GDPR compliant?
How do I change my email?
Will translated articles be deleted if I remove that language?
Guides
Optimizing Your Knowledge Base for Search
Writing Clear and Digestible Knowledge Base Articles
Finding CSS Selectors in Your Browser
Clearing the Cache in Your Browser
Creating a Knowledge Base from Scratch
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.
