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From: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:05:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: document creating changelog entries in Fern Editor
Co-Authored-By: Devin AI <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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fern/products/docs/pages/changelog/2026-09-11.mdx | 7 +++++++
.../component-library/writing-content/visual-editor.mdx | 6 +++++-
fern/products/docs/pages/navigation/changelogs.mdx | 2 +-
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 fern/products/docs/pages/changelog/2026-09-11.mdx
diff --git a/fern/products/docs/pages/changelog/2026-09-11.mdx b/fern/products/docs/pages/changelog/2026-09-11.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..680183e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fern/products/docs/pages/changelog/2026-09-11.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+## Create changelog entries in Fern Editor
+
+developer-tools, navigation
+
+You can now add changelog entries from Fern Editor. Hover over a changelog in the sidebar, select **Add entry**, and choose a date and optional title. The Editor creates the dated entry file in your changelog folder and opens it for editing, so authors don't need to know the filename convention or open a pull request by hand.
+
+
diff --git a/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/writing-content/visual-editor.mdx b/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/writing-content/visual-editor.mdx
index 6b32e815d..44b1a96b3 100644
--- a/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/writing-content/visual-editor.mdx
+++ b/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/writing-content/visual-editor.mdx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Configure [member permissions](/learn/dashboard/configuration/permissions) for y
### Open the Editor
-Log in to the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.buildwithfern.com/) and open Fern Editor from the **Overview** tab. From here you can drag and drop media, create and delete pages, update branding (logo, favicon, title), and switch to dev mode for source code editing.
+Log in to the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.buildwithfern.com/) and open Fern Editor from the **Overview** tab. From here you can drag and drop media, create and delete pages, add changelog entries, update branding (logo, favicon, title), and switch to dev mode for source code editing.
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Log in to the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.buildwithfern.com/) and open Fern Ed
Fern Editor supports modern Chromium browsers on desktop. Mobile editing and support for other browsers are coming soon.
+## Add a changelog entry
+
+To add an entry to a [changelog](/learn/docs/navigation/changelogs), hover over the changelog in the sidebar and select **Add entry**. Choose the target changelog (if your site has more than one), a date, and an optional title. Fern Editor creates `YYYY-MM-DD.mdx` in the changelog's folder, adds it to the sidebar, and opens it for editing. No `docs.yml` change is needed. Each changelog allows one entry per date, and published entries stay read-only in the Editor.
+
## Supported components
Fern Editor supports creating and editing the following components:
diff --git a/fern/products/docs/pages/navigation/changelogs.mdx b/fern/products/docs/pages/navigation/changelogs.mdx
index 4f905565b..f8e64bfc0 100644
--- a/fern/products/docs/pages/navigation/changelogs.mdx
+++ b/fern/products/docs/pages/navigation/changelogs.mdx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Section-level changelogs **can't** be nested within an `api` entry.
## Write a changelog entry
-Each entry is a single Markdown file in your `changelog` folder.
+Each entry is a single Markdown file in your `changelog` folder. You can also [create entries from Fern Editor](/learn/docs/writing-content/fern-editor#add-a-changelog-entry), which names the file for you.