The 2023 autumn release

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This fall, Padlet released over 40 new features.

This is one of our biggest releases and it includes some of our most requested features. We’ve added pinned posts, wide posts, breakout links, submission request links, and a suite of post customization options. We’ve added a lot, and we’ve built over one hundred templates to help you put it all together.

Check out the major changes in our 2023 Autumn release:

Templates

Choose from over 100 pre-built templates instead of starting with a blank board.

Gallery templates in the Make a padlet panel

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Custom post fields

Control the structure of posts on your padlet. Customize your post composer with editable placeholders, text fields, and attachment options.

A post with custom post fields

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Send links that provide access to only one section of your padlet, and send links that allow users to submit posts without seeing the rest of the padlet.

A submission request link page

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Customizable PDF exports

Export your padlet as a formatted handout or slides.

The Export as PDF panel

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Improvements to Safety Net

We now offer control over Safety Net’s content standards and we’ve expanded Safety Net’s jurisdiction to audio, video, and comments.

Safety Net's content safety standards

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Backpack organizations can now manage users and allow sign-ins through ClassLink.

The Log in page with ClassLink integration

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Recently deleted folder

Deleted padlets will now be stored in a “Trash” folder on the dashboard.

The dashboard with an arrow pointed toward the Trashed folder

Pinned posts

Pin a post to the top of your padlet.

The pin post button

Wide posts

Make posts wider to fill up the space on your padlet.

Making posts wide on a padlet

Semantic search on the dashboard

Search for padlets on your dashboard with phrases or expressions related to the title or description of the padlet.

Semantic search in action

Improved comment formatting

Format comment text with bold text, italic text, strikethrough text, inline code, and mentions.

Comments with formatting

Redesigned share panel

The new share panel simplifies privacy settings and link sharing.

The share panel

New Make a padlet panel

The new Make a padlet panel includes templates and streamlines the creation of blank padlets.

The Make a padlet panel

Open padlets in slideshow view

Open a padlet in slideshow from the more menu on the padlet’s dashboard icon.

Opening a padlet in Slideshow

Change padlet format in the settings panel

Select the button with a cog icon to open the settings panel and change format.

Changing a padlet's format

Next feature release: Winter 2024

Our next feature release will be in the new year. See you then!