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Monospaced font for Wiki Markdown editor

With the introduction of monospaced fonts for wiki Markdown editor, readability is no longer a challenge. The Markdown source looks clean and easy to read. This feature has been prioritized based on this suggestion ticket.

Monospaced font for Wiki Markdown editor.

Bold Wiki page titles

Earlier, both the Wiki page title and Header 1 looked the same. This made it difficult for readers to differentiate between them. Now, the Wiki page titles have been made bold and distinct from Header 1. This feature has been prioritized based on this suggestion ticket.

Bold Wiki page titles.

Insert Markdown table

Creating Markdown tables in a wiki is no longer a challenge. You can now add a Markdown table with a click of a button. This feature has been prioritized based on this feature suggestion ticket.

Insert Markdown table.

Embed Azure Boards query results in Wiki

You can now embed Azure Boards query results in a wiki page in the form of a table. The image below shows a sample of a wiki page with a list of all features released and all the active bugs in the current sprint embedded in the wiki. The content displayed in the page is using an existing work item query. With this new feature you can create dynamic content and not need to worry about manually updating the wiki page.

Embed Azure Boards query results in Wiki.

The query results can be added in two steps

  1. Click on the "Query Results" button from the edit toolbar.

Select the Query Results button from the edit toolbar.

  1. Select the required query and click on "Insert" button.

The results of the query can now be viewed in the form of a table after you save the page.

View results of the query.

This has been prioritized based on the following features suggestions:

  1. Work Item Queries in Wiki
  2. Add Dynamic Wiki Content

Next steps

Note

These features will roll out over the next two to three weeks.

Read about the new features below and head over to Azure DevOps to try them for yourself.

Go to Azure DevOps

How to provide feedback

We would love to hear what you think about these features. Use the feedback menu to report a problem or provide a suggestion.

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You can also get advice and your questions answered by the community on Stack Overflow.

Thanks,

Jeremy Epling