Workflow builder 3.0
The workflow builder is the visual interface for designing workflows in the Knock dashboard. It allows you to express complex cross-channel notification logic in an easy to reason about way.
After months of development, we're excited to announce a rebuild of the workflow builder with a new architecture, improved performance, and a more intuitive user experience. We've poured a lot of love into this update, and we're excited to share it with you today.
Here are a few of the key differences in the new workflow builder:
- 🚀 Performance: The new workflow builder has been rebuilt from the ground up with a focus on performance. You'll notice that actions like adding and removing steps now feel instant, making it a delight to use.
- 🧩 Refreshed design: We've updated the visual style of the workflow builder to use our Telegraph design system. This includes a new color palette, typography, and iconography.
- 💪 Simplified step editing: Each step panel in the workflow builder has been rebuilt from the ground up to be more intuitive and easier to use.
- 😵💫 Goodbye spinners: We've removed virtually all of the loading spinners from the workflow builder as a result of our new architecture, making actions feel more responsive.
Our goal at Knock is to build a powerful product that feels delightful to use, and we're confident that with our new workflow builder foundation, we're well on our way to achieving that goal. We will be making more improvements in the coming weeks, and you'll see us start to roll out these changes to the template editor next as well.
Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks, and we'd love to hear your feedback in the meantime.
Fixes and improvements
- 🐛 We fixed a bug where the test runner could not be accessed in non-development environments