Author-it 2026.R1 Release Webinar - What's New

2026.R1 is here. In this webinar, Jamie Simmonds walks through everything coming to Author-it in 2026.R1 - from AION, our new AI-friendly JSON output format, to faster Word imports, custom search separators, and a lot more control over your publish pipeline.

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What's covered in this webinar

2026.R1 is a big release for us - and the one where AI makes its first appearance in Author-it.

Jamie Simmonds walks through every update, including:

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AION - AI-friendly JSON output

Our first AI feature. AION publishes your structured content as metadata-rich JSON, purpose-built for AI pipelines. Feed it into RAG systems, LLM indexing, or content review workflows. Clean inputs, better outputs, fewer hallucinations.

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HTTP Post

Send published outputs anywhere - content delivery platforms, localisation pipelines, file management systems. You define the endpoint, Author-it handles the rest.

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Faster Word imports

A complete overhaul of the import engine. Significantly faster than before, built on the same technology as Author New Mode. Legacy import still available if you need it.

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New Word enhancements

Four quality-of-life improvements - repeat heading rows for tables, cross-reference bug fixes, cleaner table indents, and the ability to publish unsorted glossary terms.

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Custom search separators for Magellan

LUNR search now supports custom separators, making it far easier to search by version numbers, product codes, and part references. Use any character as a separator alongside the default spaces and hyphens.

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Editable after-publish actions in Author-it Cloud

After-publish actions are now fully editable in Cloud. Create, edit, and move Zip Files, File Transfer, HTTP Post, and RXML-to-JSON transforms without leaving the platform.

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Author New Mode updates

Session timeout extended to 60 minutes. Publishing jobs now display in the correct order. More improvements already in progress for R2.

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2026.R1 rolls out 22 March (On-Premises and GX2) and 25 March (GX1).

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Hosted by: Jamie Simmonds

Date: 12 March 2026