Versioned user guides and release notes

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The content on this page only applies to users running lower versions of CMSCommerce, and Search & Navigation. Contact your system administrator for information about products and versions in your Optimizely implementation. From version 16-2, PDF files for print are available via Print tile on the start page of this user guide. You can find documentation for latest versions of Optimizely software in the Optimizely Support Center.

This page shows links to documentation that is specific to your Optimizely implementation if you have CMS Core 12, CMS UI 12, Commerce 14, or Search & Navigation 14 that was versioned prior to September 2021. For example, if you have Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) Core version 11.20.7, you will want the 21-4 (2021, revision 4) version of the documentation to match your software:  Optimizely User Guide 21-4 – English and German

Previous user guides

The following table shows previously released user guides, describing available functionality (CMS, Commerce, Find versions 7.5 and higher) at the time of release. 

Previously released user guides, describing available functionality (CMS, Commerce, Find versions 7.5 and higher) at the time of release. The Release notes link (for example, Update 378) shows the packages, new features, and bug fixes at the time. Where available, you can view the user guide in German also by selecting the Deutsch option from the language selector at the top of an article.

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2021

Released
(year month)
Product versions User guides
2021-9 (Update 378) CMS Core 12, CMS UI 12, Commerce 14, Search & Navigation 14 Optimizely User Guide 21-5 – English and German
2021-7 (Update 373) CMS Core 11.20.7, CMS UI 11.35.3, Commerce 13.31.0, Search & Navigation 13.4.4 Optimizely User Guide 21-4 – English and German
2021-6 (Update 370) CMS Core 11.20.7, CMS UI 11.35.3, Commerce 13.30.0, Search & Navigation 13.4.4 Episerver User Guide 21-3 – English and German
2021-4 (Update 363) CMS Core 11.20.6, CMS UI 11.35.0, Commerce 13.30.0, Search & Navigation 13.4.3 Episerver User Guide 21-2 – English and German
2021-1 (Update 350) CMS Core 11.20.3, CMS UI 11.32.0, Commerce 13.28.0, Search & Navigation 13.3.0 Episerver User Guide 21-1 – English and German

2020

Released Product versions User guides
2020-10 (Update 339) CMS Core 11.20.1, CMS UI 11.30.0, Commerce 13.26.0, Search & Navigation 13.2.10 Episerver User Guide 20-12 – English and German
2020-10 (Update 335) CMS Core 11.19.0, CMS UI 11.30.0, Commerce 13.24.0, Search & Navigation 13.2.9 Episerver User Guide 20-11 – English and German
2020-09 (Update 331) CMS Core 11.18.1, CMS UI 11.28.0, Commerce 13.23.1, Search & Navigation 13.2.8 Episerver User Guide 20-10 – English and German
2020-08 (Update 328) CMS Core 11.18.0, CMS UI 11.28.0, Commerce 13.23.0, Search & Navigation 13.2.8 Episerver User Guide 20-9 – English and German
2020-06 (Update 321) CMS Core 11.16.0, CMS UI 11.25.0, Commerce 13.20.0, Search & Navigation 13.2.7 Episerver User Guide 20-8 – English and German
2020-05 (Update 317) CMS Core 11.15.1, CMS UI 11.25.0, Commerce 13.19.0, Search & Navigation 13.2.7 Episerver User Guide 20-7 – English and German
2020-05 (Update 314) CMS Core 11.15.0, CMS UI 11.24.1, Commerce 13.18.2, Search & Navigation 13.2.6 Episerver User Guide 20-6 – English and German
2020-04 (Update 312) CMS Core 11.15.0, CMS UI 11.24.1, Commerce 13.18.1, Search & Navigation 13.2.6 Episerver User Guide 20-5 – English and German
2020-04 (Update 311) CMS Core 11.15.0, CMS UI 11.24.1, Commerce 13.18.0, Find 13.2.6 Episerver User Guide 20-4 – English and German
2020-03 (Update 306) CMS Core 11.14.2, CMS UI 11.23.7, Commerce 13.16.0, Find 13.2.5 Episerver User Guide 20-3 – English and German
2020-02 (Update 303) CMS Core 11.14.1, CMS UI 11.23.5, Commerce 13.15.0, Find 13.2.5 Episerver User Guide 20-2 – English and German
2020-02 (Update 301) CMS Core 11.14.1, CMS UI 11.23.3, Commerce 13.15.0, Find 13.2.5 Episerver User Guide 20-1 – English and German

2019

Released Product versions User guides
2019-12 (Update 294) CMS Core 11.14.0, CMS UI 11.23.2, Commerce 13.13.0, Find 13.2.5 Episerver User Guide 19-10 – English and German
2019-11 (Update 291) CMS Core 11.13.2, CMS UI 11.23.0, Commerce 13.12.0, Find 13.2.5 Episerver User Guide 19-9 – English and German
2019-10 (Update 286) CMS Core 11.13.1, CMS UI 11.22.0 Commerce 13.9.0, Find 13.2.4 Episerver User Guide 19-8 – English and German
2019-10 (Update 284) CMS Core 11.13.1, CMS UI 11.22.0 Commerce 13.8.0, Find 13.2.4 Episerver User Guide 19-7 – English and German
2019-09 (Update 279) CMS Core 11.13.0, CMS UI 11.21.5, Commerce 13.7.0, Find 13.2.2 Episerver User Guide 19-6 – English and German
2019-07 (Update 271) CMS Core 11.12.0, CMS UI 11.20.1, Commerce 13.4.0, Find 13.2.1 Episerver User Guide 19-5 – English and German
2019-06 (Update 267) CMS Core 11.12.0, CMS UI 11.20.1, Commerce 13.3.1, Find 13.0.5 Episerver User Guide 19-4 – English and German
2019-04 (Update 260) CMS Core 11.11.3, CMS UI 11.19.1, Commerce 13.1.0, Find 13.0.5 Episerver Platform User Guide 19-3 – English
Episerver Platform User Guide 19-3 – German
2019-03 (Update 255) CMS Core 11.11.2, CMS UI 11.18.0, Commerce 12.17.2, Find 13.0.5 Episerver Platform User Guide 19-2 – English
2019-01 (Update 249) CMS Core 11.11.1, CMS UI 11.16.0, Commerce 12.16.0, Find 13.0.5 Episerver Platform User Guide 19-1 – English

2018

Released Product versions User guides
2018-12 (Update 245) CMS Core 11.11.0, CMS UI 11.13.2, Commerce 12.14.0, Find 13.0.5 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-7 – English
Episerver Platform User Guide 18-7 – German
2018-11 (Update 239) CMS Core 11.10.6, CMS UI 11.12.0, Commerce 12.11.0, Find 13.0.5 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-6 – English
2018-09 (Update 231) CMS Core 11.9.4, CMS UI 11.8.0, Commerce 12.8.1, Find 13.0.1 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-5 – English
Episerver Platform User Guide 18-5 – German
2018-07 (Update 222) CMS Core 11.9.2, CMS UI 11.5.2, Commerce 12.3.1, Find 13.0.1 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-4 – English
2018-05 (Update 212) CMS Core 11.5.4, CMS UI 11.4.3, Commerce 12.1.0, Find 13.0.1 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-3 – English
Episerver Platform User Guide 18-3 – German
2018-03 (Update 206) CMS Core 11.5.1, CMS UI 11.4.0, Commerce 11.8.3, Find 12.7.1 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-2 – English
2018-01 (Update 197) CMS Core 11.3.1, CMS UI 11.2.1, Commerce 11.6.1, Find 12.7 Episerver Platform User Guide 18-1 – English
Episerver Platform User Guide 18-1 – German

2017

Released Product versions User guides

2017-12 (Update 191)

CMS Core 11.2.1, CMS UI 11.1.1, Commerce 11.5.0, Find 12.7.0

Episerver User Guide 17-6 - English

Episerver User Guide 17-6 - German

2017-08 (Update 174)

CMS Core 10.10.1, CMS UI 10.10.5, Commerce 11.0.0, Find 12.5.2 Episerver User Guide 17-5 - English
Episerver User Guide 17-5 - German

2017-07 (Update 171)

CMS Core 10.10.1, CMS UI 10.10.5, Commerce 11.0.0, Find 12.5.2

Episerver User Guide 17-4 - English

2017-05 (Update 163)

CMS Core 10.9.1, CMS UI 10.9.2, Commerce 10.6.0, Find 12.4.3

Episerver User Guide 17-3 - English

2017-03 (Update 154)

CMS Core 10.5.0, CMS UI 10.7.0, Commerce 10.4.1, Find 12.4.0

Episerver User Guide 17-2 - English

2017-02 (Update 149)

CMS Core 10.4.1, CMS UI 10.5.0, Commerce 10.2.3, Find 12.3.2

Episerver User Guide 17-1 - English

2016

Released Product versions User guides

2016-12 (Update 141)

CMS Core 10.2.0, CMS UI 10.2.0, Commerce 10.1.1, Find 12.3.0

Episerver User Guide 16-9 - English

2016-11 (Update 137)

CMS Core 10.0.1, CMS UI 10.0.2, Commerce 10.0.0, Find 12.2.5

Episerver User Guide 16-8 - English

2016-10 (Update 134)

CMS Core 10.0.1, CMS UI 10.0.2, Commerce 10.0.0, Find 12.2.5

Episerver User Guide 16-7 - English

2016-09 (Update 127)

CMS Core 9.12.2, CMS UI 9.9.1, Commerce 9.22.0, Find 12.2.0

Episerver User Guide 16-6 - English

2016-07 (Update 124)

CMS Core 9.12, CMS UI 9.8, Commerce 9.19.0, Find 12.0.1

Episerver User Guide 16-5 - English

2016-05 (Update 113)

CMS Core 9.9.1, CMS UI 9.6.1, Commerce 9.16.0, Find 11.1.6

Episerver User Guide 16-4 - English

2016-04 (Update 109)

CMS Core 9.8.2, CMS UI 9.4.4, Commerce 9.13.0, Find 11.1.5

Episerver User Guide 16-3 - English

2016-03(Update 105)

CMS Core 9.7.3, CMS UI 9.4.3, Commerce 9.10.0, Find 11.1.2

Episerver User Guide 16-2 - English

2016-02 (Update 99)

CMS Core 9.6.1, CMS UI 9.3.8, Commerce 9.8.1, Find 11.1.1

2015

Released Product versions User guides

2015-11 (Update 89)

CMS Core 9.3.2, CMS UI 9.3.1, Commerce 9.2.1, Find 11.0

2015-09 (Update 79)

CMS Core 8.11.0, CMS UI 8.6.1, Commerce 8.16.1, Find 9.5.0

2015-05 (Update 66)

CMS Core 8.7.0, CMS UI 8.2.2, Commerce 8.12.0, Find 9.3.0

2015-04 (Update 63)

CMS Core 8.5.0, CMS UI 8.2.0, Commerce 8.11.4, Find 9.2.0

2015-02 (Update 55)

CMS Core/UI 8.0.0, Commerce 8.8.0, Find 9.0.0

2014

Released Product versions User guides

2014-10 (Update 37)

CMS Core/UI, Commerce, Find 7.5+