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The craft — voice, structure, and editorial habits that separate documentation that converts from documentation that confuses.

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The Next-Gen Editor Democratizes Structured Authoring for the Entire Enterprise
10 JUN 2026

The Next-Gen Editor Democratizes Structured Authoring for the Entire Enterprise

Paligo's release of the Next Gen Editor for collaborators opens up the value of structured content to the whole organization.

Barb Mosher Zinck5 min
Paligo AI Translations Enable Global Documentation at Scale
27 MAR 2026

Paligo AI Translations Enable Global Documentation at Scale

Paligo AI Translations eliminates vendor bottlenecks and cuts translation costs by up to 95%. Global docs, faster.

Barb Mosher Zinck10 min
Paligo's Next Gen Editor is Redefining the CCMS Experience
27 FEB 2026

Paligo's Next Gen Editor is Redefining the CCMS Experience

Discover how Paligo is designing its CCMS editor to improve collaboration, simplify structured authoring, and speed up documentation reviews.

Barb Mosher Zinck9 min
Research reveals what workers most want to automate through AI
3 DEC 2025

Research reveals what workers most want to automate through AI

Article writing dominates workplace automation, with 35 million uses of ready-made ChatGPT prompts. That's 5x more than any other work category. New research from Paligo, analyzing AIPRM's prompt library, reveals what's really being automated at…

Jonathan Björkman12 min
How AI is Creating Value in Technical Documentation
4 NOV 2025

How AI is Creating Value in Technical Documentation

AI is coming for writers' jobs. It's a narrative of replacement and obsolescence that has many content professionals feeling anxious. In the world of complex technical documentation, the reality is far more nuanced, practical, and frankly, more interesting…

Barb Mosher Zinck13 min
How Adobe's Technical Writing Tools are Limited
31 OCT 2025

How Adobe's Technical Writing Tools are Limited

There are significant limitations for documentation teams that use RoboHelp and InDesign, including scalability, accuracy, translation, and collaboration.

Barb Mosher Zinck13 min
Paligo Appoints Rahul Yadav as CEO: Leading the Next Era of AI-Enabled Growth
25 SEP 2025

Paligo Appoints Rahul Yadav as CEO: Leading the Next Era of AI-Enabled Growth

We’re excited to announce that Rahul Yadav will join Paligo as Chief Executive Officer on December 1, 2025.

Andrea Francis3 min
Winning Buy-In for Content Migration: A Stakeholder-by-Stakeholder Playbook
23 JUL 2025

Winning Buy-In for Content Migration: A Stakeholder-by-Stakeholder Playbook

Learn how to win buy-in across the organization for a content migration to a modern CCMS/CDP from all stakeholders, including tactics, ROI estimates, and data-backed proof.

Barb Mosher Zinck14 min
How Integrating a CCMS and a TMS Enables Scalable Multilingual Documentation
15 MAY 2025

How Integrating a CCMS and a TMS Enables Scalable Multilingual Documentation

Build efficient translation workflows for technical documentation. Learn how integrating a TMS (Phrase, Crowdin, Language Wire) with Paligo CCMS ensures accuracy, consistency, and reduces costs for global content delivery.

Barb Mosher Zinck14 min
Content Delivery Platforms and Paligo CCMS: Powering Multi-Channel Documentation
4 APR 2025

Content Delivery Platforms and Paligo CCMS: Powering Multi-Channel Documentation

Learn how Content Delivery Platforms integrated with Paligo CCMS deliver consistent technical documentation across knowledge bases, portals, mobile apps, and AI systems.

Barb Mosher Zinck14 min
The Best Technical Publication Software to Streamline your Workflow
27 MAR 2025

The Best Technical Publication Software to Streamline your Workflow

A CCMS not only enhances the efficiency of technical publications but also fosters accountability & transparency across the entire documentation lifecycle.

Heather Jonasson6 min
Modernizing Technical Documentation for Industry 4.0: A Complete Guide
16 AUG 2024

Modernizing Technical Documentation for Industry 4.0: A Complete Guide

Discover how to modernize manufacturing documentation for Industry 4.0 with agile practices, multi-channel delivery, and advanced tools to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Barb Mosher Zinck12 min
Tips for Selecting the Best User Documentation Software
6 JUN 2024

Tips for Selecting the Best User Documentation Software

Your ultimate guide to user documentation software provides key capabilities and examines the options available and when to choose them.

Barb Mosher Zinck16 min
Producing Technical Communication Faster With a CCMS
30 MAY 2024

Producing Technical Communication Faster With a CCMS

Best practices for using a CCMS in technical communication, including manuals, instructional guides, policy documents, and more. Learn more!

Chad Henderson13 min
Realizing the Benefits of Intelligent Content in a CCMS
27 MAY 2024

Realizing the Benefits of Intelligent Content in a CCMS

A CCMS empowers organizations to harness the power of intelligent content, revolutionizing the way they create, manage, and update information.

Heather Jonasson13 min
Fundamentals of Documentation Management with a CCMS
16 MAY 2024

Fundamentals of Documentation Management with a CCMS

Ready to improve your content strategy and say goodbye to documentation disasters? Explore how a CCMS can boost your organization’s effectiveness.

Heather Jonasson13 min
image shows two women learning about a CCMS
18 APR 2024

What Is a CCMS Software & What Does CCMS Stand For?

Learn about the key benefits and features of a CCMS, how different industries use a CCMS, and what to consider when implementing a CCMS.

Chad Henderson6 min
How Technical Writing Software Optimizes 3 Key Experiences
4 APR 2024

How Technical Writing Software Optimizes 3 Key Experiences

In technical writing software, the three most important aspects are the smooth integration of authoring, reviewing, & customer experience.

Heather Jonasson8 min
A Deep Dive into Technical Writing Platforms for Documentation Teams
28 MAR 2024

A Deep Dive into Technical Writing Platforms for Documentation Teams

Paddy Kelly, a technical writer in the software industry, explores how Paligo’s CCMS has simplified the way he and his team handle documentation.

Barb Mosher Zinck10 min
How a Software Tech Writer Simplifies Documentation with Paligo
18 MAR 2024

How a Software Tech Writer Simplifies Documentation with Paligo

We talk with a software tech writer about how Paligo has increased their efficiency and overall productivity, creating and managing documentation.

Heather Jonasson5 min
AI in Paligo
5 MAR 2024

AI in Paligo

With all the hype around AI in the world recently, you may have wondered what Paligo is going to do in this area.

Anders Svensson5 min
Balancing Visuals and Text in Documentation Writing
28 FEB 2024

Balancing Visuals and Text in Documentation Writing

Technical writers are experts at determining topic organization, tone, flow, and verbiage when it comes to documentation writing.

Sam Alleva8 min
The 4 Biggest Challenges (and Opportunities) for Technical Writers in 2026
18 JAN 2024

The 4 Biggest Challenges (and Opportunities) for Technical Writers in 2026

Explore potential challenges for technical writers this year due to evolving technologies and communication trends.

Barb Mosher Zinck9 min
How a CCMS Empowers Service Technicians and Engineers
28 DEC 2023

How a CCMS Empowers Service Technicians and Engineers

CCMS software can help simplify the lives of service technicians & engineers by enforcing standardization, content reuse, structured authoring & more.

Barb Mosher Zinck9 min
Product Spotlight: Jo Lam on Image Handling in a CCMS
18 DEC 2023

Product Spotlight: Jo Lam on Image Handling in a CCMS

Images like diagrams can be an essential part of documentation, and if you manage them correctly in a component content management system (CCMS) you can save time and increase efficiency. Jo Lam, Product Operations Manager at Paligo, explains how to switch…

Chad Henderson6 min
How a Life Sciences Researcher Uses Paligo for Efficient Documentation
7 DEC 2023

How a Life Sciences Researcher Uses Paligo for Efficient Documentation

Yi Chun Wang, who is currently pursing a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, has an insightful overview of how advances in medical imaging can be used to improve diagnosis, treatment and beyond. At the medical technology company where she works, teams need to…

Chad Henderson4 min
How to Build a Winning Documentation Team Strategy
30 NOV 2023

How to Build a Winning Documentation Team Strategy

Take a look at how a CCMS can significantly enhance a documentation team's efficiency, as well as collaborate with subject matter experts to create, organize, and manage documentation that ensures compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Barb Mosher Zinck9 min
Improving the Developer Experience with Better API Documentation
27 NOV 2023

Improving the Developer Experience with Better API Documentation

Andrew Owen highlights the distinctions between a CMS (headless or otherwise), a CCMS, and a content delivery platform (CDP).

Andrew Owen4 min
The Hidden Costs of Relying on Docs and Word
16 NOV 2023

The Hidden Costs of Relying on Docs and Word

Explore the drawbacks of clinging to conventional tools and the benefits of embracing CCMS software for structured authoring and content management.

Heather Jonasson7 min
Product Spotlight: Andrew Owen on Docs as Code in a CCMS
13 NOV 2023

Product Spotlight: Andrew Owen on Docs as Code in a CCMS

Andrew Owen describes why the docs as code approach is lacking and why a CCMS gives many more benefits to technical writers.

Chad Henderson7 min
Focus On: Translation
16 OCT 2023

Focus On: Translation

Roger Gelwicks takes us on a close examination of how translation can be used to maximize the usefulness of the Paligo CCMS platform, from its useful applications to its remarkable outcomes.

Heather Jonasson7 min
The Best Technical Writing Platform for Instructional Content
12 OCT 2023

The Best Technical Writing Platform for Instructional Content

Ensure your instructional content documentation is up-to-date, available in the languages you need & easy to upload to your LMS.

Barb Mosher Zinck7 min
Improving the Process of Technical Publications
31 AUG 2023

Improving the Process of Technical Publications

Businesses need comprehensive technical publications to communicate with customers and partners about their products and services. Managing a large amount of technical documentation across multiple platforms and regions can be a challenge for technical…

Paligo2 min
Documentation Strategy: Empowering Effective Communication
31 AUG 2023

Documentation Strategy: Empowering Effective Communication

Does your job involve managing multiple products with similar content, creating hundreds of versions of the same documentation just to account for different sizes or regulatory requirements? Then it's time to improve your documentation strategy to become…

Paligo2 min
Which documentation software fits your needs?
24 AUG 2023

Which documentation software fits your needs?

Not all documentation software is the same, and selecting the right one for your needs requires understanding what’s available and what you need. Let’s examine the types of software you could use and the key features to look for.

Barb Mosher Zinck11 min
The Top 7 Productivity Platforms for Technical Writers
3 AUG 2023

The Top 7 Productivity Platforms for Technical Writers

There are many technical documentation platforms for writers. Here's our take on the best ones to increase your efficiency in technical documentation.

Anders Svensson5 min
DITA vs DocBook for Technical Writing: What's the Difference in 2025?
17 JUL 2023

DITA vs DocBook for Technical Writing: What's the Difference in 2025?

Sometimes customers or prospects ask questions that need long answers to provide the right level of clarity. One such inquiry led me to write this article, which looks at what I would call the misconception of the role of the XML content model of DocBook…

Anders Svensson8 min
Documentation Culture in an Organization
4 MAY 2023

Documentation Culture in an Organization

In larger organizations with many products and teams, there is a lot of content available that could be further documented, helping all departments to share information and work more efficiently.

Aideen Croasdell4 min
What is the Paligo API and How Can You Benefit From It?
27 APR 2023

What is the Paligo API and How Can You Benefit From It?

Incorporating API-led integrations into your authoring workflow can lead to great jumps in authoring efficiency, publishing efficiency, and automation.

Steve Wiseman10 min
Bringing the Worlds of Technical Documentation & Content Strategy Together
20 APR 2023

Bringing the Worlds of Technical Documentation & Content Strategy Together

During recent years, business leaders have been focusing on improving both the employee experience and the customer experience to remain competitive and retain employees. These concepts have cut through all industries and gained huge tra…

Andrea Francis11 min
CCMS and CMS: Similar terms for very different systems
13 APR 2023

CCMS and CMS: Similar terms for very different systems

A lot of information found online tends to throw around the terms CMS and CCMS as if they are interchangeable. But these terms refer to fundamentally different systems created for completely different purposes.

Heather Jonasson8 min
Why design intentions are key in technical documentation
6 MAR 2023

Why design intentions are key in technical documentation

Technical writers need to be able to understand both the customers' needs and the design intentions. So how do we accomplish this?

Erik Rask7 min
How to Create a Taxonomy from Scratch with Findability in Mind
14 APR 2021

How to Create a Taxonomy from Scratch with Findability in Mind

Working in a team of technical writers has challenges that, for the most part, revolve around creating an organization system for your content that works for everyone.

Sam Alleva5 min
How to Prioritize Documentation: Managing Your Technical Writing Backlog
17 DEC 2020

How to Prioritize Documentation: Managing Your Technical Writing Backlog

A common issue many technical writers face is the dreaded backlog. When, despite your best efforts, work keeps piling up due to new documentation and maintenance requests.

Sam Alleva5 min
Reviewers Hate Reviewing - Or Do They?
8 JUL 2020

Reviewers Hate Reviewing - Or Do They?

Reviewers play an absolutely essential role in technical writing. They help to make sure your instructions are correct, your writing and supporting media are clear and easy to follow, and that you communicate using the organization's style.

Paligo7 min

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