# Studies now carry the participant journey from welcome to learning.

Portal 1.9.0 · Released 2026-07-12

The participant portal now supports authored welcome and thank-you pages, follow-up questions, initiative-only studies, accessible video steps, optional voice answers, and secure playback for videos uploaded from Zentrik.

## What changed

- Participants see the study journey the author intended, from welcome through review and completion
- Follow-up questions and confirmed ranking capture clearer answers without changing older studies
- Participants can answer open-text questions by voice, review the transcript, and edit it before submitting
- Uploaded study videos are available only to participants who can access the study

## A clearer path from study to learning

Study authors can frame the participant journey with an introduction, targeted follow-ups, accessible video, and a deliberate ending. Responses from initiative studies remain connected to the decision they are meant to inform.

- Ask the next useful question only when an answer calls for it
- Keep participant experience feedback separate from product answers
- Carry study learning back into the initiative that owns the decision

- [Read the Studies guide](/docs/product/idea-studies)

## Voice is optional and reviewable

Participants can dictate open-text answers when speaking is easier than typing. The transcript can be reviewed and edited before submission, and typed answers remain available when microphone access or transcription is unavailable.

- [See how Studies work](/docs/product/idea-studies)

## More in this release

### Participant experience

Study flows are more accessible, deliberate, and resilient.

- Added authored intro and outro pages, inline follow-ups, confirmed randomized ranking, and initiative-only study support
- Added accessible video steps and separate participant experience feedback
- Added optional voice answers with transcript review and typed fallback
- Added participant-authorized playback for private MP4 and WebM study videos

Canonical page: https://zentrik.ai/releases/portal-1-9-0