@@ -595,6 +595,29 @@ links to a release is not recommended, because artifacts are ephemeral and
are used to pass data in the same pipeline. This means there's a risk that
they could either expire or someone might manually delete them.
#### Number of new and total features **(FREE SAAS)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/235618) in GitLab 13.5.
On [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/releases), you can view the number of new and total features in the project.
![Feature count](img/feature_count_v14_6.png"Number of features in a release")
The totals are displayed on [shields](https://shields.io/) and are generated per release by
[a Rake task in the `www-gitlab-com` repo](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/www-gitlab-com/-/blob/master/lib/tasks/update_gitlab_project_releases_page.rake).
| Item | Formula |
| ------ | ------ |
| `New features` | Total count of release posts across all tiers for a single release in the project. |
| `Total features` | Total count of release posts in reverse order for all releases in the project. |
The counts are also shown by license tier.
| Item | Formula |
| ------ | ------ |
| `New features` | Total count of release posts across a single tier for a single release in the project. |
| `Total features` | Total count of release posts across a single tier in reverse order for all releases in the project. |
## Release evidence
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/26019) in GitLab 12.6.
