What's new in Contensis

August 2018

Contensis 11.2

• New Feature

  Automatic slug generation

  We now generate a unique slug name for your entries by automatically sanitising the entry title. You can switch on the slug editor from the title field properties in the content type builder. You won't need to rely on authors to sanitise page titles now.

• New Feature

  Code compare

  We've introduced the ability to compare your code to previous versions in the code editor using the Monaco diff editor. This new feature will allow you to see the changes that have been made between versions and help you to correct any issues that you may find.

• New Feature

  Entry descriptions

  We've added support for a description field in your content type. The description field provides a way to distinguish similar entries in the interface by showing it when available. The description is available in the Delivery API as a first class property and it's a great way to provide standard descriptions for SEO, and any listings you may create.

• New Feature

  External hyperlink indexing

  We now index external hyperlinks created with the hyperlink content type into Elastic making them available through the Delivery API.

• New Feature

  Inline entries

  You can now create and edit entries inline while editing an entry of another type. This makes it easier than ever to have your content broken into smaller parts without affecting the authoring experience.

  Create a new author when adding a new blog or add a new module to a course without ever leaving the entry editor.

• Update

  Accessibility improvements

  • We've made navigating between areas of content types and entries easier with screen reader rotor controls by introducing ARIA landmarks to key areas of the Contensis interface.
  • Form labels have been improved and further ARIA attributes added to some Contensis components, so form elements are now read more clearly by screen readers.
• Update

  Auto suggest search boxes

  Auto suggestion search boxes have been updated to provide better keyboard support and consistency across screens.

• Update

  CMD-S to save in WYSIWYG/code editor

  You can now use CMD-S keyboard shortcut on a Mac to save changes in the WYSIWYG and code editor.

• Update

  Composer field order

  It's now possible to reorder fields in a composer editor when editing or creating a content type.

• Update

  Convert fields between single and multiple selection

  We’ve updated the content type builder so that fields can now be switched between single and multiple selection and vice versa. Field values are preserved until you make changes to an entry and save. We'll keep the first value in the array.

  e.g. You'll lose all the images of a multi selection image field except the first image displayed, if you change the image field selection to single, and save the entry with a change.

• Update

  Copy an entry

  You can now copy an existing entry via the actions menu in the entry editor. 

• Update

  Create richer relationships

  You can now assign multiple content types to an entry field allowing you to create rich relationships. Alternatively add them to a component to create landing page spotlights, heroes or any front end pattern you may need.

• Update

  Delivery API - search

  We've improved the performance of entry searching through the Delivery API. This has also improved the search experience in Contensis.

• Update

  Email link in information panel

  We've added the content owner's email address as a link in the entry information panel.

• Update

  Entry status

  We've reintroduced the workflow indicator of an entry to the breadcrumb of the entry editor for a quick understanding of its status.

• Update

  Forms module - GDPR

  • We now delete all associated form data when a form is deleted permanently from the recycle bin.
  • Old orphaned form data is now removed on upgrade.
• Update

  Indexing and resync performance

  We've made further performance improvements to indexing and re-syncs.

• Update

  Language panel

  If you work on multilingual content we've made it easier to see what the current status is of your language translations by displaying workflow status and whether it's published.

• Update

  Log viewer - refresh button

  We've added a refresh button the log viewer to make it easier to check for new logs if you've recently cleared them down to diagnose an issue.

• Update

  No results message in entries

  If you do not have any entries to display, or the search you've carried out doesn't return any content you'll now see a no results message in the entries screen.

• Update

  Open Razor views in read-only

  You can now open propertied Razor and standard Razor views in read-only using the context menu in the WYSIWYG editor.

• Update

  Populo - storing IP addresses

  We no longer store the IP address of a Populo contact once the location has been determined.

• Update

  Toggle buttons

  We've replaced the pesky toggle buttons across the interface. You can now click anywhere to change a state and they have better keyboard and screen reader support.

• Update

  Unpublish an entry

  You can now unpublish an entry in the entry editor.

• Update

  Workflow buttons

  We've improved the visibility of workflow buttons following user testing. Authors can now see the next workflow steps that can be taken after a save e.g. Publish, Send for approval etc. These were previously hidden until the entry was saved.

• Bug

  Content owner

  We've fixed an issue where the content owner was not set correctly on synchronised folders.

• Bug

  Delivery API - Invalid taxonomy nodes

  We've fixed an issue where invalid taxonomy nodes were bringing back a generic localised message rather than returning an empty string.

• Bug

  Delivery API - PageSize

  We've fixed an issue where the PageSize was incorrectly being returned as 0 rather than the default of 25.

• Bug

  Delivery API - taxonomy resolution

  We've fixed an issue where taxonomy values were not checked and resolved in the entry listing methods of the Delivery API.

• Bug

  Entry listing count

  We've fixed an issue where the entry count would be calculated incorrectly when changing the page size in the entry listing.

• Bug

  Historical placeholder data prevented successful upgrade

  We've fixed a needle in a haystack issue that prevented an upgrade, when nested templates placeholder data was partially removed but never published.

• Bug

  Incorrect URI returned through Management API

  We've fixed an issue where the Management API would return the incorrect URI for an entry.

• Bug

  Log viewer - searching by log ID

  We've fixed an issue that resulted in an undefined message being displayed when you searched by an invalid log GUID.

• Bug

  Multiple component saving

  We fixed an issue where using multiple components of the same type would cause a failure to save when re-editing an entry.

• Bug

  Populo location by IP

  We've fixed an issue where the current location for a Populo contact would be incorrectly set.

• Bug

  Responsive preview

  We've fixed an issue where you may have received an unsafe script error in the responsive preview that prevented the login/logout control when using AD FS.

• Bug

  Taxonomy tree visibility

  We've fixed an issue where the taxonomy tree was not displayed in the default language when translating an entry in the split view entry editor.

• Bug

  Unpublish permission

  We've fixed an issue where Unpublish was shown in the actions menu even for users who didn't have the unpublish permission. 

• Bug

  Webpage logging

  We've fixed an issue where excessive logs were being reported from webpages that had had a placeholder removed from their template.

You are at the end of the updates

Many developments occurred before March 2017, but they are not logged here. Contensis 9 is the beginning of this new format for highlighting changes to Contensis, for older versions you will need to refer to the developer changelogs.