Release Notes - Public Sites

Milestone: Jul 17, 2024

Updated the content byline and folder listing bylines to only show last modifier.
Bylines that included admin_* as the modifier or creator were replaces with IMS Administrator.
The contact search/filter options were updated to have a more compact layout.
Adding a single file now presents an info alert with instructions for adding multiple files.
Some minor help suggestions were added to the description of rich text fields.

Upgraded to Plone 6
Upgraded to TinyMCE 5.10
Frontend converted to Bootstrap 5
Contacts look and feel slightly updated
A new Status field is used for user accounts to allow them to be active, inactive, or disabled. Accounts are automatically inactivated after 90 days and disabled after 2 years of inactivity. Site admins can also opt to disable accounts instead of deleting them.
The users overview page has been overhauled to implement the new Status field

When content is returned to the private state, it will not email the actor even if they have the notification option checked. Wording has been updated to reflect the "return" to private state, instead of "retract" or "reject"

It is now possible for users to be deactivated instead of deleting them. Additionally, accounts can be flagged as service accounts.The Users page has been considerably overhauled to support this.

Links to files in user generated pages will contain extension and file size in the link, if they direct to a file in the site.

Fixed a display issue with File view pages.
Minor visual changes to contact folder and display pages.
Added a "back to top" link when scrolling below the top of pages.
Changed the requirement for displaying the History page on content. This primarily affects a few cases where it was not previously displayed for Site Administrators.
The Album View for folders will now display non-images in a list beneath the gallery.

Fixed an issue where Site Administrators could not view the history page of published content

Updated the WYSIWYG editor, incorporating a switch from LaTex to MathJax for rendering mathematical equations.

Performed minor updates to features on the WYSIWYG editor and the content edit history.

Modified the Recurring Events feature to better integrate with Outlook when events are downloaded to a user’s calendar.

The Calendar page now has an option for Day view and the Week and Day views were updated to better support all day events.

Added help text that instructs editors on which edit toolbar to use on the contents page.

Fixed an edge case where events would not load on the calendar page in some conditions.
Search results sorted by date will now be sorted by modification date, instead of creation date. Wording changed on the sorting tabs to clarify.

The calendar page underwent a significant overhaul to improve the look and feel.
Event listing page visually updated.

Updated the text of the "User Expiration" report to be clearer.
Updated the WYSIWYG editor. Removed redundant buttons and added new editing options.