Release 2024.006 Schedule
In order to ensure the quality of our new AI features, we have made the decision delay 006 and merge it with release 007. The 006 release will now merged with and follow the 007 release schedule:
- 006 redeploy to stage & 007 staging release: week of April 9th
- 006 & 007 deploy to non Enterprise (public) clusters: week of April 15th
- 006 & 007 deploy to Enterprise clusters: week of April 22nd
Salesforce Search Connector
To make it even easier to use our Federated Search, we’ve added a dedicated connector for Salesforce!
Read more here:
https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/1561-salesforce-search-connector
Search Synonyms
In this release, we’ve introduced a new enhancement to Vanilla search: Synonym sets!
With Synonym Sets, you can bridge the gap between different ways users search for content. By linking a "Target Term" with its synonyms, our search engine ensures that all related terms yield relevant results.
You can create various synonym sets that allow you to set many different variations of a word to point to a target term, for example, you may want users who search for “SSO” to get results for “Single Sign On”
Synonym Sets eliminate the frustration of missed connections in search queries. No matter how users phrase their search, they'll find what they're looking for:
Read more:
https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/1568-improve-search-with-synonym-sets
Theme variables to style Q&A list items.
You can now theme Q&A list tags using theme variables!
Try them out today:
"discussionList.qnaStatusAnswered.fontColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusAnswered.bgColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusAnswered.borderColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusUnanswered.fontColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusUnanswered.bgColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusUnanswered.borderColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusAccepted.fontColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusAccepted.bgColor"
"discussionList.qnaStatusAccepted.borderColor"
Added tags to search results
Previously, user generated tags appeared on discussion lists, but did not appear in search results. With this release, we’ve made the change to include user generated tags in search results as well so that users can find what they are looking for at a glance.
Bug Fixes & Improvements
- VNLA-5788: Global: Opening 'Advanced Settings' in Style Guide changes existing settings
- VNLA-4926: Addressed 'Last Update' Time Stamp inconsistency in Category View.
- VNLA-5259: Resolved title bar duplication on new event post page.
- VNLA-5424: Fixed issue with search term not found in general search results.
- Support: This fix resulted in an overall improvement in how the search functions
- VNLA-5496: Corrected Custom HTML pocket not showing for Guest role.
- VNLA-5715: Fixed infinite redirect on discussion thread page with hub/node setup.
- VNLA-5718: Resolved analytics table (Traffic / Most viewed pages) display issues.
- VNLA-5772: Addressed inability to delete a group event through the group.
- VNLA-5776: Resolved specific discussions timing out.
- VNLA-5809: Fixed error while posting question in staging node.
- VNLA-5816: Addressed issue where inserting text into Meta Tags field removes existing Branding & SEO page settings.
- VNLA-5829: Fixed "Display Profile Publicly" Checkbox re-checking itself after signout/signin via SSO.
- VNLA-5849: Resolved error when using the search page after coming from the KB.
- VNLA-5860: Fixed issue with images in KB displaying small after Rich2 conversion.
- VNLA-5868: Corrected search endpoint not respecting locale parameter.
- VNLA-5875 & VNLA-5876: Fixed desktop theme throwing 500 Internal Server Error on discussions & other pages after a recent release.
- VNLA-5919: Resolved image upload within the HTML editor throwing a 500 error.
- VNLA-5921: Enforced users to enter closing date for competition time add-on.
- VNLA-5757: Made Rich2 the default editor for new sites.
- VNLA-5835: Resolved conflicts/duplication in search connectors.
- VNLA-5848: Created documentation for Salesforce search connector.
Work in Progress - Discussion Thread Editor Pages
Not yet available for general release
- VNLA-5596: Created Integration Asset for Ticketing Integrations.
- VNLA-5647: Created configuration mapping.
- VNLA-5661: Developed Integration Component for Comments/Answers.
- VNLA-5738: Created API endpoint to get info on escalated ticket.
- VNLA-5808: Added ability to share discussions & comments.
- VNLA-5914: Added Integrations to Comments Options Menu.
Work in Progress – Automation Rules
Not yet available for general release
- VNLA-5781: Created API endpoint to trigger an immediate run.
- VNLA-5792: Updated /users endpoint for filtering by email domains.
- VNLA-5800: Updated /profile-fields endpoint for filtering by multiple formType/dataType.
- VNLA-5834: Implemented disabled view for long-running jobs in UI.
- VNLA-5856: Updated automation rules catalog endpoint with new triggers and actions.
- VNLA-5846: Updated frontend after adjustments to the users endpoint.
Work in Progress – AI Live Charting
Not yet available for general release
- VNLA-5801: Reworked Tab Placement in Chart Modal.
- VNLA-5870: Conducted live charting design iterations.
