Release 2021.011 - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="schedule">Schedule</h2><p>Release 2021.011 will be deployed:</p><ul><li>To staging sites Wednesday, June 2nd</li><li>To production sites Monday, June 7th</li><li>To Enterprise sites Monday, June 14th</li></ul><h2 data-id="list-widgets">List Widgets</h2><p>This release includes a new set of widgets to showcase lists of community content. These include:</p><ul><li>List - Discussions</li><li>List - Questions</li><li>List - Ideas</li><li>List - Announcements</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/91e6647949c4c873493cef73876902cb1740a17e1d8ee0205df82ccce66a8ca9/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.40.11_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/91e6647949c4c873493cef73876902cb1740a17e1d8ee0205df82ccce66a8ca9/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.40.11_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.40.11_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="list-discussions-widget">List - Discussions Widget</h2><p>Use our new Discussions widget to showcase a list of community discussions. With this you have configurable settings to help you curate the widget's content. </p><ul><li>You can choose to showcase discussions from a specific subcommunity or category. </li><li>You can choose how to sort your content - by most recent, top or trending</li></ul><p>With this widget you have the power to build:</p><ul><li>A recent discussions list for a category and its children and place it on the top level category page</li><li>A top discussions list to showcase the discussions with the highest score based on reactions</li><li>A trending discussions list to showcase content that is receiving a lot of attention in terms of comments and reactions</li></ul><p><br></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/ea9ff3811861b847869902cbe4209ddc751c06c3fa62b7ba929e2ead1db99a86/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.36.09_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/ea9ff3811861b847869902cbe4209ddc751c06c3fa62b7ba929e2ead1db99a86/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.36.09_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.36.09_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p> To configure this widget, go to your Pocket settings and add a new pocket. Select <strong>List - Discussions</strong> and configure your settings.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/205eb95c2405de12f9943b76c7848169d9f254e52149af283b94988d1b7d2fec/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.54.38_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/205eb95c2405de12f9943b76c7848169d9f254e52149af283b94988d1b7d2fec/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.54.38_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.54.38_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="list-questions-widget">List - Questions Widget</h2><p>Use our updated Q&A Widget to showcase community questions. With tthis widget you hav configurabl settings to help curate your widget content.</p><ul><li>You can choose to showcase questions from a specific subcommunity or category</li><li>You can filter the list to only show questions of a certain status - i.e. unanswered, answered or accepted</li><li>You can choose how to sort your content - by most recent, top or trending</li></ul><p> </p><p>With this widget you have the power to build:</p><ul><li>An unanswered questions feed for a specific subcommunity</li><li>A most recently answered questions list for a category and more</li></ul><p> <em>N.B. This widget replaces our former Questions & Answers widget. If you were making use of this widget it will need to be reconfigured through your Dashboard's Pocket settings.</em> </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/952292716df199c59c828c6a15a9ed567a383ae287d846dd8055ecdf22ffd52a/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.36.21_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/952292716df199c59c828c6a15a9ed567a383ae287d846dd8055ecdf22ffd52a/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.36.21_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.36.21_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>To configure this widget, go to your Pocket settings and add a new pocket. Select <strong>List - Questions</strong> and configure your settings.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/3395d11f4a6940c164157bd6c747efe6479b2c06788f6b8f03e2b04f3f1908c4/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.58.33_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/3395d11f4a6940c164157bd6c747efe6479b2c06788f6b8f03e2b04f3f1908c4/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.58.33_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.58.33_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="list-ideas-widget">List - Ideas Widget</h2><p>Use our new ideas widget to showcase ideas submitted to your community. With this widget you have configurable settings to help curate your widget content. </p><ul><li>Filter ideas from a specific subcommunity or category</li><li>Create a personalized list of ideas so users can see the ideas they've submitted and/or voted on.</li><li>Sort ideas by newest, most recently active, top or trending</li></ul><p>With this widget you have the power to build:</p><ul><li>A top ideas widget to showcase the ideas that have the highest vote count</li><li>A "My Ideas" log to provide users with a personalized list of ideas they've voted on. </li><li>A most recent ideas list for a category to allow users to see and vote on the newest ideas</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/c0505f5fb22e4ca2fc1eb437102673a6ed1cec3a627e66b6d736a2072794b338/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.34.03_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/c0505f5fb22e4ca2fc1eb437102673a6ed1cec3a627e66b6d736a2072794b338/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.34.03_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.34.03_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>To configure this widget, go to your Pocket settings and add a new pocket. Select <strong>List - Ideas</strong> and configure your settings.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/183d1a42416dc67a90e734046f059b6234475b867553202a27e7dff4d99d6e66/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.08.55_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/183d1a42416dc67a90e734046f059b6234475b867553202a27e7dff4d99d6e66/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.08.55_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.08.55_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="list-announcements-widget">List - Announcements Widget</h2><p>We've added the Announcements Widget to allow you to showcase discussions that have been announced in your community, subcommunity or categories. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/6806c9375e1ad657a6d526a582f0633db7148d4b29ced01a154f776d1ab0dae9/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.20.37_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/6806c9375e1ad657a6d526a582f0633db7148d4b29ced01a154f776d1ab0dae9/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.20.37_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.20.37_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>To configure this widget, go to your Pocket settings and add a new pocket. Select <strong>List - Announcements</strong> and configure your settings.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/0GYCVFBYWOYL/screen-shot-2021-06-02-at-4-21-32-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/0GYCVFBYWOYL/screen-shot-2021-06-02-at-4-21-32-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-06-02 at 4.21.32 PM.png" height="922" width="1636" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h2 data-id="carousels">Carousels</h2><p>This release includes a new setting for our Featured Categories widget. You now have the option of displaying this widget as a carousel once the max number of columns has been met.</p><p>Example, here I have 4 featured categories. By enabling the Carousel option, users can scroll through a carousel of my featured caategories on desktop</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/e63f696914dbe2a4f7c8d35f6197560a3e357863d91327d972fbfe7587bc1e04/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.36.32_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/e63f696914dbe2a4f7c8d35f6197560a3e357863d91327d972fbfe7587bc1e04/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.36.32_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_3.36.32_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>When on a mobile device, the widget will respect the allotted space, and become a carousel as my screen size shrinks.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-small float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/d3bcb197749a1cf056b22be9207a5a1ff553702a54d3966d4ef9d2f99f461eb7/bdhlpWudty.gif" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/d3bcb197749a1cf056b22be9207a5a1ff553702a54d3966d4ef9d2f99f461eb7/bdhlpWudty.gif" alt="bdhlpWudty.gif" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>To enable this, edit your Featured Categories widget and enable the "As Carousel" option</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/eef439c0d13aa650982d8d51da88637f778936447205a3fa4dbfdffb7dd0ae39/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.33.45_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/eef439c0d13aa650982d8d51da88637f778936447205a3fa4dbfdffb7dd0ae39/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.33.45_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_4.33.45_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="community-event-webhook">Community Event Webhook</h2><p>This release includes a new webhook for community events. This allows developers to build integrations that trigger when new events are posted on your community. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/d63dceff7f33d74b1645f9280c7e4e6b7acadc03fb1b8cb1ccc89a91fa4b79ba/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.43.42_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/d63dceff7f33d74b1645f9280c7e4e6b7acadc03fb1b8cb1ccc89a91fa4b79ba/Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.43.42_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-05-31_at_12.43.42_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="zapier-trigger-for-community-events">Zapier Trigger for Community Events</h2><p>We've added a new Zapier trigger to allow you to automate workflows that are triggered when a new event is added to your community. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/c0167426f1aa1f6241ddd98d93626268eac2ad1e42bd13aca498d32155198a88/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_9.12.08_PM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://pb-files.s3.amazonaws.com/production/attachments/c0167426f1aa1f6241ddd98d93626268eac2ad1e42bd13aca498d32155198a88/Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_9.12.08_PM.png" alt="Screen_Shot_2021-06-02_at_9.12.08_PM.png" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="bug-fixes-and-enhancements">Bug Fixes and Enhancements</h2><ul><li>Fix permission error when clicking unread notifications in KB - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3086" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> vanilla-cloud#3086</a></li><li>Fix banner image to take category image first - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3093" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3093</a></li><li>Fix fatal Groups error during no-email registration - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3119" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3119</a></li><li>Fix duplicated widgets - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3132" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3132</a></li><li>Fix carousel overlap with search auto-complete - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3141" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3141</a></li><li>Fix Recommended Article alignment in the KB homepage - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3144" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3144</a></li><li>Add whitelisting upload domains for leaving redirects - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3149" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3149</a></li><li>Fix image links having their source rewritten - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3175" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3175</a></li><li>Add option to disable external link warning - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3176" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3176</a></li><li>Fix Email normalization: cannot be an empty string - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3131" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3131</a></li><li>Add filtering badges by type over API<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3064" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3064</a></li><li>Add translation for "Click here to read."<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3015" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3015</a></li><li>Add discussions widget<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2968" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2968</a></li><li>Add carousel functionality to home widgets<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2958" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2958</a></li><li>Add foundation layout to use grouplist-modern view<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3001" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3001</a></li><li>Add Salesforce's "Open Cases" to user profiles <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2881" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2881</a></li><li>Add leaving confirmations to all non-trusted domains' links<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2646" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2</a></li><li>Fix theme preview dropdown contents positioning in theme dashboard<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3082" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3082</a></li><li>Fix authentication providers ID collision during hub/node sync<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3055" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3055</a></li><li>Fix Badges plugin error when editing a user's profile<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3054" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3054</a></li><li>Fix empty discussion options menu rendering<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3040" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3040</a></li><li>Fix category list and dropdown position when move or delete<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3032" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3032</a></li><li>Fix users can delete own comments via API without correct permissions<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3031" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3031</a></li><li>Fix long discussion titles overflow in category list <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3014" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3014</a></li><li>Fix double spacing in text area when commenting in legacy themes<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3013" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3013</a></li><li>Fix comments truncation on user's profile<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3004" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3004</a></li><li>Fix excluding users with negative points from the leader boards<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2998" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2998</a></li><li>Fix get users by-name api not returning any result<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2995" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2995</a></li><li>Fix sites not loading in IE11<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2975" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2975</a></li><li>Fix redundant discussion type render in dropdown when converting an idea to question<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2971" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2971</a></li><li>Fix online users duplication from the "Who's Online" widget<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2959" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2959</a></li><li>Fix Oauth2 saving record when validation fails<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/2946" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#2946</a></li><li><br></li></ul><p><br></p> </article> </main>