Release 2021.016 - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="schedule">Schedule</h2><p>Release 2021.016 will be deployed:</p><ul><li>To staging sites, Tuesday, August 10th</li><li>To production sites, Monday, August 16th</li><li>To Enterprise clients, Monday, August 23rd</li></ul><h2 data-id="tabs-widget">Tabs Widget</h2><p>You can now configure and add a tabbed discussion list to your community pages using our new Tabs Widget. </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/OMBGODQEW1DU/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-11-50-38-am.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/OMBGODQEW1DU/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-11-50-38-am.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-10 at 11.50.38 AM.png" height="1276" width="1834" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>This widget is available through our Pockets addon. To configure:</p><ul><li>Go to the Pockets settings page and add a new Pocket</li><li>Select the Tabs Widget type</li><li>You can configure up to 3 tabs. We have configured default options that can be edited. </li><li>Select the type of discussion lists you would like to see. Current options include:<ul><li><strong>Newest Ideas</strong>: Showcases the most recently added ideas</li><li><strong>Trending Ideas:</strong> Showcases Ideas with the most votes and comments in the past week</li><li><strong>Newest Questions:</strong> Showcases the most recently added Questions</li><li><strong>Unanswered Questions:</strong> Showcases the most recent questions that have not been answered yet.</li><li><strong>Recently Answered Questions</strong>: Showcases the most recently answered questions</li><li><strong>Trending Discussions:</strong> Showcases discussions with the most comments and positive reactions this week</li><li><strong>Top Discussions:</strong> Showcases discussions with the most positive reactions this month</li><li><strong>Announced Discussions:</strong> Showcases all globally announced discussions</li></ul></li><li>Choose the label you would like to use for each tab</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/8QYTACAEQ2IN/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-12-16-46-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/8QYTACAEQ2IN/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-12-16-46-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-10 at 12.16.46 PM.png" height="1500" width="2130" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>Configure the placement and conditions of your widget to control where and for whom it will appear.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/68CLZAVGMIOK/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-12-17-06-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/68CLZAVGMIOK/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-12-17-06-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-10 at 12.17.06 PM.png" height="1496" width="2116" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>We have released this widget with a set of predefined list-types, as noted above. Please submit requests for other list-types as Ideas in our Product Ideas category. </p><h2 data-id="updated-guest-cta">Updated Guest CTA</h2><p>This release includes an updated call-to-action for Guest users. This component isenabled by default in our Foundation themes and can be enabled optionally in legacy or custom themes. </p><p><strong>Key Updates:</strong></p><p>The Guest CTA is now featured more prominently on the Discussion thread page </p><p><strong>Before:</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-left"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/QASBMXAUKHF4/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-12-36-53-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/QASBMXAUKHF4/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-12-36-53-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-10 at 12.36.53 PM.png" height="1466" width="1432" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="left"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>After</strong>:</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-left"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/NFJIMCGCIZDB/guest-cta.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/NFJIMCGCIZDB/guest-cta.png" alt="Guest CTA.png" height="811" width="749" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="left"></img></a> </div> </div> <p></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>On discussion thread pages the Guest CTA will now appear below the discussion post above the comments list if more than 3 comments have been added. Previously users needed to scroll to the bottom of the list of comments to see the prompt. </p><p>Customizations to the default text can be submitted to your CSM or our Support team. </p><h2 data-id="new-post-button">New Post Button</h2><p>This release also includes an updated "New Discussion" button to prompt users to post content. This new button is enabled by default in Foundation-based themes and can optionally be enabled for legacy or custom themes. </p><p>On mobile there is now a floating button users can access as they scroll through the content of the page. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/M4TDX8C3U6US/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-1-03-49-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/M4TDX8C3U6US/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-1-03-49-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 1.03.49 PM.png" height="1462" width="1246" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>On desktop, this has been updated to a "New Post" button that will immediately present users with all their posting options</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/2RMYIW6R8LEY/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-3-51-28-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/2RMYIW6R8LEY/screen-shot-2021-08-10-at-3-51-28-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-10 at 3.51.28 PM.png" height="1580" width="2880" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="structured-data-for-qa-posts">Structured Data for Q&A posts</h2><p>Structured data is a standardized format for providing search engines with information about a page. We've introduced this format to Q&A posts so search engines can render rich snippets of Questions and Answers posted to your community. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/J8ER41M43GG6/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-1-24-49-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/J8ER41M43GG6/screen-shot-2021-08-09-at-1-24-49-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 1.24.49 PM.png" height="284" width="289" loading="lazy" data-display-size="medium" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h2 data-id="manage-posts-via-api">Manage Posts via API</h2><p>This release includes 2 new endpoints to allow you to manage content via the API. We've added:</p><ul><li><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-apiv2-reference-endpoints#/Discussions/patch_discussions_merge" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>PATCH /discussions/merge</strong>:</a> This will allow you to merge multiple discussions. </li><li><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-apiv2-reference-endpoints#/Discussions/patch_discussions_move" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>PATCH /discussions/move</strong></a><strong>: </strong>This will allow you to move a set of discussions to a new category</li></ul><h2 data-id="bug-fixes-improvements">Bug Fixes & Improvements</h2><ul><li>Allow addons to change the log operation when checking spam - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3431" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3431</a></li><li>Fix group invitations through email - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3429" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3429</a> </li><li>Fix Salesforce API Connection Persistence - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3415" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3415</a> </li><li>Fix calculating QnA status when converting discussion type to Question <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3401" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3401</a> </li><li>Fix broken legacy "Convert to article" links <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3392" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3392</a> </li><li>Fix cases where DeepL ignore list <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3384" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud/#3384</a> </li><li>Fix bypassing ignore plugin restrictions using the API - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3374" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3374</a> </li><li>Add the parentTagID to the /tags index endpoint <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3333" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3333</a></li><li>Fix translation status display in machine translation modal <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3380" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3380</a></li><li>Fix caching issues - <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3403" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">vanilla-cloud#3403</a></li></ul> </article> </main>