Release 2021.023 - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="schedule">Schedule</h2><p>Release 2021.023 will be deployed:</p><ul><li>To staging sites, Wednesday, November 17th</li><li>To production sites, Monday, November 22nd</li><li>To Enterprise client sites, Monday, November 29th</li></ul><h2 data-id="discussion-widget-setting-followed-categories">Discussion Widget Setting - Followed Categories</h2><p>You can now configure Discussions widgets to show top, trending, newest or most recent discussions from categories a user follows. This will allow for personalized widgets to show content from categories your user is interested in.</p><p><em>N.B. Widget will not appear if you are not following categories.</em></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/6K5D8PFV1A0M/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-15-59-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6K5D8PFV1A0M/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-15-59-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-18 at 4.15.59 PM.png" height="765" width="689" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2></h2><h2 data-id="kaltura-embeds">Kaltura Embeds</h2><p>Videos from Kaltura’s Video Hub can now be embedded into community discussions, comments and articles. Easily embed Kaltura videos into articles to enhance KB content, add them to discussions and comments to answer questions or share content. </p><p>Release 2021.024 will add the ability to configure custom Kaltura URL support.</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/WBL52A2V3ULF/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-10-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/WBL52A2V3ULF/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-10-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-18 at 4.16.10 PM.png" height="548" width="1007" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="-1"></h2><h2 data-id="discussion-updated-trigger">Discussion Updated Trigger</h2><p>You can now automate workflows through Zapier when discussions are updated in Vanilla. Keep issues and content updated in 3rd party tools when changes are made in Vanilla. With this new feature you can;</p><ul><li>Update GitHub issues</li><li>Add notes to Product Board</li><li>Update or add comments to Zendesk tickets</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/KVXJICX2SX1R/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-21-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/KVXJICX2SX1R/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-21-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-18 at 4.16.21 PM.png" height="479" width="1096" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="-2"></h2><h2 data-id="copy-analytics-dashboard">Copy Analytics Dashboard</h2><p>You can now make copies of our out of the box dashboards. Make your own copy of Vanilla’s OOTB dashboards to customize the layout or add and edit charts. </p><p>This allows us to continue refining our OOTB charts and dashboards without overriding customized views.</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/2TAFS51DJB5D/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-35-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/2TAFS51DJB5D/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-35-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-18 at 4.16.35 PM.png" height="553" width="1053" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="-3"></h2><h2 data-id="api-webhooks">API & Webhooks</h2><p>We have made some improvements to our API & Webhooks to allow you to get more information on subcommunities and users. This will also help power our Zapier triggers and analytics options. </p><p>The <strong><code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">api/v2/subcommunities</code></strong> <strong>GET</strong> endpoint now includes associated categories & knowledge bases.</p><p>The <strong>User</strong> Webhhook event has been updated to include badge events & rank changes.</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/UTBCW4M1JGOC/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-46-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/UTBCW4M1JGOC/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-4-16-46-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2021-11-18 at 4.16.46 PM.png" height="752" width="863" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="-4"></h2><h2 data-id="improvements">Improvements</h2><ul><li>Add category following email notifications by default in dropdown config flag VNLA-670<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3857" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3857</a></li><li>Write discussion status when ideation status written<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3856" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3856</a></li><li>Fix analytics data keys being array in specific cases<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3852" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3852</a></li><li>Add "Followed categories only" to Pocket (List - Discussion) <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3848" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3848</a> & <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3816" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> vanilla-cloud#3816</a></li><li>Fix "_New" field appearing in user badge event payload<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3847" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3847</a></li><li>Update user Agent used for page scraper<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3846" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3846</a></li><li>Fix sending invalid search query when category filters are applied<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3843" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3843</a></li><li>Add charts thumbnails to new dashboard page VNLA-400<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3841" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3841</a></li><li>Changing to use logger, for error log.<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3842" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3842</a></li><li>Write unified discussion status definition for ideas when user defines ideation status<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3837" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3837</a></li><li>Write unified discussion status definition for ideas when user defines ideation status<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3837" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3837</a></li><li>Reduce the calls to the access token table<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3833" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3833</a></li><li>Add handler for TrackingEventInterface in analytics plugin<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3831" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3831</a></li><li>Add webhook events for ranks <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3828" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3828</a> </li><li>Fix analytics visual bugs<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3826" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3826</a></li><li>Fix chromatic changing back and forth<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3825" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3825</a></li><li>Add User badge event<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3823" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3823</a></li><li>Add Users api token role<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3824" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3824</a></li><li>Adds "Copy Analytics Dashboard" feature<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3818" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3818</a></li><li>Add tests for response handling <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3815" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3815</a></li><li>Port ideation status definitions to new unified post statuses schema<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3814" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3814</a></li><li>Add role-token auth support to /api/v2/products<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3813" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3813</a> </li><li>Add role name and role id fields to datasources and relabel null values in charts to 'other'<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3812" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3812</a></li><li>Fix html entities appearing in rank labels on leaderboards<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3811" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3811</a></li><li>Add `Object.fromEntries` to polyfill check<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3807" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3807</a></li><li>Prevent external creation of and modification to system-defined unified post statuses<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3805" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3805</a></li><li>Add Kb and Category IDs to subcommunity response<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3803" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3803</a></li><li>Fix chart presets<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3802" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3802</a></li><li>Fix pieGraph legends to horizontal <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3801" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3801</a></li><li>Add PHP security advisories to CI<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3800" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3800</a></li><li>Add Kaltura Embed support <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3799" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3799</a></li><li>Fix analytics lab item svg and add docs link into description <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3798" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3798</a></li><li>Update PHP Mailer<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3797" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3797</a></li><li>Fix showing duplicate Ideation filters dropdown when QnA addon enabled<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3795" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3795</a></li><li>Fix Analytics Permission Error<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3796" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3796</a></li><li>Simplify catalog options<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3790" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3790</a></li><li>Remove unneeded configurations from the rule model<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3782" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3782</a></li><li>Reverse permission check<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3773" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3773</a></li><li>Fix category events list returned empty by updating query<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3763" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3763</a></li></ul><h2 data-id="bug-fixes">Bug Fixes</h2><ul><li>Fix ideation test corruption<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3875" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3875</a></li><li>Fix simple embed regression<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3870" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3870</a></li><li>Fix discussion moves being called discussions merged <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3867" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3867</a></li><li>Fix discussions widget breaking the request content type<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3863" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3863</a></li><li>Fix post tick error<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3862" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3862</a></li><li>Don’t let unconfirmed emails SSO to Zendesk<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3854" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3854</a></li><li>Don’t let exceptions in theme variable providers kill sites<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3853" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3853</a></li><li>SSO to Zendesk enhancements<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3840" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3840</a></li><li>Fix QnA unanswered count not getting correct subcommunity counts <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3839" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3839</a></li><li>Remove session storage synchronization across tabs<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3836" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3836</a></li><li>Fix text column false alters<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3835" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3835</a></li><li>Fix advanced embedded search page not rendering<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3832" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3832</a></li><li>Add the SSO to Zendesk addon<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3829" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3829</a></li><li>Fix charts number results formatting based on site locale <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3822" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3822</a></li><li>Fix Q&A tag return for translations<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3821" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3821</a></li><li>Fix restore discussion error by correcting bad log values<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3819" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3819</a></li><li>Fix issue where jsconnect was able to load other provider configs<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3804" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3804</a></li><li>Fix theme preview crashing on deleted themes <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/3792" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#3792</a></li></ul> </article> </main>