Release 2022.004 - Vanilla Success
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="schedule">Schedule</h2><p>Release 2022.004 will be deployed:</p><ul><li>To staging sites, Thursday, February 22nd</li><li>To production sites, Monday, February 28th</li><li>To Enterprise client sites, Monday, March 7th</li></ul><h2 data-id="appearance-tab">Appearance Tab</h2><p>We have added a new tab in the Dashboard header which consolidates all settings related to a community’s branding. This will help unify the Vanilla branding experience into one place. </p><p>In the <strong>Appearance</strong> tab you will now find:</p><ul><li>Branding & SEO</li><li>Style Guides - a list of all Style Guides (fka Themes) that you have created</li><li>Layouts – configuration for layout settings</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/8EK4ZY9UTETG/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/8EK4ZY9UTETG/image.png" alt="image.png" height="772" width="1578" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="api-improvements">API Improvements</h2><ul><li><strong>Removed hardcoded limits on </strong><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-api-v2-reference-endpoints#/Tags" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>/tags endpoint</strong></a> - Our Tags API endpoint has been updated to remove the previously hardcoded limit of 20 tags. You can now specify the number of tags you would like to fetch when using the API, or remove the limit altogether to get the full list of your community tags. </li><li><strong>Added </strong><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-api-v2-reference-endpoints#/Moderation%20Messages" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>/moderation-message endpoints</strong></a><strong> - </strong>API support has beed added to our Moderation Messages. You can now add, edit, enable/disable, delete or dismiss moderation messages via API. </li><li><strong>Updated the </strong><a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/202-api-v2-reference-endpoints#/Articles" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>/articles API endpoints</strong></a> - New knoweldgebase and sitesection filters have been added to our Articles API endpoints. </li></ul><h2 data-id="improvements">Improvements</h2><ul><li>Add middleware to specify widget as advertisement <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4267" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4267</a></li><li>Fix article widget sorting in storybook<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4265" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4265</a></li><li>Add /users/leaders API endpoint <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4259" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4259</a></li><li>Fix themingapi dependency with new section<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4251" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4251</a></li><li>Layout overview page demo feedback <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4250" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4250</a></li><li>Fix category picker for drafts<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4249" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4249</a></li><li>Fix HomeLayoutView not registered to the container<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4248" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4248</a></li><li>Enhance API Expand Middleware and add User expander<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4247" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4247</a></li><li>Fix layoutViewType enum in api documentation<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4246" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4246</a></li><li>Fix: restore layouts playground<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4245" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4245</a></li><li>Fix: fall back to empty array<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4244" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4244</a></li><li>Update /api/v2/articles index endpoint to allow more sorting and filtering options <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4242" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4242</a></li><li>Fix ul bottom margin affecting drop-downs in new admin section<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4241" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4241</a></li><li>Make sure error logs can be suppressed in our error handler<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4239" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4239</a></li><li>Fix dashboard_footerNav_handler params error<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4237" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4237</a></li><li>Fix conflicting package.json that aren't actively used<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/addons/pull/867" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- addons#867</a></li><li>Product-board-idea-category<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4236" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4236</a></li><li>Add extract widget static assets endpoint<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4235" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4235</a></li><li>Add, edit, and save a new custom layout with JSON editor<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4233" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4233</a></li><li>Add custom layouts navigation items<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4232" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4232</a></li><li>ContentGeneratorPlugin<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4231" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4231</a></li><li>Apply layout to homepage (global) <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4229" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4229</a></li><li>Add User Spotlight widget to custom layouts <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4227" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4227</a></li><li>Refactor static from dispatcher blocking<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4225" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4225</a></li><li>Add appearance section & new dashboard navigation<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4221" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4221</a></li><li>Add /api/v2/layouts/catalogue endpoint <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4216" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4216</a></li><li>Pass hydrater params to react resolvers getProps<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4213" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4213</a></li><li>Add banner widgets for custom layouts<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4212" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4212</a></li><li>Add articles widget to custom layouts <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4211" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4211</a></li><li>Productboard-integration<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4210" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4210</a></li><li>Add JSON-LD support to LayoutHydrator<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4203" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4203</a></li><li>Add caching for database schemas<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4198" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4198</a></li><li>Add site section filtering for all relevant site total providers<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4196" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4196</a></li><li>Add layout language translation resolver<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4159" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4159</a></li></ul><h2 data-id="bug-fixes">Bug Fixes</h2><ul><li>Fix performance and functional regressions in the /api/v2/categories endpoint<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4264" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4264</a></li><li>Fix RSS feed parser schema for some fields not to be required <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4260" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4260</a></li><li>Refactor filter kludge & add additonal filters for discussion|type<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4255" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4255</a></li><li>Fix console error from autosave<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4253" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4253</a></li><li>Fix subcommunities plugin filtering dashboard dropdowns <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4243" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4243</a></li><li>Fix missing target property for drilldown-user <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4234" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4234</a></li><li>Fix old plugin and addon manager not running addon structure <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4223" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4223</a></li><li>Stop editing discussion from creating new drafts<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4215" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4215</a></li><li>Fix regression breaking the Private Discussion Plugin & Private Community Setting's synergy <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4208" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4208</a></li><li>Fix incorrect comment counts<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4205" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4205</a></li><li>Fix event page attendance buttons behaviour <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4199" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4199</a></li></ul><p><br></p> </article> </main>