Release 2022.006 - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="schedule">Schedule</h2><p>Release 2022.006 will be deployed:</p><ul><li>To staging sites, Tuesday, March 22nd</li><li>To production sites, Tuesday, March 29th</li><li>To Enterprise client sites, Monday, April 4th</li></ul><h2 data-id="federated-search-zendesk-search-connector">Federated Search & Zendesk Search Connector</h2><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6X4FBNPPPUU9/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6X4FBNPPPUU9/image.png" alt="User: "image.png"" height="180" width="320" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>Federated Search is a new feature that allows you to connect content hosted on other platforms to your community search using Search Connectors. With this release our first search connector is available. This is a Zendesk Guide Search connector that will surface knowledge base articles from your Zendesk Help Centers in searches that are run in your Vanilla community. <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/523-federated-search" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Learn more.</a></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/BECDLV6T3OPD/screen-shot-2022-03-17-at-9-15-05-am.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/BECDLV6T3OPD/screen-shot-2022-03-17-at-9-15-05-am.png" alt="Screen Shot 2022-03-17 at 9.15.05 AM.png" height="856" width="1446" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><h2 data-id="aha!-zapier-templates">Aha! Zapier Templates</h2><p><strong>Aha!</strong> is a popular tool used by product managers and marketing teams to define why, when and what products to build. </p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Aha! is the world's #1 product development software. More than 5,000 companies trust us to build lovable products and be happy doing it. Sign up for a free 30-day trial of Aha! Ideas, Aha! Roadmaps, or Aha! Develop. ","url":"https:\/\/www.aha.io\/","embedType":"link","name":"The World's #1 Product Development Software"}"> <a href="https://www.aha.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://www.aha.io/ </a> </div><p>We've added two new Zapier templates for Vanilla and Aha! users to take the manual hassle out of sharing community feedback with product teams.</p><ol><li>Log ideas submitted in your Vanilla communities as Ideas in Aha!.<a href="https://zapier.com/apps/aha/integrations/vanilla/907764/create-ideas-in-aha-from-new-discussions-in-vanilla-forums" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> Try it out</a>.</li><li>Log votes added to ideas in Vanilla as Ideas on Aha! <a href="https://zapier.com/apps/aha/integrations/vanilla/928621/log-vanilla-forums-community-ideation-votes-in-aha" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Try it out. </a></li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/2UF1NL5BLZCM/screen-shot-2022-03-14-at-8-46-07-am.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/2UF1NL5BLZCM/screen-shot-2022-03-14-at-8-46-07-am.png" alt="Screen Shot 2022-03-14 at 8.46.07 AM.png" height="436" width="2242" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>Requirements: </strong>You will need to enable Vanilla's <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/92-ideation" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Ideation add-on</a> to use this template.</p><h2 data-id="sendoso-zapier-template">Sendoso Zapier Template</h2><p><strong>Sendoso </strong>is one of the leading Sending Platforms, allowing businesses to connect with customers and drive revenue with personalized gifts, branded swag, eGifts, and virtual experiences.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Sendoso, the leading Sending Platform, helps companies stand out by giving them new ways to engage with customers throughout the buyer’s journey. ","photoUrl":"https:\/\/sendoso.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FeaturedImage_Home-Company@2x-1.png","url":"https:\/\/sendoso.com\/","embedType":"link","name":"Sendoso: The Leading Sending Platform"}"> <a href="https://sendoso.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://sendoso.com/ </a> </div><p>We've added a new Zapier template for Vanilla and Sendoso users, that will automate the process of sending community members eGifts from Sendoso when they earn a Rank in Vanilla. <a href="https://zapier.com/apps/sendoso/integrations/vanilla/908179/send-egifts-from-sendoso-when-users-earn-new-ranks-in-vanilla-forums" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Try it out.</a></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/TRD3IDV6T1J0/screen-shot-2022-03-14-at-8-48-00-am.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/TRD3IDV6T1J0/screen-shot-2022-03-14-at-8-48-00-am.png" alt="Screen Shot 2022-03-14 at 8.48.00 AM.png" height="476" width="2224" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>Requirements: </strong>You will need to enable and configure Vanilla's <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/21-ranks" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Rank add-on</a> to use this template. </p><h2 data-id="skilljar-zapier-template">Skilljar Zapier Template</h2><p><strong>Skilljar</strong> is one of the leading cloud-based learning management system that enables businesses to build training programs at scale. </p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Improve your customer onboarding, engagement, and retention with the #1 Customer Education Software and Training Platform. Request a demo from Skilljar today!","photoUrl":"https:\/\/www.skilljar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/homepage-hero-macbook-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.skilljar.com\/","embedType":"link","name":"Customer Training Platform & Education Software | Skilljar"}"> <a href="https://www.skilljar.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://www.skilljar.com/ </a> </div><p>We've added a new Zapier template for Vanilla and Skilljar users that will automate the process of awarding badges to community members when they complete Skilljar courses. <a href="https://zapier.com/apps/skilljar/integrations/vanilla/922218/award-badges-to-vanilla-forums-users-for-new-skilljar-course-completions" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Try it out. </a></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/LL5QBSONZ2LK/screen-shot-2022-03-14-at-8-57-02-am.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/LL5QBSONZ2LK/screen-shot-2022-03-14-at-8-57-02-am.png" alt="Screen Shot 2022-03-14 at 8.57.02 AM.png" height="448" width="2222" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Badges add-on is enabled on Vanilla</li><li>Custom badges for students will need to be created on Vanilla before this template can be configured. Learn more about <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15-badges#creating-your-own-badges" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">creating badges.</a></li><li>Students must be members of your community to earn a badge</li><li>Community members must be registered to the community using the same email address used in Skilljar to receive the badge</li></ul><h2 data-id="northpass-zapier-template">Northpass Zapier Template</h2><p><strong>Northpass</strong> is the learning platform for mid-sized businesses seeking to create and scale learning to customers, partners and employees.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Northpass is the learning platform for mid-sized businesses seeking to create and scale learning to customers, partners and employees.","photoUrl":"https:\/\/www.northpass.com\/hubfs\/northpass-1.png#keepProtocol","url":"https:\/\/www.northpass.com\/","embedType":"link","name":"Northpass | Learning Management System | Customer Education"}"> <a href="https://www.northpass.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://www.northpass.com/ </a> </div><p>We've added two new Zapier templates for Vanilla and Northpass customers that will automate the process of awarding badges to community members when </p><ul><li>they complete a Northpass quiz. <a href="https://zapier.com/apps/northpass/integrations/vanilla/908086/award-vanilla-forums-badges-to-users-for-new-completions-of-northpass-quizzes" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Try it out. </a></li><li>they complete a Northpass course. <a href="https://zapier.com/apps/northpass/integrations/vanilla/908045/award-badges-to-vanilla-forums-users-for-new-northpass-course-completions" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Try it out.</a> </li></ul><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Badges add-on is enabled on Vanilla</li><li>Custom badges for Norhtpass courses or quizzes will need to be created on Vanilla before these templates can be configured. Learn more about <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/15-badges#creating-your-own-badges" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">creating badges.</a></li><li>End-users must be members of your community to earn a badge</li><li>Community members must be registered to the community using the same email address used in Northpass to receive the badge</li></ul><h2 data-id="jira-zapier-template">Jira Zapier Template</h2><p><strong>Jira </strong>is Atlassian's issue and project tracking software.</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"body":"Plan, track, and manage your agile and software development projects in Jira. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and release great software.","photoUrl":"https:\/\/wac-cdn-2.atlassian.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_auto\/dam\/jcr:9e1841b9-2557-4eb2-ab47-d92428580b02\/Jira%20Software@2x-blue.png","url":"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira","embedType":"link","name":"Jira | Issue & Project Tracking Software | Atlassian"}"> <a href="https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira </a> </div><p>We've added a new Zapier template for Vanilla and Jira users that will automate the process of filing new issues in Jira when posts are reported in Vanilla. This can allow community managers to escalate and action issues described in discussions, comments, questions or ideas posted to the community and mitigation/next steps can be planned and tracked in Jira. <a href="https://zapier.com/apps/jira-software/integrations/vanilla/907921/create-jira-software-cloud-issues-from-new-vanilla-forums-reports" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Try it out. </a></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/TVWQGL3WPS0H/screen-shot-2022-03-23-at-12-10-36-pm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/TVWQGL3WPS0H/screen-shot-2022-03-23-at-12-10-36-pm.png" alt="Screen Shot 2022-03-23 at 12.10.36 PM.png" height="482" width="2356" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>Requirements: </strong>Vanilla's <a href="https://success.vanillaforums.com/kb/articles/28-reporting-posts" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Reporting add-on</a> needs to be enabled in order to allow posts to be reported and for this template to be configured. </p><h2 data-id="improvements">Improvements</h2><ul><li>[ForwardPort master] Switch lockregistry default to memcached<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4412" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4412</a></li><li>Add inclusive/exclusive role filters for leaders API endpoint // VNLA-1038<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4291" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4291</a></li><li>Adding backend support for leaderboard "post count" type<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4303" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4303</a></li><li>Add image srcset to multiple API endpoints // VNLA-1242<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4326" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4326</a></li><li>Implementing support for Accepted Answers option in leaderboards.<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4325" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4325</a></li><li>Added missing namespace.<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4322" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4322</a></li><li>Add error logging identifying header content when it contains a newline character<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4317" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4317</a></li><li>Add Q&A analytics backfill job and endpoint - VNLA-1181<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4301" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4301</a></li><li>Add widget chooser for Layout Editor - VNLA-1140<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4336" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4336</a></li><li>Add Widget Support to Layout Editor<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4350" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4350</a></li><li>Remove outdated tutorial link from the new Branding & SEO page - VNLA 1291<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4399" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4399</a></li><li>Tweak the siteSectionID docs in OpenAPI<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4367" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4367</a></li><li>Add the key of the addon that is not found in site node sync<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4356" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4356</a></li><li>Add record name and record url to a reaction webhook event's payload<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4359" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4359</a></li><li>Fix group_userJoin event dispatches when user applies to private group<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4353" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4353</a></li><li>Add Federated search page<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4351" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4351</a></li><li>Add lint rule to detect cloud imports in core<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4368" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4368</a></li><li>Revert change to category fetching to prevent cache deadlock<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4361" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4361</a></li></ul><h2 data-id="bug-fixes">Bug Fixes</h2><ul><li>Fix focusing problems with modals <a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4415" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4415</a></li><li>Fix issue with quick links in Q&A<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4413" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4413</a></li><li>Fix analytics table result epoch/timestamp display VNLA-1186<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4410" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4410</a></li><li>Misc minor KB fixes<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4409" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4409</a></li><li>Fix infoMessages duplicates: VNLA-862<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4407" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4407</a></li><li>Fix category filter on Posting and QnA dashboards<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4406" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4406</a></li><li>Fix Analytics chart help text - VNLA1295<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4402" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4402</a></li><li>Rich Editor: when editing a comment containing an embed, ensure embed is selected when clicked<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4396" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4396</a></li><li>Fix message mebox XSS vulnerability<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4395" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4395</a></li><li>Fix/role permission api timeout<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4394" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4394</a></li><li>Fix analytics lineGraph/barGraph left axis when large numbers VNLA-1275<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4391" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4391</a></li><li>Fix permissions to access analytics<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4390" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4390</a></li><li>Fix deadlocks in ModelCache<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4389" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4389</a></li><li>Fix userDrilldown points pie graph and questions asked vs question answered data VNLA-1095<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4388" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4388</a></li><li>Prevent autosave when save draft button is not present<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4386" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4386</a></li><li>Fix clearfix causing unintentional line wraps<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4384" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4384</a></li><li>fix rank not being applied after points<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4380" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4380</a></li><li>Add tests and fixes for OpenAPI array schemas<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4378" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4378</a></li><li>Fix dashboard ui bugs VNLA-1182<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4376" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4376</a></li><li>Fix participants counts<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4373" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4373</a></li><li>Fix the OSS build with bad php static analysis<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4371" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4371</a></li><li>Fix navigation menu when subcommunities is turned on<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4364" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4364</a></li><li>Fix/category-api-tree-inconsistency<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4360" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4360</a></li><li>Fix edge case in GET /articles when no revisions exist<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4358" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4358</a></li><li>Fix/social group tempering<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4354" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4354</a></li><li>Fix content security policy config values passing control characters into header output.<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4348" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4348</a></li><li>Fix/leaderboard-pocket-causing-500<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4342" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4342</a></li><li>Fix engagement OOTB dashboard causing an app crash<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4337" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4337</a></li><li>Fix dependency usage to resolve errors in open source build<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4332" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4332</a></li><li>Filter out empty arrays from rich body content<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4331" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4331</a></li><li>Fix/role applicant delete api endpoint<a href="https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla-cloud/pull/4330" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">- vanilla-cloud#4330</a></li></ul><p><br></p> </article> </main>