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Condense Release Notes

Matthias Weibel
Written by Matthias Weibel
Apr 20, 2020 11:05:23 AM

Version 37.0.20

Alexander Halder  / 
  • Attachments (files & images) can now be added to post comments  
  • Images from posts and post comments are now shown as a gallery instead of thumbnails
  • Bug fixes and small improvements

Web: 37.0.20 (40385-production)
API: 37.0.19 (40383-production)

Version 37.0.9

Alexander Halder  / 
  • Rework of the editor for news, pages & events  
  • Added the possibility to insert a "Photo gallery" to the editor
  • Added the possibility to insert a "Table" to the editor
  • Added the possibility to insert "Contacts" to the editor
  • Bug fixes and small improvements

Web: 37.0.9 (39568-production)
API: 37.0.8 (39563-production)

Version 36.3.12

Alexander Halder  /  24.
  • Complete rework & redesign of the analytics feature (let us know if you like to have this feature enabled in your subscription)

Web: 36.3.44 (39211-production)
API: 36.3.32 (39201-production)

Version 36.3.12

Alexander Halder  /  5.
  • Improved participant management and participant view in events  
  • Authors can now register other people for events
  • Bug fixes and small improvements

Web: 36.3.12 (37778-production)
API: 36.3.8 (37776-production)

Version 36.2.60

Alexander Halder  / 
  • New report statistics are available (currently in preview, let us know if you like to have this feature enabled in your subscription)   
  • It's now possible to specify available, default and mandatory channels and keywords for groups
  • Bug fixes and small improvements

Web: 36.2.60 (36851-production)
API: 36.2.50 (36780-production)
 

Version 36

Matthias Weibel  / 
  • New event management feature (currently in preview, let us know if you like to have this feature enabled in your subscription)
  • Added new display language: Turkish
  • Bug fixes and small improvements
  • The approval workflow of articles has been improved (it's now on top of the editor, instead of in the right panel)
  • Events and news can now be duplicated (select the item in the editor list and select "Duplicate" from the command bar
  • For events you can now download an ICS (calendar) file, to add the event to your calendar

Web: 36.0.20 (33644-production)
API: 36.0.22 (33640-production)

Version 35.4

Matthias Weibel  /   
  • Added new display languages: Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified) & Japanese
  • Added Poll functionality for News (in Preview, let us know if you like to have this feature enabled in your subscription)
  • Bug fixes and small improvements

Web: 35.4.6 (31661-production)
API: 35.4.2 (31659-production)

 

Version 35.2.4

Matthias Weibel  / 
  • This fixes auto translation with long contents (there are still issues with rate limits)
  • The auto translate button is now always shown at the top in the context menu

Web: 35.2.4 (29504-production)
API: 35.2.5 (29502-production)

 

Version 35.2

Matthias Weibel /  
  • We introduced on demand translations: You can now translate the news articles, pages and comments on the fly in to your preferred language. Let us know if you like to have this feature enabled in your subscription.

Web: 35.2.2 (29448-production)
API: 35.2.3 (29446-production)

 

Version 35.1

Matthias Weibel /  
  • The Posts feature is now enabled by default for new subscriptions (contact us, if you'd like to try it!)
  • Improved design for Posts
  • Improved behavior for picture & file uploads for Posts
  • Improved navigation in the left side menu for Pages
  • Introduced Roboto font instead of Montserrat font everywhere

Web: 35.0.51 (28749-production)
API: 35.0.19 (28743-production)

 

Version 35

Matthias Weibel  /  
  • We made the login screen clearer
  • We introduced branded login screens (Settings - Customization)
  • There is a new "Self Registration" feature (Settings - Self Registration, this feature is disabled by default, contact us, if you'd like to use it)
  • The number of unread news is now indicated in the left side menu
  • The number of unread posts is displayed in the left side menu
  • We Improved views for empty columns in the manage pages view
  • We drastically improved support for external / guest AzureAD users

Web: 35.0.29 (27684-production)
API: 35.0.6 (27688-production)

 

Version 34

  • Matthias Weibel /  
  • Added "Show unread news only" toggler to the news views
  • Added "Recycle Bin" functionality for pages
  • Pages can now be permanently deleted
  • Added the "Unlinked pages" section to the manage pages view (makes managing pages easier)
  • "Pages" are now enabled by default for new subscriptions

Web: 34.0.22 (26344-production)
API: 34.0.4 (26259-production)

 

Version 33

Matthias Weibel /  
  • Complete redesign of all login and create subscription screens
  • Subscription owners can now export a list of all users (as a CSV file)
  • Add search functionality for pages (both consumer and editor area)
  • Possibility to delete pages & to undo the deletion
  • Improve the look & feel of the "manage pages"-view
  • A new page can be created directly from the side bar

Web: 33.0.59 (25715-production)
API: 33 (25447)

 

Version 32

Matthias Weibel /  
  • The navigation was improved and is now placed on the left side of the screen. This new navigation supports news-navigation by channel.
  • The "Pages"-feature was added. Pages allow authors and editors to create static, hierarchical content. This feature is in preview, let us know if you'd like to try it.
  • The display of comments for news and posts has been improved

Web: 32.0.54 (24214-production)
API: 32 (24126)

 

Version 31

Matthias Weibel / 
  • All users can now create posts to share personal content (in preview, contact us if you'd like to try it)
  • Improved all push and email notification messages
  • Improved notification settings (better control about how you want to get notified)
  • News can now be filtered by author

Web: 31.0.45 (23032-production)
API: 31 (22941)

 

Version 30

Matthias Weibel /  
  • News can now be published as "Alerts"
  • The "Requires confirmation" functionality for news was drastically improved
  • It's now possible to download a confirmation report (CSV) for news which require confirmations
  • Alerts & Confirmations are displayed as special items (banners) in the news list view
  • MUI support for channels (they can now be translated)
  • MUI support for Keywords & Keyword groups (they can now be translated)
  • Various UI improvements (especially in the statistics part in the news detail view)

Web: 30.0.42 (22057-production)
API: 30 (22055)

 

Version 29

Matthias Weibel /  
  • Comments can now be edited (by the comment author) Comments can now be deleted (by the comment author or a subscription owner)
  • The feedback buttons (like, share, bookmark, etc.) in the detail view of a news article are now all in the same row (the layout is more consistent)
  • Configuring feedback options in the editor is now easier and clearer
  • "Confirmations" within articles are highlighted (and therefore much better visible) for users who read the article
  • Gravatar.com is now used to get the avatars of users who don't have an avatar set in O365
  • Fixed & improved "Back-Button"-behavior on Android

Web: 29.0.39 (20973-production)
API: 29 (21033)

 

Version 28

Matthias Weibel /  
  • Users can follow comments and receive notifications for new comments on news articles.
  • When writing a comment users can mention other users in comments. The mentioned users will receive a notification about the new comment.
  • We introduced e-mail notifications in additon to the mobile push notifications. Users can individually specify their preferred notification method in the settings.
  • There is a new section to manage the linked Azure directory in the admin area.
  • We redesigned the navigation panel to provide a better navigation experience.
  • On the consumer view users can filter the displayed news articles by channels now. We improved the highlighting of unread news in the consumer view.
  • We added a Zapier app to simplify the integration of external apps in Condense.
  • Group administrators can now search for user accounts when adding new users to a group.
  • Group administrators can assign multiple users via AD security groups to a role in a group.

Web: 28.0.51 (20271-production)
API: 28 (20252)

 

Version 27

Matthias Weibel  /  
  • We have added a new functionality called "Groups". With "Groups" we have introduced a permission layer that allows Condense subscription owners to control which users can create, publish, and read news articles. Have a look here to get a detailed description how it works.
  • Zoom Images in Mobile App: we brought back the possibility to view the images in a larger scale and zoom in.
  • Zapier: We will release shortly an app in Zapier to make it easy to integrate 3rd party apps with Condense.

Web: 27.0.34 (18553-production)
API: 27 (18526)

 

Version 26 (Mobile)

Matthias Weibel /  
  • We completely redesigned the mobile application with the same user interface as the web application.
  • Support for personal accounts (no longer limited to Azure AD) for authentication has be been introduced. You can create a new Condense subscription right from the mobile app now.
  • In case your account is associated with multiple Condense subscriptions you can switch between the subscriptions in the mobile app. Push notifications for all your subscriptions will also be delivered to the mobile app.

Web: v26 (17252-production)
API: v26 (17185)

 

Version 25 (Web)

Matthias Weibel /  
  • We have rewamped the consumer view:
    • The news articles are arranged in a new appealing responsive layout.
    • The cards of the news articles are displayed in an improved design with a clearer layout, full title and intro and new with an optional intro.
  • The detail view of the news article received also some changes to become more appealing.
  • Dates are displayed in a clearer and improved format.
  • Push notifications can be enabled and disabled for certain channels in the customize channel page.
  • There is a new share button in the article detail view to quickly share the news article with someone else.

Web: v25 (16400)
API: v25 (16379)

 

Version 24

Matthias Weibel /  
  • We improved support for personal user accounts and subscriptions:
    • Allow to remove an invited user
    • Simplified registration and logon process
    • Invite Active Directory users as well
    • You can already assign a role to a pending invited user
  • Multi-Subscription Support:
    • A user can be invited and assigned to multiple subscriptions with the same email address now.
    • If you are part of multiple subscription, you can switch a subscription via the user context menu in the top right corner.
    • You can create a new subscription even if you are already part of another subscription.
    • You can define the name of the subscription while creating it

Web: v24 (14360)
API: v24 (14237)

 

Version 23

Matthias Weibel /  

We introduced support for user accounts and subscriptions that are not linked to an Azure Active Directory:

  • It's now possible to create subscriptions without an Azure Active Directory.
  • It's now possible to invite users by e-mail.
  • It's now possible to invite external users by e-mail for subscriptions that are linked to an Azure Active Directory.

For now the login via a personal user account (non Azure Active Directory account) is not supported on the mobile app. This only works in the web application of Condense. We will allow this in the future.

Web: v23 (13137)
API: v23 (13145)

 

Version 22

Matthias Weibel /  
  • User details callout - see the user properties like the email address or the phone number of a news article author or other Condense users in a callout
  • Improved color theme settings - specify the color of the top navigation bar (which is no longer derived from the the side bar color)
  • Improved highlighting of selected articles - the configured colors of the theme are used to higlight the selected items in the editor list
  • Revised article metadata editing - in the editor view editable metadata fields are clearly outlined to make them easier to identify and edit
  • Improved error messages for bulk deletion - clear error messages makes it easy to understand why some articles could not be deleted from the editor list
  • ... and many other minor improvements and fixes
 

Version 21

Matthias Weibel /  
  • Published articles editing - edit already published news without un-publishing the article
  • Unread news highlighting - we updated the consumer view so that users are now able to see which news articles they did not visit yet (feature enabled on request)
  • Quotes formatting - now the edit view supports formatting quotes in the rich text editor
  • Image captions - inline images for an article can be described with a caption (web only)
  • Display channels - in the detail view the channels of news article are displayed (web only)
 

Version 20

Matthias Weibel /  
  • Channel Targeting - administrators are able to define default channels for specific user groups based on AD groups and other user properties
  • Copy text on mobile - users can copy the text of a news article and paste it in another app on their mobile
  • Image zooming on mobile - mobile users can zoom the banner image to get a more detailed view of it

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