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These release notes provide information on the new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in each release for the Zoom Recordings card, which is also an Appspace supported card.v 1.3 v 1.2 v 1.1 v 1.0v 1.3Release Date: 29 May 2025FIXED BUGSZMC-17 – An error message is received when the user attempts to search for a file during the creation of a Zoom Recording card. v 1.2Release Date: 13 Dec 2024FIXED BUGSZMC-63 – When attempting to save the Zoom Recording card, it is saved successfully but the thumbnail does not appear as expected in Library, Channel, Device, or Channel Browsing. ZMC-65 – Zoom Recordings card playback does not work in preview, but it loads correctly in the card editor despite having the required manifest property.v 1.1Release Date: 29 Jan 2021Updated Card ThemeThe following updates have been made to the card theme:The card theme has been updated in the Library with a new design, improving card standardization. The card base theme will not be generated during deployment, as the BaseCardTemplate property has been set to false in the manifest.json file in the card template. The default fonts have been updated to the following: Header text = Poppin font, previously Monserrat. Body text = Roboto font, previously Lato. The card template has been assigned to use the “Productivity and Engagement” as the default content category.Introducing Card Content CategoriesWith the introduction of Content Categories in Appspace 8.0 ac.22, all card themes will be assigned with a default content category, allowing organizations to create content, build channels, and target messaging according to workplace communications best practices and internal communication goals.These content categories can be changed during card creation by the Publisher or Author, as the card theme has been assigned a content category based on the messaging focus. These content categories are defined as follows:Culture & Values – Content that promotes company values and affects the employee experience, to help customers drive company values throughout their organization. Goals & Performance – content that showcases both long- and short-term goals and measurements of performance, to create shared ownership of company goals and drive employee performance. Productivity & Engagement – content with information that keeps the company running, day-to-day, facilitating organizational productivity. Safety & Compliance – content with information that supports employee safety and ensures company compliance with regulatory requirements, to help create a safe environment and promote safe behavior amongst employees.Users will also be able to view the Content Category for every piece of content within a channel playlist. However, cards created prior to this release will not contain a content category, and will be considered as “Unassigned”. v 1.0Release Date: 7 Aug 2020Introducing the Zoom Recordings card, which allows organizations or users with Zoom Meeting accounts to stream their Zoom meeting recordings, using Appspace 8’s integration feature.The following features are available on the Zoom Recording card:Able to stream a single Zoom meeting recording in video format. Allows users to browse and search Zoom video recordings from their Zoom Meetings passport: When browsing or searching, Zoom Meetings recordings can be sorted by the most recent or oldest recording, or by name. When sorted by date, the recordings would be grouped by “Today”, “This Week”, or “This Month”, and the rest under “Older”. Automatically select the Zoom Meetings passport if only one is available, or displays a list of available Zoom Meetings passports if multiple passports are available in Appspace.ImportantDue to a known CSS issues when using IE browsers, we recommend using Chrome to configure the Zoom Recordings card.We are currently working on a patch to fix these CSS issues and will be releasing it as soon as possible. Find the Zoom Meeting card configuration article here: Cards: Display Zoom Recordings

The Appspace SharePoint Intranet 4.13 release notes contain valuable information on the latest features, enhancements, bug fixes, and resolved escalations available in each public cloud release. The following is the release management schedule as per our Release Calendar for Appspace SharePoint Intranet:New Appspace SharePoint Intranet functionality and major platform optimizations will now be released under quarterly release cycle.  Critical updates including security patches or emergency fixes that support the reliability and availability of the Appspace platform will be deployed as necessary and as soon as it is administratively feasible.Appspace SharePoint Intranet 4.13 Customer Issues5 Apr 2024, FridayAppspace SharePoint Intranet 4.13NEW FEATURES & UPDATESFeatures Description New Discovery Cards Control View The settings page for managing Discovery Cards has been revamped in this release, giving editorial managers, global and local administrators, and effective control over the default discovery cards that appear in users’ newsfeed. With a new settings page available in the Editorial Settings view, users can now independently activate or deactivate discovery cards. It is worth mentioning that discovery cards that are enabled globally will also be observable by local entities. Nevertheless, the ability to deactivate these cards will not be available to local administrators. Editorial Experience Unification New Editor in Pages Pages now offers a new editor. The users can create new pages using the same Editor available in Stories. With this update, we’ve implemented a robust migration process for existing pages to transition to a new editor, in response to user demand. When users need to edit any existing page, they’ll find a straightforward migration process to move to the new editor, with a confirmation step required. At this point, users can review all old content before proceeding to the new editor experience. This upgrade emphasizes that there’s a migration process in place for old pages, ensuring users can confidently finalize edits using the new, streamlined editor. It empowers users to seamlessly transition to the enhanced editor experience.   New Editor in Blogs in Communities  As a result of user demand and Microsoft’s recent announcements on add-in deprecation, we  are migrating from the SharePoint Editor to our most recent editor version. This migration ensures a standardized editorial interface throughout various areas of the intranet. Improvements: New blog editor for communities replaces the SharePoint Editor. Existing blogs can be migrated to the new editor. A “My Drafts” tab within Blogs in communities makes draft blog posts easier to access. SA Blogs Improvements This small change to the sorting logic greatly enhances post-sequencing accuracy, leading to a more streamlined and structured user experience. Users can now easily order the most recent blog posts by their publishing date, introducing a positive change to the platform. Moreover, a crucial addition for users of standalone blogs has been implemented, allowing them to enhance engagement by displaying the number of views for each blog post. This enhancement is crucial as it offers users a valuable tool to create even more engaging content. Improvements on Activity Cards Feed Card Improvements   This release includes improvements to activity cards to ensure consistent signaling of new information in some activities, such as blog posts using a standard three-dot reference. User access to the detail page has been optimized, enabling users to click on either the title or text body for a more flexible and straightforward navigation experience. Improvements for Responsive View During this release, we focused on enhancing your experience with responsive view UX improvements. Our goal is to ensure seamless usability across all devices and screen sizes, delivering a consistent and intuitive interface whether you’re on a desktop, tablet, or mobile device. Through thoughtful design enhancements and optimizations, we’re committed to empowering you to effortlessly navigate and interact with our platform.   Here’s a summary of the improvements we’ve made: Implemented an app carousel for smoother navigation on mobile screens. Hidden the mobile app ribbon in responsive view for a cleaner interface. Adapted the community view for better alignment of buttons on the top menu. Hidden the Create Place button for improved mobile usability. Prioritized the sharebox and latest shared news display in mobile community views. Enhanced App Store view with improved top menu alignment. Adjusted the profile view for a more user-friendly experience on mobile devices. Improved snippets in community feeds for clearer content presentation. Addressed a small clickable area issue for the Filter button in Community Responsive view. Customer IssuesBZP-18133 – After publishing a Question, Event, Idea, Wiki, Task, or Blog with paragraphed content, formatting is lost, resulting in a straight line across content. BZP-18560 – The page title in the profile page overview remains “Page title” if a corporate page has been created but not yet published. BZP-19127 – On the Hero announcement ribbon, the image icon appears truncated when the announcement content covers two lines. BZP-19240 – After manually adding images to the gallery, the twelfth image duplicates or misdisplays. BZP-19248 – Authors linked to Stories or Pages cannot be removed while soft delete is enabled. BZP-19501 – When a user receives an invitation to join a community, the German translation of the invitation is inaccurate. BZP-19926 – Unable to edit the channel and topic name to change to upper or lowercase letters in the Stories and Pages dashboard. BZP-20149 – Draft pages created by Guest Writers do not display titles or bodies in the User Profile’s Pages tab. BZP-22469 – Long URL links exceed data space on the My Profile page. BZP-22615 – Unable to update user profile pictures for users with certain email addresses that contain periods and apostrophes. BZP-22689 – When the user attempts to add an image to an existing widget, the image fails to upload. BZP-23119 – Incorrect German translations were found, including “ein Lob” for the singular “Lob” in a discovery card, the “load older activities…” button in the Newsfeed, and the “Documents” button needing to be renamed “Öffnen.” BZP-23214 – The “Wiki Root page” tab disappears when clicking on other Wiki tab options. BZP-23256 – The search functionality in SharePoint fails to retrieve results for words containing the ampersand symbol. BZP-23686 – The screen reader to close the banner announcement is confusing. BZP-23689 – Images in stories fail to display properly in mobile view or when the desktop width is reduced, resulting in a white background. BZP-23795 – The words “Report” and “By” have inaccurate translations in Traditional and Simplified Chinese. BZP-24153 – The screen reader does not read a warning for a moderated community. BZP-24668 – On mobile browsers, the footer text is aligned to the left and not displayed properly, even with sufficient space. BZP-24694 – When a hyperlink is copied to the clipboard from the Share modal, there is no audible notification. BZP-24695 – The screen reader fails to announce the number of options in the dropdown after a search and repeats the search word when navigating options. BZP-24698 – The screen reader does not inform the user of the character limitation on the link title when added under Quick links > My Shortcuts. BZP-24760 – Inconsistency arises in the display of bulleted and numbered lists in both Preview and public views when multiple images are present. BZP-24799 – The user encounters an error when switching from owner to regulated status and attempting to save changes, despite retaining access to settings. BZP-24805 – Pagination is not available in the community Files tab, limiting access to the most recent 40 items. BZP-24853 – When clicking the ellipsis menu in the Files tab on Profile, Community, or Corporate sites, the expanded menu appears hidden. BZP-24977 – The Filter button in the Community Responsive view is too small, requiring precise clicks.

These release notes provide information on new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in every major, minor, and patch release of the Quotes Feed card, which is also an Appspace supported card.v 1.2 v 1.1 v 1.0 v 1.2Release Date: 29 Nov 2024FEATURE IMPROVEMENTSThis release updates the cloud libraries for the Quotes Feed card. v 1.1Release Date: 8 November 2022FEATURE UPDATESQuotes Feed Card Content Now in ThumbnailThe Quotes Feed card content is now accurately displayed in the thumbnail, as well as the thumbnail display will be updated depending on the specific the user’s designs and configurations.FIXED BUGSQT-167 – The card’s content (text) is presented correctly within the quotation marks and within the card’s borders. The quotations are the correct size for the card and may be viewed in their entirety in the card editor, the Employee View, and on devices. QTC-170 – In the card editor, preview mode, and device playback, the quote content is shown and changed correctly based on the number of quotes per playback loop and the length of each quote. QTC-171 – The pencil icon is no longer displayed after a user uploads or creates a Quotes Feed theme. v 1.0Release Date: 14 Jan 2022Introducing Quotes Feed Card   Features of this card include:display one or multiple quote feeds. There are 6 unique feeds, authors, entertainment, inspirations, leaders, sports, and workplace that are in English and Spanish. Users can choose either one of the languages or both of the languages. Note By default, all 6 feeds are selected in English language, only. When multiple feeds are selected, quotes play out alternating feeds to ensure variety to the viewer. When both English and Spanish languages are selected, the same quote plays back-to-back, first in English, then next in Spanish.   define the number of quotes per playback loop. A user may choose to set this within a range of 1-6 quotes per playback loop. By default, 4 quotes will display. set duration per quote which is a user can define how long each quote will display for within a playback loop. set a transition animation between quotes. display quotes using an auto-generated theme. display a consistent quote layout style where users can have their content meet corporate branding standards that benefit by setting a single styling for all quotes. ability to exclude quotes from feed based on keywords. display a custom logo image. Note Only a single image file may be uploaded. Logos will automatically appear in the top right corner of content, regardless of which design layout is displayed.   For more information and configuration instructions, please refer to Cards: Display Quotes Feed article.

These release notes provide information on the new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in each release for the Local Health Conditions card, which is also an Appspace supported card. v 1.1 v 1.0 Technical Limitations & Workaround All Devices  ImportantFor each release, the updates are pushed to the card template in the Library. Cards created prior to the latest release will not receive the latest updates. To get the latest feature or bug fix for this card, the card must be recreated with the latest template.   v 1.1Release Date: 3 Dec 2024FEATURE IMPROVEMENTSThis release updates the cloud libraries for the Weather Radar card.   v 1.0Release Date: 24 Sept 2021The Local Health Conditions card allows organizations to display UV, Pollen, or Air Quality Indexes for the selected location, ensuring employees are aware of current local health conditions.  The following features and customizations are available on the Local Health Conditions card: Display the UV, Pollen, or Air Quality Index based on 5 health condition levels, and action required for a specific location, with data being updated every 30 mins. Below are the following 5 health condition levels: Level 1 – Low – Green Level 2 – Moderate –  Yellow Level 3 – High – Orange Level 4 – Very High – Red Level 5 – Extreme – Purple Display the location name of the selected location the indexes are taken from. Ability to customize the Local Health Conditions card in both Light or Dark themes, and also a Dynamic theme which utilizes a different color scheme based on current health condition levels, allowing for quicker identification. Ability to customize for organization branding by adding a logo on the card. The card template has been assigned with the “Safety & Compliance” default content category. The card template has been assigned with the following tags: FEED HEALTH PREMIUMCONTENT WEATHER For more information, instructions, and limitations, please refer to Cards: Display Local Health Conditions article. Technical Limitations & WorkaroundAll DevicesThe Local Health Conditions card may take up to 10 seconds during the initial load in the playlist channel or advanced channel. However, subsequent loading durations during playlist channel rotations would be as per normal. The Local Health Conditions card will not display when allocated to an Advanced Channel, with the device set to Channel Browsing mode. Certain devices may display minor UI issues, such as incorrect text sizes (too small), alignment issues, or overlapping of text.

These release notes provide information on new features, enhancements, bug fixes, and resolved escalations completed in every major, minor, and patch release for the Beezy Stories and Hero card, which is an Appspace supported card.Category Type: Communication  Content Category Type: N/A Tags: IntranetImportantFor each release, the updates are pushed to the card template in the Library. Cards created prior to the latest release will not receive the latest updates. To get the latest feature or bug fix for this card, the card must be recreated with the latest template.Beezy Stories and Hero Card 1.5 Beezy Stories and Hero Card v 1.2 Supported Devices Technical Limitations and Workarounds29 Apr 2025, TuesdayBeezy Stories and Hero Card 1.5FEATURE UPDATESImprovementsUpdated SharePoint NamingThe “P” in SharePoint has been capitalized to align with proper naming conventions. This update applies to the following areas: Appspace SharePoint Intranet Hero and Stories cards in both the Library and Templates sections. 9 December 2023, SaturdayBeezy Stories and Hero Card v 1.2FEATURE UPDATESAppspace Digital Signage’s most recent release, which consists of Beezy Stories and Beezy Hero Card, represents an innovative integration that revolutionizes the communication and engagement environment in the workplace.   Users of the Beezy Stories and Beezy Hero Card can take advantage of the following benefits with this release:Easy News Sharing: Share important news easily. Inspirational Achievement Showcases: Celebrate triumphs to inspire teams. Better Collaboration: Build community and teamwork. Flexible Design: Customize the platform to meet corporate needs. Improved Communication: Encourage company-wide openness. Simplify company operations with unified functions.For configuration instructions, please refer to the Cards: Beezy Stories and Cards: Beezy Hero articles. Supported DevicesDevice / Operating System   Android BrightSign Chrome OS Crestron Cisco iOS IAdea LG macOS MediaVue Mersive PWA Samsung SSSP Tizen Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Webex Poly Logitech Linux Ubuntu Windows Google Meet Please refer to our Supported Appspace Cards article for more information.   Technical Limitations and WorkaroundsCrestron Mercury unable to load Beezy Hero card When using the Beezy Hero card created with release 1.2.0, playback on the Crestron Mercury device results in the card failing to load, leading to its exclusion from device playback.   

These release notes provide information on new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in every major, minor, and patch release of the Banner card, which is also an Appspace supported card.Click for Table of Contents. v 1.0 Introducing Banner Card  v 1.0Release Date: 14 Jan 2022Introducing Banner Card   The Banner card allows users to quickly and easily create their own custom branded banner content. With this card, users may customize text, a logo image, and the background of their banner content to meet their requirements. Besides that, users may also choose to take the default settings of the card, which will display an Appspace branded banner.The following features are available for the Banner card:stylized text to display in the banner. The Appspace tagline “Everyone should love where they work” is used as a default placeholder to illustrate what a banner could look like. upload a single image file as a custom image to be displayed as a logo in the banner content.   ability to flip the position of text and logo. For instance, if the text is positioned on the left, the image will be on the right.   customize the background style of the banner content by choosing to fill the background with options of a single Solid Color, a Media image that is uploaded or selected from local Appspace library, and a vertical color Gradient between two custom colors Solid Color. For more information and configuration instructions, please refer to Cards: Display Banner article.

These release notes provide information on the new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in each release for the Social card, which is also an Appspace supported card. The Social card theme and release notes are applicable to:Facebook card Instagram cardv 1.6 v 1.5 v 1.4 v 1.3 Display Public Twitter Accounts New Gallery Layout Updated Thumbnail Screenshots Improved Error Messaging v 1.2 Updated Card Theme Introducing Card Content Categories Patch Updates v 1.2.1 Resolved Escalations v 1.1 Support for Twitter v 1.0 Patch Updates v 1.0.2 Improved UI and Error Messages v 1.0.1 Improved UI and Error Messages ImportantFor each release, the updates are pushed to the card template in the Library. Cards created prior to the latest release will not receive the latest updates. To get the latest feature or bug fix for this card, the card must be recreated with the latest template. v 1.6Release Date: 6 Apr 2024FEATURE UpdatesCustom Date Range FilterUsers can now view the new schema configuration called “Filter post by Date Range” grouped by post filters when configuring Facebook and Instagram card templates. The option to filter social card content by date range is included in the default configuration and is initially set to “All time”.   v 1.5Release Date: 16 Nov 2023FEATURE IMPROVEMENTSRemoved the ability to create Twitter card themes and templates.  v 1.4Release Date: 30 August 2022FEATURE UPDATESTo support looping of animated images all through the duration of the post on Facebook and Twitter.RESOLVEDESCALATIONSUnable to use the Facebook card to display the expected post in the Facebook account. v 1.3Release Date: 10 Mar 2021Display Public Twitter AccountsThe Twitter card has been updated to support displaying public Twitter accounts, by specifying the Twitter user’s handle during configuration. If the Twitter account does not exist, an error message is displayed.New Gallery LayoutIntroducing a new Gallery layout for social cards allowing multiple posts to be displayed within a single screen. Social postings are displayed from left to right, continuing to the next row, while the user account information is displayed at the bottom. Depending on the number of available postings, the gallery transitions in the scrolling effect.  When the Aspect Ratio is Enabled in the Gallery layout, the width of the post is filled, and the height is dependent on the image or media displayed. There will be no background filler or blurred image. If the Aspect Ratio is Disabled, the image or media will be cropped and displayed as a square, similar to that of a single post.The following Design customizations are available when the Gallery layout is selected:Text Color Card Color Hashtag Color Background Color or MediaWhile the following options will be hidden:Post per playback Duration Enable Video Enable TransitionUpdated Thumbnail ScreenshotsThe thumbnails of Social cards that have been configured have been updated for easier identification when displayed in Library. The following are updates to how the social media thumbnail will be displayed:  Background color of the Social card with be according to the social media type. Display social media logo. Display the social media account name (without the @ symbol).Improved Error MessagingThe error messaging for mismatched passports on the Facebook and Instagram cards has been improved, allowing users to quickly identify, and rectify the issue.When a user downloads a Social card that has been configured with a passport from another Appspace account, the following error message is displayed, “This card was created in another Appspace account. You will need to re-authenticate using your own passport.” v 1.2Release Date: 29 Jan 2021Updated Card ThemeThe following updates have been made to the card theme:The card theme has been updated in the Library with a new design, improving card standardization. The card base theme will not be generated during deployment, as the BaseCardTemplate property has been set to false in the manifest.json file in the card template. The default fonts have been updated to the following: Header text = Poppin font, previously Monserrat. Body text = Roboto font, previously Lato. The card template has been assigned to use the “Culture and Values” as the default content category.Introducing Card Content CategoriesWith the introduction of Content Categories in Appspace 8.0 ac.22, all card themes will be assigned with a default content category, allowing organizations to create content, build channels, and target messaging according to workplace communications best practices and internal communication goals.These content categories can be changed during card creation by the Publisher or Author, as the card theme has been assigned a content category based on the messaging focus. These content categories are defined as follows:Culture & Values – Content that promotes company values and affects the employee experience, to help customers drive company values throughout their organization. Goals & Performance – content that showcases both long- and short-term goals and measurements of performance, to create shared ownership of company goals and drive employee performance. Productivity & Engagement – content with information that keeps the company running, day-to-day, facilitating organizational productivity. Safety & Compliance – content with information that supports employee safety and ensures company compliance with regulatory requirements, to help create a safe environment and promote safe behavior amongst employees.Users will also be able to view the Content Category for every piece of content within a channel playlist. However, cards created prior to this release will not contain a content category, and will be considered as “Unassigned”.Patch Updatesv 1.2.1Release Date: 17 Feb 2021Resolved EscalationsAE-6439 – Social card freezes during the loading screen. v 1.1Release Date: 15 Jan 2021Support for TwitterThe Twitter card is built using the Social card theme, allowing users to display tweets and hashtags from the Twitter social platform.The following features are available on the Twitter card:Able to display social media platform posts using the social media user account or hashtag as the source. Able to configure the following: Number of Recent Posts Displayed to set the total number of recent posts that will be retrieved from the account. Number of Posts Per Playback Loop to set the number of posts displayed within each playlist channel playback loop. Post Duration to set the duration of each post displayed. Enable Video – Allows posts with videos to be displayed. Show Logo – Displays the Instagram logo. Show Post Timestamp – Displays the timestamp of the post. Keep Media Aspect Ratio – Displays the media in its original aspect ratio, with the background being a blurred version of the media. Enable Transition – Allows transitions between posts. Able to filter profanities, or use keywords to enable or block posts that are displayed. The profanity filter blocks profanity and sexually suggestive language, unsafe for work content, and violent, political, or religious content, based on the standard library. The Posts must contain field is used to display posts containing only those keywords. The Posts cannot contain field is used to hide posts containing those keywords from the display. Known Issue: In this first release of the card, hashtags will query only the most recent posts. v 1.0Release Date: 20 Nov 2020The Social card is Appspace’s latest card installment, that helps organizations cross-post to Appspace from their social media platforms, enabling their social media online presence to be incorporated with their corporate communications. Utilizing the Appspace integration feature, the social card can be designed to work with any social media platform via their APIs. Currently, the following social media platforms are supported, with each social media platform card built using the Social card theme:Facebook card Instagram card The following features are available on all cards built using the Social card theme:Able to display social media platform posts using the social media user account, pages, or hashtag (only for Instagram) as the source. Able to configure the following: Number of Recent Posts Displayed to set the total number of recent posts that will be retrieved from the account. Number of Posts Per Playback Loop to set the number of posts displayed within each playlist channel playback loop. Post Duration to set the duration of each post displayed. Enable Video – Allows posts with videos to be displayed. Show Logo – Displays the Instagram logo. Show Post Timestamp – Displays the timestamp of the post. Keep Media Aspect Ratio – Displays the media in its original aspect ratio, with the background being a blurred version of the media. Enable Transition – Allows transitions between posts. Able to filter profanities, or use keywords to enable or block posts that are displayed. The profanity filter blocks profanity and sexually suggestive language, unsafe for work content, and violent, political, or religious content, based on the standard library. The Posts must contain field is used to display posts containing only those keywords. The Posts cannot contain field is used to hide posts containing those keywords from the display. Known Issues:In this first release of the card, hashtags will query only the most recent posts. Instagram has a 24-hour window for displaying most recent posts, hence if there are no related hashtags in the last 24 hours, the card will return empty. The card also only supports Instagram’s most recent posts. Support for top posts will be added in upcoming releases.Find the configuration articles here:Cards: Display Facebook Posts Cards: Display Instagram PostsPatch Updatesv 1.0.2Release Date: 4 Dec 2020Improved UI and Error MessagesThe Social Card UI and error messages have been updated to be more descriptive for an improved user experience, as follows:‘The current user has not granted Appspace access to any Account‘ is changed to ‘The current user has not granted Appspace access to their account. Please re-authenticate your passport,‘ when searching for an account after removing the passport. Display the error message, ‘No posts are available based on the current selected source,‘ instead of returning an internal error 500 when handling feeds with no posts.v 1.0.1Release Date: 25 Nov 2020Improved UI and Error MessagesThe Social Card UI and error messages have been updated to be more descriptive for an improved user experience, as follows:‘Connect to one of the social media platforms below to start creating cards’ is changed to ‘Select the social media platform you wish to display posts from,’ when creating the card. ‘Set up your account by selecting a pre-configured passport and preferred passport options.’ is changed to ‘Display posts from your account by selecting a passport and preferred feed,’ when creating the card. When searching for an invalid business/creator account, the following error message is returned: ‘No business or creator account could be found with these keywords.‘ As we currently only support hashtags from the last 24 hours (most recent), the menu item for the “Query posts from” drop-down menu has been updated accordingly to ‘Hashtag (Last 24 hours)‘ instead of just ‘Hashtag‘. If the business/creator account is not configured after the card is created, the following message is displayed, ‘The current user has not granted Appspace access to any Account. If the hashtag keyword search query returns no results, the following message is displayed, ‘No hashtag could be found with those keywords.’ If the service does not have the appropriate permissions when querying an external Instagram account (business/creator account), the following message is displayed, ‘The current user has not granted Appspace access to any Accounts.‘ When loading My pages/My account, if empty results are returned, the following message is displayed, ‘You have not allowed Appspace to access any of your pages. Please revoke and re-authenticate your passport.’ 

These release notes provide information on new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in every major, minor, and patch release of the Vimeo card, which is also an Appspace supported card.v 1.2.0 v 1.1.0 Technical Limitations v 1.0 Introducing Vimeo Card Technical Limitations   v 1.2.0Release Date: 23 May 2024FEATURE UPDATESNumber Of Items Per PlaybackThe card schema will be activated when a Public Vimeo Showcase URL link is inserted. Users have the option to display a specified number of videos per playback, 5; 25, 10; or “All; the default value is “All.” If the quantity chosen exceeds the number of videos currently present in the display, every accessible video shall be displayed. Playback OrderTo activate the card schema, a Public Vimeo Showcase URL is required. The default “Playback Order” is ‘Default,’ but users can also select ‘Shuffle’ or ‘Release Time.’ ‘Default’ plays videos in chronological order, ‘Shuffle’ randomizes them, and ‘Release Time’ organizes them from newest to oldest by publication date.FEATURE IMPROVEMENTSThe Vimeo card UI has been improved for a better user experience.FIXED BUGSVC-174 – When editing a card and re-entering the same Vimeo Showcase URL, it incorrectly resets to the default showcase selection instead of staying on the same page. VC-180 – Unable to select the Setting gear icon or the CC icon from the Editor window. VC-182 – The card editor is displaying a black screen, indicating that the card cannot be rendered. An error is returned by Vimeo showcase and console log. VC-183 – Transitioning between different viewing modes like Showcase to Single to Showcase results in inconsistent behavior of the “Play All” configuration, leading to varying user experiences.  v 1.1.0Release Date: 6 Apr 2024FEATURE UPDATESEnter and Validate Vimeo Showcase URL - The card has been updated to verify public Vimeo Showcase URLs with whitespace. Users will now receive immediate error messages for incorrect URLs. Once the URL is validated, the card will automatically redirect to the video selection page where users can choose from the available videos. The functionality for viewing a single video via public Vimeo video URLs remains the same, ensuring a consistent user experience. Vimeo Showcase Title Display On The Card -  By default, the Player Preferences feature hides the Showcase Title when a valid Vimeo Showcase URL is entered and the showcase is selected. To make the Showcase Title visible, you can configure it to appear above the URL entry. The video title’s typeface is designed to be bolder than the showcase title to emphasize it. Additionally, a long showcase title is shortened with ellipses to improve readability. Error Handling for Removed or Deleted Vimeo Videos - When a video is no longer available on the Vimeo Showcase (on the Vimeo platform), an error message is shown on the video player interface of the card to inform the users. A Back Button In The Card Editor’s Video Player Interface - To return to the showcase video selection page, click the Back button at the bottom left of the playback video interface. The settings stay unchanged when returning to the playback video player, delivering a consistent user experience. Showcase Video Selection Configuration Screen - The card editor will display the video selection interface, allowing users to view the showcase title, choose showcase videos, and access video details such as thumbnail, title, description, and duration. Users will also be able to view the overall number of videos that have been chosen as well as their entire runtime. ‘Play All’ Configuration Setting - When creating a Vimeo Showcase card, the Play All option is enabled by default, which allows users to move to the next video easily. If you remove or add videos, or deselect the Play All feature, the card configuration will be updated in real-time while keeping your selected videos. Moreover, any changes you make to your Vimeo Showcase provider, such as adding or removing videos, will be automatically updated in the card configuration, ensuring that your showcase content is accurately represented. Edit Vimeo Showcase URL On Card Editor - When editing a Vimeo Showcase card, the Preview tab displays the configured video playback, while in the Edit tab, users have the option to choose from saved videos and proceed to the playback showcase video viewer. Furthermore, the playback interface exhibits various settings, the Vimeo Showcase URL, and video playback functionality, including the re-validation of URLs and the generation of error messages for invalid inputs. Vimeo URL Re-Validation - Editing a Vimeo Showcase card involves inputting a Vimeo Public URL, which triggers re-validation of the URL and updates the playback video viewer page to ensure consistent functionality. Similarly, when editing a Vimeo Public card and entering a Vimeo Showcase URL in the playback video viewer, the URL undergoes re-validation, leading back to the showcase selection page with the previously saved configuration, as expected.The following improvements and capabilities are available in this release of the Vimeo card:Vimeo Showcase videos now load faster with the default batch size increased to 100 from 20, displaying a loading icon and disabling interactions until loading is complete for a smoother user experience; editing saved Vimeo Showcase card content also includes a loading mask to prevent interactions until video fetching is done. When encountering a Vimeo Showcase URL with no videos, the card now directs you to the configuration page, displays an error message, disables certain features temporarily, and ensures smooth management during later edits by marking it as un-configured. The UI for the “Play All” feature in the Vimeo card is now consistent and seamlessly integrated across different screen resolutions, ensuring a cohesive visual experience for users when navigating through the video selection page. The left and right gaps in the video thumbnail grid on the Vimeo Showcase configuration page have been removed, resulting in a more visually cohesive layout where thumbnails are aligned with the header title and footer buttons.FIXED BUGSVC-153 – When attempting to edit a Vimeo Showcase card, the card display does not show the showcase title and URL. VC-165 – Upon clicking Next in the Vimeo Showcase playback viewer, the title of the showcase is truncated due to its length, but the ellipsis at the end is missing. VC-167 – When entering a valid Vimeo Showcase URL with no videos, the error message on the Vimeo Showcase video configuration page should read “No videos available in the current Showcase,” and it should end with a full stop. VC-168 – The Player Preferences count mistakenly displays ‘1’ when Showcase Title and Video Title are enabled. VC-175 – After removing all Vimeo Showcase videos from the showcase, the error message displays incorrect text size for the sub-text of the removed or deleted video error message. VC-176 – Incorrect video selected count when editing a Vimeo Showcase card that has removed or deleted video from showcase. VC-178 – Unable to update a new Vimeo Showcase URL while editing a card.   Technical LimitationsPreview of URL Input Page Shown Prior to Displaying Vimeo Showcase Playback Viewer in Card Editor. Upon navigating to the Vimeo Showcase playback viewer, users briefly see the URL input page before the Vimeo Showcase player viewer page is rendered. iPad and TSW1060 devices are skipping Vimeo card content during playback. During device playback, only images are rendered, and Vimeo cards are skipped. This issue affects the following devices: Apple iPad 10 (running iOS 17.0.3) Crestron TSW1060 Vimeo card content on LGWebOS devices results in a black screen during playback. During device playback, when the Vimeo card is loaded, the screen displays a black screen throughout the media duration before cycling to the next item in the channel playlist. This issue affects devices: LGWebOS 4.0 LGWebOS 4.1 Tizen TV briefly displays new Vimeo card content before freezing on a black screen during playback. During Tizen TV playback, the new Vimeo card loads for approximately 2 seconds before transitioning to a black screen while still displaying the video/showcase title. Subsequently, the playback freezes and does not proceed to the next content. This issue impacts devices: Tizen 4 Tizen 6.5 Tizen 7 Specific devices are skipping Vimeo cards that are assigned to the Advance Channel when played back using Channel Browsing mode. During device playback in Channel Browsing mode, the following devices skip the Vimeo card assigned to the Advance Channel: Samsung Tab A8 (Android 10) Nexus Android TV (Android 7.1.2) BrightSign LS445 (FW 9.0.120) BrightSign XT1144 (FW 8.5.36) AOpen Chromebox Crestron Airmedia 3100 (APK) Surevue D2 UWP Surface Pro (Webview2) Logitech Crestron AM200 and Mercury devices experience repeated reboots during the playback of Vimeo card content. During device playback, Crestron AM200 and Mercury devices experience continuous rebooting. The Crestron AM200 reboots after approximately 2-5 minutes of playback, while the Crestron Mercury reboots after around 15 minutes. Testing is pending to confirm the behavior on the BrightSign XT1144. In the Card Editor, re-entering the same Vimeo Showcase URL should not trigger navigation to the showcase selection configuration page. When re-entering the same Vimeo Showcase URL, the URL undergoes re-validation, leading to navigation back to the showcase selection configuration page. Here, the default video selection, including “Play All” and all previously selected videos, is restored. The expectation is when re-entering the same Vimeo Showcase URL, the URL should be re-validated, and the playback video viewer page should remain unchanged with the previously configured video settings intact.  v 1.0Release Date: 8 June 2023Introducing Vimeo Card   The integration of Appspace and Vimeo allows corporations to seamlessly display their curated videos stored on Vimeo using the Appspace Vimeo Card. This integration simplifies the process of accessing and showcasing video content on digital signage screens. By leveraging Vimeo’s APIs and player technologies, organizations can maximize the effectiveness of their communication efforts and enhance their brand presence. The Appspace Vimeo Card offers customization options and ensures high-quality playback, enabling corporations to create a consistent and impactful brand experience across their digital signage network. Overall, this integration empowers corporations to deliver engaging content and optimize their brand communication through digital signage platforms. For more information and configuration instructions, please refer to Cards: Display Vimeo Feeds article.  Technical LimitationsThe error icon is rendered with a delay. When inserting an invalid URL on the input field, the error icon and error message are rendered correctly as expected to inform the users. However, the error icon is rendered a tad slower than the error message when they should be rendered at the same time. “Suggested view Vimeo videos” is shown at the end of the playback When playing back Vimeo videos on devices, it is observed that at the end of the playback, the user is seeing a glimpse of the next suggested view of Vimeo videos before proceeding to the next content/item in the playlist. This does not cause a blocker for the end users to proceed to the next item in the playlist, but rather, it is an unwanted view due to the Vimeo user’s account settings. Tizen 4.0 devices playback with the audio even though it has been muted on the card This issue is currently happening for Tizen 4.0 devices only. Even when the user has disabled the audio configuration on the card, the device will playback the Vimeo video with audio enabled. Devices unable to sync content with Vimeo on Multi-zone channel The affected devices failed to sync content with Vimeo Card when it is published to a multi-zone channel and played back on devices with channel browsing. This is a list of affected devices: Nexus Android TV AOpen Chromebox Webex Board Electron MacOS (Mac mini) Electron Windows (8G) Electron Ubuntu LG WebOS 4.0 LG WebOS 4.1 Mersive Tizen 4 Tizen 6.5 UWP Surface Pro Poly X30 Google Meet A black screen is displayed on LG 4.0 devices When playing back a Vimeo card on a multi-zone channel, a black screen can be seen on LG 4.0 devices. Crestron Mercury devices are stuck on playback when the video title is enabled The Crestron Mercury device will be stuck on a loading page when it is trying to playback a Vimeo Card that has the video title enabled. The playback for Vimeo Card with the video title disabled is currently working as expected. Audio configuration is not respected after pasting a new URL The audio is muted after the user has opened a saved card and entered/pasted a new URL while in the card editor mode. This happens after the user has created and saved a Vimeo Card with the audio configuration being disabled at first and then enabled. The CC icon is rendered with a delay The CC icon is rendered with a delay as compared with the settings gear icon and the audio icon. All 3 icons should be rendered at the same time for a smooth user experience. The subtitles’ Language menu is not retained After making changes to the subtitles’ language selection, the menu selection is not retained. The menu selection should be closed only when the user closes the menu explicitly or clicks on any part of the card. Custom URL is not supported Vimeo allows its users to customize the URL for branding purposes. The custom URL may consist of letters or numbers. Currently, when a user enters or pastes a custom URL on the input field, it will be deemed as invalid and an error message will be displayed to the user. The subtitles are not rendered on PWA Browser When the Vimeo Card is the first content or the only (single) content in a playlist, the video’s subtitles will not be rendered in the first playback loop. The subtitles are, however, rendered correctly on the subsequent loop(s). This only happened on PWA browsers. Crestron AM-200 devices are stuck when there is a Vimeo Card assigned to a channel Crestron AM-200 players are stuck when the channel (Playlist/Advance/Multi-zone) contains the Vimeo Card. However, after rebooting the device, it is able to playback the card as expected.

These release notes provide information on the new features, enhancements, resolved escalations, and bug fixes completed in each release for the Announcement card.v 3.5 v 3.4 Patch Updates v 3.4.1 Resolved Bugs Resolved Escalations v 3.3 Improved UI v 3.2 Patch Updates v 3.3.1 Resolved Escalations v 3.2.3 Resolved Escalations v 3.2.2 Resolved Bugs v 3.2.1 Support for 2.0 Compatibility Resolved Bugs v 3.1 Updated Card Theme Introducing Card Content Categories v 3.0 Improvements v 2.3 New Transitions for Text and Layout v 2.2 Redesigned Card Editor New Category and Tags Patch Updates v 2.2.3 Feature Media with Circle Masking Improvements Resolved Bugs v 2.2.2 Feature Media Improvements Resolved Bugs v 2.2.1 Resolved Bugs Resolved Escalations v 2.1 Patch Updates v 2.1.3 Resolved Escalations v 2.1.2 Resolved Escalations v 2.1.1 Improvements v 2.0 LG devices: BrightSign devices:  ImportantFor each release, the updates are pushed to the card template in the Library. Cards created prior to the latest release will not receive the latest updates. To get the latest feature or bug fix for this card, the card must be recreated with the latest template. v 3.5Release Date: 9 Dec 2023Card ImprovementsThe following improvements have been made to the Announcement card:The Announcement card introduces new enhanced content caching abilities, by ensuring a thorough caching of all card assets and files into the card’s cache storage via a Workbox service worker, enabling efficient local storage and access. Card UI improvements focused on displaying the Logo on cards: Introducing Anchored Logos, allowing users to position the logo in the predefined sections, while Freeform Logos hide the position and size options.  v 3.4Release Date: 24 Feb 2022Resolved EscalationsAE-7672 – Content in the Announcement card does not align to the center or cut-off when published to the device.Patch Updatesv 3.4.1Release Date: 26 July 2022Resolved BugsCT-2251 – The Transition animation for playout elements are not smooth on certain devices. CT-3258 – Six Announcement Card themes using the template variable fail to render Arabic text from left to right.Resolved EscalationsAE-8144 – Punctuations (periods, exclamations, etc) return to the right side when using Arabic text.   v 3.3Release Date: 8 Oct 2021Improved UIThe following UI improvements have been made to the Announcement card:The Announcement card, originally tagged with the Messaging category in the Appspace Library, will now be tagged under the Communication category. This change will be visible in the Template Type drop-down menu when creating a card in the Appspace Library. v 3.2Release Date: 26 Feb 2021Improved UIThe following UI improvements have been made to the card theme:Improved feature media position: Media image position fixed when the aspect ratio is set to “Fill”. Object position is set to “Center when the aspect ratio is set to “Fill”. Clicking the Flip icon in the card editor flips both text and media positions when creating the card.Resolved BugsCT-2192 – Inconsistent indent width between ordered and unordered lists. CT-2420 – The layout lines between text and media becomes unresponsive when dragged to the minimum size.Patch Updatesv 3.3.1Release Date: 22 Sept 2021Resolved EscalationsAE-7375 – When the Verticle split text and media layout option is selected when creating a new Announcement card, the text alignment buttons are unable to align the text accordingly. v 3.2.3Release Date: 10 Sept 2021Resolved EscalationsAE-6949 – Force upper case option when configuring Announcement themes is not working as expected.v 3.2.2Release Date: 9 July 2021Resolved BugsCT-2108 – There is a delay when loading card transitions in Announcement 2.0 cards with custom fonts .v 3.2.1Release Date: 17 March 2021Support for 2.0 CompatibilitySupport for 2.0 compatibility allows Announcement 2.0 card themes with custom data structures to be imported and used with the latest Announcement 3.0 card.Resolved BugsCT-2436 – Importing and editing card themes that were created with Announcement 2.0 card templates, become blank when saved using the Announcement 3.0 card. v 3.1Release Date: 29 Jan 2021Updated Card ThemeThe following updates have been made to the card theme:The card theme has been updated in the Library with a new design, improving card standardization. The card base theme will not be generated during deployment, as the BaseCardTemplate property has been set to false in the manifest.json file in the card template. The default fonts have been updated to the following: Header text = Poppin font, previously Monserrat. Body text = Roboto font, previously Lato. The card template has been assigned to use the “Culture and Values” as the default content category.Introducing Card Content CategoriesWith the introduction of Content Categories in Appspace 8.0 ac.22, all card themes will be assigned with a default content category, allowing organizations to create content, build channels, and target messaging according to workplace communications best practices and internal communication goals.These content categories can be changed during card creation by the Publisher or Author, as the card theme has been assigned a content category based on the messaging focus. These content categories are defined as follows:Culture & Values – Content that promotes company values and affects the employee experience, to help customers drive company values throughout their organization. Goals & Performance – content that showcases both long- and short-term goals and measurements of performance, to create shared ownership of company goals and drive employee performance. Productivity & Engagement – content with information that keeps the company running, day-to-day, facilitating organizational productivity. Safety & Compliance – content with information that supports employee safety and ensures company compliance with regulatory requirements, to help create a safe environment and promote safe behavior amongst employees.Users will also be able to view the Content Category for every piece of content within a channel playlist. However, cards created prior to this release will not contain a content category and will be considered as “Unassigned”. v 3.0Release Date: 19 Jan 2021ImprovementsThe Announcement card version. 3.0 is coded using the Angular 8 framework, which provides better architecture, structure, and security to match our newest card templates.Below is a list of improvements and enhancements that are available in this version:When the Tracking transition is selected, the Fill aspect ratio is automatically set, while disabling the Fit, Stretch, and None aspect ratios. When Fit, Stretch, and None aspect ratios are selected, then the Tracking transition is disabled. Transition names have been standardized, as follows: Slide bottom (sentence case) – Bottom Swipe (Title case) Slide top (sentence case) – Top Swipe (Title case) Slide left (sentence case) – Left Swipe (Title case) Slide right (sentence case) – Right Swipe (Title case) The Headline and Summary mock data is displayed in preview mode. Margin sliders now support keyboard Up and Down arrows. Font types are now defaulted to “Poppin” and “Lato”, while the previous default fonts “Monserrat” and “Roboto” have been removed. Support for backward compatibility of Announcement 2.x cards. v 2.3Release Date: 6 Nov 2020 New Transitions for Text and LayoutThe Announcement card receives a new transition update which increases the list of transitions users can select to provide eye-catching announcement messages. However, instead of users being able to select the text and layout transitions independently like before, the text and layout transition fields are now combined. The transitions effects animate all elements, such as the Headline, Summary, and Feature Media, as one within the Announcement card.Below is the list of transitions that will be available:None Auto (Default) Bounce Fade In Fade In Bottom Left Fade In Bottom Right Fade In Down Fade In Left Fade In Right Fade In Top Left Fade In Top Right Fade In Up Flash Flip Head Shake Heart Beat Jack In The Box Jello Pulse Roll In Rubber Band Shake X Shake Y Swing Tada Typewriter Wobble v 2.2Release Date: 8 July 2020 The Announcement card content creation workflow and card editing user interface has been updated and streamlined in conjunction with the release of the completely redesigned Library module in Appspace 8.0.Redesigned Card EditorThe card editor has been updated with a new UI and workflow, which groups key functions and features into tabs and sections for improved user experience, such as:Preview tab – this tab appears only after the content is saved and the editor window is opened. Preview options include Responsive, Responsive 16:9, 2K, 4K, Tablet, Phone, or Custom. Edit tab – configure the card layout, message title and summary, logo, background and a featured media/image. Also, depending on card or template type, you may see these additional sections: Design section – includes customized design options for each card type, which includes color palette, background, logo, and style selection options. Configuration section – includes customized configuration options for each card type, such as chart options. Article tab – write the content article, caption, and include a referral link if any. Schedule tab – here you add the content directly to any existing channel, and configure its playback schedule and display properties. Settings tab – in this tab you may add a name for this card, configure its expiry date, add tags, and add a thumbnail image.  New Category and TagsWhen creating a card, you now have the option to filter results based on tags and card template categories which are based on card types such as Messaging, Data, Services, Feeds, and Legacy content – to easily find what you need from a huge list of templates available.  Patch Updatesv 2.2.3Release Date: 17 Sept 2020Feature Media with Circle Masking ImprovementsThe configuration of the feature media positions with circle masking has been improved, by displaying the image while taking into account the aspect ratio and margins set in the card editor.Resolved BugsCT-493 – The Summary text does not display in the preview screen when the “Vertical Split Text and Media” layout is selected in the card editor.v 2.2.2Release Date: 15 Sept 2020Feature Media ImprovementsThe configuration of the feature media positions has been improved, by displaying the image while taking into account the aspect ratio and margins set in the card editor.Resolved BugsCT-468 – Image does not reflect correctly on the device and preview screen, when “Fit” and “Rounded” image features are selected in the card editor.v 2.2.1Release Date: 5 Aug 2020Resolved BugsCT-2079 – New card editor displays inline action when previewing in portrait mode.Resolved EscalationsAE-6120 – Unable to disable card text editor in card schema to prevent users from changing text styling in card. AE-6135 – Announcement card does not format correctly on the new card editor in Appspace 8.0. v 2.1Release Date: 10 April 2019 The Announcement card has been updated to include the following enhancements and features:The Headline and Summary fields’ text layouts can now be aligned to the “Top, Bottom, Middle, 50-50 Middle”. Feature media’s new aspect ratio option, “None”, allows uploaded media to be displayed at it’s actual size. Images can now be positioned easily via a new anchoring option available when users select “None”, “Fit”, or “Fill”. Transitions for layout and text are now separated into individual drop-down menus, each having its own set of transition options. A new text animation is available in the text transition drop-down menu. All card themes have been updated to include the additional features, and color schemes that are aligned to the Appspace branding guideline.Refer to Create Announcement Card for more information.Patch Updatesv 2.1.3Release Date: 20 May 2020Resolved EscalationsAE-5865 – Brightsign devices occasionally freeze during playback, when a channel playlist contains an Announcement card.v 2.1.2Release Date: 10 Apr 2020Resolved EscalationsAE-5956 – Inconsistency with bullet points formatting in cards.v 2.1.1Release Date: 14 Aug 2019ImprovementsAn update to the Announcement card ensures that margins applied to a feature media with positions anchored, respect the set aspect ratio. Back to top v 2.0Release Date: 10 Aug 2018 An enhanced Announcement card with animations that include the following features:Playlist capabilities with multiple images and video. Support for playout duration and transitions for images. New formatting options such as aspect ratio, border, and margin. A special tracking effect which is a combination of pan and zoom effects applied to images for motion. Text and feature media elements are animated into the layout during every channel transition. New layout control and layout formatting options. Ability to position and resize custom logo. New use-case specific themes.Existing Appspace Announcement card templates (prior to this release) will be disabled by default. Administrators may enable it if needed. However, user created themes will still remain in the Library.NoteLG devices:It is recommended that animations be turned off as LG devices have performance issues on transitions.BrightSign devices:It is recommended that video be added only in the feature media component and not in the background. We also recommend adding only one (1) video in each card, as BrightSign only supports one video layer at a time. When video is added to the feature media, border formatting will not be applied. 

The Appspace SharePoint Intranet 4.16 release notes contain valuable information on the latest features, enhancements, bug fixes, and resolved escalations available in each public cloud release. The following is the release management schedule as per our Release Calendar for Appspace SharePoint Intranet:New Appspace SharePoint Intranet functionality and major platform optimizations will now be released under quarterly release cycle.  Critical updates including security patches or emergency fixes that support the reliability and availability of the Appspace platform will be deployed as necessary and as soon as it is administratively feasible.ImportantFor previous Public Cloud release notes, please refer to the following: Appspace SharePoint Intranet 4.15 Release Notes Appspace SharePoint Intranet 4.14 Release Notes Appspace SharePoint Intranet 4.13 Release Notes  10 January 2025, FridayAppspace SharePoint Intranet 4.16NEW FEATURES & UPDATESFeatures Description Appspace SharePoint Intranet New User Role: Community Managers We’ve introduced a dedicated “Community Manager” role to streamline intranet management. This role enables designated individuals to: Maintain community spaces: Access community settings and keep information up-to-date. Curate content: Ensure communities are organized and relevant. Improve governance: Dedicated role removes the need to grant excessive permissions to Global Administrators. Key Permissions: Full access to community settings and configurations. Ability to manage community details and keep them current. Can be combined with other roles for example: Editorial Manager, Community Owner, for expanded permissions. Limitations: No access to restricted community content. Cannot edit or delete community member posts. This new role provides a more efficient and secure way to manage your intranet communities. Refer to this article: Appspace SharePoint Intranet User Roles & Permissions 4.16 Appspace SharePoint Intranet Editor Implementation – New Functionalities New functionalities include the following: Font/Highlight Colors: Customize text with enhanced font and highlight color options. Tiles – Open in New Tab: Restored the functionality to open tiles in a new tab. Image Alignment (Right and Left): Restored right alignment and introduced left alignment for better layout control. Toggle List (Expand and Collapse Block): Added functionality to expand and collapse content blocks for improved user interaction. Refer to this article: Appspace SharePoint Intranet Editor Enhancements Enhancements to Stories on the Appspace SharePoint Intranet Appspace SharePoint Intranet continues to evolve with new features designed to improve content management, streamline workflows, and enhance the user experience. Story Duplication for Templates In this release, we have introduced the ability to duplicate Stories, allowing for easier content replication and management. Story Expiry Functionality To address the need for managing time-sensitive information, the intranet introduces the ability to set expiry dates for stories: Expired stories are automatically unpublished and moved to draft. Users receive an email notification one week prior to the expiration date. Helps maintain relevant and up-to-date content on the intranet. Refer to this article: Create and Manage Stories on Appspace SharePoint Intranet Enhanced Blog Post Overview with Likes and Comments Count The blog post overview now displays the number of Likes and Comments for each post, allowing users to quickly see engagement without opening individual posts. This enhancement improves the standalone blog feature, boosting user sentiment and encouraging the adoption of a more modern UI experience. Productize Branding  Customizations This release includes several exciting features aimed at improving intranet branding customization and user flexibility:   Open File, New Tab Button This feature enables users to view files directly in a new tab without needing to download them. Supported files include: Word Excel PowerPoint OneNote (PDFs and images are not supported.) Translations in Comments Users can now translate social and user-generated content, such as comments, to facilitate multilingual collaboration. Custom Terms of Use (ToU) Appspace SharePoint Intranet users can customize their Terms and Conditions to align with specific organizational requirements, ensuring the content meets their unique needs. Editorial managers can update and manage the Terms and Conditions through the Global Editorial Settings, providing flexibility and control. This feature is particularly valuable for users who require tailored Terms of Use to support their organizational policies and compliance standards.   Custom Colors in Communities The release introduces a new feature allowing users to define a custom color palette for their communities, enhancing governance of company branding. This functionality, formerly available only through branding packs, is now seamlessly integrated and easily accessible. Users can select up to six colors in the Community Features settings, which will replace the default options and appear in the same order in the design tab.    Newsfeed Translation The release completes the translation of all user-generated content activities in the newsfeed, including polls, blog posts, wiki pages, questions, and events across all feeds. A translation button has been added to the 3-dot menu for user posts, with translation options also available on the detail pages for these activities.   These updates aim to enhance user experience by enabling more customization, governance, and multilingual support for intranet systems. Social Cards Improvements – Event Date Displayed on Event Card in Newsfeed Improvements to the Event Social card allow it to display critical information upfront, removing the need to open the detail page. CUSTOMER ISSUESBZP-22215 – The Local Entity label is unavailable when the user is both an admin and a member of the Local Entity. BZP-24153 – The screen reader does not read the warning for a moderated community. BZP-24698 – The screen reader does not read the character limitation for the shortcut title. BZP-25179 – There are incorrect translations in both German and English versions of the “View older activities” button. BZP-25219 – An additional line appears between the header image and the story title, which should not be present. BZP-25262 – Users are unable to edit a profile using only the keyboard. BZP-25340 – When editing a blog, the button widths for “Save” and “Cancel” are too short to accommodate the German and French labels. BZP-25616 – When accepting a skill or community invitation from the “All notifications” page, the green “Invitation accepted” message displays blank text. BZP-25653 – When clicking on the activity title/description from daily/weekly digest emails, the redirection to the detail pages is broken. BZP-25722 – The tags box UI is inconsistent when the user opens the All Community page from the Intranet Settings page. BZP-25807 – When scheduling a story for publishing, the date and time are shown in the incorrect format. BZP-25999 – The Share option is incorrectly available for files in the Community and Corporate Site files tab; it should only be accessible for files attached to an Activity type. BZP-26083 – An Admin user who is not a community owner receives a 403 error when attempting to delete a file. BZP-26154 – The active element is not descriptive in the app details. BZP-26155 – The screen reader announces misleading information on the public profile. BZP-26160 – The color of the “Change” button on the profile banner has very low contrast with the background. BZP-26321 – Disabled Terms of Use (TOU) result in users who have not accepted it being removed from community audiences.