New Features/ Enhancements
There are several improvements in this release:
- Embed media in post, comment and description fields
Embedding media such as Tweets, Youtube videos, and Facebook posts is now possible for post, comment and description fields (such as event descriptions, group descriptions, and self introductions). This feature makes sharing relevant media much easier.
A tweet embedded in a post.
A YouTube video embedded in a description field.
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- Private messages
Users can send private messages to each other now. This feature allow users to communicate with each other privately while remaining on the platform. Users can exchange private messages with one or multiple users. Users will be notified by email when they receive a new message. This email notification can be configured in user's email notification settings.
Private message inbox.
A private conversation.
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- Uploading images with png format
Uploading images with png format was previously only possible in posts. Now images with png format can be uploaded in all fields that support images, such as the header image for the home page, events, topics, basic pages, and book pages.
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- Event labels on create/edit
Labels have been added to event date and time fields to make them easier to understand.
- Navigation icon settings
We’ve created a setting so you can determine if you want to show the “my groups” button and/or the private message envelope in the main menu. The reason we have created this setting was because of navigation implications on the mobile view.
Hiding those icons does not disable the functionality, it just hides it in the menu.
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/admin/config/opensocial/navigation-settings |
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Bug-fixes
We also worked on other bug-fixes to ensure that Open Social works reliably. Most important ones:
- Image cropping:
The bug of causing some image cropping components to be too small is fixed.
- Sort order groups overview on user’s profile:
When viewing a user’s groups, the groups are now sorted from new to old based on when they were created. Previously, it was the other way around.
- Media Embed responsive:
Embedded content was not responding to screen-widths. We now set maximum width for devices to 100%, so embeds are not cut off on mobile devices.
Enjoy Open Social!