January - February 2022

New Features

Conversation

• Conversation can now be added to a React single-page application.

• A JavaScript function can now be used to display the number of user comments posted to a Conversation.

• Single sign-on support has been added for the MyLo user management system.

  • To help reduce login friction and improve successful conversion rates, non-SSO partners can now log in again using the same method previously used. 

Registration

• Single sign-on support has been added for the MyLo user management system.

• To help reduce login friction and improve successful conversion rates, non-SSO partners can now log in again using the same method previously used.

SDK

• (Android | iOS) Supports editing comments.

• (Android | iOS) Can see the number of viewers active in the conversation in the header.

• (Android | iOS) “Post” button style customization available.

• (Android | iOS) Now supports adding an image to a comment.

• (iOS) Supports display the staff member badges in the conversion UI.

Enhancements

Conversation

• Conversation features have been improved for accessibility:

  • Accessibility-compliant names have been added for all menu elements.

  • A tab navigation has been added to the menu component.

  • When a dialog is closed, the focus returns to the element that was in focus before the dialog was opened.

  • The play button in video elements has been updated to receive keyboard focus.

• Blocking users will no longer automatically block all user comments that have been approved.

• Unless an avatar has been selected by a user or provided through a publisher implementation, the avatar will default to the initials of the user.

• For a single-page application implementation, a publisher can set dark mode by article using the data-theme attribute in the Conversation embed code.

• To maintain a simple user interface, large numbers use the letter K to denote 1000,  for example 12345 becomes 12.3K.

• A comment that exceeds 300 characters is truncated by default and a Read More link can be clicked to view the entire comment. This default is customizable.

• The Load more updates button has been replaced with an infinite scroll for Live Blog. 

• The Lives In field in a user's profile can be disabled.

• The design of the Conversation Read Article button has been updated to align with branding.

• For AMP implementations, the height of Conversation has been adjusted to minimize whitespace.

• For non-SSO partners, an endpoint has been exposed to retrieve user information for the Author Badge. See our developers hub for more information.

• A focus lock has been added to each modal.

SDK

• (Android) Added support for Android 12 (Snow Cone).

• (Android |  iOS) Redesigned the guest nickname component in the comment creation screen.

• (Android |  iOS) Upgraded Giphy dependency to version 2.1.12.

Admin Panel

• You can now specify registration login options.

Popular in the Community (PitC)

• The Top Comment indicator and upvote button can now be hidden from the product’s panel.

• A sticky ad can now be displayed in PitC for improved viewability and revenue 

• To enhance performance, animation now stops when PitC is out of view.  

Topic Tracker

• Since single-page applications contain several article URLs, support for an embed-level post-url declaration has been added.

• Design elements of Topic Tracker have been improved to create a native look and feel with a page:

  • The margins and padding of Topic Tracker have been updated for both mid-article and sidebar implementations. 

  • For sidebar implementations, the external border has been removed. 

• Topic names now appear in title case.

• To reduce layout shifting, the initial load performance has been improved. 

• Minor button improvements have been made to support accessibility. 

Registration

• To improve the accessibility of Sign In and Join modals, an underline hover effect for links and support for keyboard navigation have been added

Bug Fixes

Conversation

• Conversation page opens without issue.

• Users can enter text into the search bar for GIFs and emojis.

• Users remain logged in after using social signin.

• Duplicate usernames can no longer be created.

• Design elements of the Submit a Report modal have been corrected:

  • The margin between the title and the description has been reduced.

  • Radio buttons are left-justified.

  • Radio buttons load only as circles.

• Share modal launches from Conversation page.

• Non-saved fields remain after uploading a profile photo in the user profile.

• Clicking Share or Report no longer causes a page shift.

• Details from a previous user's session do not appear.

• Users can select a topic from the feedback modal dropdown menu.

• Share option appears for all new comments.

• (Android/iOS) Conversation loads with the correct page size.

• (iOS) Users can scroll through the GIF list.

• (iOS) Feedback icons have the correct color applied.

SDK

• Fixed manifest conflicting provider (when installing multiple apps with our SDK) - Android

• Fixed the option to add image to a comment - Android 

Admin Panel

• Users can switch between newsrooms on the same network.

• All user details are fully viewable.

• Search capabilities have been improved.

• Conversation appears when Show Conversation has been clicked.

Notifications

• Timestamp translations display for all supported languages.

• Dark mode support has been added for topic notifications icons. 

• Notification marker only appears for unread notifications.

• (Android/iOS) Article thumbnails are right-justified.

• (iOS) Users can scroll through all menus. 

Registration

• When switching between join and login modes, the email field is not in focus.

• Sign Up or Log In modals load without any page shifts.

• Excess padding has been removed from the Set Your New Password and Check your Email modals. 

Topic Tracker

• Topic Tracker loads immediately when embedded above the fold.

• Topic Tracker loads only when fetching topics is successful.

• Article topics are no longer cut off in narrow-width containers or in Safari.

• Spacing has been corrected to enable displaying more topics.

• Non-ASCII characters are now supported in topic names. 

• When no topics are tracked, the Manage Topics panel loads with a call-to-action message.

• Onboarding notification messages for following a topic no longer appear when a user unfollows a topic from a new device