Changelog Page: 15

General fixes

April 19th, 2023 | Minor

This release includes a variety of fixes across the app.

Fixes:

• Fixed Hugo files sometimes not using the correct layout in the Visual Editor.
• Fixed the breadcrumbs in the asset browser when using a DAM with a configured folder.
• Fixed a bug causing some contextual menus being obscured by other UI.
• Files will now upload into the DAM folder you have navigated to in CloudCannon, instead of always going to the root.
• Fixed a bug where the automatic config migration from Forestry failed silently when processing templates with a .yaml extension.
• Fixed the choice input sometimes behaving strangely.
• Hide notifications about build/sync status when you are on a page that already shows that information.
• Prevent duplicate notifications.
• Added a little more feedback on the DAM configuration screen to make it clearer when changes are saved.

Various improvements

April 13th, 2023 | Minor

This release includes a number of fixes and quality-of-life improvements.

Features:

• You can now hover over your site name and branch, to see the full text in cases where it is otherwise too long to see. The site name can also span two lines for better readability on desktop.
• Clarified source syncing behaviour by adding extra explanatory text in the settings.
• The site status icon will now show an hourglass icon while the site is waiting for a build to start.

Fixes:

• The "Download Backup" button no longer unnecessarily warns you about losing unsaved changes.
• Fixed a UI issue preventing the documentation for organisation setup from staying open in the app.
• Manually scheduled builds now respect your configured timezone.
• Fixed an issue with setting custom SSL for a site.

DAM browser for Cloudinary

April 11th, 2023 | Minor

Cloudinary assets can now be previewed using the CloudCannon browser, instead of the Cloudinary widget. You can toggle this behaviour in your organisation's DAM settings. Read more about this option in our documentation.

Features:

• Added an option to toggle whether to use the Cloudinary widget when using a Cloudinary DAM.
• You can now set the --incremental flag for sites using Eleventy.
• Added more details to the warning message when add-ons are disabled on a subscription.
• New Hugo sites now preserve node_modules/, hugo_cache/, and resources/ paths by default.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where some new sites were incorrectly assumed to use Hugo.
• Fixed a small UI issue on the Hosting Setup dropdown.
• Fixed an issue where the Visual Editor could show a "Building" loading message while the site was building locked.
• Selected text is now more visible in the editor.
• Fixed an issue where snippets could not be edited on a page with no front matter.
• Fixed an issue where sites could fail to build when using the jekyll-feed gem.
• Added handling to prevent builds failing in cases where version information cannot be found.
• Fixed issue with allow_create option for multiselects not working accordingly to config.
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes occur when saving a file.
• Reduced the wait time for builds while editing, by prioritizing those builds over triggered rebuilds.

Security updates

March 31st, 2023 | Minor

This release includes a number of security updates.

Features:

• The option to use CloudCannon Legacy is no longer available.
• app.cloudcannon.com now returns CSP headers and uses TLS v1.3.
• The two most recent backups for each site will be retained indefinitely. Other backups older than 30 days will now be automatically deleted.

Fixes:

• Fixed an error that could occur when selecting an SVG for a rich text image input.
• Fixed an issue causing some builds to fail.
• Fixed an edge-case issue which could cause Forestry config migration to hang forever.

General fixes

March 30th, 2023 | Minor

This release fixes a number of recently reported issues.

Fixes:

• Fixed case where file content sometimes cleared on save.
• DAM will now connect immediately after branching from another site with a linked DAM.
• Jekyll posts now prioritize date from front matter over date from filename if available.

General fixes

March 23rd, 2023 | Minor

This release fixes a variety of issues.

Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that could cause unnecessary changes to the content of Markdown files.
• The allow_create option for multiselect inputs now works properly again.
• Added some handling to prevent syncing errors from blocking saved changes.
• Fixed an edge case where some files could not be uploaded.
• Uploading an image to Cloudinary from the Content Editor now correctly opens the Cloudinary widget.

General fixes

March 17th, 2023 | Minor

This release adds handling for ad blockers hiding our support chat widget, as well as some other fixes and improvements.

Fixes:

• The support button now redirects to a contact form, in the case where our chat widget is hidden by an ad blocker.
• Fixed a bug where the Publish page could fail to load if the diff was too large.
• Fixed an error preventing builds on Jekyll v3.6.
• Changed the placeholder text in some fields to look less like an explicit setting.

Astro support out of beta

March 16th, 2023 | Minor

This release provides increased support for static sites built with Astro and marks the end of our beta.

Try our Sendit template, a fully featured Astro template optimized for visual editing in CloudCannon. Check out our starter guide for Astro here.

Features:

• Commit message templates are now available to all users.
• Build configuration fields now use a mono-space font for better readability.
• When exporting form submission data to CSV, the form data is now separated nicely into columns.
• Updated build suggestions for errors occurring on some versions of Astro.
• Bridgetown and Lume SSGs are now available in beta.
• The Intercom chat widget has been replaced by Hubspot for contacting support in app. There will be no change to how support is delivered.

Fixes:

• Logging out of site authentication now works more reliably.
• Fixed a bug preventing the upload of files with certain strings of characters in the filename.
• Fixed a bug preventing files in an Azure DAM from being selected.

Support for GitHub Enterprise Server

March 14th, 2023 | Minor

This release adds integration with GitHub Enterprise Server as a Git Provider.

Features:

• Added support for GitHub Enterprise Server

Fixes:

• Addressed issue with the last release not triggering initial builds for new sites
• Fixed issue with conflicting height option for rich text inputs. initial_height is now used as the option to set the initial height of the input

Site navigation improvements and new documentation

March 7th, 2023 | Major

All changes from our Beta environment are officially released. These changes include consolidation of information to the site dashboard, menus for switching between project branches more easily, greater configurability of the CloudCannon interface, and an overhaul of our documentation site.

If you need to go back for any reason, click "Enter CloudCannon Legacy" in the contextual menu in the bottom-left of the app.

Features:

• Site activity is now shown on the Dashboard, and reports are shown on the Status page.
• When editing a site, you can now use a dropdown in the top-left to quickly access the associated project, and other sites from that project.
• Consolidated preview options for collections.
• You can now configure the color of icons in the CloudCannon interface, using the preview.icon_color option.
• Added bespoke icons for more source file types
• CloudCannon can now auto-detect Forestry and Netlify CMS configuration on new sites and migrate it to CloudCannon configuration.

Fixes:

• Fixed a case where the branch name in the sidebar would not update when the source branch was changed.
• Fixed a typo on the Forms setting page
• Fixed an issue related to nested post/draft collections in Jekyll