Release notes
Continuous improvement
Our release policy is to release a new version as soon as we have new functionality ready for production use. We don't 'save up' lots of changes and new features for a 'big' release. This way you get to use the latest software as soon as we have fully tested it, and it saves you from having to catch up with lots of changes at one time.
The release notes below highlight recent functional changes to the system. Other changes that don't affect the way you use the system (such as efficiency gains) are not normally noted, to keep the list as clear as possible. Updates are always backwards compatible with existing sites.
Find out how to upgrade here.
| 19 January 2006 Timespan datatype added the Timespan datatype, which allows the specification of a given number of months, days, hours etc. Useful when selling time-limited access to digital media.
|
| | 17 January 2006 Shopping Cart - Shipping Charges - per-item charge multiplier Added the ability for per-item charges to be multiplied by a factor defined for each product (for example, product weight). Per-item charges can be set to only apply after a certain threshold quantity.
|
| | 12 January 2006 Login logout widget Added this Widget which can be embedded in any text area - page, layout zone etc
|
| | 20 December 2005 File Delivery View Added this View, which is used to provide conditional access to a secure file, only displaying the file if the user has permission to see the query instance, and the query instance returns the specified field. Useful when providing conditional access to secure documents.
|
| | 20 December 2005 File Manager - enhancements Added a wider selection of file-type icons, and optimised the speed of display.
|
| | 20 December 2005 Forms - Document and Image datatype - Secure storage option Added an option to store documents and images in a non-browsable area to allow access to be securely controlled.
|
| | 1 December 2005 Forms - Text fields DirectURL functionality Added the ability to specify the contents of a Text field to be used as a DirectURL, such that a specified page will be displayed, with a querystring to display the record in the Form which matches the DirectURL. Useful for enabling DirectURLs to show products based on item names or SKUs
|
| | 29 November 2005 Login page - /login directurl Added a DirectURL of /login to the login page. (Previously the login page would always be at /1, but this is no longer always the case)
|
| | 29 November 2005 Sale View - definition of Meta Tags and Title field from product form Added the ability to specify the fields in the product Form that should be used to populate the Title, Meta Description and Meta Keywords HTML tags.
|
| | 24 November 2005 Sale View - quantity box Added a quantity box to the Sale View. (Previously if a user wanted to purchase multiple of one item, they would have to add one to the cart, and change the quantity in the cart)
|
| | 23 November 2005 Flyout navigation - handling of redirects and new windows Flyout navigation links which target pages which have redirects on them now open in a new window if specified. (Previously they would always open in the same window, regardless of the setting in the target page)
|
| | 16 November 2005 Forms - Creation page referer datatype Added the Creation Page Referer datatype - which contains the url of the page which the user was one immediately before visiting the Form. This can be used to create 'Email a page to a friend' functionality, or feedback forms which automatically identify the page the user is writing about.
|
| | 16 November 2005 Head Scripts setting Added a setting to the Behavior Editor for all components that allows a custom script to be embedded in the HTML HEAD section. This is useful for adding code needed to integrate with systems like Google Analytics.
|
| | 10 November 2005 Forms - Multi-form links - custom sequencing per-record Added the ability to define, on a per-record basis, the sequence in which the options will be displayed in a Form (previously they had always been shown alphabetically)
|
| | 8 November 2005 Site Manager - site-wide email BCC Added the ability to define, on a per-site basis, an email address to receive blind copies of all emails generated by the system - useful for monitoring and troubleshooting.
|
| | 2 September 2005 Forms - Formlink field - Hash entry format Added the ability to set Formlink fields to be set to use a Hash entry method (as opposed to allowing selection from a dropdown list or a picker). The Hash permits users who know the Hash (and only them) from selecting the item - so the Hash can be used as a kind of permission token.
|
| | 7 July 2005 Forms - Product Family datatype for e-commerce Added the ability to allow e-commerce purchasers to select product sub-options (which may affect the overall price). For example, if purchasing a computer, selecting the CPU and memory configurations. Options can be flexibly defined, and display of options can be subject to stock control.
|
| | 20 June 2005 Shopping Cart - Sales View - Stock control Added stock control funtionality. Items placed in baskets are removed from stock totals shown in sale views. Items from abandoned baskets are returned to stock after a configurable timeout. When purchased, items are removed from underlying stock totals.
|
| | 9 June 2005 Performance component - unique visitor statistics Added the ability to view site usage statistics on a per-user basis (in addition to the previously available per-page basis)
|
| | 3 June 2005 Forms - Save as new record Added ability to allow an edited record to be saved as a duplicate record (without affecting the source record)
|
|
|