Summary of Enhancements and Updates
An overview of recent enhancements and update releases can be found on the Operational Updates and Enhancements page. This page provides a more formal record of the changes if required by a website administrator.
The Change Board, by considering user and team feedback will be specifying additional features to enhance both the user and visitor experience. The information listed below gives the proposed and recently implemented updates and enhancements. In addition, the release note is provided for reference.
Enhancements and Updates approved by the Change Board for future implementation
| Type | OpenProject Ref | Summary | Change Board Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 748 | Print Option | 08/12/23 | In initial development, to be considered alongside calendar/timetable provision (#1030) |
| E | 942 | Adding a “contact button” to replicate Site Builder Bluebird or envelope | 24/11/23 | To be allocated |
| E | 995 | Tick box on contact form to identify members | 08/11/23 | In development |
| E | 1020 | Venue display to differentiate between an Event and a Group | 19/01/24 | In development (from #999) |
| E | 1021 | Modification to WordPress revision management | 15/03/24 | In development |
| E | 1043 | Listing of past & future events in the venue display | 05/07/24 | In development |
| E | 1050 | Padding/Margins on mobile display | 05/07/24 | In development |
| B | 1053 | An issue with filtering u3a events, following the selection of an option on the dashboard | 05/07/24 | In development. |
| E | 1054 | Featured image of an event being made a link | 05/07/24 | In development |
| E | 1055 | Provision of a venue excerpt | 05/07/24 | In development. |
| E | 1058 | Group sort by District | 05/07/24 | In development |
| E | 1059 | Adding a series of events | 05/07/24 | In development |
| B | 1062 | An issue with filtering and displaying groups on the Home Page | 19/07/24 | In development |
| E | 1063 | Ability to enable/disable auto-scrolling to group list sort buttons. | 19/07/24 | In development |
B: A bug fix, depending on the urgency will be released asap, or when a significant number have been resolved.
Enhancements and Updates Implemented
OpenProject 0 to 999
| OpenProject Ref | Summary | Change Board Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 491 | To resolve issues with Oversight REST API. It also allows group and event metadata to be available for query loops. | 19/01/24 | Implemented: Core 1.0.6 11 March 2024 |
| 914 | Resolving an issue in which galleries don’t always work in Query Loop | 24/11/23 | Implemented: Configuration 1.0.1 12 December 2023 |
| 991 | Improve display of group contacts when ’hide email addresses’ is off. | Implemented: Core 1.1.0 2 May 2024 | |
| 994 | Add editable attributes to the Event List and Group List Widgets. | Implemented: Core 1.1.0 2 May 2024 | |
| 952 | Reverting the group select buttons to a single line | 01/12/23 | Implemented: Core 1.0.6 11 March 2024 |
| 983 | Remove ‘2nd’ from 2nd Convenor (or equivalent) in Group Page information. | 24/11/23 | Implemented: Core 1.0.1 01/12/23 |
| 987 | Emails do not indicate the identity/group they were sent to, which is an issue if a contact leads to more than one group. | 24/11/23 | Implemented: Contact Form 1.0.1 01/12/23 |
| 996 | Start & end time in group listing | 08/12/23 | Implemented: Core 1.0.6 11 March 2024 |
OpenProject 1000 – 1050
| OpenProject Ref | Summary | Change Board Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | The issue with the group display widget, when used on an individual group page resolved. | 19/01/24 | Implemented: Core 1.0.6 11 March 2024 |
| 1002 | The choice between horizontal and vertical alphabetic group lists | Implemented: Core 1.1.0 2 May 2024 | |
| 1003 | Minor text improvements in the core plugin | 19/01/24 | Implemented: Core 1.0.6 11 March 2024 |
| 1004 | Add support for Meta-Field block to display all group and event metadata | 19/01/24 | Implemented: Core 1.0.6 11 March 2024 |
| 1010 | Add facility for cautionary notice to the Add New Plugin | 02/02/24 | Implemented: Configuration 1.1.0 2 May 2024 |
| 1023 | In the Groups listing, the venue is shown. | 15/03/24 | Implemented: Core 1.1.0 2 May 2024 |
| 1024 | Support multiple u3a group categories in REST API endpoint. | 15/03/24 | Implemented: Core 1.1.0 2 May 2024 |
| 1025 | An author is not able to delete a group where they have been assigned as the author. | Implemented: Configuration 1.1.0 2 May 2024 | |
| 1026 | Change spam protection mechanism in contact form, plus an optional log of messages sent using the contact form. | Implemented: Contact Form 1.1.0 2 May 2024 | |
| 1027 | Resolves issue in core plugin related to the sort categories button text. | 16/03/24 | Implemented: Core 1.0.8 21 March 2024 |
| 1032 | Change short format group status from ’Suspended’ to ’Dormant’. | Implemented: Core 1.1.0 2 May 2024 | |
| 1033 | Resolves CSV issue in the Days field. | Implemented: Import Export 1.60 2 May 2024 | |
| Development Team | Resolves an issue regarding the heading of the event listing. The widget header can be suppressed and a new header can be entered manually. | Implemented: Core 1.1.1 19 May 2024 | |
| Development Team | Resolving an issue on the Input-Output plugin, following the additions in the 1.1.0 update. | Implemented Input_Output 1.5.2 26 May 2024 | |
| 1042, 1046, 1048 | Resolved issues relating to the display of information | Implemented Core 1.1.2 19 June 2024 | |
| 1047, 1049 | Measures implemented to prevent administrators from deleting the system admin, and edititor deleting groups. | Implemented Configuration 1.1.1 19 June 2024 |
Open Project 1050-
| OpenProject Ref | Summary | Change Board Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1061 | Change of default time zone from UTC to London | 19/07/24 | Implemented by running script – will be repeated in 2-3 months. 16 July 2024 |
Release Notes
The release notes, by their nature, are technical documents and may not be of interest to all Web Managers. Those issued since the site was updated to 1.1.0 are provided for reference.
Updated 24 July 2024