RELEASE_NOTES.md

Release notes

Version 2024-12

Release date: 2024-12-11

Bug fix

• Fix: Sorting of lists in login area does not work properly #116

Changes

• Added unique validation for invite translation - language id #59
• Added unique validation for faq questions - question #59
• Cleaned up and removed default comments in dhcrcore module #none

Small changes

• Updated dependencies
• Updated composer to 2.8.4
• Updated wording for source URL #115

Version 2024-11

Release date: 2024-11-15

New features

• Added barchart for amount of courses per country to course statistics dashboard #105
• Added barchart for amount of courses per education type to course statistics dashboard #105
• Added possibility to view only the errors from the log #81

Small changes

• Updated dependencies
• Updated Composer to 2.8.2
• Removed email addresses from api output #109
• Added logging for mailman sync #80

Bug fixes

• Fix: Course start dates are shown earlier in different timezone #113
• Fix: User account can be approved before email address is confirmed #108

Version 2024-10

Release date: 2024-11-06

Change

• Migrated to CakePHP 4.5.7 and PHP 8.3 #85

Small changes

• Added ddev config
• Updated Composer to 2.8.1
• Updated dependencies
• Required PHP version 8.3 or later, since version 8.2 active support ends on 2024-12-31

Version 2024-09/3

Release date: 2024-10-30

Bug fix

• Fix: Required file missing - sitemap.xml #110

Version 2024-09/2

Release date: 2024-10-22

Bug fix

• Fix: Required file missing - search_list.json #110

Version 2024-09

Release date: 2024-10-05

Bug fix

• First set php path in includes.sh #110

Version 2024-07

Release date: 2024-07-31

Bug fix

• Fixed missing imprint text #107

Version 2024-06

Release date: 2024-07-28

Small changes

• Optimized startdate validation #96
• Zoom and center map on Europe #103
• Unblocked info page in robots.txt
• Updated Composer to 2.7.7
• Updated dependencies

Version 2024-05

Release date: 2024-05-30

New feature

• Added ability to manage countries in the login area #92

Bug fix

• Added server-side validation of start-dates #96

Small changes

• Updated Composer to 2.7.6
• Created initial migration of db scheme
• Added explanation about new API url #104
• Added url validation for course-info link

Version 2024-02

Release date: 2024-03-26

Bug fixes

• Moderator does not receive notification of new course #97

Small changes

• Removed 5 cc_config tables (remainder of removed ops module) #none
• Removed empty and unused table emails #none
• Removed column cakeclient_prefix (remainder of ops module) from user_roles #none
• Removed 8 tables (remainder of course reminders) #100
• Updated dependencies

Version 2023-12

Release date: 2024-02-27

Bug fixes

• Restructured php paths, intl module and cron jobs #93
• Removed course alerts #100

Changes

• Added CLARIN and DARIAH logo's on the main page #87
• Course Statistics: Added chart of new courses per month #89
• Include unsubscribe information in course reminders #95
• Removed API v1 #83
• Added review reminders
• Changed the colour of hyperlinks embedded in the text #94

Small changes

• Updated dependencies
• Upgraded CakePHP to 4.5.2
• Upgraded Composer to 2.7.1
• Updated dependencies for API
• Updated README and removed old ops text #40
• Updated Node.js 16 actions #99

Version 2023-11

Release date: 2023-12-18

Small changes

• Clearify user roles at User, Edit #79
• Course Statistics: Added link on title #89
• Course Statistics: Show top 25 new courses instead of 15 courses #89

Version 2023-10

Release date: 2023-10-04

Bug fix

• Fix: cron jobs for search bar, sitemap and course reminders don't work #93

Version 2023-09

Release date: 2023-09-19

Changes

• Changed Mapbox API keys to developer independent keys #28
• Added (Mapbox) attribution to map on main page #78
• Migrated to Heroku 22 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)

Small changes

• Upgraded course add-edit map (institution location view/selector) to Mapbox 2.9.1
• Reduced amount of text which is logged when generating search list (GenSearchListCommand)
• Upgraded CakePHP to 4.4.17
• Upgraded Composer to 2.6.3
• Composer update for both API's
• Centralized PHP path setting for cli scripts

Bug fixes

• Fixed deprecation warning: passing null into ucfirst at users view
• Fixed: Emails from the application are rejected by Gmail #69

Version 2023-08/2

Release date: 2023-08-02

Bug fix

• Added Sender and ReturnPath to course reminder mails #69

Version 2023-08

Release date: 2023-08-01

New feature

• Implemented sitemap for all public shown courses and static links #55

Change

• Migrated application to PHP 8.2 #65

Small changes

• Upgraded CakePHP to 4.4.15
• Upgraded PhpUnit to 9.6.9
• Upgraded Composer to 2.5.8
• Upgraded CakePHP CodeSniffer to 4.7.0
• Info page - Content restructuring #23
• Added focus to email field at login page

Version 2023-05

Release date: 2023-06-27

New feature

• Integrated contributor mailing list into application #51

Small changes

• Changed Google Recaptcha keys to organisation keys #29
• Implemented new bug reporting process #41
• Changed course description to required field #74
• Changed from email address to helpdesk instead of no-reply #69
• Automatically remove leading and trailing spaces from course name #73
• Increased size of checkboxes #37

Version 2023-04

Release date: 2023-06-27

New feature

• Searchbar: Find a course directly by name or institution #62

Change

• Implemented requirement that combination of course name, institution and education type has to be unique #59

Small changes

• Removed redundant social media links and usage of external file resource content.js #68
• Introduced generic email address notation and avoid direct mailto links #67
• Replaced sitemap wording by logo in menu's
• Upgraded jQuery to 3.6.4
• Upgraded CakePHP to 4.4.13
• Changed date to ISO format in course detail page

Version 2023-03

Release date: 2023-04-25

Changes

• Introduced new DHCR Helpdesk email address in UI and application logic
  • Updated explanation at contact us and national moderators to point to the new helpdesk email address #42
  • Changed "from" and "cc" email addresses to new stucture #42
  • Introduced "reply to" email address and "from" as no-reply@ #42

Small changes

• Added explanation at add/edit course for the situation an institution is not in the list #58
• Upgraded dependencies to recent versions
• Upgraded composer to 2.5.5

Bug fixes

• Fix: User edit page does not save data when changing user role #60
• Fix: Confusing UI response on instant new user account approval #64
• Fix: Don't show alternative field in new user account approval mail, when user selected an institution
• Fix: Make institution name available in new user account approval mail
• Fix: Number of courses: API vs. DHCR Statistics #63

Version 2023-02

Release date: 2023-04-05

Changes

• Implemented notification mail for moderators when a new course is waiting for approval #54
• Migrated API v1
  • to the latest version of the framework (4.4)
  • to PHP 8.1
• Migrated API v2
  • to the latest version of the framework (4.4)
  • to PHP 8.1
• Migrated the main application [dhcr-main]
  • to the latest version of the framework (4.4)
  • to PHP 8.1

Small changes

• Changed date format in user approval mail to ISO format
• Added App Info section (shows version numbers of dependencies) to statistics dashboard
• Added CC (legacy logging) for user approval mail
• Enabled debug mode for dev instance
• Changed column name "active" to "published" in all the course lists in the admin area
• Optimized sorting in Pending Invitations
• Added release dates for all previous versions to release notes

Version 2022-12

Release date: 2022-12-29

Small changes

• Updated date to ISO format in views
• Show newest log entry on top
• Added statistics for amount of outdated courses per country to course statistics
• Added traffic light for moderator participation to users statistics

Bug fixes

• Fixed subscribing for course alerts and editing preferences
• Added unique for institution name; allow only one institution with the same name

Version 2022-11/3

Release date: 2022-12-28

Bug fixes

• Fix: Adding moderator to list, without photo upload
• Fix: Move moderator list to separate page, to avoid acordeon problem with a huge amount of content

Version 2022-11/2

Release date: 2022-12-06

New features

• National Moderators List
  • New public section, at the Info page, which shows information and photo of the moderators
  • New options in the backend (at user view/edit) where admins can upload a photo and enable public display

Bug fixes / small changes

• Added graph to show how many courses will be archived soon
• Added list of 15 latest added courses to course statistics page
• Hidden filter buttons for Objects and Techniques
• Fix: Show all pending invitations when admin is also mod

Version 2022-11/1

Release date: 2022-11-10

New features

• FAQ questions and answers are added and shown for public, contributors and moderators

Bug fixes / small changes

• Updated path for course reminders command to match new environment

Version 2022-10

Release date: 2022-10-31

New features

• Added list of moderators to the Contributor Network Dashboard (for admins only).

Bug fixes / small changes

• Fix: Course duration units handling for add course
• Fix: Not approved courses are public visible #21
• Fix: Need to clear the contact form after succesful a sending message

Version 2022-09

Release date: 2022-10-27

New features

• FAQ Questions (the lists with questions are currently hidden, until content is added)
  • Displays a list of questions & answers pairs, based on login type, for:
    • Public (no login)
    • Contributor
    • Moderator
  • Features in the backend for admins:
    • Add/edit
    • If necessary, add link title and url
    • Publish/Unpublish
    • Change order in which the items are shown
    • Move items between the lists for different login types
  • Everybody can read the public FAQ, without login
  • Contributors and Moderators can find their FAQs in the Help Dashboard, based on their user role.
    • Moderators can also access the Contributors FAQ
    • Administrators can access all FAQs
• Statistics
  • Summary Statistics, with numbers about:
    • Courses
    • Users
    • Institutions
    • Countries
    • Cities
    • FAQ Questions
    • Translations for the invite mail
  • Statistics about courses
  • Statistics about the number of users, moderators and admins

Bug fixes / small changes

• Added social media section to menu
• Added link to release notes in UI
• Updated icons and button texts to be consistent

Version 2022-08

Release date: 2022-08-22

New features

• Transfer Course
  • Transfer a course to another user, in case somebody else will be teaching the course in the future
• Pending Invitations
  • Overview of invitations which has been sent to new users, including expiry time
  • Reinvite: possibility to send the invitation again, f.e. when the link has been expired
• Explanation for Moderators and Administrators
  • Topics:
    • Access and User Roles
    • How to Create an Account
    • Course expiry process
• Course expiry reminders
  • Reimplemented sending reminder mails for expired courses, incl. logging
• Added new user interface item to view log
• Introduced release notes
• Added date picker / input validation for start dates (at Add Course)

Bug fixes / small changes

• Various text corrections / updates
• Removed duplicated social media links at info#publications
• Added timezone to password reset mail, to avoid confusion about expiry time
• Converted course expiry periods to months, to have the same unit everywhere in the application
• Added default email subject prefix to invite and reinvite emails

Version 2022-05

Release date: 2022-05-27

This is a major release which contains a lot of big changes. The complete login area is new implemented as well as several backend processes. Also new features were added.

Key points

• Clear user interface
• Self explaining, no manual or video tutorials needed
• New created menu structure
• Three ways of navigating:
  1. Dashboards / tiles
  2. Menu
  3. Breadcrumbs
• Depending on the user role, additional options are available in the user interface (contributor -> moderator -> administrator)
• Revised texts and instructions for users

New features

• A user can be administrator and moderator with the same account
• Notification area
  • Directly shows the number of items which needs attention
  • Reminder to subscribe mailing list
• Needs attention
  • Expired courses
  • Course approval
  • Account approval
• Administrate courses
  • Moderated courses
    • Overview of courses in the moderated country
  • All courses
• Contributor network
  • Invite user
    • Invitation mail can be sent in local languages
    • Page restructured for easier use
  • Moderated users
    • Overview of users in the moderated country
    • View user
      • Easy account troubleshooting
    • Edit user
      • Assign user to other institution
  • All users
• Category lists
  • Easy add or change related data
    • Cities, Institutions, Languages, Translations

Reimplemented features from old version

• Administrate courses
  • Add course
  • My courses
• Profile settings
  • Change email
  • Change password
  • Subscribe to mailing list
  • Edit profile