Here is a complete overview of all the changes, features, improvements and bugfixes we are releasing now with our Linchpin Intranet Suite 5.9.:

New Features

• See the new 3-tile layout for Cover Stories
• Find out how to offer the language filter in Linchpin Enterprise News!
• We have implemented mobile deep links – links clicked on mobile devices will open in your Linchpin Mobile app now.
• We have created data classification for page content to allow to create allowlists or blocklists for mobile page visibility.
• You can add your own new entries to the the “More” menu (including different icon styles and support for internal and external links).
• It is now possible to delete your own comments on news articles and pages via mobile.
• You can now display profile tooltips (help text) on mobile devices by tapping on the tooltip icon.

Improvements

• We ensured compatibility with Confluence 8.8.
• We removed the tracking of Linchpin usage.
• In the past, a regular Confluence search that had users as a result randomly showed some of their profile data in the search results. We changed this. Now, the Confluence search will display only those fields that have been configured to be displayed in a profile header as well. Looks much cleaner that way. 🙂
• Linchpin Enterprise News, just as the Linchpin Theme component already, uses global CSS variables now.
• We improved the compatibility with Comala Publishing, please also see https://seibert.biz/len-compatibilitycomalapublishing.
• Profile field names are now displayed above the actual profile field value, to account for longer field names.
• 5.9.4 – We updated some wordings for the recurring events feature to make it a bit clearer to avoid misconfiguration.

Bugfixes

• Some tooltips weren’t working with Confluence 8.8 and higher anymore. We made them work again.
• Profile fields tended to break when switching from the field type ‘Cascading Multi Select’ to a regular ‘Multi Select’ field type. We fixed this.
• We fixed a bug that caused issues when using Language Manager dropdown fields.
• The keyboard shortcut used to save a blog post while editing didn’t work. We fixed that.
• In some cases participants who signed out of a recurring event were spammed with mail notifications. This has been reduced to one notification.
• The combination of recurring events and notifications about signups for the event creator led to a bug in notification mails. This has been fixed.
• Events: We fixed the “copy link” functionality that was broken in the last release.
• Due to the now ensured compatibility with Confluence 8.8, users on said Confluence version should now be able to correctly create new apps.
• 5.9.1 – We fixed a critical bug which broke the quick search.
• 5.9.2 – We added a missing error flag when configuring and testing LDAP connections.
• 5.9.2 – When using a date filter within the People Search & List macro it didn’t always work correctly. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.2 – We fixed an issue where special characters were occasionally broken when mentioning users.
• 5.9.2 – When using the Confluence Search, some profile field values were broken. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.2 – We fixed a bug that messed up permission settings in the Linchpin News Workflow in certain cases.
• 5.9.2 – The keyboard shortcut for saving a page was broken while having Linchpin Enterprise News active. It’s fixed now.
• 5.9.2 – The kicker line wasn’t always positioned correctly. We fixed that.
• 5.9.2 – In combination with certain Confluence versions the Cover Stories macro couldn’t be configured anymore. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.2 – When showing the news scheduling overview after writing a news item, some dates were not displayed correctly. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.2 – The “Sign me up” Buttons showed a faulty behavior in certain circumstances, which we fixed.
• 5.9.2 – Sometimes the timeslot functionality was available when it shouldn’t have been. We fixed this.
• 5.9.2 – The date filter acted weirdly in the Event Hub in combination with recurring events. This bug has been fixed.
• 5.9.3 – We fixed a potential security issue. (https://seibert.biz/20240611cvemblisu, https://seibert.biz/20240611cvecup1, https://seibert.biz/20240611cvecup2)
• 5.9.4 – When embedding the native Confluence blog post macro on a page in “excerpts” mode and another, the blog post creator and creation date were hidden in some circumstances. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.4 – When used in combination with Comala Workflows, the news teaser images were not synchronized correctly.
• 5.9.4 – We fixed a potential security issues. (https://seibert.biz/20240625cvecup1, https://seibert.biz/20240625cvecup2)
• 5.9.4 – The XML import feature wasn’t resilient enough against corrupted data. It is now.
• 5.9.4 – In some cases, duplicate users were shown in the people directory. We convinced the doppelgangers to stay hidden.
• 5.9.4 – We fixed an issue concerning rollbacks for xml imports.
• 5.9.4 – We restricted access to our /space-categories REST endpoint to menu editors and admins.
• 5.9.4 – User mentions were sometimes invisible in macro previews. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.4 – We fixed draw.io diagrams not showing up on pages in a Linchpin Touch context. You will also need draw.io Diagrams & Whiteboards version 13.0.4 or higher for the fix to work.
• 5.9.4 – Linchpin Touch had some trouble displaying news feeds. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.4 – Linchpin Events wasn’t fully compatible with the app Space Privacy. Communication between both apps has been improved.
• 5.9.4 – Some email clients misinterpreted ics files contained in event message mails. Since these ics files weren’t really necessary, we removed them altogether.
• 5.9.4 – Some mail notifications about changes concerning event participation didn’t translate correctly into users’ calendars. This has been fixed.
• 5.9.4 – We fixed a bug concerning event messages not being sent under certain circumstances.
• 5.9.4 – Linchpin Events wasn’t fully compatible with the app Space Privacy. Communication between both apps has been improved.