ShortPoint 6.6 Release Notes

ShortPoint 6.6 is now available!
New Features and Performance
Improvements Release

All Platforms Release

The wait is over! We are happy to announce our new release from the ShortPoint team,
and as the usual we have new features and improvements!

Download ShortPoint 6.6

New Web Service Connection Type

A new connection type called Web Service has been added to enable connecting ShortPoint design elements with XML based Web Services with Anonymous, Basic, Key-based and advanced authentication

Connect ShortPoint
to user’s Delve profile picture and link

Now with any user field (from list or people search), you can connect ShortPoint
to user’s Delve profile picture and link

NEW – All Platforms

NEW – SharePoint 2013 / 2016

  • SharePoint Site URL connection rolled out
  • Package will have settings to be deployed only to web front end and farm server (Not on the application server)
  • Support for Active Directory group in
  • Countdown elements will be improved with new controls, new styles, and mobile responsiveness
  • The table element will now support all ShortPoint connections

IMPROVEMENTS

  • Primary Buttons is now renamed into Primary Color in the Theme Builder
  • Fixed SP runtime being loaded when connected ShortPoints in page
  • Friendlier license activation error messages
  • Added (Hide Header, Hide Footer, Hide Network in Header, Custom Prompt Text & Dark Theme) options for the Yammer element
  • Adding “columns to show” feature into the Table element
  • Showing warning messages when using large or unknown images in the Page Builder/Theme Builder to prevent common performance issues
  • Theme Builder CSS files are loaded from script block
  • Dates in connected ShortPoint will now respect SharePoint site’s regional settings
  • Added link to open source licenses to dashboard pages
  • ShortPoint for SharePoint 2013 / 2016 setup will now support custom ports in DNS name
  • ShortPoint will now support column names starting with underscore

CUSTOMER ISSUES FIXES

  • Fixed sorting in People in SharePoint Group connection
  • Fixed panel height calculation
  • Fixed not found api errors on SharePoint 2013/16
  • Fixed Communication site’s logo is duplicated when focus mode applied after republishing the page
  • Fixed multiple loading of linked custom CSS file
  • Fixed displaying all-day events in Events list
  • Fixed spacing issues caused by megamenu
  • Fixed focus mode not saving state between page reloads
  • Fixed scrollbars displaying when focus mode is on
  • Fixed New Window, Dialog and Lightbox options not working properly for Buttons
  • Fixed some images not being displayed if they had parenthesis in their file names
  • Fixed footer not being displayed on modern system pages
  • RSS feed connections works with deprecated TLS/SSL versions and supports feeds with content compression (gzip & deflate)
  • Fixed connected tabs inside toggles not being displayed
  • Fixed custom footer being inserted in the wrong location
  • Fixed image carousel white space and excessive height issues
  • In some cases when user was not able to insert links and images to Multiline RichText field when ShortPoint app is installed
  • Disabled image upload in content editor

FIXES

  • Fixed ShortPoint connected to a view sorted by a column with name starting with underscore not loading
  • Fixed instagram element not working on Internet Explorer
  • Fixed calendar Webpart misplaced when visibility applied on section
  • Fixed issue with Countdown icons when inserted in Alert or Info elements
  • Fixed connected ShortPoints not loading date after switching site language
  • Fixed slider not being displayed when visibility settings are applied
  • Fixed footer not being loaded on subsite when the Theme Builder settings are inherited
  • Fixed SharePoint footer not showing when Theme Builder is open
  • Fixed ShortPoint icon appearing in tree view
  • Fixed two loading spinners are shown in the table element
  • Fixed linking option for image caption on modern pages
  • Fixed linking option for counter boxes on modern pages
  • Fixed linking options for tiles on modern pages
  • Fixed reset Theme Builder to default TryOnline sites settings
  • Fixed background contain option not applied to section
  • Fixed background image lose its custom size with new sections
  • Fixed repeated background image not working
  • Fixed blur effect is not working with sections
  • Fixed cannot change background image width/height
  • Fixed Boxed/Framed Layout not being displayed properly on Internet Explorer
  • Fixed padding make the background disappear
  • Fixed opening and modern theme builder not failing to open after failed first installation attempt on site level
  • Fixed events not display correct time
  • Fixed table style is not working
  • Fixed Theme Builder changes can now be published from a subsite inheriting customization from parent
  • Fixed document previews are not supposed to be displayed as images
  • Fixed document preview is link to actual document in preview mode
  • Fixed table cannot be connected to a list from another site
  • Fixed issue with countdown border radius
  • Fixed multi level menu causing extra space on the Internet Explorer
  • Fixed hover button style for dialog boxes
  • Fixed scrollbars displaying when focus mode is switched on and off
  • Fixed Page Builder not loading in sites with apostrophes in name
  • Fixed cannot connect to a list contains symbols in its title
  • Fixed tiles are misplaced
  • Fixed full width footer to work better with layouts
  • Fixed not being able to hide the home link if there is only item in the menu
  • Fix cannot open table link in light-box
  • Fixed ‘Customize My Site’ button is available when the sub site inherits parent’s settings
  • Fixed ribbon buttons not showing when first installing on site collection level and reinstalling targeting site level
  • Fixed clear cache icon not showing
  • Fixed upgrade button was broken inside ShortPoint Dashboard pages
  • Fixed generated ShortPoints being rendered twice in the Page Builder
  • Fixed issue with Primary color not updating

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