Updates to the Groups.io service.
May 13, 2021
- NEW: More work on catching more spam sent to groups from non-members.
May 12, 2021
- APP BUGFIX: Fixed external links in messages. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/website_links_do_not_work/82663650?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82663650
- NEW: We now log in the activity log messages from moderators to members. The new activity log entry is `Message to member`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/member_message_urgently/82727955?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82727955
- CHANGE: Make the Files search results page consistent with the normal Files page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/inconsistent_fields_columns/82755124?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82755124
- BUGFIX: Using the 'Select all' check box to the left of the 'Display Name' column header on the member list also checks all of the member list filters. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/select_all_checkbox_on/82770788?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82770788
May 7, 2021
- BUGFIX: When deleting a subscription (by leaving a group, being removed, etc), we deleted all pending digest messages for the user, even if the messages were in other groups the user was still a member of.
May 6, 2021
- CHANGE: More work on making the breadcrumbs behave consistently.
May 5, 2021
- BUGFIX: Pagination in database tables was not working for people with infinite scroll preference.
- CHANGE: More work on making the breadcrumbs behave consistently.
- CHANGE: The filter on the Members page is now scrollable and height limited, to work better on mobile.
May 4, 2021
- DOCS: Updates from Nina.
- BUGFIX: Fixed issues with /viewevent page when viewing a repeating event: the `Pick A Different Date to RSVP` selector was never displayed, and we now present the repeating criteria in a more clear and separate way from the single event date.
- CHANGE: Moved search bar into breadcrumb line in the search results page.
- APP BUGFIX: Fixed issues with member filtering. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/build_16_issues/82553627?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82553627
May 3, 2021
- INTERNAL: Switched primary replica database machine to a dedicated CPU instance to see if that fixes the periodic slowdown we were seeing in database responses.
- CHANGE: Monthly updating of timezone selector.
- BUGFIX: Fix breadcrumb issues in photo albums, messages, and topics. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/breadcrumb_row/82515813?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82515813
April 30, 2021
- CHANGE: Reformatted the headers of several pages, moving the search bar into the breadcrumb line and improving behavior on mobile/app.
April 29, 2021
- CHANGE: Improved the mobile formatting of the edit subscription, group profile, member integration and email delivery history pages. Also converted them to qtpl.
April 28, 2021
- BUGFIX: Fixed some spacing issues between the desktop and mobile version of the site.
- APP BUGFIX: Fixed viewing a database row. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/82341428?p=Created,,,20,1,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,20,2,0,82341428
April 27, 2021
- APP BUGFIX: Fixed extra padding between the top nav bar and the page content. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/remove_unnecessary_white/82298987?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82298987
- APP BUGFIX: Fixed clicking on notifications going to the correct page in the page. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/tapping_a_message/82314189?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82314189
April 26, 2021
- APP BUGFIX: Fixed collapsing the Admin menu as well as collapsing the Account/Cog menu. Rolled out on Android, not yet rolled out for iOS. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/admin_menu_doesn_t_collapse/82316042?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82316042
April 23, 2021
- NEW: When viewing a member, we now include how that member became a member of the group, at the top of the page, after `Joined via...`. The options are: `web`, `email`, `invite`, `direct add`, `signup form`.
- CHANGE: The `/unbounce` link emailed to people when their account is bouncing will no longer log them in if they are not already logged in. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/logged_in_as_someone_else/82320106?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82320106
- BUGFIX: Make the button behavior on the Past Members page be consistent with the button behavior on the Members page. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/message/394?p=,,,20,0,0,0::Created,,file+sync,20,2,0,82311767
- BUGFIX: Align search button on Past Members page. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/message/384?p=,,,20,0,0,0::Created,,past+members,20,2,0,82298985
- BUGFIX: Fixed the HTML in the Group Directory page and Past Members Page. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/title_and_footer_bars_not/82298983?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82298983
April 22, 2021
- NEW: Released first test version of the Android App. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/new_android_app/82291000?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82291000
- BUGFIX: Logout wasn't working on the Apps. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/log_out_doesn_t_work/82295441?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,82295441
- CHANGE: The `Discard` button on the New Post page now returns to the group home page, and displays a banner saying the draft has been discarded. This is in part to fix an issue with the `Discard` button not working in the app.
April 20, 2021
- CHANGE: Unsubscribe because of FBL now reported as `via system`. Also, added commas before the `via` in the activity log. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/was_removed_via_email/82173348?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,82173348
April 16, 2021
- DOCS: Updates from Nina.
- NEW: We now support Single Sign On from YourMembership, for Enterprise groups.
- CHANGE: Changed invite link expiry to 14 days.
- INTERNAL: Upgraded the kernel on the other replica database machine to see if it helped reduce the unexplained freezes we're seeing.
April 15, 2021
- CHANGE: Invite links now expire after 24 hours. We no longer delete old invitations after 14 days.
- INTERNAL: Converted the add event page to quicktemplate.
- INTERNAL: Improvements to the admin dashboard involving spammer detection.
April 13, 2021
- NEW: Delete invites that haven't been accepted that are older than 14 days (rolled back on the 15th).
- CHANGE: If you click on an invite link and are logged in under a different account, we now display an error message instead of automatically logging you out.
- BUGFIX: In Full Digests, we would display the `Attachments` line under a message even if all the attachments were inline images.
- BUGFIX: In some instances, hashtag footers were not showing up in digests.
- INTERNAL: Upgraded the kernel on one of the replica database machines to see if it helped reduce the unexplained freezes we're seeing.
April 12, 2021
- BUGFIX: When converting plain text emails to HTML that contain links with query parameters, we were only linkifying the part of the URL up until the second query parameter.
April 8, 2021
- DOCS: Updates from Nina.
- NEW: Each hashtag can now have a footer, which will be included in any message tagged with that hashtag. The footer will also be displayed in the New Post page if the person selects the hashtag from the `Add Tags` dropdown.