Community Release - May 19, 2020
Updates include a new forums date format, videos can now be added to an event, and badge descriptions are no longer truncated.
New and Updated Content: Reframing: Moving People from Resistance to Support, Lobbying 101 and 201, Organizing Youth In CCL Guidance For Chapters
New and Updated Content: Reframing: Moving People from Resistance to Support, Lobbying 101 and 201, Organizing Youth In CCL Guidance For Chapters
What's a release?
Simply put, a release is a package of software updates consisting of new features and bug fixes along with new content. On CCL Community, we'll release updates every other week.New Features
- Forums Date Format. The display of dates on forum posts has been modified:
- Posts up to 1 month old show the number of days since the post was created
- Posts older than 1 month ago show the month and year
- All forum posts show the full date and time when a member hovers over the date in the footer
- Delete Forum File. Members can now delete files from forum posts by clicking the trash can icon next to the file name.
- Events Video. Videos can now be added to an event. Supported video providers currently include Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. To add a video:
- Click the dropdown on the event card
- Choose ‘Add video’
- Add the URL (not the embed code) to the video you wish to add
Bug Fixes
- Event Invite. Resolved an issue where file breadcrumbs pointed to file categories outside of the group.
- Badges. Badge descriptions are no longer truncated to fifty characters in the popover view.
New & Updated Content
Training:
- Reframing: Moving People from Resistance to Support - added May 14th
- Lobbying 201: Planning & Practicing Lobby Meetings - added May 12th
- Lobbying 101: Transformative Power of Citizen Advocacy - added May 7th
- Organizing Youth In CCL Guidance For Chapters - added May 7th
- Paperless Action Tools - updated (with QR codes) May 14th
- 2019 Volunteer Accomplishments - updated May 14th
- Meeting Plan Template - updated with 2020 details May 12th
- LTE Topics - added May 11th
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