2018 Releases
Releases made in 2018.
0.149.0 - 0.140.0
Dec. 18, 2018 (0.149.0)
Made changes that improve site health.
Dec. 14, 2018 (0.148.0)
Made improvements to header and spacing sizes across multiple content types (DP-10487, DP-9727).
Removed excess whitespace sometimes seen when viewing pages on IE11 (DP-10447).
Dec. 7, 2018 (0.147.1)
Fixed a bug where the contact info in an Organization page’s subnav didn’t display correctly (DP-11533).
Dec. 6, 2018 (0.147.0)
Improved visibility of contact information on the bottom of Service pages based on user testing research (DP-11030).
Fixed a bug where table headers were sometimes covered by a page’s “sticky” table of contents (DP-11102).
Fixed a bug where the last row of a table was sometimes cut off when using a mobile device (DP-11026).
Fixed a bug where contact information on Organization pages appeared stacked instead of side by side (DP-9883).
Dec. 3, 2018 (0.146.0)
Began behind-the-scenes development work that will improve the usability and functionality of the Feedback Manager. Soon you’ll have the ability to filter and export this data. We’ll tell you here and via email once we've released these enhancements (DP-10921).
Nov. 15, 2018 (0.145.1)
You can see a high-level overview of how your content is performing on Mass.gov by visiting the All content screen in the CMS. Now you'll see 2 columns labeled "score" and "page views (1 month)." The scores column will display a page's overall score for the previous calendar month. The page views column will display traffic to your page over the previous 30 days. Learn more about this new performance overview tool (DP-10469, DP-10470).
Fixed a bug that allowed you to save a page-based Alert without telling the CMS on which page(s) the alert should be displayed (DP-10380).
Nov. 8, 2018 (0.144.0)
Updated the look and feel of the Analytics Dashboards (Beta) to improve usability and stability. Learn more about using these dashboards (DP-10490).
Fixed 2 formatting issues when displaying fees. Now, fees will no longer display 2 dollar signs or decimal places for an even dollar amount (ex. “$24.00” will always display as “$24”). Decimal places will only display for values of $0.01 or greater (DP-10615).
Nov. 1, 2018 (0.143.0)
You can now publish and unpublish documents from the All documents view. You can do this by checking the boxes to the left of documents and selecting “Publish media” or “Unpublish media” from the Action dropdown menu (DP-10911).
Added a “sticky” table of contents (TOC) to multiple content types: Advisory, Decision, Executive Order, Regulation, and Rules of Court. (A sticky TOC remains at the top of a page as a user scrolls down.) This update also improved existing sticky TOCs on Information Details, Curated Lists, and Guides (DP-10462, DP-10774).
Updated video layout on Service pages. Now, video added to this page will appear larger and aligned under the page’s Overview for a cleaner display (DP-11058, DP-10793).
Oct. 30, 2018 (0.142.0)
Made changes that improve site health.
Oct. 23, 2018 (0.141.0)
Fixed an issue on the People and Contacts subtype of Curated Lists table of contents where additional contact items (ex. Phone, Online, etc.) were displaying (DP-10914).
You can add icons to all Location pages to note whether the location is transit-friendly, accessible, or both. These icons will also display on Location Listing pages. To add these icons, check the appropriate boxes on the “Header” tab when creating a Location page (DP-9391).
Oct. 18, 2018 (0.140.0)
Fixed an issue where content scheduled to be published at a later date and time was being published ahead of schedule. Now you can schedule content to be published and unpublished at a specified date and time (DP-10843).
Added a “sticky” table of contents to Guides. This means the table of contents will remain on the top of the page as users scroll down (DP-8019).
Added a “sticky” scroll bar to tables created in the CMS. Now, if a table has a scrollbar to scroll left or right, it will display at the bottom of the screen instead of at the very bottom of the table (DP-8725).
General improvements to style and design, including relationship indicators, feedback button, and alerts (DP-10013, DP-10756, DP-10025, DP-10274, DP-7916).
0.139.0 - 0.130.0
Oct. 17, 2018 (0.139.0)
Fixed a bug where documents appeared in Mass.gov search with the wrong title (DP-10611).
Oct. 12, 2018 (0.138.0)
You can now schedule a time for a document to publish or unpublish. Learn more about scheduled publishing and unpublishing (DP-8136).
Fixed a bug on How-to pages where icons for the “In person” and “Online” methods weren’t displaying (DP-10459).
Oct. 10, 2018 (0.137.0)
When you add Related events to an Event Page, the CMS automatically creates a listing page of past and future events. The titles of these listing pages have been updated for clarity. They now read "Past events related to [event name]" or "Upcoming events related to [event name]" (DP-8403).
Fixed a bug where the label of the Downloads or Address field sometimes disappeared when editing a page (DP-10359).
Oct. 5, 2018 (0.136.0)
When you add Related locations to a Location Page, a Location Listing page is automatically created. The title of this page is now “Other locations related to [Location]” instead of the previous confusing title “[Location] Locations” (DP-10591).
Added an orange “CSV” button to the bottom left of the All content page. Use this button to export a list of content (after you’ve filtered by organization, username, page type, etc.) as a spreadsheet (DP-10263).
Oct. 3, 2018 (0.135.0)
Fixed a bug where links added to the “Log in to…” section of the Organization Page sub-navigation menu didn’t appear (DP-10448).
Fixed a bug causing the Analytics Dashboards (Beta) to display at ⅔ width (DP-10498).
Added more information to “pins” on the maps of Location Listings. Clicking on a pin will open up a card with a link to the Location Page and a link to get directions to that location (DP-10320).
On Fees, you can now only add numerals to the Fee amount field. Before, if you added a dollar sign, comma, or other non-numeric characters your fee would display incorrectly or not at all (DP-10385).
Made improvements to contacting authors through the CMS. When you contact an author through the CMS from the “edit” page or Revisions page, the subject line will automatically include the title and node ID of the page you’re referencing by default (DP-9301).
When editing a document, the title at the top of the "Edit" page will now read “Edit Document: Document title” instead of “Edit Document: file name.pdf” (DP-10411).
Sept. 25, 2018 (0.134.0)
Fixed a bug on News items where the Listing description was not displaying correctly when sharing on social media accounts (DP-6652).
Links in the “Featured services” section of Org Pages now appear on the “See all” listing page (DP-10227).
Links in the “Featured tasks” section of Service Pages now appear on the “See all” listing page (DP-10382).
Improved page layout on author landing page (DP-10409).
Sept. 21, 2018 (0.133.0)
Fixed a bug where the scrollbar was hidden when visiting Mass.gov on Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge browsers (DP-9337).
Removed extra spacing between headings and text on Service Details (DP-5419).
Added an “Updates” section above the Help & Support box on the right of the author landing page (DP-10389).
Sept. 19, 2018 (0.132.0)
Added a sub-navigation menu to Organization Pages. This new menu allows users to quickly find information on the page and filter searches by your organization. Learn more about the Org Page sub-navigation menu (DP-9337, DP-9537 & DP-9790).
Added related links to the bottom of How-to Pages (DP-10216).
Changed the button text when using the “Insert Link to Document” tool in the rich text editor to read “SELECT FILE” instead of “INSERT FILES” since only 1 file can be added at a time (DP-9270).
Fixed an issue where a Fee created from within a How-to Page wouldn’t publish if the How-to was saved as a draft. Now, even if you save the How-to Page as a draft, the Fee will have been published (DP-9980).
Removed ability on Information Details to add Contact Info, Fees, and Legacy Redirects to the Links field of the Additional Resources section to prevent broken links (DP-10163).
Fixed a bug on Location Listing pages where all page numbers displayed at the bottom of a page (ex. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8) instead of only the first 3 pages and the last page with an ellipsis in between (ex. 1 2 3 … 8) (DP-5917).
Fixed a bug on Service Pages where the “Related Services” and “Additional Resources” columns weren’t aligned when displayed on a tablet (DP-5955).
Fixed a bug on Alerts where the text on the "ADD TARGET PAGE" button disappeared when creating page-specific alerts (DP-9791).
Sept. 14, 2018 (0.131.0)
There was no release due to the emergencies in the communities of Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover.
Sept. 12, 2018 (0.130.1)
Fixed a bug where the subtype title was not displaying on News items (DP-10312).
Fixed a bug causing the word "Array" to replace the first paragraph following the dateline on Press Releases (DP-10312).
Sept. 12, 2018 (0.130.0)
Added an in-page Feedback tab to each content type. Now, you can view feedback for the particular page you're on by clicking the "Feedback" tab in the top right corner (next to the Analytics tab). Learn more about using the in-page feedback tool (DP-9921).
Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented News, Curated Lists, and Regulation pages from opening because of an issue with the date field caused by DP-7763 (DP-10283).
0.129.0 - 0.120.0
Sept. 7, 2018 (0.129.0)
Added a new author landing page. You'll start on this page after logging into the CMS, and you can return to it from any page by clicking the "EDIT MASS.GOV" button in the top left corner. This page features 3 sections: The latest release notes, content you've most recently edited or watched, and Mass.gov resources, such as knowledge base articles and a link to file a ServiceNow request (DP-9182).
Removed "My work" and "Watched content" from the admin toolbar. To see content you've edited or are watching, click the "My content" button (DP-9182 & DP-9510).
The "Preview" button will only appear after you've saved or published a first draft (DP-9792).
Fixed a bug where some older unpublished documents were still available publicly. Now, all unpublished files are inaccessible publicly (DP-10179).
Fixed a bug on Curated Lists where the text on the "Add List - Manual" button sometimes disappeared when creating a directory (DP-10239).
Fixed a bug where social media links weren't appearing on "General" Organization Pages (DP-10268).
Fixed a bug on Organization Pages that required a background image to add content to the More Services fields. The background image requirement was removed as part of Release 0.121.0 (DP-10276).
Sept. 5, 2018 (0.128.0)
Person items with biographies will now appear in some autofill dropdown menus. Read more about person items (DP-9535).
Fixed a bug where News items on Organization Pages sometimes had the wrong date (DP-7763).
Aug. 31, 2018 (0.127.1)
Fixed a bug where Topic Page and social media icons were replaced with a generic file icon (DP-10252).
Aug. 31, 2018 (0.127.0)
Constituents will now see an "Offered by" and a link to an Organization Page in the upper left of most Mass.gov pages. These "relationship indicators" are determined by whatever is in the page's Organization(s) field. You can find Organization(s) when editing at the bottom of the page's first tab (DP-9651).
Updated the site-wide feedback button (the sticky button on the bottom right corner on every page) to read "Feedback" instead of "Tell us what you think." The new button is also fixed to the bottom right corner of each page (DP-10019).
Replaced the Contributing Organization field on documents with the Organization(s) field, which includes the same org information (DP-10101).
Fixed a bug that allowed iFrames from unapproved domains on Information Detail pages. Now, only whitelisted domains are allowed (DP-10111).
Enhanced the authoring experience for adding links to Alerts. Now, you can choose whether your Alert links to the default alert page, a specific internal (e.g. Info Detail or How-to) or external page, or nothing (DP-7322).
Fixed a bug where Curated Lists with only 1 list displayed a table of contents and "List title." Now, tables of contents and "List titles" will only display on pages with 2 or more lists (DP-6871).
Changed the title of the "User" menu (in the upper right of the CMS) to "Account" (DP-10183).
Fixed a bug where .mmp files would download instead of open for users (DP-10150).
Aug. 29, 2018 (0.126.0)
Fixed a bug so Binders now display properly on Curated Lists when sorting by "date created" (DP-9132).
Removed duplicative quick action links on the sidebar on Location pages (DP-10078).
Added an optional Location subtitle field to Location pages. This text will appear along with the location's title in Location Listing pages (DP-10029).
Location Listing pages will display hours and phone numbers for locations (DP-10029).
Updated Location Listing pages so when you hover over a location, the map doesn't automatically zoom into the pinned location. Now, the pin will bounce when hovering over the location (DP-9522).
Now, when using a search filter on a Location Listing page, the filter won't reset if you click off the page and back to the search results (DP-9486).
Aug. 24, 2018 (0.125.0)
Fixed a bug where content scheduled to be unpublished didn't automatically unpublish (DP-10135).
Updated the Pages Linking Here tool to include links from the referencing Binder and Previous/Next buttons on Law Library content types (DP-9343).
Aug. 23, 2018 (0.124.0)
We've separated Legacy redirects from the rest of the content to decrease clutter. You can now find your published and draft Legacy redirects on the Legacy redirects tab, located in the "Content" menu in the CMS (DP-8299).
You can now create a Legacy redirect to a Person item (DP-10079).
Fixed a bug where published pages displayed an erroneous "prepublished_draft" message (DP-8037).
Previously, when editing a manual list within a Curated List, you would have to expand each list item to see the item details. Now, all information displays by default (DP-9844).
Fixed a bug where a Person item's short bio would appear above the person's name on a Boards page (DP-9984).
Aug. 17, 2018 (0.123.0)
You can now customize your location listings (the “Map” tab) on Service and Organization Pages (DP-9842).
Added the Organization(s) field to Documents. Just like on other content types, this field allows your documents to appear when filtering searches by Org (DP-9184).
You can now upload.prx files (DP-9824).
Aug. 15, 2018 (0.122.0)
On Services, Info Details, Service Details, and News: You can now select "Add existing video" to embed a video you've used before. Learn more about adding videos (DP-6955).
You can now add videos hosted by Vimeo. You'll add them the same way you'd embed a YouTube video (DP-9979).
Fixed a bug where short descriptions documents on Curated Lists would not display immediately (DP-9978).
Added a "maximize" button to the rich text editor. This will allow you to open a fullscreen view of the editor (DP-9044).
You can now add a category to documents so they appear in 1 of Mass.gov search’s built-in tabs (News, Laws & Regulations, and Services) (DP-9333).
Added Organization parent field to "More" tab on Org Pages. Use this field if you want your organization to appear in a search for the parent organization or secretariat (DP-9899).
Aug. 10, 2018 (0.121.0)
You can now add image credits to images on News content types (DP-6274).
Fixed a bug where the "Sections" field was visible in all News item subtypes. Now, this field only appears for News items where you can actually use it (DP-6881).
Fixed a bug where you had to click your browser's back button multiple times to get back to the previous page on certain "See more" pages (DP-9871).
Background images are no longer required or displayed in the Services Offered section of Org pages (DP-9839, DP-9869).
Clarified Org Page headings: "Featured services" is now "Top actions & services," "More services" is now "Other actions & services," and "See all services" is now "See all actions & services" (DP-9993).
Aug. 3, 2018 (0.120.0)
Fixed a problem where using your browser's "back" button to return to a "see all" page like this one led to a broken link (DP-9867).
Drastically improved what Mass.gov pages look like when you print them out (DP-8266).
0.119.0 - 0.110.0
Aug. 1, 2018 (0.119.0)
Fixed a bug where a "See upcoming events" link would appear on a past events page when there weren't any upcoming events (DP-8568).
Changed the title of the rich text editor tool you use to link to documents to "Insert Link to Document" from "Download Link." Learn more about linking to documents (DP-9641).
July 27, 2018 (0.118.0)
You can now create a directory using a Curated List by adding Contact Information and/or Person items. You can even assign labels to new Contact Info or Person items so they’re automatically added to your directory. Learn about creating directories (DP-8177).
Using the Complex time event time field on an Event page will now override both the date and time displayed on the page (DP-8381).
Improved the experience of embedding images. Now, the "E" symbol has been replaced with an image thumbnail. Also, images you've uploaded will be saved in a folder so they can be referenced again without having to re-upload the file (DP-9518).
Marked the "Related" tab in Events required, since the Associated pages field must be completed before publishing your Event (DP-9515).
Fixed a bug that prevented you from scrolling after adding a photo to a News item in edit mode (DP-9742).
Fixed a bug causing the "next" page and "previous" page buttons on "See more" listing pages to display unstyled (DP-9766).
July 25, 2018 (0.117.0)
Added a new field to Organization pages called Our Organizations where you can list other state agencies that are part of yours. See a live example of Our Organizations (DP-9090).
Added the "Did you find what you're looking for?" survey to location listings and "see more" listings pages (DP-9226).
Fixed a bug where a page's "last revision" status would be marked as "published" in the All Content menu even though that page's last revision was actually an unpublished draft (DP-9560).
You can no longer add Person items to an Executive Order's issuer field (DP-9654).
July 20, 2018 (0.116.0)
Fixed a bug where filtering the "All Content" menu by organization caused an error when trying to go past the first page of results (DP-9694).
Fixed a bug where, after selecting a result from a listing page (Location Listing, Event Listing, etc.) and clicking the browser's back button, users returned to page 1 of the listing page instead of the previous page number they were on. For example, a user clicks on a Location Page on page 6 of the listing page. They click the back button and expect to return to page 6 but instead return to page 1. Now, that user would return to page 6 (DP-5329).
July 18, 2018 (0.115.0)
Fixed a bug that caused inconsistent user satisfaction data in the Analytics Dashboards (Beta) (DP-9557).
July 16, 2018 (0.114.0)
Now, when you add a Header image to a Guide, you can pick the focus of the image. Whatever area you choose will always show on the page, no matter device or browser size (DP-4613).
Added a new Organization(s) field to all content types. This field will eventually generate relationship indicators (the links in the upper left that connect you to similar content) between your content and your Organization Page (DP-9112).
The text on Alert banners will now wrap so the full message displays for mobile users (DP-9435).
Fixed a bug so now AutoCAD files download instead of open for users (DP-9496).
Fixed a bug where social media links were not displaying on the Boards subtype of an Organization Page (DP-9475).
July 11, 2018 (0.113.0)
You can now add an Alert banner to any content type (DP-9408).
Released beta Analytics Dashboards across content types in the CMS. Want to learn how to use Dashboards to improve content? You can schedule an in-person appointment with a Digital Service content strategist (DP-9432).
Prevented Legacy Redirects, Contact Information, Fees, and Person items from appearing in most autocomplete fields. This should dramatically reduce the items that you don't want to link to but that still appear when you begin typing in one of these fields (DP-7155).
Fixed a bug on Boards Pages (an Organization subtype) where the About us section appeared even if you hadn't added content there (DP-9425).
Changed the title of the "User" menu (in the upper right of the CMS) to "Account" per feedback from content authors (DP-9517).
July 10, 2018 (0.112.0)
Revised the wording on watch emails to clarify what happens when somebody saves a new draft – that there is both a currently "published" version and a "latest," but still unpublished, version. (Watch emails are the ones you get when someone makes a change to a page you've worked on.) (DP-9315).
Combined the "My work" and "Watched content" views in the CMS into a "My content" view, which you'll land on when you log in (DP-9342).
June 29, 2018 (0.111.0)
To improve site security, we've prevented future uploads of .htm and .html files (DP-9329).
You are no longer required to include an address when you create an Event (DP-7702).
Added a subscript formatting button to rich text editors (DP-8899).
Now, when you click a button while authoring/editing a page, the CMS will automatically move your screen to whatever field that button affects (DP-9227).
Previously, in some parts of the CMS, you had an option to "Set to unpublish," while in other parts, you saw "Set to archive." These accomplished the same thing, and the different language was confusing. We've standardized this option to "Set to unpublish" across the CMS (DP-9353).
June 27, 2018 (0.110.0)
To improve site security, we've prevented future uploads of .htm and .html files (DP-9329).
You are no longer required to include an address when you create an Event (DP-7702).
Added a subscript formatting button to rich text editors (DP-8899).
Now, when you click a button while authoring/editing a page, the CMS will automatically move your screen to whatever field that button affects (DP-9227).
Previously, in some parts of the CMS, you had an option to "Set to unpublish," while in other parts, you saw "Set to archive." These accomplished the same thing, and the different language was confusing. We've standardized this option to "Set to unpublish" across the CMS (DP-9353).
0.109.0 - 0.100.0
June 22, 2018 (0.109.0)
Added Boards subtype to Organization Page. Now you can highlight board members on your Organization Page. Learn more about authoring a Boards Page (DP-8631).
Updated the feedback form at the bottom of each page ("Did you find what you were looking for on this webpage?") to include a warning for users not to include personal information and a link to quickly report abuse or other emergency matters (DP-9317).
Fixed a bug that allowed you to link content types in autocomplete fields where those content types were supposed to be restricted (DP-8611).
Fixed a problem where Related Links and Contact Info sometimes didn't appear on the right side and bottom of an Info Detail page (DP-9350).
June 19, 2018 (0.108.0)
Fixed an issue that caused some buttons in the CMS to lose their styling (e.g. color, font weight) (DP-9264).
June 15, 2018 (0.107.0)
On Public Meetings (subtype of an Event), you're no longer required to add a title for meeting minutes or agenda sections (DP-8135).
You can take a tour of some content types to learn about them (look for a link in the upper right while editing). Unfortunately, the top menu in the CMS covered some of the tour tips. We've fixed this so that all tour stops are visible (DP-9263).
June 13, 2018 (0.106.0)
Updated the link button in the rich text editor so that you can now autofill Mass.gov links (DP-8192).
Added quick links for the "Add Content" and "Add Document" buttons to the top of the Admin toolbar. This allows for quick, easy access to creating content or adding documents from any page within the CMS (DP-9080).
Fixed a bug causing slowness when trying to open the Revisions page (DP-9287).
Fixed a problem where, when adding files to a Downloads or similar section, the table displaying those files in edit mode wouldn't format correctly unless multiple files were added. Now, the table displays the same whether adding 1 file or multiple files (DP-9290).
Made all "Remove" buttons across the CMS a consistent style (DP-9290).
June 8, 2018 (0.105.0)
Added "Pages Linking Here" tab that lists the pages that link to a page or document. Learn how to use the Pages Linking tool (DP-7206).
Fixed an issue where errors sometimes appear after updating Contact Info (DP-5989).
Updated the placement of help text across multiple content types in the CMS to improve visibility (DP-9147).
Reduced amount of whitespace in the Contact Info section on Org Pages to reduce scrolling (DP-9240).
June 6, 2018 (0.104.0)
Fixed a bug that shortened URLs in the Additional Resources section on Information Detail pages causing broken links (DP-9142).
Updated help text for Link fields across the CMS (DP-4862).
June 1, 2018 (0.103.0)
Fixed a problem with Alert landing pages showing URLs rather than titles of Related Links (DP-8582).
Made it so that the Restrict Content Access feature no longer disappears from Information Detail pages after they are initially saved (DP-9149).
Updated the interface for Add Existing File on numerous content types so that it's easier to see and select available documents (DP-6601).
Addressed a problem in the CMS admin theme that obscured the "View", "New Draft", "Latest Version" and "Revisions" links on the top right side of the page when a draft was saved (DP-9153).
Fixed the "All Documents" view to make a document's title link point to a shareable URL that includes "www" rather than "edit" (DP-8297).
Made a fix so that pages listed under "Revisions" load faster and more reliably (DP-9134).
May 30, 2018 (0.102.0)
Fixed a problem with page-level Alerts not unpublishing as scheduled (DP-8910).
Fixed an issue with Legacy Redirects briefly not being deployed (DP-9075).
Fixed a problem with the first Featured Item Mosaic image not displaying on Organization pages for some Internet Explorer users (DP-9057).
May 25, 2018 (0.100.1)
Fixed a bug where photos didn't appear correctly when viewing a Person page on a mobile device (DP-9078).
May 23, 2018 (0.100.0)
Fixed a problem where some migrated documents were showing an incorrect future date as the "updated" date (DP-8800).
Added a brand new look and feel to improve usability during your authoring experience in the CMS. We haven’t added, removed, or moved any functionality, with 2 exceptions: We’ve added more visible help text in content types and we’ve redesigned the “Add content” page (DP-7804).
Fixed a problem where searching by zip code or city on a Location Listing didn't filter results properly (DP-8997).
Now, if you change a page title that's linked in an autocomplete field, the link text will automatically change to display the new page title (DP-7782).
Made heading titles across content types more descriptive for visitors using screen readers (DP-3226).
0.99.0 - 0.90.0
May 18, 2018 (0.99.0)
Added the Featured Items Mosaic option to all Organization pages (DP-8918). More on using Mosaic.
Made improvements to Contacts on Org pages to better display address and other information, and added the option of showing a 100x100 logo (DP-8918).
Now, a page will only get a "version number" (e.g. www.mass.gov/url-0) if there is another published page with the same title (DP-8055).
May 16, 2018 (0.98.0)
Fixed a problem on Organization pages where the "See all services" link did not list pages from the "Featured services" area (DP-6715).
Added node or media IDs on edit pages so that authors can quickly reference content by ID number (DP-7562).
Fixed a problem where download links in rich text editors redirected users to URLs that some of them could not access (DP-8973).
May 11, 2018 (0.97.0)
Fixed a problem where the "See all" page under Service pages' "What you need to know" section wasn't showing the link titles for Binders and Information Details (DP-8808).
Fixed a problem where the index of sites on Location Listings pages advanced when you clicked on page number indicators above and below the index, but the page numbers themselves did not advance (DP-8695).
You can now add Information Details to Curated Lists (DP-8474).
Updated Service pages so that an organization's logo will appear in the Offered by space if a logo has been defined (DP-7308).
Improved maps on Service and Organization pages so that you see the name of points on maps when hovering over them (DP-7761).
Made a change to the state seal/Mass.gov logo to improve site performance (DP-8363).
May 9, 2018 (0.96.0)
You can no longer link to Binders and Info Details in a Service Page's All tasks field (DP-8789).
May 4, 2018 (0.95.0)
Fixed a problem where Contacts wasn't marked as required in some News Items, even though it was, in fact, required (DP-8295).
Fixed a problem where iFrames on Info Details did not pay attention to what you wrote in Height. Now, they will (DP-8441).
Moved the header for social links closer to the links on Service and Organization Pages. Previously, there was too much padding. (DP-5269).
May 2, 2018 (0.94.0)
Launched the Feedback Manager, an authoring tool that helps you track and analyze user feedback on your content. Learn about using the Feedback Manager (DP-8542).
Updated help text, including adding links to resources, across the CMS (DP-7031).
You can now search for content by Organization on the "My Work," "All Content," and "Manage Content" screens (DP-7127).
Users moving from Percussion to Drupal or vice versa will no longer take a layover at a page that informs them of this change (DP-8721).
April 27, 2018 (0.93.0)
Made changes that improve site health.
April 24, 2018 (0.92.0)
Fixed a problem where sometimes, when you updated a page's title, links to that page didn't automatically change to reflect your update. However, anything you add to link text will overwrite the linked page's title (DP-8003).
April 20, 2018 (0.91.0)
Fixed an issue where watch emails were addressed to the wrong person (DP-8656).
Added relationship indicators (the small, rectangular links in the upper right) to Service Details linked in the Featured tasks section of a Service Page (DP-6224)
Increased the amount of space between block quotes and other content on Information Detail pages. Previously, they were a little squished together (DP-8440).
April 18, 2018 (0.90.0)
Added a line to Watch Report emails that tells you if someone changed the content's moderation state – unpublished a page, published a page, saved a new draft of a published page, etc. (DP-8231).
Cleaned up the login and user profile screens (DP-8358).
0.89.0 - 0.80.0
April 13, 2018 (0.89.0)
You can now upload MP3s to the CMS (DP-7158).
April 11, 2018 (0.88.0)
Fixed a bug where, after you unpublished a document, you got a confirmation message that listed a different document (DP-8426).
Fixed a problem with Location Listings where screen readers didn’t treat the number of results in the Listing as important headings (DP-6351).
Reduced how long you can be inactive before the CMS logs you out from 24 hours to 8 hours. This change helps ensure site security (DP-7405).
April 6, 2018 (0.87.0)
Fixed a bug where adding an Information Detail to a Binder resulted in a mystery extra listing in the Information Detail’s table of contents (DP-8436).
Added the option to include Binders in Curated Lists (DP-84299).
Added the option to move Binders and Information Details to and from the trash (DP-8429).
April 4, 2018 (0.86.0)
Fixed a bug that caused security vulnerabilities. One consequence of this bug fix is that you will no longer be able to use HTML formatting in plain text fields (DP-6937).
Fixed a bug where, if you unpublished or trashed an Organization Page, you wouldn’t be able to view News items that had been associated with that Organization Page (DP-8428).
You can now add iFrames from https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/ (DP-8449).
March 30, 2018 (0.85.0)
Fixed a bug that prevented Topic Page banners from displaying correctly for mobile users (DP-8378).
Released the Binder, a content type that collects other content into long form reports, chapter books, or collections of content on a similar theme. Learn how to use the Binder (DP-7943).
Released the Information Detail, a content type designed for long, complex content. You’ll be able to add more images, media, and customization than on other content types. Learn how to use the Information Detail (DP-7989).
Fixed a bug that caused Legacy Redirects to crash when you tried to add a new redirect (DP-8372).
Fixed an issue with Service Pages where long titles were cut off for mobile users (DP-7490).
Improved how screen readers interpret accordion-style dropdowns (such as the How-to's Method dropdown). Now, when they encounter these menus, they will announce, “Click to show info” (DP-2082).
Fixed an issue where the State Organizations flyout menu stubbornly refused to close all the way for mobile users (DP-5951).
Made the links to social media at the bottom of every Mass.gov page accessible for screen readers (DP-2403).
Made it easier for screen readers to read phone numbers and email addresses in Contact Information (DP-6181).
Fixed a bug where adding Contact Information or Related Links to a Service Detail would affect how videos and iFrames displayed (DP-6712).
March 28, 2018 (0.84.0)
Made changes that improve site health.
March 23, 2018 (0.83.0)
Fixed a bug where entering an invalid email address into a Contact Information item could cause broken links on Organization Pages that contained that Contact Information (DP-8354).
Fixed a problem where documents added to an automatic section of a Curated List were taking far too long to appear for users (DP-8325).
March 23, 2018 (0.82.0)
We’ve substantially improved the Mass.gov search (DP-8171). Learn more about Mass.gov's search.
Fixed a bug where sometimes, no links would appear in Additional resources even though you’d added links (DP-8061).
March 16, 2018 (0.81.0)
Fixed a bug that prevented you from saving a first draft of an Organization page if you added Locations in the “Map” tab (DP-8263).
March 14, 2018 (0.80.0)
Fixed a bug that caused Events to display in the wrong order (DP-8202).
0.79.0 - 0.70.0
March 9, 2018 (0.79.0)
Added an “Organization Stakeholders” dropdown to the gray authoring box. By default, this will populate using your organization, though you can change it or add additional organizations. The first organization listed will help us organize pages by group in Siteimprove, a tool that will help you catch broken links and manage your content (DP-7749).
Fixed headings on Guide, Regulation, and Location pages to make them easier for screen readers to read (DP-3222).
Replaced the "delete content" button with the ability to move content to and recover it from the trash (DP-4027). Learn how to move content to and recover content from the trash.
Changed “Save and Archive” to “Save and Unpublish” for clarity (DP-4027).
March 2, 2018 (0.78.0)
Fixed a problem where sometimes a newly published page had a URL like www.mass.gov/node/1234 instead of a URL based on its title. Now, URLs will appear as expected. (DP-7983).
Fixed a bug that prevented the Public testimony and Posted date sections from appearing on Public Meeting Events (DP-8039).
Feb. 28, 2018 (0.77.0)
Made changes that improve site health.
Feb. 23, 2018 (0.76.0)
Added “Agenda” and “Meeting Minutes” sections to the Events content type (DP-5991).
Released a new Public Meetings subtype for Events, which includes posted dates and public testimony fields (DP-5991).
Added the ability to contact a page’s author. When you open a page in edit mode, you’ll find a link to a contact form in the gray authoring box in the top right next to the author’s name. You will also find a link in the revision log (DP-6679).
Changed how dates are formatted on Alerts so that screen readers reader them as dates, not numbers. They will now appear in this format: Jan. 19, 2018 (DP-1902).
Fixed a problem where some documents were inaccessible to users, even though they were published in the CMS (DP-7873).
Fixed an issue where, when you deleted a page that was linked to the Rules of Court, users couldn’t view the Rules of Court page (DP-7952).
Fixed Listing pages (for example, Location Listings and Event Listings) so they now have standardized URLs. Previously, a bug had caused some URLs to look like this: www.mass.gov/node/1234. They will now look like this: www.mass.gov/orgs/name-of-org/locations(DP-7986).
Improved the text on Location Listing pages that asked users to enter information about where they wanted to search. Now, the text reads, “Search by city or zip code (optional).” It used to read, “Show closest (optional)" (DP-6350).
Improved Location Listings so that their browser title--the title that appears at the top of the browser, or on a browser’s tab--reads (for example) Department of Public Utilities Locations. It used to read "Geographic Listing - Mass.gov" (DP-6359).
Feb. 21, 2018 (0.75.0)
Now, when you log in to the CMS, you’ll land on the “My work” page (instead of the home page) (DP-7764).
Added links to the CMS to help articles for Organization Pages and Form Pages (DP-7956).
Feb. 16, 2018 (0.74.0)
Added the option to include Contact Information on Service Pages (DP-7086).
Added the ability to schedule a time to publish or unpublish your content. Learn how to schedule content (DP-7188).
Added links to the CMS to help articles for Events, News, and Guides (DP-7640).
Restored the “file name” column to the “All Documents” view (DP-7919).
Now, when you revise a page’s name, the name change will be reflected anywhere you’ve linked that page, as long as the link is an autocomplete link (for example, the URL field in a Service Detail's related links section). This only works with Mass.gov pages you can autolink, not with URLs you’ve copy and pasted. Additionally, entering text into a link text field still overrides the title that displays in the URL field (DP-6929).
Feb. 14, 2018 (0.73.0)
Reorganized the All Documents menu to make it more usable, including removing information that was irrelevant for authors (DP-6585).
Changed watch reports (email reports about changes to pages that authors are "watching") to include messages left in the Revision Log (DP-7817).
Cleaned up URLs around the site to make sure content is optimized for search engines. For example, some URLs included “index.php” in them (DP-6105).
Feb. 8, 2018 (0.72.0)
Addressed a problem where Formstack forms that included file uploads weren't working (DP-6551). Learn what to do to author Form Pages that include file uploads.
Feb. 6, 2018 (0.71.0)
Added 2 options to the Executive Order adjustment type: “Revoking and Superseding” and “Rescinding" (DP-6012).
You can now add short descriptions to links and documents on Curated Lists. (DP-7062).
Changed watch reports (email reports about changes to pages that authors are "watching") to include the email address of whichever author made a change to content you're watching (DP-7431).
Now, when your Regulation’s status is proposed, working draft, or draft, you no longer need to link to its official version (DP-7487).
Feb. 2, 2018 (0.70.0)
Changed the Court section of the Rules of Court content type. Now, you can only link to pages that pages that users can access. For example, you can link to Locations, but not Contact Information (DP-7474).
You can now use Legacy Redirects with legacy pages whose URLs begin with http://www.mass.gov/envir and http://www.mass.gov/agr (DP-7626).
0.69.0 - 0.60.0
Jan. 31, 2018 (0.69.0)
Fixed a bug where documents that you unpublished continued to appear on Curated Lists (DP-7488).
Fixed a problem where some authors weren’t able to find other authors’ content in the All Content menu (DP-7517).
Jan. 26, 2018 (0.68.0)
Fixed a bug on Curated Lists, where law library items (Advisories, Regulations, Executive Orders, Decisions) were being sorted by the date they were published in the CMS instead of the date they were issued on (DP-6547 and DP-7344).
Fixed a bug where, after you unpublished a Service Detail, you could still see the indicator for that Service Detail (the small box in the upper left that shows related pages) on pages it had been linked to. (DP-7209).
Changed the requirements for Advisory, Decision, or Rules of Court content types. Now, you will need to either add a file, or add content to the overview, or add content to a section. Previously, you either needed to add a file or add a section (DP-7439).
Revised some Service Page headings to be clearer for users. For example, under What would you like to do?, the headers now read Top tasks and All other tasks (used to be Featured and Tasks) (DP-3197).
Changed the order of fields on Location Details pages so that you author them in the same order in which they display to users. Formerly, the order did not match (DP-6733).
Fixed a bug where unpublishing a News item could prevent users from being able to view a page that linked to that News item (DP-7309).
Jan. 19, 2018 (0.67.1)
We fixed a bug where that was preventing users from viewing documents (DP-7502).
Jan. 18, 2018 (0.67.0)
Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented authors from being able to save or update lists in Curated Lists (DP-6234).
Fixed a bug where deleting contact information was preventing users from viewing pages associated with that contact information (DP-7364).
Now, when you author an Advisory or a Regulation, you can add the following content types to the related links section: Advisories, Decisions, Executive Orders, Curated Lists, Rules of Court, and Regulations (DP-6932).
Jan. 12, 2018 (0.66.0)
You can now upload or rename files that are up to 100MB. (The previous limit was 10MB.) (DP-6791)
In the "Add Content" screen, we've linked to articles that will help you get most out of important content types (DP7232).
Jan. 10, 2018 (0.65.0)
You can include Rules of Court on their Curated Lists (DP-7189).
Added an Overview to Curated List (DP-6175).
We fixed a bug where Curated Lists alphabetical sorting did not take into account numbers that are part of item titles (DP-6229).
Jan. 4, 2018 (0.64.0)
Added page-level Alerts, which you can use to post critical information to your Location, Service, and Organization Pages. Learn how to use page-level alerts (DP-5800).
Made sharing previews of unpublished content with nonusers more intuitive (DP-4801).
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