DNN Release Notes — 2014 Jan 21

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• Fixed issue where .dnn7 manifest was not being utilized in module installation process.
• Fixed issue where restored user could not change his profile avatar.
• Added .ashx to regex filter for Do Not Redirect rule in advanced url management.
• Added various SQL database optimizations contributed by Sebastian Leupold.
• Fixed issue with rich text editor in Newsletters in Firefox.
• Fixed copy page so that all properties are copied.
• Fixed UI issue when managing Authentication providers.
• Fixed browser compatibility issue when managing Available Modules in Site Settings.
• Fixed defaults of billing and trial values when adding security roles.
• Added a 404 page to the blank site template.
• Fixed issue where config element in module manifest throws errors when XML Merge script is in separate file.
• Fixed terminology when changing password as Administrator.
• Fixed Console module so that it ignores pages that are not intended to be included in the menu.
• Fixed access control so that Deny permissions always ovveride Grant permissions.
• Fixed access control so that Navigate permission can be denied.
• Enhanced permissions grid so that full control specification can not be overridden for specific permissions.
• Enhanced control panel so that Stay In Edit Mode option is always available.
• Make application FIPS compliant.
• Fixed issue preventing DAM from being used in Group mode.
• Fixed javascript issue in DNNMenuProvider.
• Fixed access control so that module level permissions are observed for all individualpermission types.
• Disabled field validation when changing countries during registration.
• ModuleSettingsPresenterBased now instantiates ModuleSettings and TabModuleSettings.
• Fixed exception when composing new message to user.
• GetUserRoles will now return an empty list if the user is not valid.
• Made Group pending notification URLs absolute.
• Allow a user using the Windows Live authentication provider to be a member of multiple portals.
• Removed inline style in Logo skin object.
• Fixed Member Directory issue where the same user is displayed multiple times.
• Added stored procedure to prevent error when uninstalling dashboard extension.
• Improved Newsletters so you can send to Social Groups as well as Security Roles.
• Fixed issue where page with a future publish date can not be edited.
• Allow a user to specify both a date and time for publishing in module settings.
• Fixed issue where UserInfo object did not contain LastIPAddress.
• Fixed Site Group behavior so that Site Settings are populated with current portal properties.
• Improved performance of loading folders that contain a large volume of files.
• Fixed scheduler so that Application_Start is recognized when using Request mode.
• Fixed search by tag functionality.
• Fixed Users Online so that it is thread-safe.
• Enhancement so that Google Analytics does not track admin or host user activity.
• Enhanced Test SMTP options so that it tells you who the email was sent from and to.
• Fixed issue preventing the closing of the "Welcome to Your Installation" pop up.
• Search crawler enhanced to include host pages.
• Fixed issue causing SendMail to crash when sending blank value for to, cc or bcc.
• Fixed user profile so that users can view their friends profile info if security is set to Friends.
• Fixed Splash page behavior.
• Fixed issues where updating a journal item was creating a new record instead of updating existing one.
• Fixed issue where upgrading from an older version was not cleaning up auth systems, providers and optional modules.
• Enhanced uploading new extension experience to show progress indicator.
• Fixed issue where User could not reply to Message.
• Added new host setting to optionally disable critical error reports displayed in page.
• Fixed upgrade issue if previous version of module creator was installed.
• Fixed an issue where user folders were not deleted when a user was deleted.

DNN EVOQ CONTENT

• All updates included with DNN Platform 7.2.1.
• Implemented new functionality that allows users to open and edit Office documents on the server from the File Manager.
• Implemented new functionality that allows users to set the root folder in the File Manager.
• Implemented new functionality that allows users to share links to a folder or tag.
• Implemented new functionality where if a File Manager is added to the profile page, the documents are filtered per user.
• Implemented various performance enhancements in the File Manager.
• Enhanced the user switcher functionality so that it can also be used by administrators (not only super users).
• Fixed issue where only system administrators were able to approve documents in the File Manager.
• Fixed issue where the update and cancel buttons did not close the pop up in the MyModules module.
• Fixed issue where large files were not being uploaded to the File Manager.
• Fixed issue where modules were still being shared after a site was removed from a group.

DNN EVOQ ENGAGE (EVOQ SOCIAL 1.1.0)

• All 7.1 Platform Enhancements:
  • All user facing social modules now take full advantage of the new Search.
• Answers:
  • New feature: Inline comment support added for both questions and answers.
  • Additional mechanics activities are logged.
• Azure Compatibility.
• Blogs:
  • Pinned blog entry support (1.0.2).
  • More control over HTML layout of blog list view items (1.0.2).
  • Enhanced 'blogger bar' to include drop down selector.
• Design updates to provide a more consistent experience across all social modules.
• Ideas:
  • Locking enhanced for various statuses to disallow voting.
  • Additional mechanics activities are logged.
• Profile Dashboard enhanced to allow more control of influence/engagement calculations.
• Related Content updated to support tags in list views (when cid is not present in URL).
• Social Events now also integrated with Bing maps (1.0.2).
• Subscriptions:
  • New feature: Module content notifications (subscribe to new questions, enties, topics, ideas, events, articles).
  • Subscribe option added to several modules where users author content (ask question, start topic, create idea).
• Toast skin object updated to be proper skin object so it can be used with HTML skinning.
• New feature: Wiki (A new module slightly different from a traditional Wiki).
  • Gaming and reputation mechanics integrated from the start (like all other social modules).
  • Pages are called articles to avoid ambiguity with pages and tabs in the platform.
  • Use's Dnn's page design setup to move away from Wiki content templates by exposing companion modules.
  • Utilizes cor metadata API.
  • Users HTML and not Wiki markup or markdown (except for page links).
  • Table of contents automatically build (in comanion module) based on h tags.
• Implements new content revisions API for change management.