Cascade Version 8.4.1

Lamar University is currently running Cascade version 8.4.1

Cascade CMS 8.4.1 is a patch release that contains bug-fixes only.

  • Upgraded TinyMCE from v4.5.1 to v4.5.7 to address issues with image selection and alignment in browsers including Chrome and Firefox (and included numerous other improvements/fixes)
  • Added "Decimal" option to ordered list styles dropdown
  • Advanced submit when creating assets will only show available Create Workflows
  • Changing the parent Folder when creating/editing an asset will update available Workflows from the new parent Folder
  • Fixed a JavaScript error that was being thrown when viewing a draft or working copy of an asset

Dashboard

We've completely redesigned the dashboard to give it a fresh, new look. And we've made widgets site specific so you can compose widgets that gather information from multiple sites.

Dashboard

The look and feel of the individual widgets have been re-worked to make the information clear and concise. Here's the new Tasks widget for example that shows you your upcoming tasks and gives you quick access to create ones:

Task Widget

We've also added user profile pictures that appear -- among other places -- on the Dashboard to warmly greet you on log-in.


Publish at Start Date

The Start Date field has new meaning in Cascade CMS 8.2! Assets with a future Start Date:

Start Date Publishing Field

will be automatically published at that start date if the Publish at Start Date option in the Configure pane is enabled.

Auto-populating Image Descriptions and TinyMCE 4 update

When inserting an image into content, the Image Description (or "alt" attribute more specifically) is being automatically populated with the file's Title or Display Name.

Auto populating description tags

 

We've also updated the core editor that ships with Cascade CMS to TinyMCE 4.5.1. This release includes a number of fixes/improvements including the ability to toggle the insert link dialog with cmd/ctrl+K hot key and a fix that again allows you to highlight/select and hyperlink text.


Gallery View

Users can now browse folder contents in a gallery view. This view uses thumbnails for images to allow users to easily distinguish and identify them when selecting them via the file chooser:

Gallery View

 

or when selecting one or more assets to take actions with:

Gallery Folder View


User Profile Pictures

Users can now add pictures to their profiles. Pictures are an easy way to help users identify other users when glancing at a conversation thread, for example.

User Profile Pictures

 


Draft and Publish Reminders

When saving Drafts, users are now given more prominent reminders that they're looking at Draft content.  Likewise, it is now more obvious that an asset is currently in workflow.

Draft Reminder

 

Additionally, a select number of notifications will now contain helpful links to next steps after completing certain actions in the system.

Publish Reminder


Additional Improvements

  • Help text is now more readable
  • Context menu can now be accessed on chooser buttons using right click