Platform Updates
Changelog
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purple is on the move we are constantly working to improve our publishing suite to make it even more valuable to you here is a weekly summary of all the new features, improvements, updates and bug fixes included in the releases deployment schedule purple hub deployments are processed on mondays, every two weeks, alternating between late night (23 00) and early morning (06 30) deployment times, both cest purple content cloud deployments take place every monday between 10am and 11am cest there are no deployments on public holidays in berlin purple changelog (april 2025) deployment on monday, 28 april 2025 purple hub new features mediarss feed support for samsung news added ability to generate mediarss format feeds alongside standard rss 2 0 feeds, enabling integration with samsung news this new format includes enhanced media handling with support for media captions, descriptions and credit information scheduled acf field changes implemented support for scheduling future changes to advanced custom fields content editors can now set specific dates and times for acf field values to automatically update, with changes being published to the content cloud when activated user interface improvements enhanced image metadata display improved the presentation of image metadata in the gutenberg editor with clearer button labels, better text formatting, and improved spacing the redesigned interface makes it easier to view and edit image metadata attributes purple content cloud and purple manager content cloud improvements enhanced caching support added a timestamp tracking system for content cloud changes to improve purple experience caching the system tracks modifications across multiple entity types including content, taxonomies, publications, and app settings bug fixes fixed epaper publishing issue resolved an issue with kafka event processing that prevented epaper issues in very specific edge cases from being published the fix improves message acknowledgment in the content processor to ensure reliable delivery deployment on monday, 15 april 2025 purple hub type feature description improvement π« preview articles from post overview we've added a new "open preview" button to the "currently editing" modal that appears when trying to edit an article that's already being edited by someone else this allows editors to view the content without disrupting the current editor's work the preview opens in a new tab, providing a convenient way to check article content without interrupting workflows improvement π« breadcrumb navigation we've introduced a new breadcrumb navigation system throughout the hub to improve navigation and usability breadcrumbs appear on post overview pages and settings pages, making it easier to navigate between related sections on post overviews, you can quickly switch between different post types via dropdown, even when the navigation menu is collapsed on settings pages, breadcrumbs help you navigate back to the main settings or switch between related sub pages purple content cloud and purple manager type feature description maintenance π οΈ manager core system update we've updated the core infrastructure of purple manager, including upgrading to spring boot 3 and implementing a more modern search client this update improves overall system stability and performance while maintaining all existing functionality this is an internal technical update with no visible changes to users maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 31 march 2025 purple hub type feature description improvement π« new image metadata in editor we're happy to announce that you can now view and edit image metadata directly in the gutenberg editor, without opening the media library editors can see which metadata will be published with images and make changes on the spot this feature allows you to configure which metadata fields display as captions, saving time and ensuring all required information is complete before publishing the feature is available now in your purple hub learn more https //docs purplepublish com/editorial/image metadata in gutenberg editor maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues purple content cloud and purple manager type feature description maintenance π οΈ keycloak update we will update the service powering our logins/authentication called "keycloak" maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 24 march 2025 purple content cloud and purple manager feature description status maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 17 march 2025 purple hub feature description status improvement π« new hub design we are extremely proud to make the new design of the purple hub available with this change, we introduce a new menu the new design can be switched on by admins and we will introduce this for all customers in the coming weeks stay tuned for a separate product update email improvement π« file size limits for uploads manage file sizes and traffic with our new upload limits by file type and hub! control costs by setting specific mb restrictions for images, videos, and audio files in each hub when uploads exceed limits, users receive clear error messages learn more https //docs purplepublish com/editorial/upload limits improvement π« responsive view switch in editor we introduce a new button in the article that allows editors to change the width of the article to simulate mobile or tablet views this will make it easier to write for mobile learn more https //docs purplepublish com/editorial/editor device preview maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 10 march 2025 purple content cloud and purple manager feature description status minor maintenance issues maintenance π οΈ deployment on monday, 24 february 2025 purple content cloud and purple manager feature description status minor maintenance issues maintenance π οΈ deployment on monday, 17 february 2025 purple hub feature description status improvement π« rich text revisions view track every change with our new rich text revisions! see exactly what's been added, removed, or modified in your content with clear visual highlights this feature needs to be activated by an admin learn more docs purplepublish com/editorial/revisions maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues purple content cloud and purple manager feature description status minor maintenance issues maintenance π οΈ deployment on monday, 3 february 2025 purple hub feature description status improvement π« scheduled actions you can now schedule multiple actions per article to automate various tasks schedule publishing or unpublishing event, or change free/paid automatically more information can be found here improvement π« search in exif fields in media library we extended the search in the media library so it now includes exif fields when performing a search this works for newly uploaded files for old files to work a re index has to be scheduled please contact support if you would like to use this feature maintenance π οΈ deutsch (schweiz) and deutsch(sie) removed following the release of the improved german interface texts, we learned that some users were set to "deutsch(schweiz)" and "deutsch(sie)" since neither languages are actively supported, we removed them users set to these languages will automatically be switched to "deutsch" following the release purple content cloud and purple manager feature description status minor maintenance issues maintenance π οΈ deployment on monday, 20 january 2025 purple purple h h ub ub improvement π« optimized german language labels in hub we fixed the german language labels in hub, translating english labels that were shown there by mistake more information can be found here purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 6 january 2025 purple purple h h ub ub maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 9 december 2024 purple purple h h ub ub improvement π« use prompts to fill specific custom fields ("acf fields") purple prompts got more powerful you can now directly fill out custom fields with your favorite ai prompt for example you could extract locations from an article and add them to a metadata field learn more in the purple docs improvement π« finalize your article with one click define a set of prompts to apply, and they all get executed simultaneously you can now finalize your article in one click title, excerpt, meta description, custom fields, social message, all in one go! learn more in the purple docs purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance issues deployment on monday, 2 december 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 25 november 2024 purple purple h h ub ub improvement π« improved search configuration the search configuration has been updated to prioritise exact matches when you're searching for specific article titles in the post overview e g for feed (articles), issues or dossiers improvement π« new user role "hub editor" is now also available for use in the purple hub the hub editor role will be created in purple manager and will also be accessible in the purple hub, allowing users with this role to automatically log in to the purple hub this role is designed for hub users who primarily work within the purple hub and do not require permissions to make changes in purple manager this role provides administrators and project teams with a flexible and secure way to manage access to selected apps please contact us if you have any questions about this update! learn more in the purple docs https //docs purplepublish com/purple manager overview of roles and rights#1jied or read the product update purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvement π« improved login experience & email notifications we have made updates to enhance the login experience and improve communication through email notifications for smoother user interaction design we have adjusted text, buttons and visual design to make the steps clearer and more appealing communication feedback messages (e g for incorrect logins or password resets) have been redesigned to make the process more transparent and easier to understand deployment on monday, 18 november 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvement π« new hub editor role in purple manager from this monday, you'll see the new hub editor role option available in purple manager key details availability you will be able to select the hub editor role in purple manager from monday 18 november activation role permissions will go live the following week, on monday 25 november, after the scheduled purple hub release the hub editor role will be created in purple manager and will also be accessible in the purple hub, allowing users with this role to automatically log in to the purple hub this role is designed for hub users who primarily work within the purple hub and do not require permissions to make changes in purple manager this role provides administrators and project teams with a flexible and secure way to manage access to selected apps please contact us if you have any questions about this update! deployment on monday, 11 november 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β share filters with your team (for article overview in feeds, issues and dossiers) filter sharing users can share saved filters with their team so that all purple hub members can see the same information my filters vs public filters the filter panel now clearly separates 'my filters' (personal) from 'public filters' (shared with the team) for easy navigation and organisation purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 4 november 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 28 october 2024 purple purple hub hub update πΌ wordpress update to version 6 6 this update contains significant ui changes in the article sidebar please read our product update for further details purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 21 october 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 14 october 2024 purple purple h h ub ub improvement π« performance improvements we've optimised some settings for better performance you may notice faster loading times and a smoother experience when using the purple hub purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 7 october 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 30 september 2024 purple purple h h ub ub maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 23 september 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes deployment on monday, 16 september 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance changes purple hub purple hub new feature β planning language assignment is now available for tasks new feature β purple blocks image validation with our purple blocks plugin, you can now specify required metadata fields for images used in articles improvements π« media library cropping improvements enhanced functionality for cropping images and previewing image formats a feature flag is available to enable and disable the improved functionality improvements π« sso (single sign on) to support sso functionality, the login flow has been updated the login process now involves two steps entering the email first, then being redirected to a second step to enter the password deployment on monday, 2 september 2024 purple hub purple hub improvements π« curator various improvements to the curator improvements π« editor/blocks check title length; blocks in articles can be set to "required"; unused blocks have been removed from the system improvements π« purple wires open wire items in new tab added to the new purple wires ui purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvements π« subscription api support of collections deployment on monday, 26 august 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvements π« various minor improvements deployment on monday, 19 august 2024 purple hub purple hub new feature β deepl integration with polylang to support bulk translations purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvements π« optimization of content table ui in content cloud explorer deployment on monday, 12 august 2024 purple manager purple manager bug fix π internal bug fix deployment on monday, 5 august 2024 purple hub purple hub improvements π« various improvements purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvement π« various improvements deployment on monday, 22 july 2024 purple hub purple hub new feature β hub import api when working with multi language content, importing the original content linked with the different language variants is now possible improvements π« better performance when filtering custom properties with complex values (arrays or objects) bug fix π bug fix purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud and purple manager and purple manager improvement π« internal improvements deployment on monday, 15 july 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« internal improvements maintenance π οΈ maintenance deployment on monday, 8 july 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β when working in a multi language hub, the timezone is displayed at all times in the editor, post overview, and when setting the publish date this allows the editors to know at all times when specific content is scheduled for new feature β the new purple wires overview has been expanded to include a quick view of the content's first two lines, and the word/character count has been directly displayed additionally, search terms are highlighted in the overview new feature β the prompt to "save" an article has been removed when nothing has been changed now, when just viewing and exiting an article immediately, users will no longer be prompted to save "unsaved changes" purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud bug fix π bug fix deployment on monday, 1 july 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« internal improvements deployment on monday, 24 june 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β new post overview ability to bulk edit articles new feature β new post overview compatibility with ppi/starlink plugin new feature β new post overview ability to configure columns globally and on a user level purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« internal improvements deployment on monday, 17 june 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β post overview allow display of the full excerpt with the option to copy and paste it improvement π« ability to configure quotation marks and apostrophes per language for automatic conversion in the editor bug fixes π bug fixes in diverse areas purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud new feature β teaser api allow activation of the future articles api per app retrieve articles with a scheduled publication date (includes only the key information needed to create teasers) improvement π« internal improvements bug fixes π bug fixes in diverse areas deployment on monday, 10 june 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β ability to configure quotation marks and apostrophes per language for automatic conversion in the editor bug fixes π bug fixes in diverse areas purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud maintenance π οΈ general maintenance deployment on monday, 3 june 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« improvements to receipts user interface improvement π« technical improvements to catalog api improvement π« hub management adjusted to use the same logic screen and mechanism as the content cloud explorer deployment on monday, 27 may 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud / purple manager / purple manager new feature β multi factor authentication improvement π« allow publishing of field configuration for feeds improvement π« make some article metadata available for future articles bug fixes π bugfixes in diverse areas purple purple h h ub ub new feature β allow selected acfs to be included in rss feeds improvement π« ui improvements for custom blocks improvement π« ability to configure a custom preview domain per used language improvement π« post overview add seo support and column improvement π« curator add preview button for individual items bug fixes π bugfixes in diverse areas deployment on monday, 20 may 2024 no deployment due to whit monday (pfingstmontag), a public holiday in berlin deployment on monday, 13 may 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud new feature β option to make multi factor authentication mandatory for a team bug fixes π bugfixes in diverse areas purple purple h h ub ub bug fixes π bugfixes in diverse areas deployment on monday, 6 may 2024 purple purple c c ontent cloud ontent cloud bug fixes π bugfixes in diverse areas deployment on monday, 29 april 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β content planning and social media messaging ability to work with multi language content new feature β live feedback on character limitations for excerpt bug fixes π bugfixes in diverse areas deployment on tuesday, 15 april 2024 purple purple h h ub ub improvement π« new post overview improvements improvement π« new status naming posts that are scheduled are shown as "scheduled", not "publishing" improvement π« performance improvement the object cache is briefly turned off during deployment, so the purple hub may be slower for about 5 10 minutes entitlement service entitlement service improvement π« internal improvements for generic entitlement integration deployment on tuesday, 2 april 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β allow special characters in posts purple purple m m anager anager improvement π« dsb entitlement make sure, that only brand specific subscription numbers can be used deployment on monday, 25 march 2024 purple purple h h ub ub new feature β adjustable autosave frequency bug fix π several minor bug fixes entitlement service entitlement service improvement π« customer specific entitlement extension deployment on monday, 18 march 2024 purple purple h h ub ub improvement π« new single sign on deployment on monday, 11 march 2024 purple purple m m anager anager improvement π« new single sign on purple purple content cloud content cloud improvement π« plenigo entitlement support for publication based unlocking purple purple e e ntitlement service ntitlement service improvement π« plenigo entitlement support for publication based unlocking deployment on tuesday, 5 march 2024 purple experience purple experience web version 3 3 1 (hotfix) web version 3 3 1 (hotfix) bug fix π improved scroll position restoration after opening modal views improvement π« customer specific entitlement upgrade limitation to a maximum of 5 logged in devices per user account purple experience purple experience app version 3 3 1 (hotfix) app version 3 3 1 (hotfix) bug fix π query optimisation for performance improvement of page load times in the app experience (requires upgrade of the app experience in purple experience builder to version 3 3 1) deployment on monday, 4 march 2024 purple purple hub new feature β multi language in post overview display language variants in the post overview table bug fix π print preview does not show images and embeds bug fix π articles in new post overview cannot be opened in new tab bug fix π app themes canβt be synchronised purple purple e e ntitlement service ntitlement service improvement π« ssofact entitlement add devide id parameter to login url bug fix π galledia entitlement wrong claim for subscription check used deployment on wednesday, 28 february 2024 purple experience purple experience web version 3 3 0 web version 3 3 0 maintenance π οΈ refactoring of the entitlement for web maintenance π οΈ switching the web cache to a new redis cluster bug fix π prevent reload loop while entitlement is enabled deployment on monday, 26 february 2024 purple purple hub bug fix π two pages with different content have the same slug and external id bug fix π duplicate posts in graphql api based on one hub post deployment on monday, 19 february 2024 purple purple hub new feature β workflows "revision" and "duplicate postβ feature added improvement π« improved ux behaviour of the side menu entries bug fix π block patterns list overview is shown empty bug fix π avoid publishing body content as excerpt when excerpt is set to 0 bug fix π new post overview "create newβ button added to article lists not using the new post overview purple purple i mporter mporter maintenance π οΈ general maintenance tasks purple purple m anager anager improvement π« extension of the entitlement integration with unidy purple content cloud purple content cloud improvement π« extension of the entitlement integration with unidy purple experience purple experience web version 3 3 0 web version 3 3 0 rolled back rolled back maintenance π οΈ refactoring of the entitlement for web maintenance π οΈ switching the web cache to a new redis cluster bug fix π prevent reload loop while entitlement is enabled deployment on monday, 12 february 2024 purple purple hub improvement π« make custom fields visible and filterable in the new post overview bug fix π featured image change overrides last image in article deployment on wednesday, 14 february 2024 purple manager purple manager bug fix π fair web resource creation queue for the new purple importer version deployment on monday, 5 february 2024 purple purple hub improvement π« post overview new improved post overview and enhanced performance create and save your own filters configure advanced custom fields to be used as filters in the overview update πΌ wordpress 6 4 upgrade includes an updated version of workflows and some minor changes without impact on user activities purple manager purple manager improvement π« extension of the entitlement interface for onelog entitlement service entitlement service improvement π« extension of the entitlement interface for onelog deployment on monday, 22 january 2024 purple purple hub bug fix π several minor bug fixes entitlement service entitlement service bug fix π several minor bug fixes deployment on monday, 15 january 2024 purple purple hub improvement π« ongoing work on new post overview ui bug fix π ongoing work on bulk publisher improvements deployment on monday, 18 december 2023 purple purple m anager anager maintenance π οΈ ongoing maintenance work on entitlement integrations purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud maintenance π οΈ ongoing maintenance work on entitlement integrations deployment on monday, 11 december 2023 purple purple hub improvement π« ongoing work on new post overview bug fix π publish button disappears in custom set ups purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud maintenance π οΈ general maintenance purple growth purple growth new feature β purple prompts deployment on monday, 4 december 2023 purple purple hub improvement π« new feature release dossiers purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« new feature release dossiers deployment on monday, 27 november 2023 purple purple hub maintenance π οΈ general maintenance bug fix π smaller bug fixes improvement π« ongoing work on dossiers feature purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud maintenance π οΈ general maintenance purple growth purple growth improvement π« migration of the purple growth standalone ui to 2 0 maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance bug fix π minor bug fixes deployment on monday, 20 november 2023 purple purple hub maintenance π οΈ general maintenance purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud maintenance π οΈ general maintenance purple growth purple growth improvement π« 'nicefication' redesign of the user interface for the link optimizer improvement π« hub sidebar changes added automatic link optimizer button within the sidebar, and a new indicator showing when synced keywords are actively saved maintenance π οΈ minor maintenance bug fix π minor bug fixes deployment on monday, 13 november 2023 purple purple hub improvement π« ongoing work on dossiers feature purple i purple i mporter mporter improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple purple m anager anager bug fix π pdf search returns duplicate results purple growth purple growth improvement π« improve entity recognition in link optimizer bug fix π link optimizer generates overlapping links deployment on monday, 06 november 2023 purple purple hub improvement π« ongoing work on dossiers feature purple i purple i mporter mporter improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple purple m anager anager maintenance π οΈ maintenance work on entitlement service purple growth purple growth update πΌ update to content related articles section in the growth sidebar deployment on monday, 30 october 2023 purple purple hub improvement π« ongoing work on dossiers feature purple i purple i mporter mporter improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple purple c ontent cloud ontent cloud improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple purple m anager anager maintenance π οΈ maintenance work on entitlement service purple growth purple growth improvement π« revamped purple growth sidebar enhanced usability, eliminated redundancies, and refined interaction capabilities bug fix π minor bug fixes deployment on monday, 23 october 2023 purple purple hub maintenance π οΈ maintenance work on bulk publishing purple purple m anager anager improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple i purple i mporter mporter improvement π« ongoing work on sso integration purple content cloud purple content cloud maintenance π οΈ general maintenance and system enhancements purple growth purple growth improvement π« link optimizer decreased weight of sentence similarity for very short sentences bug fix π product linking error message appears when manually generating product links bug fix π link optimizer 'generate links' button is shown as active, even when no article is selected deployment on monday, 16 october 2023 purple growth purple growth improvement π« link optimizer when generating recommendations, the published date is used to suggest fresh articles bug fix π link optimizer visual bug with buttons when an article does not yet have any links bug fix π link optimizer bug where new links could accidentally be created over existing links deployment on monday, 9 october 2023 purple growth purple growth improvement π« updated ui for the link optimizer "save" button bug fix π smaller bug fixes for recommendation engine bug fix π content viewer search bar on firefox maintenance π οΈ minor performance improvements deployment on monday, 25 september 2023 purple content purple content cloud cloud maintenance π οΈ several minor optimisations purple growth purple growth maintenance π οΈ minor performance improvements deployment on monday, 18 september 2023 purple content purple content cloud cloud maintenance π οΈ optimized post processing pipeline upgrade πΌ upgrade spring boot to 3 1 3 purple growth purple growth improvement π« ui improvements (navigation sidebar and header) bug fix π recommendations smaller bug fixes deployment on monday, 11 september 2023 purple hub purple hub maintenance π οΈ minor optimizations on the purple hub purple content purple content cloud cloud maintenance π οΈ minor optimizations on the content pipeline improvement π« catalog api improved documentation of search connection purple growth purple growth improvement π« ui improvements (profile settings, drawer menu) maintenance π οΈ infrastructure performance improvement deployment on monday, 4 september 2023 purple hub purple hub bug fix π more minor bug fixes for slug redirects, issue publishing and the encoding of image urls purple content purple content cloud cloud improvement π« performance optimization of the content pipeline improvement π« catalog api allow searching for custom fields purple manager purple manager clean up π§Ή improve setup time for web experience custom domains bug fix π cloudfront is not deactivated when the app is deleted purple growth purple growth maintenance π οΈ general stability improvements maintenance π οΈ upgrade of eks and kubernetes clusters deployment on monday, 28 august 2023 purple hub purple hub feature β purple wires set the first image from the feed as the featured image improvement π« purple wires enhanced ux for source fetching configuration purple purple manager manager improvement π« 'appid' and 'copy to clipboard' are added to api view clean up π§Ή 'print subscription' checkbox is hidden purple growth purple growth improvement π« ui improvement on purple growth standalone interface deployment on monday, 21 august 2023 purple hub purple hub improvement π« redirects page added search and a setting to configure elements per page purple purple manager manager improvement π« entitlement service support asmiq entitlement content cloud content cloud improvement π« minor little changes to the post processor purple growth purple growth feature β link optimizer blocked selections can now be displayed and removed on a separate page in the standalone ui improvement π« new design on the login page improvement π« link optimizer recommendation scores can be hidden to provide a cleaner ui