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June 2020 release notes

• govCMS update—version 7.x-3.13
• Enhanced 'Resource finder' content type
  • Added option to separate display of direct and indirect results
• Accordion component
  • Added focus indicator for section headings
  • Fixed bug affecting accordion arrow icons.
• Fixed issue causing featured search results to not display if there are no search results.

April 2020 release notes

• New functionality to add sitewide banner messages for emergency or informational purposes.

March 2020 release notes

• govCMS update—version 7.x-3.11
• Enhanced eLearning content type
  • Type, Category, Course code and Privacy fields
  • Google Analytics tracking in modules

January 2020 release notes

• govCMS update—version 7.x-3.10
• Bug and security fixes.

2019 release notes

November 2019 release notes

• Security improvements for CMS text editor
• Updated styles for buttons in coded components
• Made 'What is SSO?' content editable in the CMS

October 2019 release notes

• Fix issue with lightbox links to 'Select your agency' form
• Set defaults for new tables in CMS text editor
• Fix issue causing tables to overflow main content container
• Enhance search result display
• Enhance display of input elements inside accordion component content.

September 2019 release notes

• govCMS update—version 7.x-3.9
• Return FAQs to search results
• Improve display of FAQ widget
• Fix some issues with search results display
• Fix issue causing no Google Analytics data to be recorded.

August 2019 release notes

• Update site theme in line with Single Website Experience version 3 (SWE3).

June 2019 release notes

• Enabled single sign-on
• govCMS update—version 7.x-3.7
• Fix issues with display of forums
• New process diagram style.

April 2019 release notes

• govCMS update—version 7.x-3.5 (includes Drupal core 7.65).
• 'Role' category options updated to align with Leadership competencies for Queensland.
• Updated front page search—removed lead-in and placeholder text, allowing search field to take full centre span.
• Projects and knowledge sharing groups now default sort by 'Last updated'. Keyword search results still sort by 'Relevance'.
• Changed styles for links in bullet lists on rich landing pages—underline displays on hover/focus.
• Fixed issue affecting form input display on Apple devices (MacOS/iOS).

February 2019 release notes

• Combined login and register forms into 1 page.
• All PDFs download to device instead of opening in browser.
• govCMS update—version 7.x-2.25.
• Case study metadata—no longer need to duplicate main priority and main principle into priorities and principles.
• Table of contents
  • Expand section when selected from table of contents.
  • Fixed bug affecting sections that contain expanding/collapsing content (e.g. video transcripts).
• Events search—update display when no matching events are found

2018 release notes

October 2018 update

• 'Government employees' link now in the SWE header.
• Site login and agency selection moved into the header.
• New content type—'Resource finder'
  • Users can answer questions about their enquiry to lead them to relevant information.
• Rich landing page
  • Additional content options
    • Added a custom content area between the banner image and tiles.
    • Added 'News/Features' and 'Twitter' options to bottom content area.
  • Published Queensland Shared Services new rich landing page—the first to use the new page model on For government!
• Webforms
  • Periodically send CSV of collected submissions.
  • Existing lists in the CMS can now be used for select options (such as agency list).
• Video styles
  • Added script and styles that make sure videos display correctly in any aspect ratio, on any device.
• CMS text editor
  • Updated display.
  • Source view now formats for easy viewing and editing.
• govCMS updates—latest version 7.x-2.23.
• Fixed issue with page summaries in search results.
• SSL certificate updates.
• General bug fixes and enhancements.

June 2018 release notes

4 June

• Private files
  • You can now set documents (XLS, PDF, DOC etc) to 'private' on public pages. When a customer goes to download/view the private document, they will be asked to log in.
• Web forms
  • You can hide the submit button on web forms until the customer completes all relevant questions.
• HTML5 file packages
  • We can now easily publish interactive online content e.g., learning content usually hosted in a learning management system.
• Video transcript
  • You can add video transcript without having to know/use jQuery code on the web page, making it easier and faster to meet your accessibility requirements.
• Rich landing page
  • The new design will replace the existing aggregation page model, including the QSS page, QFleet client page, and Procurement page.

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March 2018 release notes

12 March

• govCMS update
• Glossary
  • Advanced search options
• Events
  • Select multiple agencies as the event organiser
• Pin page utility moved to top-right of content column (next to print utility)
• Webforms
  • Implemented invisible reCAPTCHA protection against bots and spam
  • Tidied email template
  • Added ability to customise attributes of form elements
  • Fixed bug where hidden form elements were not resizing the page
  • Optimised form layout for mobile view
  • Angular.js library will autoload if angular code is used in a form
• IP whitelist
  • Users from whitelisted IP addresses can view private content without logging in
• Security updates and fixes

2017 release notes

December 2017

13 December

• Removed 'caretaker mode' banner from global header template
• Updated New draft and Edit draft author options to Edit
• Visual enhancements
  • Removed slider image from mobile view of aggregation pages
  • Removed product page summaries from mobile view of section pages
  • Reduced spacing between h2 and first paragraph in table of contents sections
  • Added styling for different page types in search results
• System email updates
• Created QFleet home page (www.forgov.qld.gov.au/qfleet)

November 2017 release notes

3 November

• Added 'caretaker mode' banner to global header template
• Updated login destination on homepage
• Fixed table of contents fade-out on expanded sections

October 2017 release notes

9 October

• Updated CMS content list
  • Changed 'Type' filter to allow multiple selections
  • Added 'Privacy' column in CMS view
  • Added 'Last updated by' and 'Created date' columns to CSV export
• CMS emails are now full HTML
• Removed links from FAQ titles
• Bug fixes

3 October

• Webforms
  • Set webform pages private
  • Add asides to webforms
  • Visual enhancements
• News
  • Updated agency selection
• Table of contents
  • Expand all/Close all option in table of contents
  • Expand/Close links in body include section heading (e.g. Read more about <h3>)
  • Back to top link in expanded sections
  • Visual enhancements
• Glossary
  • Added new topics
• Search results
  • Visual enhancements for featured search results

September 2017 release notes

26 September

• govCMS update
• News stories updates:
  • Customise by agency
  • Set as private
  • Add asides
• Customise asides by agency
• Bug fixes and security updates

June 2017 release notes

21 June

• Choose the correct Creative Commons licence that applies to content. Licences include:
  • None
  • Attribution CC BY (existing content retain this as the default licence)
  • Attribution, Share Alike CC BY-SA
  • Attribution, No Derivative Works CC BY-ND
  • Attribution, Non-Commercial CC BY-NC
  • Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike CC BY-NC-SA
  • Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works, CC BY-NC-ND
• Drupal webform module updates:
  • Hide submit button
  • Add webform to website IA (note: summary text doesn't appear on section page; we are working to fix this)
• Fixes to the website search engine

8 June

• govCMS update
• For government website using updated whole-of-government search engine
• Private pages now appear in the website IA
• Bug fixes and security updates

April 2017 release notes

• Domain name migrated to www.forgov.qld.gov.au
  • www.qld.gov.au/gov/* URLs will redirect to www.forgov.qld.gov.au
• Log in and register function added to home page
• Table of contents presentation doesn't break when editing page
• Breadcrumbs now display in consistent SWE styling
• SWE assets updated to current version
• Site authors and administrators logged out after 4 hours of inactivity
• Webform share module
• Security updates
• Performance improvements

2016 release notes

November 2016 release notes

• Caching applied to some page elements
• Scheduled publishing enabled for existing content (already possible for new content)
• Menus enhanced:
  • Draft content will not appear on live site when added to IA
  • Parent page left navigation menus added to content types from in-page search pages (previously we could only display the top level IA)
  • Collapsible menus added for improved readability and functionality when reordering content
• Forum module enabled (Contact forgov@hpw.qld.gov.au for more information)
• Glossary content type updated to collect responsible agency and topic category
• In-page search created for Queensland State Archives retention and disposal schedules
• Mandatory message log enabled so authors must note changes when updating content (message will appear on 'Pins, news and events' page for users who've pinned the page)
• Pinned page reordering enabled on user dashboard
• Security updates made and other readability improvements and user enhancements
• Next review date column added to content dashboard
• Table of contents available for pages with lots of content
• Web form module installed (Contact forgov@hpw.qld.gov.au for more information)

October 2016 release notes

• For government dashboard (based on Google Analytics)
• Enhancements to whole-of-government news page (content coming soon)
• Registered users can update their email address if they change department/agency
• Special characters can now be used when saving an event or news search
• Author and administration enhancements
• Security updates

August 2016 release notes

• Content review reminder emails—authors will be asked to set a review date for all content page types (coming soon)
• Pinned pages—logged in users will be able to add pages to their Pins and events page for quick access
• Updates to events calendar display
• Improved knowledge sharing groups display
• Refined log in process—users go to their Pins and events page after logging in
• Other usability and readability improvements and minor bug fixes

July 2016 release notes

• Released whole-of-government knowledge sharing groups page (content coming soon)
• Scheduled publishing and un-publishing added to most page types
• Improvements to the Pins, news and events page
• Updates to Search for directives, policies, circulars and guidelines
• Usability improvements to the global customisation aside
• Disabled sending of emails from test environments to authenticated users
• New user group to support forums (forums coming soon)
• Disabled author's name automatically appearing in the Dublin Core Creator meta tag field
• Security updates

June 2016 release notes

• Glossary term search function added (QGEA only)
• Rating function for QGEA supplier reviews
• Display content in a lightbox stored in a different location—refer to the Drupal guide (DOCX, 5.3 MB)
• New page type for whole-of-government projects—contact the QSS Customer online team to list your project
• Product comparison 'Get started' and 'Read more' links can now go to websites blocked by firewalls
• Bug fixes

May 2016 release notes

• Whole-of-government events functionality now available—contact the QSS Customer online team for more information
• New page types available (Public Sector Commission course search)
• In-page search functionality:
  • results reduced from 50 to 10 (aligns with the single website experience (SWE) requirements)
  • Bug fixes
• New SWE compliant form buttons added to WYSIWYG editor

April 2016 release notes

• Fixed 'Customise agency' issue affecting Internet Explorer 8 users
• Disabled password 'autocomplete'
• Fixed document search pagination styling

March 2016 release notes

• Mandatory govCMS security updates

February 2016 release notes

• Caching issues when updating documents hosted on QSS Customer online have been fixed
• FAQ search functionality added to product pages
• Authors can now create rotating asides with images on certain pages
• Linking to internal HTML pages or documents using LinkIt will work on pages with forked content items
• Content in product page tabs will now show in search results
• Users accessing secure content will be taken to secure content after registration/login process
• Security has been enhanced

2015 release notes

December 2015 release notes

• Education email addresses (@eq.edu.au) can now register for Drupal user account access
• Customisation include removed from contact pages—HR, finance, mail and facilities
• Warning and information boxes can now be added to the top of Product Page types

November 2015 release notes

• Restore process flow diagrams to to product outcome pages
• The 'Read more' links on the product comparison tables to link correctly through to the About tab on product pages
• Reorder title field on product pages
• Set mandatory fields and optional fields on product outcome pages
• Resolved ongoing issue where progressive disclosure forms were being cut-off by the page footer
• H1 and H2 content now display correctly
• Feature and benefit icon size corrected to display as 50 x 50 pixels
• Product page thumbnails can now be uploaded so they appear on section/theme index pages
• Tick icons added to the left of benefits in the comparison table
• Up to five product columns can be added to the comparison table and fit neatly within the desktop layout
• Department and agency name drop-down lists now sort alphabetically as opposed to random
• Contact tables updated—extensions, fax and other columns removed to fit in the gov2gov 2 column page layout
• Security to the content management system has been restricted to an allowable IP address list
• Feature slider added to procurement promotional page
• Resized image banner—dimensions are now 1314 x 385 pixels—deployed to Queensland Shared Services and procurement pages
• Up to four links allowed per content item
• Image upload function added to appear on section page
• .xls now a publishable file extension
• Applied correct padding between the heading and definition list on product pages