Appspace SharePoint Intranet 5.0 Release Notes

The Appspace SharePoint Intranet 5.0 release notes contain valuable information on the latest features, enhancements, bug fixes, and resolved escalations available in each public cloud release.

The following is the release management schedule as per our Release Calendar for Appspace SharePoint Intranet:

New Appspace SharePoint Intranet functionality and major platform optimizations will now be released under quarterly release cycle.
Critical updates including security patches or emergency fixes that support the reliability and availability of the Appspace platform will be deployed as necessary and as soon as it is administratively feasible.

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11 April 2025, Friday

Appspace SharePoint Intranet (5.0)

NEW FEATURES & UPDATES

Features	Description
Sharebox: A Modernized & Contextualized Experience	We’ve completely redesigned the Sharebox, aligning it with Appspace’s modern design standards to provide a more intuitive and streamlined user experience. Key improvements include: Modern Modal Presentation: The Sharebox now opens as a modal window, rather than a dropdown, providing a more focused and engaging experience with smooth animations. UI Text Consistency: We’ve refined all user interface text, including buttons, placeholders, error messages, and aria-labels, to ensure a consistent and clear experience. “Post to” Placement: The “Share with” option has been renamed to “Post to” and moved to the top of the Sharebox, making the preferred community to be the first selection for users on this journey. Contextual Default Messages: Default messages have been updated to be more contextually relevant, changing based on the activity type. Enhanced Rich Text & Hyperlinks: You can now add richer context and direct links to your activities, making communication more effective and engaging. Polls: We’ve streamlined the number of options available for polls, reducing them from 15 to a maximum of 6. This simplification provides a more focused and efficient polling experience, encouraging clearer and more decisive responses. We retained the single and multiple choice options. Tagging & Settings: A new settings section allows you to organize and categorize your posts with tags, laying the foundation for future advanced features. Targeted Posting: The posting workflow from Newsfeed and Communities has been streamlined to focus on relevant audiences (i.e. communities for people). Posting to “My Followers” remains accessible through the My People’s tab and My Profile, where also the user has the full context of the audience. Improved Attachment Handling (Files & Media): Uploading attachments is now more intuitive. The journey clearly distinguishes between file attachments and media attachments, providing clear visual cues. Mentions and Inline Tags: You can now use mentions and inline tags within events, blogs, and wikis, enhancing collaboration and content organization. “Open in Editor”: The “More Options” button within Wikis and Blogs has been renamed to “Open in Editor” for clarity. The user will continue to benefit from more advanced Editing options for Wiki Pages and Blog posts. Enhanced Social Cards and Detail Pages: The content within social cards and detail pages now supports rich text formatting, improving visual appeal and information delivery. Note: Only the content of the cards was changed, no functionality has been altered. WCAG 2.2 Compliance: We continue our commitment to accessibility, ensuring all users can engage with the Sharebox using keyboard navigation, screen readers, and clear visual cues. This update delivers a more contextualized and user-friendly Sharebox, minimizing confusion and maximizing engagement. For more information about Sharebox enhancements, refer to this article: Appspace SharePoint Intranet Sharebox Enhancements Learn more here: How to Configure and Use Sharebox in Appspace SharePoint Intranet
Editor: Powerful Content Creation Tools	We’ve significantly upgraded our editor with new tools to empower content creators: Strikethrough: to easily indicate edits or deprecated content. Inline text toolbar: has been improved for a more organized and intuitive experience, providing quick access to essential formatting options. Call out blocks: were introduced to let you draw attention to important information with visually distinct blocks. This functionality is available in Wiki and Corportae Pages. Link tiles: are now more versatile with enhanced UI and functionality. You can choose to expand them to fill the page responsively or maintain their smaller size. Plus, you now have control over the image overlay, allowing you to add or remove it as needed. Table of contents: available for Corporate Pages can be automatically generated, making long documents easier to navigate. Learn more here: Appspace SharePoint Intranet Editor Enhancements
Default Language Setting	Editorial managers can now efficiently manage the default language and translations across global and local entities (when enabled). This includes a new setting page in the editorial dashboard where users can enable different languages available for each entity, manage available languages through the editorial dashboard UI, and maintain translations, all without requiring direct database access. Learn more here: Configure Language in Editorial Settings
Replace Editor in Corporate Sites	The new enhanced editor is now available for corporate sites widgets, providing a consistent editing experience across the platform.These enhancements provide a more robust and efficient content creation experience for Sites.
Standalone (SA) Blogs Auto-Translations:	We’ve introduced auto-translations capabilities for SA Blogs, ensuring your content reaches a global audience as we have for Corporate Pages and Stories currently. Learn more here: Auto-Translation for Blog Posts

Customer Issues

BZP-18421 – Users who have not accepted or have dismissed the Term of Use (TOU) appear in the People directory.
BZP-18157 – Users who have not accepted the Term of Use (TOU) do not appear in the people picker within site settings.
BZP-21661 – The ‘Last Updated’ date fails to update when modifying corporate site settings.
BZP-24058 – When the user opens the three-dot menu and expands the comment input to type, the menu remains open, occurring in Startpage, Community, and My Profile.
BZP-24471 – When a user makes an update in the design tab of a site, the ‘Updated’ column in the database is not updated.
BZP-24603 – An error occurs when saving the ‘Generate newsfeed updates when uploading files’ checkbox setting.
BZP-26079 – The newly uploaded image for the Hero Highlight block does not appear in the Hero preview on mobile devices.
BZP-26521 – The notifications are not correctly translated into Russian.
BZP-26574 – The file uploader incorrectly mentions PDF as a supported format for Discovery card images.
BZP-26595 – In the Sharebox, active elements are omitted from the logical keyboard focus order.
BZP-26653 – The image title used in Activity has low contrast.
BZP-26712 – When activity or content contains Chinese text, the screen reader ignores it.
BZP-26763 – The user encounters a white blank screen in the SA Blog if they hit Enter without adding any search words.
BZP-26765 – The custom logo on the start page is broken if the responsive logo is not added in the LE settings and Intranet settings.
BZP-26766 – The search button and follow button UI in SA Blogs are not aligned.
BZP-26769 – When a user adds an image, table, or grid at the beginning of a story or page, an empty line appears above the component that cannot be deleted.
BZP-26840 – The screen reader does not allow navigation through authors.
BZP-26841 – The screen reader does not notify the user that the feed has been filtered when using sidebar filtering.

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Appspace SharePoint Intranet Hotfixes

25 Apr 2025, Friday

NEW FEATURES & UPDATES

Features	Description
SA Blog Enhancements	Enhancements to SA Blog aim to improve accessibility by replacing infinite scroll with a Load More button for easier navigation.
Newsfeed Translator: Mentions Translation	Improvement on the Newsfeed Translator will implement the simplest solution (plain text only), as the initial approach was to integrate the existing branding solution, where translated card text is added to the rendered HTML; however, rendering mentions and quickprofiles would require a full overhaul of the translator to integrate it with the card component/view.

CUSTOMER ISSUES

BZP-14119 – After editing an activity, the user is unable to select an activity type when creating a new one, and the layout appears broken.
BZP-20563 – Unexpected behavior may occur when searching for people with more than the maximum 4096 characters.
BZP-24047 – Screen Reader does not announce when a notification category has no notifications and skips directly to the notification on/off button without indicating the absence of notifications.
BZP-25262 – User unable to edit their profile using only the keyboard.
BZP-26154 – The active element is not descriptive in the app details.
BZP-26160 – The contrast of the ‘Change’ button on my profile background is very low.
BZP-26463 – The ‘Stories’ header is missing from the Site Overview page when story channels are added in site settings.
BZP-26543 – In the Sharebox, active elements are omitted from the logical keyboard focus order.
BZP-26650 – The Aria label for bookmarks must be place-specific and differentiated based on the destination they link to, providing clear context for users.
BZP-26763 – A white blank screen appears in SA Blog when the user presses Enter without entering any search terms.
BZP-26766 – The Search and Follow buttons in SA Blog are not aligned as expected.
BZP-26840 – User unable to navigate through the authors list in SA Blog using the down arrow key with a screen reader.
BZP-26848 – In SA Blog, the publish button remains available even after a title is removed, allowing the blog to be published with an empty title.
BZP-26851 – When a filter is applied or removed on the Startpage, the displayed content updates accordingly to reflect the selected criteria or restore the original content.
BZP-26881 – In Community, an error occurs when attempting to uncheck the ‘Generate newsfeed activity for files‘ checkbox.
BZP-26893 – In Sharebox, the leave page modal is not displayed when exiting using the ESC key.
BZP-26958 – In SA Blog and Community Blog, the like/unlike button is not marked up correctly.

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Appspace SharePoint Intranet Hotfixes

9 May 2025, Friday

CUSTOMER ISSUES

BZP-4035 – When deleting a pinned comment in Stories, Activities, or SA Blogs, the comment is not removed as expected.
BZP-13981 – When viewing Community members, microprofiles are displayed on mouse hover; however, usernames do not receive focus, resulting in limited accessibility for screen reader and keyboard users.
BZP-16431 – Incomplete Stories are unable to be published but can be scheduled; removing the schedule later publishes the Story without a channel, causing confusion.
BZP-18991 – Attempting to copy hyperlink text from a published Story results in “(opens new browser tab)” being incorrectly added upon pasting, unlike when copied from a Story in edit mode.
BZP-24189 – User is unable to receive sufficient context about the translation language picker in Story, Page, and Blog, preventing navigation through its options with a screen reader.
BZP-24191 – User is unable to receive information about the purpose of the selectable element for sorting content in Community when using a screen reader.
BZP-24907 – Tags from draft blog posts appear in the SA Blog tag widget, but selecting a tag shows ‘No Results’ since draft posts are not publicly visible.
BZP-25316 – In Newsfeed and Communities, the Events and Praises filter titles are inconsistent between the Home and Community screens.
BZP-25395 – In all communities, the focus shifts to the top of the page when a user performs a search.
BZP-25669 – In Stories, the language icon is misaligned compared to the other icons.
BZP-25672 – In Community, the ellipsis (three-dots) menu appears cut off in responsive view (420px or less) when accessing Tools activities.
BZP-25906 – When editing a community blog, the title field does not show an error if the title exceeds the 255-character limit.
BZP-26161 – The screen reader does not announce app names when navigating through ‘Configure My Apps’.
BZP-26392 – The pagination is missing for draft blogs in SA Blog, limiting the view to only 12 drafts with no option to access additional ones.
BZP-26567 – In Startpage, focus is lost when staying idle on the Discover tab while using a screen reader.
BZP-26571 – The People and Community directory loads in the middle of the page when accessed from Quick Links.
BZP-26614 – The exit modal is missing when closing the Profile sharebox with content for a Praise post, and the same issue occurs in the People tab of the Newsfeed (for Praise and Poll) and the Places tab (for Praise, Poll, and Wiki Page).
BZP-26618 – The title field for Event and Wiki pages allows only spaces, enabling users to publish or edit without a valid title, unlike in Intranet where an error occurs.
BZP-26633 – When the file permission in the community is set to ‘Only Owners,’ attempting to drag and drop a file into the sharebox causes it to freeze and display an error, instead of preventing the action.
BZP-26648 – In the editor, the focus moves to the top of the page when closing the link tiles sidebar.
BZP-26653 – The image title used in Activity has low contrast.
BZP-26654 – The ‘Recommend’ button in Communities has low contrast and lacks information about its inactive status, with no visual indicator or screen reader information regarding required fields.
BZP-26769 – When a user adds an image, table, or similar component at the top of a story or page, an unremovable empty line is automatically generated above it.
BZP-26778 – In Notifications, background elements are incorrectly announced by the screen reader.
BZP-26791 – In the new Sharebox, a toast message should be displayed instead of a browser alert when a user uploads a file that exceeds the maximum allowed size.
BZP-26812 – Unselected years in the archive have low contrast, making it difficult to distinguish.
BZP-26841 – In SA Blog, the screen reader does not announce that the feed was filtered when using the sidebar filters.
BZP-26839 – In SA Blog, there is no information provided to screen reader users indicating that pressing the image will open it in full screen.
BZP-26875 – In mobile view, an empty line may appear when an announcement starts with a numbered list of four or more items, affecting devices like iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, and Huawei P20 Pro.
BZP-26877 – When navigating through a public profile using keyboard, the Restricted User (RU) label does not receive Tab focus, preventing the user from viewing the tooltip.
BZP-26888 – In SA Blog, when scrolling down, only 12 blog posts are initially loaded, and new posts may not appear immediately, even after a new post is created.
BZP-26894 – In the Sharebox event time picker, the dropdown reloads when the user scrolls and selects a time, requiring re-selection of the time if it is changed multiple times before selecting the same time.
BZP-26898 – At 400% zoom, it is impossible to add text to an activity in the Sharebox if an attachment is added first. The workaround is to fill all fields and then add attachments before posting.
BZP-26913 – In the Sharebox, when a user adds a mention or hashtag, the items in the suggestion list dropdown are not announced by the screen reader.
BZP-26919 – On the Startpage, notifications are not displayed on the People tab when a person I follow makes a new post.
BZP-26922 – In SA Blog’s responsive view, the screen reader does not notify the user when a tab is selected and the feed is filtered.
BZP-26929 – The Community summary widget is not displaying owners and tags, despite the slider being set to active in the community settings, and no description is shown, even though the community is not new.
BZP-26932 – Carousel bullets and arrow buttons are not properly labeled when navigating through featured apps in the Appstore using screen reader.
BZP-26945 – The blog listing announces all information to screen readers in a single announcement.
BZP-26953 – The selected option in the light editor and text formatting has low contrast, making it difficult for people with partial sight to read.
BZP-26956 – When text is highlighted, a formatting toolbar appears, but no instructions are provided to inform users, either visually or for screen reader users, that this feature is available.
BZP-26957 – Users are not informed of file requirements before uploading, leading to error messages, especially for users with cognitive impairments.
BZP-26962 – Screen reader users receive no feedback when a file or media is attached, leaving them unaware if the action was successful.
BZP-26969 – The expanded and collapsed state of the sorting options in mobile view is not conveyed to screen readers.
BZP-26970 – Unable to hover over the Microprofile when it appears below the username.
BZP-26971 – The “more options” button incorrectly uses both the aria-pressed and aria-expanded attributes, which causes confusion for screen readers by announcing the button as a toggle.
BZP-26973 – The ESC key does not close the Edit activity Sharebox, nor does it trigger the unsaved changes modal when there are unsaved changes.
BZP-26976 – Comments in Blog, Stories, Pages, and Community tools are not properly structured for screen readers, making navigation and understanding difficult for users.
BZP-26979 – Screen reader users receive no notification about successful actions, such as filtering by tags or translating a post, as these changes only occur visually without a corresponding alert for screen readers.
BZP-26980 – The image gallery lightbox modal in the public view of Stories, Blogs, and Pages is missing essential name, role, and property attributes for accessibility.
BZP-26982 – The screen reader does not provide a notification when filtering by tag in Blogs and Communities, making it unclear if the action was successful.
BZP-26996 – The list options in comboboxes are not announced to screen readers, making navigation difficult, as items with keyboard focus are not read out.
BZP-27000 – The Sharebox instructions are only available to screen reader users, leaving sighted users without guidance on how to mention, tag, or insert a URL.
BZP-27021 – The SA Blog drafts page appears blank when a user unpublishes a blog post and steps back, or when navigating directly to the drafts section.
BZP-27042 – The people selector in Sharebox Praise appears at the top after adding 10+ mentions, causing UI overlap, including in responsive view.
BZP-27049 – The upload files and media buttons disappear from New Wiki and New Question modals in SA Wiki and Site when the files tool is disabled for communities.
BZP-27053 – The ‘Oldest’ sorting option in Stories comments is missing a label.
BZP-27054 – The translation on the event detail page does not retain rich text formatting, unlike in the Newsfeed or community overview.
BZP-27055 – Translations from the User Profile do not retain rich text formatting for activities, unlike translations from other areas.
BZP-27062 – The Event detail page is truncated if it contains lists or multiple lines of text, and only the event creator can view the full content via the edit modal.
BZP-27068 – The page refreshes when search, filtering, or sorting is applied in Communities and SA Blogs, causing the keyboard focus to move to the top of the page (skip to content).
BZP-27069 – The remove tag button does not receive focus when navigating through Newsfeed tabs.
BZP-27079 – The Sharebox opens when the user presses any key on the keyboard.
BZP-27095 – The translation of an event on the detail page contains HTML code for mentions, hashtags, and links when the event includes them.
BZP-27102 – The draft blog post view in SA Blogs displays a blank page when accessed, making it inaccessible.
BZP-27127 – In community pages without a banner image, the suggestion list from the “More” dropdown overlaps the “Home” button in the megamenu when zoomed to 400%.
BZP-27129 – The “More” dropdown overlaps the settings icon in the community when zoom is applied at 125% or higher, depending on whether the community image is present.
BZP-27130 – The “More” dropdown remains visible in the community after zooming in and out or switching between mobile and desktop views.
BZP-27131 – The tabs menu disappears when the user clicks “View my public profile” or “Edit my profile” and returns, requiring a page reload to restore functionality.
BZP-27136 – The “More” dropdown disappears or shifts when navigating away from and back to the user profile in mobile view, depending on device screen size, and shifts with 175%, 250%, and 300% zoom in responsive view.
BZP-27154 – Unable to expand the “More” dropdown with Enter or Space for keyboard users in SA Blogs and Communities, and screen readers only announce the first option without allowing navigation to the others or announcing the total number of options.
BZP-27158 – The “More” dropdown overlaps the settings button in responsive view when the user is not a member of a moderated community, particularly at 125% and 150% zoom, and may also occur with certain tabs when not all tools are enabled.
BZP-27160 – The Sharebox reopens when the user closes it by pressing the Enter key while focused on the cross button, but closes correctly with the spacebar.
BZP-27161 – The “Remove tag” button and tags lack proper navigation, as users can navigate between the “Remove tag” buttons without navigating through the tags.
BZP-27162 – The notification modal shifts when opened in responsive view with a screen size of 900px, and clicking the bell multiple times causes it to move.