Release notes:

This release features the new Google Analytics 4 integration, as well as Asset library “batch publishing” updates, the addition of preview images within email templates and individual Member Group approvals.

Status: Released
Release date: 6 February 2023

Google Analytics 4

Task 885 – Set up Google Analytics 4
Integrate and configure the new Google Analytics 4 property across all customers, as Universal Analytics will no longer process new data in standard properties beginning 1 July 2023.

Includes sub-tasks:

• Task 888 – GA4 tasks
• Task 912 – Reconfigure search scripts for GA4 (BTv4)
• Bug 909 – Search query strings in URL missing (BTv4)

To learn more and to access the Google Analytics 4 data, view the Reporting section of our User Guide.

  

Photo/Asset request approvals for individual member groups

Task 924 – Asset/Photo request forms for individual member groups
Create ability to send Photo and Asset request forms to owners of individual member groups. Previously, all requests were sent to a single chosen admin or admin group, however, these were broad-based settings for all member groups.

Administrators are now able to channel specific requests to specific member groups.

The following User Guide pages demonstrate the new settings:

• /knowledge/user-guide-v4/site-settings/settings-node#permissionRequestsImages

• /knowledge/user-guide-v4/site-settings/settings-node#permissionRequestsAssets
    

Asset library editing changes

User Story 754 – Batch “Publish/Unpublish” in the Asset library backoffice
Batch “Publishing/Unpublishing” was previously only available within the “Asset version” node.

The feature is now also available from the “Asset Folder” node, making it quicker and easier to reach more assets in the batching process.
 

Email template changes

User Story 915 – Image and Asset request form changes
Edit the image and asset request forms (and the accompanying automated email template messages) to reference that the duration period specified is also the time period that the requester is able to download the resolution sizes requested. After this time period, access to the additional image sizes or to download the asset will be retracted.

Includes sub-tasks:

• Task 928 – Image Request email - Show Preview Image & Usage restrictions
  

  On the image request email that is sent to the Image Administrator to approve an image request, we have added a preview image of the image requested (this is available with/without watermark). Additionally, the “Usage Restrictions” property has been added to the email message, if use restrictions exist.

• Task 922 – Add “Image request type: Low/High” line to approved email template
  

  Add the “Image request type: Low/High” and “Duration” line values to the approved email template: Image Request Approved

• Task 932 – Add “Duration” line to approved email template
  Add “Duration” line value to the approved email template: Asset Request Approved
   

Photo library image filetypes

Task 902 – Photo library image filetypes
The Photo library previously displayed the following images via the “.Core/Services/ImageService.cs” file:

jpg/jpeg, png, tif/tiff, svg, bmp

The settings are now found in the “umbracoSettings.config” file and more easily editable.

We have also extended the formats to include:

jpg/jpeg, png, tif/tiff, svg, bmp, gif, webp, emf^, wmf^ 

^ some frontend display issues

Bug 930 – Unpublished or Deleted Categories that contain images crash image module
When Photo Categories, that are assigned to an image, are either Unpublished or Deleted (e.g. in Recycle Bin), the Photo library frontend displays an error screen. – [fixed]

Bug 933 – Photo & Asset category URL YSOD errors
If a category selection is made from the top Photo/Asset library menu, the URL displays the category number, e.g. ~/photo-library/?category=34745

If a user bookmarks this page, then the category is deleted, attempting to revisit the page via the bookmark returns an error page. – [fixed]

Task 905 – Backoffice welcome dashboard version edit
Update version task list with latest changes. – [complete]