Release 31
A representation of new additional features and improvements that have been implemented in Codex.
Gjirafa / Codex
New Features
1. Models and Entries
Create custom entities for your content in Codex using Models and add data of those entities type using Model Entries. You can create custom entities for matching data specific to your site.
READ MORE: Models & Model Entries
2. Webhooks for Models
Webhooks is an extensive feature related to Models which can be triggered upon different events in Model Entries. It allows pushing information in real-time on external applications as soon as an event in Model Entries is triggered.
READ MORE: Webhooks
3. Premium content using Tonos Integration
As addition to the other Gjirafa Stacks integrated to Codex that we mentioned on last release, such as VP or Bisko, we now also have the Tonos Integration. Using this Integration users will be able to enable content locking for their articles and create Premium Content based on the campaigns they configure on Tonos.
READ MORE: Tonos Integration
4. Creating Admin Pages using Plugins
Codex Playground allows external developers to create custom Admin Pages to fulfill any needs, using Plugins.
READ MORE: Create Admin Pages with Plugins
5. VP Playlist
As a part of managing videos in Codex we now also have the feature that allows users to use VP Playlists or create custom Playlists which can be used in different Layouts and pages in Codex sites
5.1 VP Playlist Menu
You can manage created playlists with the new menu added to Assets called Playlists. This menu provides with a lot flexibility when managing video playlists within Codex.
5.2 VP Playlist widget
And using this widget you can add and display playlists within articles and layouts in Codex.
READ MORE: Playlists
6. Article of the Day widget
In case we want to display the latest article of a specific time we can use the Article of the Day widget. This widget provides users with the ability to display latest published article of a specific time in any layout.
READ MORE: Article of the Day
7. iKiosek widget
You can now display magazine images feed that will get updated automatically on a daily basis and can redirect you to a specified url. Use this widget to display one of the predefined magazine feeds that can redirect you to the url you specify in configurations.
READ MORE: iKiosek
8. Idvert Article Content
Use this widget to display Idvert content within layouts in Codex. This widget allows you to connect with the Idvert external tool that is used as a service provider for sponsored articles and/or ads.
READ MORE: Idvert Article Content
9. API Documentation
The following additions regarding API documentation are added in Technical Documentation section of Codex:
General Improvements
1. Edit Image Metadata
You can edit images in Codex with the Photo Editor Tool or even edit each of their metadata in the Assets menu. With this new feature added to Codex you can edit image metadata within content editor when you add them using the Image block widget.
READ MORE: Image
2. Use Quicklinks in Content Editor
After creating diverse categories with Quicklinks, you can use the created Quicklinks in Content Editor with the @ symbol and typing the alias or name of the Quicklink. Access external links with short names and aliases using this latest feature.
READ MORE: Use Quicklinks
3. Add Videos to a Gallery List
Create and manage galleries with images in Codex using the Gallery List feature. You can now create galleries that consist of both images and videos and display them in any layouts within site.
READ MORE: Gallery List
4. Publish Articles in the Past
Republishing articles is a feature that has been implemented before in Codex, which enables users to republish articles with the current publish date or change it to the update date. As additional to this feature you can now also publish articles in the past despite their create or published date.
READ MORE: Modify Published Articles
5. Organization of Videos in Assets
In both Videos menu in Assets or when you want to add or upload videos anywhere within Codex, you will get a list with the existing videos that are now grouped or filtered based on the existing VP Projects that these videos belong to.
READ MORE: Video Management
Bug Fixes
Embed with referral link for MallTV - Could not display MallTv embed videos that had the referral link instead of the url typed in configurations.
Profile picture won't display - Could upload .bmp or .tiff format files when adding a profile picture but pictures wouldn't display in profile.
Smaller images with lower quality - Images of a smaller size had a low quality when uploaded in Codex because they were resized.
Duplicate articles in tags page - Upon clicking the load more button in a tag page displayed articles were duplicated.