Changelog

Kialo’s comprehensive release history.

Release Notes #528

  • Fixed a change classification issue (important vs other changes).
  • Changed the portal’s mobile bottom bar color from black to dark blue in order to differentiate it better from some Android browsers’ bottom bars.
  • Improved menu icon contrasts in MyKialo.
  • Improved the landing page of Kialo Edu.
  • Improved the layout of the Kialo and Kialo Edu Help Center. 
  • Added classroom assignments to the Kialo Edu Help Center.

Release Notes #527

  • Notifications for suggestions were not always correctly marked seen, this has been fixed.

Release Notes #526

  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements were released.

Release Notes #525

Release Notes #524

  • The default Explore page for logged in users was changed from the Featured to the New category.
  • Users who have already commented on a claim or written in chat, are now listed first in the respective mention pickers. (Thanks @cnr)

Release Notes #523

  • Middle-, Ctrl- and Cmd-Clicking a claim now loads it in a new tab.
  • Minor site improvements for www.kialo-edu.com.

Release Notes #522

  • Offline to online mode transition, when losing and regaining Internet access, has been sped up and is now less intrusive.
  • Edited comments were not always updated upon reconnecting to Kialo. This has been fixed.
  • Change notifications resulting from claims being linked or moved underneath own claims are now also categorized as important changes.

Release Notes #521

  • Users with writer and editor privileges can now downgrade themselves to roles with fewer privileges.
  • Password reset links are now set to expire after 24h.
  • Visitors accessing Kialo using Internet Explorer are now properly warned that IE is not a supported browser.

Release Notes #520

  • Chat and comment date partition markers have been removed to improve readability.
  • Users can now be invited as viewers to public discussions.
  • Kialo’s online/offline detection has been improved.
  • Users linking discussions underneath your claims (‘intermap linking’) will now be classified as ‘important’ instead of ‘other’ changes.
  • The layout of the flagged claims sidebar has been improved.
  • Chat and comment input field padding has been reduced.

Release Notes #519

  • Kialo Edu (www.kialo-edu.com), the Kialo page for educators, with only private discussions, was given a landing and about page.
  • Site navigation was improved and made more consistent between the mobile and desktop Kialo interfaces.

Release Notes #518

  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements were released.

Release Notes #517

  • Screen reader compatibility has been improved.

Release Notes #516

  • The font and color of user mentions in comments and chat was fixed.
  • Deleted claims don’t appear in duplicate search anymore.

Release Notes #515

  • Some minor styling issues have been fixed.
  • Screen reader compatibility has been improved.
  • Change tracking in the column view has been improved.

Release Notes #514

  • Toasts signalling when users have exhausted or get close to exhausting their suggestion quota have been deployed.
  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements were released.

Release Notes #513

  • Users can now look up some basic stats on their user profiles.
    (Click on the avatar and select ‘My Profile’)
  • Kialo Internet Explorer 11 support has been removed.
  • Mentioned users in comments weren’t bold anymore. This has been fixed.
  • Screen reader compatibility has been improved.
  • Button labels in the suggested comment admin interface, have been clarified.
  • Changes to claims that happen after a user’s first visit, will now also be correctly shown on the claims themselves, not only in the discussion change list.

Release Notes #512

  • Removing oneself and teams from archived discussions is now possible.
  • Improved some email wording.
  • Added help center link to suggestion limit toast.
  • Multiple screen reader compatibility improvements have been deployed.
  • Increased some touch targets for the mobile Kialo page.

Release Notes #511

  • Improvements to the Kialo embed were made.
  • Claims’ comments and changes are now better visually differentiated. Also fixed some text contrasts issues.
  • Team portals now have a nicer default background. That is, if you like blue.
  • Clarified the wording of suggested comment admin buttons. 
  • Screen reader compatibility has been improved.
  • Improved a bit of text in Kialo emails.
  • Fixed some minor visual bugs.

Release Notes #510

  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements were released.

Release Notes #509

  • Minor bug fixes and performance improvements were released.