What's new in SureDash

We’re excited to announce the release of SureDash v0.0.4, bringing improved code quality and fixes to enhance your community-building experience.

SureDash Core Changelog

Improvement:

• Improved codebase for improved security.
• Improved codebase with improved best coding practices.
• Improved compatibility for the Bricks Builder Theme where Layout shortcode won’t work in the space area.

Fix:

• Bricks compatibility: Editing SureDash CPT posts with Bricks opens portal dashboard.
• There is weird aside space appearing to portal container when ACSS and Bricks work together.
• Latest feed/topic posts should be displayed first on the frontend.
• After creating a space group, newly added spaces immediately disappear from the dashboard area.
• Once a Space Group is created, a placeholder Space is automatically added under it.
• Beaver Builder & Divi Compatibility: There were some PHP errors on the frontend while using the Beaver Builder or Divi Builder.
• PHP Error – “Uncaught TypeError: SureDashboard\Admin\Editor::register_block_category(): Argument #2 ($post) must be of type object, string given”.
• The admin setup language is directly updated after the update, conflict with German language.
• Timestamp was not displaying correctly when the timezone was set to something other than UTC.
• HTML tags were displaying in the notification panel.
• Deleted comment notifications showing under the notification panel.

SureDash Premium Changelog

Fix:

• PHP Notice: _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly. Translation loading for the suredash-pro domain was triggered too early.
• “Install SureDash” notice CTA will leads to “plugin not found” error.

We are pleased to release a new version of SureDash in response to the release just a few days ago. Several bugs were reported as well as requests for specific translations in French, Polish, etc.

SureDash Core Changelog

New:

• New: Introducing translations for the Swedish, Polish, Hebrew, French, Dutch and Dutch (Belgium) languages.

Improvements:

• Improved codebase for improved security best practices.
• Improvement: Displaying premium plugin incompatibility admin notice on all dashboard screens instead of the only plugins page.

Fix:

• Fix: Draft spaces are displayed on the front directly after the 0.0.2 update.
• Fix: Breakdance compatibility: The entire portal dashboard appears under the Breakdance admin pages.
• Fix: Oxygen & Breakdance compatibility: Some portal spaces load their content twice on the front end.
• Fix: After the update of 0.0.2 SureDash admin dashboard gets auto-translated to the Spanish language in some cases.

SureDash Premium Changelog

Improvements:

• Improvement: Displaying premium plugin incompatibility admin notice on all dashboard screens instead of the only plugins page.

We’re pleased to share the newest updates to SureDash, the WordPress community plugin designed to empower online communities and learning platforms. This release focuses on performance improvements, customization options, and user experience refinements. Below are the key changes:

Core Updates

New Features

• Performance Enhancements: A foundational update introduces a custom ORM structure, optimized REST APIs, and streamlined native function callbacks for improved speed and scalability.
• Portal Homepage Option: Set your SureDash portal as your site’s homepage directly from the plugin settings.
• Font Customization: Adjust portal fonts via the Display Settings for tailored branding.
• Multilingual Support: Added translations for Hindi, German, Spanish, and Dutch.
• Utility CSS Classes: New CSS classes enable deeper customization of portal elements.
• Inline Commenting: Engage with content and topics more efficiently using inline comments.
• Copy Link for Sharing: Quickly copy URLs from content and topic feeds with the new “Copy” button.

SureDash Premium Updates

New Features

• Lesson Navigation Tooltips: Clarify course steps with hoverable tooltips.
• Progress Badges: Visual indicators track lesson and course completion.

SureDash Core Changelog

New:

• New: Introducing our first phase of performing measures, which includes custom ORM structure, own REST APIs, optimized native function callbacks and many more.
• New: Introducing option to “Set Portal as Homepage” in the plugin settings.
• New: Introducing Font settings under “Display Settings” in the plugin settings.
• New: Introducing translations for the Hindi, German, Spanish, and Dutch languages.
• New: Introducing utility based CSS classes for the portal for better customization.
• New: Under social sharing, added “Copy” link support for Content and Topic feeds.
• New: Introducing inline commenting for the content & topic feeds for easy interaction.

Improvements:

• Improvement: Introduced minimum version notice setup for compatibility with the SureDash Premium plugin.
• Improvement: Updated skeleton loaders for better user experience.
• Improvement: Removed dependency of Headless-React from the plugin. [Internal]
• Improvement: Post comment button scrolls to comment editor for better user experience.
• Improvement: Enabled “Fullscreen Mode” by default for the iframe post editor in the portal dashboard for better user experience.
• Improvement: The UI of content and topic feed has been improved for better user experience.
• Improvement: The “Back to” button from single content or topic feed redirects to the referring space area instead of the portal home.

Fix:

• Fix: Bookmark, Like-Dislike buttons looks steady till the update.
• Fix: Like trigger not working on the immediate submitted comment.
• Fix: Getting double header issue on the frontend once a custom page assigned as the portal homepage.

SureDash Premium Changelog

New:

• New: Introducing tooltips for lesson navigation for better user experience.
• New: Introducing badges for the lessons to track the course progress effectively.

Improvements:

• Improvement: Introduced minimum version notice setup for compatibility with the SureDash Premium plugin.

This update is primarily focused on a few bug fixes as well as adding our licensing so the next release can be pushed to your website.

But future updates will not be perfectly smooth just yet. While we can push an update to your site for the premium version, that is not the case yet for the core version, so this will have to be manually updated on the next release.

We are working with the WordPress plugin directory to have our core version there, which would push updates to your website. Sorry to get all technical on ya and this may require extra explanation.

Next Update

Early next week we will package and start testing the next release.

This is the update that will bring some new features.

• Global topography options
• Setting to make the portal your homepage
• New inline comments and the comments improvements I demo’d 2 weeks ago
• Course and lesson UI improvements that I demo’d 2 weeks ago
• Translation improvements

The team will package this up, and we will start testing it next week, this is the step we have before we release it to everyone.

Performance Update

The performance update will come after the update mentioned above.

We have had some nice breakthroughs in regard to performance. This is partially what caused these brief delays, extensive testing and multiple POC’s (proof of concept).

The gist of it is, we are in the process of building our own custom ORM structure (Object-Relational Mapping) vs using the WP_Query which has bottlenecks.

We will have to put a doc together to explain this in more detail when we have the release ready. There are a few things we want everyone to understand related to performance and in some cases where some 3rd party plugins may not function as intended.

Can You Start Building Now?

Yes you can. When we have the update to switch our method of querying data, there won’t be any compatibility issues.

New:

• Added licensing system for the plugin.
• Introduced new “Performance Measures” settings for the plugin.
• Introduced a “What’s New” notifier to highlight updates.

Improvements:

• Added internationalization support for the plugin.
• Coding standards improved as per w.org guidelines.

Fix:

• Settings: Color reset option not working.
• There is a line break in the topic creation & comment submission text area.
• Video Space – Embedded video not working on the front end.
• Console error for scrollIntoViewIfNeeded function incompatible with cross-browsers.
• Forgot password not working on the portal login page.
• Register Block – Social on-tap registration was missing.
• Login & Register Block – Refactor codebase for social on-tap login.
• Link Space – Link target conflicts with an opening in a new and same tab.
• Login Block – Lost password URL missing in the form.
• Coding standards followed as per WordPress guidelines.
• Admin Portal Page – There is a jerk while accessing More settings in space or space group edit.

Hey everyone,

We’ve got a huge update on SureDash!

Here’s what’s new:

• Lightning-Fast Performance: SureDash now loads instantly. No more waiting! We’ve implemented a new interactivity API for seamless navigation. Check out the demo in the video to see it in action!
• Improved Commenting: Leaving comments is smoother than ever. We’ve added a new emoji picker with search, user tagging, and instant comment posting.
• Enhanced Course Experience: The course UI is already amazing. We’ve improved course progression tracking, added a completion percentage badge, and ensured mobile responsiveness. Resuming courses is easy—it picks up right where you left off!
• Beta Launch Coming Soon: We’re aiming for a beta launch before New Year’s! You’ll be able to build sites with SureDash and won’t have to worry about compatibility issues. We’ll also release a document explaining our performance approach.
• SureMembers Integration: SureDash works seamlessly with SureMembers. While not required, SureMembers gives you granular control over who accesses which content, including drip-feeding content. We’ve also updated SureMembers’ design to match SureDash for a consistent look and feel.
• Upcoming Updates: We’re planning updates before and after Christmas, including adding an auto-update system and addressing user feedback.

Watch the full update video to see all the improvements!

Thanks for being part of the SureDash community!

We’re excited to officially take SureDash live in its Alpha version! 🚀 This is just the beginning, and we can’t wait for you to experience the future of data-driven dashboards. Your feedback is key, so dive in and let us know what you think!