Version 6.x.x release notes

Version 6.1.21

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Bug fixes

• Ensures pages can still be created if the Confluence quick create feature is disabled. 

Version 6.1.20

Bug fixes

• Solved a bug where a space couldn't be dragged into the uncategorized section of a site. 

• Solved a bug where the site switcher freezes when using iOS devices. 

Version 6.1.19

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Cannot add HTML module

This release fixes an issue where it was not possible to add new HTML modules via the layout editor. 

Other fixes

• Fixed an issue with the placement of Global menu sidebar dropdowns/flyouts. 

• Fixed compatibility with displaying Scroll Documents Document Library when Refined is in use. 

Version 6.1.18

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Fix for Refined 6.1.17

This release addresses a bug introduced in 6.1.17 that would cause the app to crash if there's NULL values in the database table for LAYOUT_VERSION. 

Performance optimization

This version includes changes in how visible categories are fetched and cached for a user. This change aims to reduce the time spent in a blocking database transactions. Another change is the way the category cache gets invalidated when a user group relationship changes. This should reduce the frequency of how often the category cache is built for users and improve the end user experience. These changes are done in the backend category caching system which is always enabled.

If you have a large server or data center instance we recommend to use the Refined front-end caching to reduce the amount of REST requests towards your Confluence instance. Learn more about caching in Refined.

Sorting category children

This version includes a fix for a bug introduced in Refined for Confluence 6.1.17 where sorting category children either alphabetically or by using drag & drop wasn't reflected properly. 

Other fixes

• Navigation highlight Title text no longer cut off at the bottom

• Added checks to ensure site ID is correctly set and not missing

• Fixed a bug where you couldn't add or remove pages as favourites via the My Work macro

Version 6.1.16

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Compatibility with Confluence 7.5

This version adds compatibility with the latest Confluence release - Confluence version 7.5

Version 6.1.15

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Persistent filter for Activity Stream

A bug in the Activity Stream module resulted in the chosen filter not being persisted between page navigations / reloads. This caused the user having to reselect their filter each time - something that has been solved in this version. 

Note that this feature is only used if no advanced or pre-defined filter is configured on the module, in which case the configured one is used. 

Global Confluence search not working if quick search is disabled

The global Confluence search now works properly for when quick search is disabled as per https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-search-175210673.html#ConfiguringSearch-Disablequicksearchoptions

Other fixes

• Fixed an issue where the logs would produce an error when loading favourite pages in the My Work popup or module.

• Ensures Refined-related fonts are marked available.

• Fixed a bug where  Layout versions where duplicated when listed 

• It's no longer possible to delete the currently used theme from the Refined Administration - the main configuration page. 

• When dragging spaces in the  Site Builder the Blog Site no longer overflows its disabled icon (if space isn't placeable in that site)

• Minor bug-fixes for the Layout editor and Theme gallery

Version 6.1.14

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Cannot add attachments on layouts

This release addresses an issue related to a fix done in Version 6.1.13 related to saving layouts and user dashboards. The issue meant not being able to add for example an image to a Confluence Content Module and saving the layout. 

This should now be resolved in this release. 

Version 6.1.13

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Can't delete category

This release includes a schedule job to analyse if there's any straggling refined category child objects left due to a space having been archived/moved/removed without the app registering the change. 

Previously this could lead to seemingly empty categories not being deletable. The job will run occasionally to make sure the data is in sync. If you want to you can run it manually under Confluence Admin > Scheduled Jobs > Refined - Clear invalid category items.

Content Layout Macro on copied/template pages

It's now possible to have content layout macros on a page and copy the page without causing collisions on the layout. 

Editing User Dashboards

An error in how the Confluence editor was launched from the User dashboard caused them to not be able to save items given certain setups. This has now been resolved.

Other fixes

• Fixed an issue where navigating the space tools menu didn't work due to broken links, also causing the space permissions to be inaccessible.

• Fixed an issue with Activity Stream merging update items under the wrong author

• Removed superfluous keyboard shortcut 'a' for attachments. This has since long been under the letter 't' from Confluence.

• Made the search not loose currently types letters whilst loading the Confluence "flyout" search UI to avoid loosing this and having to retype the search.

Version 6.1.12

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K15t Scroll Documents compatibility

This release includes a collaboration with K15t in order to get their app Scroll Documents compatible with instances themed with Refined.

Other fixes

• Empty space now removed if you opt to not display a site switcher

• Navigation module configure dialogs no longer breaks if you upload a faulty image.

• Making sure shortcuts aren't triggered on fields that has contenteditable=true.

Version 6.1.11

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Version 6.1.11 of Refined for Confluence includes a XSS vulnerability resolution.

License banner issue

We've addressed an issue that might have been part of the issue for when people were shown an 'Invalid License' banner although a valid license was present. This fix relates to how a failing component is initialized and will hopefully help with this issue. If you're still getting the issue please refer to our article here: License banner visible in Confluence 7 despite valid license and feel free to contact our support.

News from other sites & Firefox issue resolved.

The News Module now is able to display blogposts from a different site than the one it's currently on. 

We also addressed an issue where the news module wouldn't display blogposts whilst using Firefox. This issue was introduced in 6.1.10.

Search improvements

Multiple improvements has been made regarding search queries done using the  Search Module or  Search Highlight Module on a Site or Category Home. Further navigating to the full search page will show better results. We've also improved the behaviour for multi-word queries. As always if you have feedback on this please let us know through our support portal. Here we also removed the previously added wildcard appended to the end of search queries when navigating to the full site search page.

Activity Stream filter on categories

It's now possible to filter on categories through the Activity Stream Module/ Activity Stream filter menu. 

Other fixes

• Fixed an issue where you couldn't access blog space permissions

• Fixed an issue where pressing the global search button in the Global Menu wouldn't open the search popup on blogposts

• Aligned space shortcut icons

Version 6.1.10

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Version 6.1.10 of Refined for Confluence is a bug-fix & improvement release

News module issue

A bug where the news module search url was constructed wrongly if you are using a contextPath has been resolved so that it now shows blog posts properly again.

News module performance

An issue has been resolved where previously all images of a blog post would be loaded in order to display the excerpt and first image of a blog post in the news module. Not only the needed resources will be loaded.

Version 6.1.9

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Version 6.1.9 of Refined for Confluence includes a XSS vulnerability resolution.

XSS vulnerability resolved

A XSS vulnerability has been identified and fixed. The vulnerability occurs on Refined version 6.1.2 - 6.1.8. If you're on those versions you're recommended to upgrade to the latest 6.1 release. 

Risk Assessment

The cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affected blog post content shown on dashboards using the news module. If the attacker is allowed to create/edit blog posts that are then added to the dashboard news module rotation, a potential script could be triggered. XSS vulnerabilities potentially allow an attacker to embed their own JavaScript into a Confluence blog post. You can read more about XSS attacks here: Cross-site scripting (XSS) - MDN Web Docs Glossary: Definitions of Web-related terms | MDN

Task report on site & category home

This version also fixes an issue where you couldn't check tasks on a site or category landing page using the Task Report macro. 

Standalone blog site

A fix is included for when the Refined Theming is not enabled globally but the Blog Site is still in use. Previously the blog spaces would not be themed with this configuration but now is.

Other fixes

• Fixes for alignment of icons in space directory and top navigation menu

• setAttribute error thrown in console on pages has been addressed. 

Version 6.1.8

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Version 6.1.8 of Refined for Confluence is a bug-fix release. 

Confluence Content module

For some setups it wasn't possible to save the Confluence editor when editing/adding a Confluence Content Module. 

Known Synchrony limitation

Synchrony powers the Collaborative editing in Confluence.

There's a known limitation where adding & editing Confluence Content Modules while Synchrony is in Limited mode might not work. In this case we'd recommend turning Synchrony On or Off.

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Site switcher missing

Due to a bug fix in 6.1.7, the site switcher could disappear if you only had application links and 1 global site. This has now been addressed. 

Space creation

An issue has been fixed where users were unable to create new spaces with Refined 6.1.7. 

Other fixes

• Updated site switcher icon to it now aligns correctly on all Confluence versions.

• The global search dialog didn't trigger when searching from the blog portal. This has been addressed in this version.

Version 6.1.7

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Version 6.1.7 of Refined for Confluence is a bug-fix & compatibility release. 

Confluence 7 Compatibility 

Refined 6.1.7 adds support for Confluence 7. Use the power of Confluence 7 with the power of Refined! 

Uploading attachments

A fix has been included for the attachments macro and File List template where it would previously freeze if uploading using the browse button. 

Site switcher setting

The Disable Site Switcher setting now works with App Links. Before the setting wasn't respected if app links were present. 

Version 6.1.6

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Version 6.1.6 of Refined for Confluence is a bug-fix & security patch release. 

Security patch: Updated third party xStream library

This release contains an update to a third party library XStream which is used for import/export of advanced themes. This feature is only available to Confluence and System Administrators. 

Click and hover for all category types

This release includes a fix where the functionality of hovering the category to open the category dropdown in the navigation menu didn't work for Blog, HTML or Confluence Questions categories.

Version 6.1.5

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Version 6.1.5 of Refined for Confluence is a bug-fix & improvements release. 

Reduced size of resource bundles

This release sees an improvement in the minification and bundling of the app client-side resources in order to reduce the total file sizes of the served resources. 

Fix for page tools menu ( ... button)

A fix is included in this release addressing the issue where the page tools menu button wasn't clickable in Internet explorer or Firefox. 

Change text colour on Navigation modules

Now you can easily change the text colour on the tree Navigation modules; Navigation Content Module,  Navigation Icon Module and  Navigation Highlight Module

Other fixes

• An issue was solved where layout drafts weren't able to be deleted some browsers

• Fixed a bug where it was not possible to upload images in certain modules on certain browsers.

• Fixed issue where a blog migration task from Refined v. 5 → v.6 might crash if the space was no longer present. 

• Added some missing translations of text.

• The layout editor, layout modules, theme editor have all received minor fixes and quality of life improvements.  

Version 6.1.4

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Error on installing app

In certain setups the app would display an error message ActiveObjectsInitException upon install/startup. This has been fixed in this release. 

Problem with large categories & Oracle

This release addresses an issue where using an Oracle database in combination with large category structures (with > 1000 entries) would yield a database error (ORA-0179).  

Deleting categories & Sites

Previously you could always delete categories and sites if you were a system or confluence admin. Now you cannot delete these items if they contain hidden items (links, spaces) you're not allowed to view which might be the case if you're a confluence administrator but not a system administrator. 

Other fixes

• Fixes errors with certain translations containing special characters for spanish. 

• Fixed a bug where advanced themes would remain 'active' if a site using it was deleted.

• The activity stream "Favourite" filter now properly shows updates from pages if an entire space is marked favourite.

• The 'Search for' link in Search module now properly redirects to full search even if a Text Variables like $query has been used. 

• Categories will no longer be deletable 

Version 6.1.3

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Version 6.1.2

Performance Improvements

This release includes a performance improvements for database queries.

Other fixes

• Improvements for the News module (changes to the way date are displayed on a blog post)

• Fixed a bug when using Confluence Content module within Content layout macro

• Fixed broken links in Space Tools on a Blog space

• Fixed an issue that the search filter was not saved when using Advanced search

• Fixed an issue that image position wouldn't be visible in the theme preview when working with a Blog theme

• Fixed an issue for Category Admins when editing category home.

Version 6.1.1

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Compatibility with Confluence 6.13

This release is compatible with Confluence 6.13. This includes supporting deletion of users. 

Performance Improvement

This release includes a performance improvement for server side caching. This includes reducing potentially slow database queries (SELECT and DELETE).

Other fixes

• Fixed a bug in Site Builder when moving a category from one Site to another

• My work popup is opened when clicking "Recently worked on" link in the profile menu

• Updated look and feel of adding sections in layout editor (affecting Site and Category homes as well as  Content Layout Macro). 
  
  

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Version 6.0.11

Performance Improvement

This release fixes a performance issue that could have caused significantly low performance. The issue affects mostly instances with high volumes of traffic but we recommend everyone upgrades to this version. 

This issue affects version 6.0.0 to 6.0.10.

Version 6.0.10

Bug fixes

• Placeholder text for the Search bar contained translation key instead of the translation. 

• Having a site as a filter on the Search would not filter the results correctly.

• An assortment of minor improvements! 

Version 6.0.9

Support for Confluence 6.12

In this release we've added support for Confluence 6.12

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the Site Home would break if the user navigating there wasn't a member of any user groups. 

• When using the Activity Stream macro on a page not themed by RefinedTheme, the user avatars wouldn't show correctly. This has now been fixed.

• Fixed an UI issue where long named Space shortcuts would spill over to neighbouring components.

• An assortment of minor improvements! 

Version 6.0.7

Performance fixes

• Solved a bug which was affecting the performance of the category menu (Main navigation).

Bug fixes

• Resolved an issue where the "Move Create Button" dialog was not translated to all supported languages.

• Fixed an issue where the space admin menu links didn't work if you where located on space admin pages.

Version 6.0.6

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the search result was located under other content.

• Fixed an issue where a cover photo was precent on all news items in the news module.

• Fixed an issue where team calendars didn't render on a site home. 

• Improvements to the rendering of the global sidebar.

• Improvements to the Site Builder. 

Version 6.0.5

Compatibility for Confluence 6.10

From this release RefinedTheme now supports Confluence version 6.10

Support for Data center Read-only mode

Confluence 6.10 introduced Read-only mode for Data center. RefinedTheme is fully compatible with read only mode and thus it will not be possible to create or update content such as Categories, sites, themes or layouts while the instance is in read-only mode. The user-facing create sections such as Edit site/category home, create buttons, or edit space layouts aren't rendered. And the Admin sections are disabled or otherwise present the admin with a message if they try to edit/create during this time. 

Sites ordering in Site Builder

There was a bug present in the product where the sites in the Site builder would rearrange/not respect it's order after refresh or when a new site was added. This has now been fixed so that sites are always ordered in ascending order of when they were created. We know many of you would like to be able to rearrange the sites yourself to create a custom order. This is on the roadmap for a future release. If you want to track this feature there's a public ticket available: 

Other Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where you erroneously could delete the current version of your theme through the theme editor. 

• Fixed an issue where you couldn't edit the category home layout when category keys were numbers.

• Further fixes were made for Data Center caches where it would sometimes throw ClasscastExceptions 

• Fixed an issue where the MyWorks macro under some circumstances wouldn't show items due to not being able to parse a date.

• Fixed an issue where the layout editor would overflow when adding a HTML macro

• The pages module now shows an error message if the parameters contain a wrongly entered spacekey or max number.

• Fixed an issue where the list of versions didn't display properly in the layout editor. 

Version 6.0.4

Upgrade fixes for Data Center

This release fixes an issue related to the Cache system on Data Center instances that would cause the theme to malfunction after an upgrade from previous RefinedTheme versions.

Preview for Confluence Content Module

We've added a preview section for your Confluence Content modules when editing layouts. This will hopefully help distinguish different Confluence Content modules placed on the same Site or Category Home. 

Improvements

• The create button now only shown options depending on the users permissions. There's three options at this time:

  • Create Space - visible if user is allowed to create a space globally

  • Create Content - visible if user is allowed to create content globally

  • Create Blogpost - visible if the user is allowed to create a blogpost on the currently viewed blog

• The in-product release notes dialog (available under the 'What's new'-link on the right-hand side in Theme Configuration) has been replaced with a link to the release notes page in this space.

• If the left column had a custom width set by the user (by dragging the handler) the page content could jump on page load before applying the correct width. This has now been fixed to avoid this flickering.

Other Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where you couldn't open and use the advanced theme editor in certain browsers. 

• Fixed a bug where the create button was not visible but still hoverable when the Confluence license had expired.

• Opening dialogs from the global sidebar menu such as MyWork and Activity Stream now properly closes other open dialogs.

• The news module listing blogposts used to highlight the latest contributor as the author. This is now fixed so that the original author is shown. 

• Improved the deletion of temporary pages created when saving Confluence Content through the Confluence editor on a layout to ensure the right temporary page is deleted. 

Version 6.0.3

Minor bug fixes

• Resolved an issue where the footer cache might throw an error if you're downgrading after having installed 6.0.x

• Fixed an issue where the upgrade procedure could fail if application home and shared home were identical. 

• Updated layout modules and layout editor for Site & Category Home(s) with bug fixes. 

• Resolved a minor XSS issue in the layout editor (used on site homes and category homes) where admins could add scripts to module parameters. Please note that scripts was executed in the editor itself, regular users could therefore not be targeted. An admin could only target an other admin, hence we treat this as minor security issue. Affected versions are 6.0.1 and 6.0.2. 

Version 6.0.2

Minor bug fixes

• Resolve a bug in the page tree macro.

• Resolved a bug in the layout editor where some users couldn't save a Confluence Content item.

Version 6.0.1

Minor bug fixes

• Resolved a UI issue in the blog site

• Resolved some minor bug concerning the layout editor. 

Version 6.0

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