On this page we highlight the following releases:
Visit the Version 6.x.x page for a full history of version 6 releases.
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Version 6.1
4 December 2018
We're excited to introduce version 6.1 of RefinedTheme. New features have been added and others improved making it easier to work with features we introduced in Version 6.0. In 6.1 you can reorder sites, use CQL in the search, and try out the new Content Layout Macro to create visual Confluence pages.
1 Introducing the Content Layout Macro
Ever wanted to make your pages look as neat and organized as your home and landing pages? Introducing the Content Layout Macro - The macro that makes your page look like home.
Adding a Content Layout macro is as easy as adding any macro. Once your page is saved you can start editing the macro (from the page itself), adding sections and columns for structure, and modules for navigation and content. If you are accustom to our site home and category home layout editors you'll recognize this tool.
2 Introducing Preview and Drafts for Layouts
Two common requests we've had over the years are to be able to preview changes to a site or category home layout, and save the changes as a draft. We heard you, and have now introduced Previews and Drafts for Layouts. Any changes that are made in the Edit mode of a Site home or a Category home will be saved as a draft. Using the preview button you can see exactly how your changes will work in the context of the theme.
You will also be able to see who made changes last to the draft.
Learn more here: Working with home drafts & previews
3 Improvements to the Site Builder
We introduced Set Up and Manage Your Sites to version 6.0, but to really get the full impact of this feature, we made some major improvements.
Sorting Sites
Adding a new site using the Site Builder will add the site to the bottom of the list of sites. If that is not where you want it, hit the Reorder Sites button to change the order.
Move a Category from one Site to Another
Another important feature we've added to the Site Builder is the possibility to move a category between sites. This is particularly good if you create an additional site to the global site and want to move certain categories to the new site. Before you had to recreate the category, but now you can simply drag-and-drop the category into the new site.Collapse to get Overview
As you may be aware, you can collapse and expand categories to make the overview of the site easier to grasp. In version 6.1 you can do the same with sites to get a clear overview of your site organization.
4 Improvements to Modules
News Module
Option to show space name on blogs
Responsive rendering making the module adapt to a tighter area
Confluence vcards are shown when hovering the author
Search Module
Spaces shown in the search results
Responsive rendering making the module adapt to a tighter area
Option to open full search page from the search results
If you're a wiz at CQL and you want to make your search super targeted in our search modules, switch to Advanced Search Source and add your CQL of choice.
Activity Stream Module
An anticipated one - The user defined filters are saved
Responsive rendering making the module adapt to a tighter area
Confluence vcards are shown when hovering the author
The View Changes link is visible
Popular filter is back
5 Deprecation Warning: Advanced Theme editor will be Removed in Upcoming Versions
The RefinedTheme built-in Advanced Theme Editor will be removed in upcoming versions. Instead, to build an Advanced Theme we will refer you to the IDE upload tool. Learn more here: Advanced Theming
6 Major Performance Issue Resolved
In this version (as well as version 6.0.11) we have identified and resolved a performance issue and urge you to either upgrade to 6.1.0 or at least 6.0.11.
If you are still on 5.1.x, the issue is not present, but of course we would encourage you to go to newer versions as these include a lot of improvements and new features.
Other fixes
We've also done a lot of other fixes in this release.
Highlighted
More results button at the bottom of the Search Module/Macro
Show Space Name under search result in Search Module/Macro
More
Updates to the footer when editing/deleting columns.
Scroll bars appeared on Windows and Chrome on Homes
Take site into consideration for Search macro (when placed on site)
Exit fullscreen with Esc-button
Improved image file name handling in modules
Improvement to Confluence Questions setup
Translations improvements
Updates to filtering options in Activity Module
Updates to the looks of Macros
Made the <head> section configurable - Won't fix
Version 6.0
10 May 2018
With the latest release of RefinedTheme for Confluence we're giving you the tools to get more out of Confluence with added structure, design and intuitive navigation.
Introducing Sites
With the latest version of RefinedTheme you can power multiple sites on the one Confluence instance.
2 Introducing a New Layout Editor
Create visual and engaging landing pages for your sites by adding content and quick links to dashboards and categories. All from within our new inbuilt layout editor.
3 Revamped UI
We have revamped the UI and given the whole interface a sharper look and feel.
4 New Create Behaviour
We've updated the way users create content with a new UX design pattern. The create button sits in the bottom right hand corner and will travel with you as you scroll down a page. This means creating content is available with the click of a button. When hovering over the button, different create options will appear depending on which context you are in (see image below).
5 Plus More
This release is packed with improvements and bug fixes.
Configure modules with CQL
Disablement on category dashboard individually per category.
Disablement on user dashboards.
Improvements to the theme editor. You can now add filters to your background images and change the color of the create button.
Improved third party compatibility with: Microblogging by Seibert Media, User Profiles by Communardo, Linchpin Custom User Profiles by Seibert Media
And many more.