CMS Release 3.273.0

We're excited to announce the release of Sportal365 CMS Version 3.273.0, which introduces a completely redesigned Blocky Menu, enhanced Liveblog functionality, and new search capabilities to significantly improve your content creation experience.

🚀 Note: To experience the full benefits of CMS Version 3.273.0, please proceed with a logout and login.

For Editors:

⭐ Major New Features:

Redesigned Blocky Menu:

• Modern Interface: Clean and contemporary UI design
• Improved Navigation: Enhanced widget grouping and organization
• Optimized Performance: Reduced DOM complexity and faster loading
• Sport-Specific Buttons: Dedicated button for each sport showing only relevant widgets
• Reduced Clutter: Streamlined workflow focusing on what matters to your content
• Future-Ready: Foundation for upcoming blocky enhancements

Enhanced Liveblog:

• Match Widget v2 Migration: Legacy v1 match widget fully replaced with v2
  • Faster loading and improved performance
  • Unified visual style with the platform
  • Future-proof and aligned with updated data models
• Complete Football Widgets: Liveblog now exposes the full set of football widgets with proper ordering
• Future Posts Support: Added show_future=true parameter for previewing upcoming content

New Tag Search Functionality:

• Fast Filtering: Search articles by tags quickly and accurately
• Quick Location: Help editors find content faster
• Seamless Integration: Fully integrated into article management UI

🚀 Improvements:

Widget Management:

• Updated Hover Images: All missing or outdated hover previews in blocky menu updated
• Accurate Icons: Editors always see correct widget representations

System Updates:

• OneSignal Integration: Removed headline character limit
• Cleaner Interface: Removed deprecated Polls functionality from CMS
• Football Single Event: Removed Fans United from the blocky

🐞 Bug Fixes:

Blocky Menu:

• Scroll Issue Resolved: Fixed frozen scroll and stuck expanded menu in empty articles
• Stable Behavior: Menu now functions properly in all scenarios

Content Editor:

• SEO Title Editing: Cursor no longer jumps to end after validation warning
• Smooth Typing: Predictable and comfortable editing experience
• Video Preview: Fixed preview overflow out of container

Widget Functionality:

• Single Event Team Search: Team search now returns proper results (high-severity issue resolved)
• Author Field Type: Corrected generic field type from String to Object

UI Fixes:

• Font Loading: Fixed 404 error for missing Open Sans font file
• Content Update Message: Fixed info-message container bug

For Developers:

API & System Enhancements:

• Author field now correctly typed as Object
• Liveblog API supports show_future=true parameter
• WebSocket integration for News Tracker real-time updates
• Improved data consistency across the platform

🚀 Note: To experience the full benefits of CMS Version 3.273.0, please proceed with a logout and login.

We encourage you to explore the new Blocky Menu and tag search functionality. These improvements are designed to make your content creation workflow faster, more intuitive, and more efficient.

As always, your feedback helps us continue improving the Sportal365 platform.

Thank you for your continued support and dedication to creating outstanding sports content with Sportal365.