Release notes 3.33.0.

Hello, everyone,

Here are more details about the latest features and improvements.

Improvement to Lists

Let’s start with the improvement to the Lists functionality.

With version 3.33.0. of Sportal365 comes an update to the platform's Lists functionality.

From now, you’ll be able to create two types of lists:

Editorial Lists
Lists based on Tags and Sports connections

Editorial Lists

Editorial Lists is actually what the Lists feature used to be before; a way to group together only editorial content using the three major content types i.e. Articles, Videos and Galleries.

The creation of such lists follows the already familiar flow of list creation.

Creating an Editorial List

To create an Editorial List:

Select Lists → Editorial.

2. Select the New list button and fill in the required info. When done, select Save list.

3. Then, to add content to your list, go back to the editorial lists dashboard, select the list you created → Edit content.

4. Select the type of content to add – Article, Video, Gallery -- in the Available content search box.

5. When you add the content to your list, select Save list.

List based on Tags and Sports connections

And here comes the new feature.

Unlike Editorial Lists, lists created using tags and sports connections let you create lists content based on, well, tags and sports connections you’ve created/added. Not editorial content such as articles, videos and galleries.

By creating lists with tags and sports connections, you give yourself the chance to create sections with “hot topics” across your website portfolio. This means that when you click on a “hot topic” on your website, it will take you to a page with content only related to the specific tag/sports connection you’ve used to create your list.

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Creating Lists using Tags and Sports connections

To create a Tags and Sports connections List:

Select Lists → Tags & Sports connections.

2. Select the New list button and fill in the required info. When done, select Save list.

3. Then, to add content to your list, go back to the lists dashboard, select the list you created → Edit content.

4. Select the type of content to add – Tags or Sports connections -- in the Available content search box.

5. When you add the content to your list, select Save list.

Tags improvements

Tags are an important tool in the arsenal of every content creator. Sportal365’s latest update introduces two improvements to tags that enhance your experience and bring order in your daily use of tags.

More tags displayed

Enjoy access to all tags you have created and don’t waste time browsing pages to find the tag you’re looking for.

Now, you will be able to access and see up to 750 directly from your Tags dashboard, saving you time to browse through tons of tag pages.

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Optimized Tag ordering

We know, and you know, that trying to change the position of a tag (when you have too many) created problems in the past. The experience was slow at best.

That’s why we roll out an improvement that’ll optimize the process. To be able the smooth change of the position of a tag in your tags dashboard, you first have to activate the drag/drop feature.

Enabling change of tags position

To enable drag/dropping of a tag in your list:

Select a tag à Edit button.
In the Order Type box, select Order.
When done, select Save tag.

When you change the status of a tag -- from unordered to ordered --, the tag will be displayed on top of your tags list. Also, this will display a number in front of the tag, which you can use to change the tags position.

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Note that when a tag has an unordered status, you’ll not be able to drag/drop it, the number in front of it won’t be visible and it will be displayed at the bottom of your tags list.

Audit log

The introduction of Audit log with release 3.33.0. allows several authors to work on a single piece of content without losing track of each other’s edits. Audit log enhances your editing efforts by giving a clear overview of a content’s edit history.

Audit log for a specific Article, Video, Gallery

To see the audit log for a specific article, video or Gallery:

Select an Article (Video or Gallery).
When you open it, select the Audit log icon in the top right corner.

Note that you can see all the details related to creating and updating an article.

Audit log for a specific author

While you can see the audit log for a specific type of content, you can also choose to see the entire edit history of a specific author based on the type of content they’ve created/updated/deleted, and when they’ve created it.

To do that:

Select Audit log from the navigation menu.
Select an Admin, Content type, Action, and Date from/to.

3. When done, select Search.

Custom blocks

Custom blocks allow you to add your own features to the CMS.

Custom blocks let you create external custom applications, integrate them into the platform and add them as blocks to the body of your content.

Creating Custom blocks

To create a custom block:

Select Custom blocks from the navigation menu –> New Custom block.

2. Type the name of your block in the Block name box.

3. Paste a link to an external application in the Application URL box.

4. Add an icon for your block following the provided link.

5. To be able to add your custom block to your content, go to General → Status → Active.

6. When done, select Save block.