Entries from September 2009
Interface v2.0 Release Notes
This summer, the Interface development team worked on numerous new features and elements to bring Interface to version 2.0. On top of many subtle and/or “little” improvements, v2.0 has:
A New UI & Design
- Gorgeous new design by JD Hooge at Gridplane
- Streamlined navigation
- Condensed and centralized toolbars
- Dashboard with shortcuts, support links & account information
- Model creation screen overhaul–new form-builder style
- Association viewing as drop-down menu
- Popover box for model configuration & content associating
- Drop-down menu for quick access to other Interface instances
- Thumbnail display view
An Account Center
- Ability to sign up for new Interface instance online; automatic instance deploy
- Re-occurring billing
- Account Center area to manage account and user information
- Support tickets to report Interface bugs
A User Account System
- Centralized User system: One login for any Interface instances you’re a user of
- User add + invite system
New Hosting
- New hosting provider with cloud hosting for improved reliability and maintenance
New Features
- Import from CSV, including associated items
- Export models and/or content
- Date/time column with calendar date selector
- Batch content select, publish/draft, delete actions
- Domain Mapping
- URL shortcuts
Improved Features
- Error messages more consistent and user-friendly
- API overhaul
- Enhanced content filtering and searching
- “Remember me” on login fixed
- Content item sort & search results maintained in middle column
- Content list column expands to show more than 100 results
- Content list item count updates according to selected items
Stay tuned for more info, news, and updates from the Interface team as we continue to enhance Interface.
