2.5.6 Release Note

November 22, 2019

Summary

We have several fixes in this 2.5.6 version of AnswerHub!

Changelog

2.5.6 fixes include the following:

-The official docker Tomcat 7.0 image was updated with fixes for security vulnerabilities. AnswerHub images were built with the newer image.
-Enforced Akismet plugin to be the priority in spam detection over shield plugin when both enabled

-fixed: ANSUP-10373: SAML error and login failures when turning on IDP Group Mapping
-fixed: ANSUP-10812: Site currently configured to allow open redirects
-fixed: ANSUP-10942: Last active date on rep leader board updates for all users when poll is answered.
-fixed: ANSUP-11068: Search content in Topic management does not work.
-fixed: ANSUP-11284: Analytics json does not honor site context path
-fixed: ANSUP-11331: Site map does not generated for questions
-fixed: ANSUP-11332: Page Not found results after canceling edit of topics on an existing piece of content
-fixed: ANSUP-11357: Site context not honoring image pics in tags on Search suggestions
-fixed: ANSUP-11433: Robots.txt requires authentication and some levels of permissions
-fixed: ANSUP-11534: Publish button is gone in Moderation
-fixed: ANSUP-9840: Admin dashboard: Some controls are not dropdowns with available options
-fixed: ANSUP-9843: Idea status additional comments do not show anywhere in the UI

2.5.6 Also includes Accessibility fixes:
-fixed: ANSUP-11140: [Accessibility] Narrator is not announcing the text content "We're sorry, but you cannot vote on your own post".
-fixed: ANSUP-11143: [Accessibility] Feedback message of the vote casted is not announced.
-fixed: ANSUP-11144: [Accessibility] No feedback message announce after "Locking the comment".
-fixed: ANSUP-11146: [Accessibility] The label relationship is not followed for "Feedback Title"
-fixed: ANSUP-11150: [Accessibility] Incorrect control type for "Preview"
-fixed: ANSUP-11158: [Accessibility] Checkbox name is missing.
-fixed: ANSUP-11166: [Accessibility] Narrator is not announcing the text content "Are you sure you want to convert this comment to answer?".
-fixed: ANSUP-11167: [Accessibility] Narrator is not announcing the label of the text box enter a image url.
-fixed: ANSUP-11168: [Accessibility] The change in state of the button "preview" is not announced.
-fixed: ANSUP-11169: [Accessibility] The state "read only" is not announced.
-fixed: ANSUP-11171: [Accessibility]: Incorrect heading markup .
-fixed: ANSUP-11172: [Accessibility]Incomplete information announced regarding the text 1 or 0.
-fixed: ANSUP-11174: [Accessibility] Alert message which is displayed on the screen does not announce by narrator
-fixed: ANSUP-11417: [Accessibility] Screen reader is not announcing change in vote count