This week's updates

• BUG: fixed confusing UI for default request/required items in workflows (minor)
• BUG: fixed display of foreign characters in email blast text preview (minor)
• BUG: fixed foreign characters getting mangled in supporter import (minor)
• BUG: fixed incorrect date formatting when exporting query results (minor)
• BUG: fixed issue with template previewing / thumbnails (minor)
• BUG: fixed tagging for questionnaires (minor)
• BUG: the query builder now supports querying multiple email blasts at the same time (medium)

As we've mentioned before getting email design from the interface to your member's inbox is not as simple as one might hope. Luckily, a well designed email template can not only help you deliver an email that more closely resembles your vision, but can also lead to consistency between emails and speed up the time each blast takes to create.

Use a Template

The over whelming majority of users need to use an email template. We want to use a template to 'protect' some parts of our HTML for both consistency and to ensure critical parts of the HTML are not altered during the creation of a blast.

Did you see the new warnings this week? No? Good!

We've set a date and put up a little notice, short and simple:

Attention: Democracy in Action is phasing out this platform in favor of Salsa!
We plan to discontinue this older platform and end support on October 15.
If you are not currently working with our staff to become Salsified please email support@democracyinaction.org and we will assign you a member of our Salsa Transition Team to guild you onto the new platform.

Got a question about Salsa that you want to ask in person? Come meet our staff tonight at Stetson's Bar and Grill from 6-8. RSVP and directions.

• BUG: Fixed the order of "Email blasts received" on the HQ contact history page. (minor)
• BUG: Fixed a missing spacer image on the postcard.jsp page. (minor)
• BUG: Fixed a spelling error and clarified the "Manage Autoreponse" link by changing it to "Manage Autoresponse/Triggers". (minor)
• BUG: Fixed searching by supporter key on the supporter management page. (medium)

Are you using Salsa?

If you're using or old platform keep an eye on your inbox. Our staff is contacting everyone and moving them to Salsa. If you haven't heard from us email support at support@democracyinaction.org and we will introduce you to the new system

• BUG: Fixed a bug in the query builder causing the wrong values to be selected in the receive_email drop-down (medium)
• BUG: Fixed problem in which converted templates weren't always being found in the manage templates page (major)
• BUG: Fixed supporter tagging in the query interface (key collisions were causing duplicate rows to error out) (medium)

This weeks Salsa development and bug fixes

• BUG: fixed Letter-To-Editor page compatibility with Internet Explorer 6. (medium)
• BUG: Added missing AK01 district to top of all district lists (minor)
• BUG: Fixed escaping in readonly fields, which was causing unexpected behavior in email blasts (email subjects were being cut off after quotation marks, for example.) (medium)
• BUG: Resolved webpage delivery error and max files exceeded error for extremely large blasts (minor)
• DEVELOPMENT: added "getReport" and "renderDashboard" methods to our embedded JavaScript environment (medium)

• BUG: Hitting submit on the campaign signup page with bogus field information would make the fields disappear, fixed now. (medium)
• FORMATTING: The list of supporter records on the deduplication page was hard to read, now there are horizontal lines separating each one so that they do not appear to run together. (minor)
• FORMATTING: More styling on storefront (medium)¹
• BUG: fixed display of source details on the supporter summary page (minor)
• BUG: auto-log out session cookie expanded to 30 days (minor)

Documentation

FORMATTING: More styling on storefront (medium)

The storefront now uses a modern CSS based layout. The new default styles are:
.salsa .item {
float: left;
display: block;
width: 30%;
padding-left: 10px;
}

.salsa .item h2 {
padding-bottom: 10px;
}


Also added <p> to description and price for well-formattedness.

Welcome to the second of our weekly Salsa Status Reports. Our old platform is quickly approaching its EOL (End of Life). In preparation we want to keep you up to date with all the improvements we are making to the system. Each report will contain information about major updates, bug fixes, enhancements and links to documentation as it develops. If there is a particular thing you'd like to see in these reports please comment below.

• BUG: Endless loop fixed, improving performance (medium)
• BUG: Exempted the supporter table from linked cloning to reduce the possibility of long copy times (minor)
• BUG: Fixed major cause of random logout (major) ¹
• BUG: Moved the "results per page" selection box on list pages down so that wouldn't be obscured by the Logout button. (minor)
• BUG: Signups on org2 work again
• BUG: Validator for 'in one of' comma-separated list now allows spaces in values (minor)
• BUG/ENHANCEMENT: The list of events for the Event History condition on the Supporter Query page had multiple events appearing on one line. Also removed the random description text appended to the line which was breaking the table and didn't really serve a purpose. (minor)
• DEBUT: Org2 created, a second server for better performance and scalability (major)
• DEVELOPMENT: Actions! (Keep an eye out for more info.) (major)
• DEVELOPMENT: Updated the select Supporter ajaxy code for use with other tables (medium)
• ENHANCEMENT: Added a disclaimer to the email summary page about conversion rates only applying to salsa blasts and links (minor)
• ENHANCEMENT: Added ability to add multiple event fees in events workflow (medium)
• ENHANCEMENT: Changed storefront layout from just a long vertical list of items to a grid format. Added thumbnails for items on the main shop page and smaller thumbnails next to items in the cart. Added "Billing Address" label to the check out page. (medium)
• ENHANCEMENT: List/Upload images paginated (major)
• ENHANCEMENT: Permissioning switch from tabs to packages (major) ²
• ENHANCEMENT: Updated the relationship tab of the supporter page to use the select Supporter code (medium)
• STYLES: Fixed CSS for letter to the editor media contacts (minor)

Have questions about this? Leave a comment and I'll do my best to explain!

Welcome to the first of our bi-weekly Salsa Status Reports. Our old platform is quickly becoming a thing of the past as more and more groups make the jump to the Salsa. As you may or may not know we plan to phase out our old interface. In the upcoming days our staff with be contacting all our members currently using our old platform, to guide you into Salsa. In preparation to all organizations using Salsa, we want to keep you up to date with all the improvements we are making to the system. Each report will contain information about major updates, bug fixes, enhancements and links to documentation as it develops. If there is a particular thing you'd like to see in these reports please comment below.