December 13 updates (0.7.1): New site launch + Reports for language teams
The FirstVoices development team has been working hard on the new FirstVoices release. All new updates have been prompted by the hard-working Language Teams and community members, whose valuable feedback, ideas and suggestions have been crucial in making FirstVoices a better platform.
If you have questions about any of the updates listed below, or have ideas for ways to improve FirstVoices, please contact us at: hello@firstvoices.com
FirstVoices 3.0 goes live!
The FirstVoices team is very excited to welcome everyone to the new FirstVoices 3.0! The new platform is more stable and friendly to navigate.
How to sign in for users with existing accounts: To sign in on the new website for the first time using your account from the old platform, follow these steps:
Visit the FirstVoices homepage: https://www.firstvoices.com
Click “Sign In / Register” at the top.
Click “Forgot your password?” and follow the steps to set your password on the new system.
After confirming and setting your password, you will be able to use it to sign in with your existing user account.
For any questions about using or transitioning to the new version, reach out to FirstVoices support at hello@firstvoices.com.
What’s new?
Dashboard Reports for language teams
Trying to filter through all the words and phrases your team has created? Reports and Advanced Search/Filters are now available for language teams! Choose from several “Quick Reports” that were available on the old platform, or build your own list by mixing and matching from the new advanced filter options.
Reports and Advanced Search/Filters are currently available for Language Administrators and Editors.
Use the Reports option in the Dashboard sidebar to find quick, commonly used reports.
From the Reports page or the Edit Words/Phrases page, build your own custom list using new filtering and sort options.
Knowledge Base article: coming soon!
New This Week / Statistics widget
The New This Week / Statistics widget is now available for all language sites! This widget automatically updates with information about the newest content on the language site. If the site hasn’t been updated within 30 days, it displays totals of all content on the site.
This widget is automatically generated for your language site and appears on your homepage by default. Language Administrators can add it to other pages or move it as desired.
Knowledge Base article: List of available widgets
What’s improved?
General improvements
Find FirstVoices Keyboards easily. Sites with FirstVoices desktop keyboards now have links to the keyboard on their “Resources < Keyboards” page.
Delete pages from stories. A delete button has been added for story pages.
Confirmation message before deleting Speakers. A message has been added before an Admin or Editor deletes a language Speaker, since this action is permanent and may affect how audio files display.
Improved dropdown option ordering. The order of options in various dropdowns has been tweaked to be more intuitive.
Homepage optimizations and improvements.
Bug fixes
Fewer error messages for Assistants. The behaviour of the Dashboard has been improved for Assistants so fewer errors are displayed. (If your language team has Assistants and you have feedback about what actions they should be able to take, contact hello@firstvoices.com!)
Fixed issues when searches return no results.
Fixed display issues in audio playback bar.
Knowledge Base updates
The entire FirstVoices Knowledge Base has been refreshed with instructions and information about the new FirstVoices 3.0!
Updated article: How do I register as a new user?
Updated article: Add a new member to your language site
What’s coming up in the new year?
FirstVoices Games
Photo Galleries
Immersion mode for language sites
Video embedding in language content
New FirstVoices Apps
Got feedback?
For feedback, suggestions, or tech support, contact the FirstVoices team at hello@firstvoices.com.
The new FirstVoices is in its infancy and we rely on your feedback to continue to improve it. We love to hear about how you use FirstVoices, and we welcome your thoughts!