September updates (v0.17.0): Assistant Dashboards
- Sarah Mundy
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
What’s new?
New sites
If you have a site that is ready to publish, please contact us at: hello@firstvoices.com
New public site for Tillicum Lelum
Congratulations to the Tillicum Lelum team!
New members-only site for nƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓áq̓tn / Kanaka Bar
Congratulations to the nƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓áq̓tn / Kanaka Bar team! Community members can request to join this site by clicking the site name on the Explore Languages page.
New public site for 'Nak̕wala & Gwat̕sala
Congratulations to the 'Nak̕wala & Gwat̕sala team!
Dashboards for Assistants
The latest release of FirstVoices includes support for Assistant workflows in the dashboards. Assistants have access to add and edit media, and to add and edit team-only content like dictionary entries, songs, and stories. Welcome back, Assistants!
What’s improved?
Support for taller and lower characters
Every search box and edit form on http://FirstVoices.com has been given a little more room to better handle taller characters like ƛ̓ and lower characters like g̱.
Adding more notes
Notes on story pages are now shown to visitors.
Dictionary entries now allow up to 10 notes instead of only 6.
Direct link forwarding
All old bookmarks and URLs now forward to the equivalent pages on the new FirstVoices. E.g., an old QR code for a song will be forwarded to the new page for that song, instead of to the new site homepage.
UI updates
Fixed a bug where after saving a song, you would be forwarded to a blank page
Fixed a bug with placeholder logos on the Explore Languages page
All “sign-in” text links to the sign-in form
Mobile layout improvements for games and the homepage
Toolbar search box has consistent results on all pages
Media lists in the dashboard are sorted by reverse created date
What’s next?
New FirstVoices mobile app (PWA) – look for public launches soon!
Batch uploads
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!