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Nicole Quick
Contentstack
Nicole QuickContentstack
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Contentstack Pulse Spring recap: What's new and what's coming for Contentstack

Welcome to Contentstack Pulse, your go-to source for the latest news on platform enhancements, roadmap updates and answers to frequently asked questions. Our mission is to keep you up-to-date on all the exciting developments at Contentstack and with our platform. Each month, we'll share the latest platform news to help you streamline your user experience. Read more...

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Nicole Quick
Contentstack
23 days ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's New: Experience Tailored Previews with Contentstack's Locale-based Live Preview

Contentstack is excited to announce an enhancement to our Live Preview feature: Locale-based Live Preview. With this upgrade, you can now view your content in a locale-based preview environment.Setting up Locale-based Live Preview is easy. Just define a preview environment when setting up Live Preview for your stack, and all your locale-based content will appear in the Live Preview panel at the base URLs specified for each locale under the set preview environment. Switching between locales is effortless, making it a breeze to preview content for different languages.For more information on how to use Locale-based Live Preview, check out our Live Preview documentation.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 days ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's New: Introducing ‘Trados’ Marketplace App

We’re excited to announce the release of the new Trados app, now available in our Marketplace. The app allows you to translate your Releases content and provide localized versions into multiple languages. The Trados app Dashboard Widget creates projects for language translations and displays the translation status of your projects. This enables a smooth translation process and aids content managers in managing and streamlining their translation projects while providing correct and consistent translations of information in all languages.For more information, refer to the Trados Board App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 days ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Experience Tailored Previews with Contentstack's Locale-based Live Preview

Contentstack is excited to announce an enhancement to our Live Preview feature: Locale-based Live Preview. With this upgrade, you can now view your content in a locale-based preview environment.Setting up Locale-based Live Preview is easy. Just define a preview environment when setting up Live Preview for your stack, and all your locale-based content will appear in the Live Preview panel at the base URLs specified for each locale under the set preview environment. Switching between locales is effortless, making it a breeze to preview content for different languages.For more information on how to use Locale-based Live Preview, check out our Live Preview documentation.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
11 days ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing ‘Bulk Operations’ Marketplace App

We're excited to introduce the latest Marketplace app, Bulk Operations, which enables content managers to streamline their work and perform operations to content in bulk with just a few clicks.With the Bulk Operations app, content managers can easily identify and replace content across many entries, then publish them all at once, making it simple to fix spelling mistakes, update outdated material, or make changes across large volumes of content, all in one go.To learn more about how to use the Bulk Operations app to increase productivity for your team, refer to the Bulk Operations App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
12 days ago
Nicole Quick
Contentstack
Nicole QuickContentstack
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Contentstack Pulse: What’s new and what’s in store for Contentstack Launch

Are you a developer looking for the latest data on Contentstack’s front-end hosting solution? Then look no further. Contentstack Launch has officially entered its first quarter since announcing our product, which is now in general availability, and we’ve earned a wealth of knowledge and cultivated relationships along the way. In this blog post, we’ll take an in-depth look at our successes over Q1, provide insights into how it all came to be and what users can expect from us moving forward. We pride ourselves on continuously innovating our products so that anyone using the platform can benefit right away with maximum efficiency. Let’s explore together!

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Nicole Quick
Contentstack
15 days ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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Automation Hub: April Highlights

We’re happy to announce some exciting new updates for Automation Hub in the month of April!Repeat PathsRepeat Paths allows users to loop over a set of instructions based on specific criteria like a date range or a numerical input, enabling them to automate repetitive tasks for large and complex data sets.Learn more about Repeat Paths.New Connector: Code BlockThis new connector enables users to input limited JavaScript into their automation steps, allowing them to perform various functions, like clean up text or check between different field values. Ultimately, it provides greater flexibility and customization for users to automate complex workflows that were previously difficult to achieve without coding.Learn more about the Code Block connector in our documentation.New action in Data Store connector: Append DataPreviously, the Data Store connector could Set and Get Data on different levels (i.e. Automation, Organization, and Execution Levels) but it could not append the data in an arr

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing 'Release Preview' Marketplace App

The new ‘Release Preview’ app allows you to see the upcoming content releases in a calendar format, preview web pages before a scheduled release, compare with existing content, and view release details that are added to a release with their specific titles, content types, and versions within your environment. It helps content editors get better control and visibility over future releases. This Full Page UI Location app, once installed, appears on the left navigation panel of your stack.For more information, refer to the Release Preview App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing Interstack Reference Marketplace App

Introducing a new app—Interstack Reference—that solves a complex problem for developers. It allows developers to add references to content types of other stacks within the same organization, without leaving the current stack. This opens up new possibilities for developers by ensuring availability of content across the entire enterprise, and saves a lot of time for content managers by reducing manual maintenance of managing duplicate data.Read the installation guide to learn more and use the app.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Freeze Columns, Add/Remove Any Columns, and More

We’re happy to announce some exciting new capabilities for content editors to customize their view of Entries or Assets.Freeze columns:Users can now freeze up to two columns on the Entries list page (not yet available on the Assets list page), it easier to pin the data you want to the left, while scrolling over to view the rest of the columns. Remove column (up to two columns):With this update, it is now possible for users to remove any column from the view (including the Title field). Note that at least two columns must be visible. View options moved to ‘Table Settings’:All settings that allow you to customize your Entries and Assets view, like “Change table view” and “Add or remove columns”, have been moved to “Table Settings”, found by accessing the gear icon at the top-right of the table view.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing Full Page UI Location

Introducing Full Page UI location—a new addition to our artillery of App Framework UI locations. In fact, this one is amongst the most versatile UI locations, as it allows developers to create custom apps that function as separate, independent pages or modules (unlike other UI locations that are restricted to and are part of other modules).Once a new app is created, it will appear on the main left navigation bar of the Contentstack app, making it easy to access again.Note: For more information on this UI location, refer to the Full Page Location documentation.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing SCIM Provisioning with Okta

We're excited to announce that Contentstack now supports SCIM provisioning with Okta as well. With this, you can now leverage your Okta IdP to efficiently manage users and groups within your Contentstack organization.For more information, refer to our Set Up SCIM Provisioning with Okta document.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing Field Modifier UI Location

We’ve added support for another UI location—Field Modifier—to our App Framework.Using this type of UI location, developers can create apps that let them add custom functionalities to the entry fields, allowing content managers to do a lot more with their content.While the possibilities are endless, some common use cases include adding AI capabilities to text fields, adding conversion capabilities to number fields, and so on.You can use Field Modifier for various fields (such as Title, URL, Single Line Textbox, Multi-Line Textbox, HTML-based Rich Text Editor, JSON Rich Text Editor, Markdown, Select, Number, Boolean, Date, File, Reference, and Custom fields).Note: For more information on this UI location, refer to the Field Modifier Location documentation.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Automation Hub - Recent Highlights

We are happy to announce some exciting new updates available for Automation Hub! Here’s what we released in the past month:Introducing the ChatGPT connectorWe have created a new Automation Hub connector, ChatGPT, to bring the power of artificial intelligence to Automation Hub. With this connector, you can use ChatGPT's features, including extracting metadata or keywords from text, optimizing search engine ranking, and producing article or text summaries. Integrating ChatGPT opens up fresh opportunities and enhances your content's overall quality.The ChatGPT connector currently has two action types, “Chat” and “Prompt”.Chat: This action uses the gpt-3.5-turbo model to interact with ChatGPT. Prompt: This allows you to use previous models, such as text-davinci-003, text-curie-001, or others in ChatGPT’s API.Learn more about the ChatGPT connector.New modifiers for the Transform connectorNew modifiers have been added to the Transform connector to format or change text during automation.Repl

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new in Live Preview – Enhanced Experience For SSR Websites

We're excited to announce an improved user experience for Live Preview in Server Side Rendered (SSR) websites. With this enhancement, you can now view entry changes for your SSR websites in real-time (with enhanced JavaScript support) even for delayed scripts on your website.Note: This update does not have any impact on the fundamental working or mechanism of Live Preview.For more information on SSR, refer to Set up Live Preview for Your Website documentation.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
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What's New in Automation Hub: Announcing our ChatGPT Connector for Automation Hub

 We're excited to announce the launch of a new connector and additional Transform modifiers for Contentstack Automation Hub, our no-code, visual workflow builder for automations and integrations. With these enhancements, we aim to provide even more powerful tools for your automation projects.The ChatGPT Connector brings the power of the popular artificial intelligence system to Automation Hub. This connector enables you to create automations that leverage ChatGPT's capabilities, such as extracting keywords or metadata from text, enhancing search engine optimization, or generating summaries of articles or text. By integrating ChatGPT, you can unlock new possibilities for your workflows and elevate the quality of your content.The ChatGPT Connector includes two actions: Chat: This uses the gpt-3.5-turbo model with its slightly different prompting interface to interact with ChatGPT. Prompt: This allows you to use previous models, such as text-davinci-003, text-curie-001 or others in Chat

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christine.masters
Contentstack
1 month ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

Introducing Enhancements To The Markdown Editor

We are delighted to inform you about the release of our newest version of the Markdown editor. This upgrade introduces more HTML and Markdown syntaxes, providing you with a broader array of choices to enhance your content. Whether you need to incorporate headings, tables, or comments, the improved Markdown editor makes it effortless and easy for you to achieve your goals.Learn more about the Markdown editor through our documentation.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
1 month ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
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What's New In Automation Hub: Announcing General Availability!

We are excited to announce the general availability of Automation Hub, an integrated automation and streamlining tool for the Contentstack platform.  As we transition out of our Early Access phase, customers who were previously beta testing Automation Hub will be moved to our Explorer Plan, which offers up to 200 executions at no cost each month. Since Contentstack does not count additional usage for multi-step automations or charge extra for premium connectors, 200 executions is a generous allotment that can be used in production to help with critical but lower-frequency business tasks. Also, paid plans are available for those interested in additional usage of this valuable streamlining tool.Some highlights for the release include:The new JSON RTE Formatter connector streamlines the output of JSON RTE fields to work more efficiently with third-party integrations. Improved connector actions enable additional functionality. New actions to several connectors, such as publishing assets an

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christine.masters
Contentstack
4 months ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
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What's New in Automation Hub: Streamline your business processes with new advanced user interface

The January release of Automation Hub is a game-changer. With a host of new features and improvements, this release will make it easier than ever to create and manage automated workflow processes to streamline your integrations and workflows.  What's new in this release: New actionable step outline toolThis new outline will display the automation flow of steps, and a user can easily jump into any step and edit it just by clicking on the step within the step outline tool. The outline is a visual display of the full automation process and logic. This feature is designed to make it easy to build and maintain complex automations with ease.In addition, the step outline now features a search capability that, as you’re typing a query, will automatically filter results to display the search term. Automation Hub’s new Step Outline. Each step is displayed in a new, easy-to-read vertical displayNext, after clicking on a step in the step outline, we have a step wizard on the right side of the page

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christine.masters
Contentstack
4 months ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
posted in Product news

What's New in Automation Hub: New action types available for the Algolia connector

New Algolia events.We have added two new action types in the Algolia Automation Hub connector: delete and update.The “Delete Entries” action will delete indexed items in Algolia, whereas the “Update Entries” action will perform partial updates of existing items.Both new actions require you to pass an objectID in the payload to identify the item you want to delete or update.Algolia objectIDsAlgolia keeps track of entries based on their objectID, a unique ID that can be sent along with content or one will be automatically generated by Algolia when an item is indexed.When using these new actions, it is important to understand how the objectID is being created with your existing implementation of Algolia, so that you know where the objectID is stored and how to obtain it. The objectID is required to update or delete an existing entry in an Algolia index.There are a few different ways to get an objectID:If you do not pass an objectID to Algolia when indexing content, it will automatically g

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christine.masters
Contentstack
4 months ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
posted in Product news

What's New in Automation Hub: New JSON RTE Formatter Connector

 The JSON Rich Text Editor provides many benefits for content producers, including the ability to keep content separated from presentational elements (like HTML or Markdown markup). However, the complex nested nature of the JSON output may not be supported by some external systems for the purpose of creating automations or integrations.So, we’ve created a new Automation Hub connector to help with this, the RTE Formatter, which is now available in the Automation Hub connector library.The RTE Formatter currently has two action types, “Format JSON RTE Content to HTML” and “Format JSON RTE Content to Text.”The first action, “Format JSON RTE Content to HTML,” will take the JSON data and output it as HTML, using the same library as our JSON RTE serializer for front-end display.The resulting HTML will be more beneficial for some external services which don’t readily understand JSON.The second action, “Format JSON RTE Content to Text,” performs a similar functionality in that it converts JSON

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christine.masters
Contentstack
4 months ago
ConorEgan
Contentstack
ConorEganContentstack
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Blog: A look back at 2022 and advancing composable

With 2022 almost in the books, I would like to reflect on the past year of our product growth and the journey that we have taken with our customers.  This year did not give us much time to celebrate battling back a global pandemic before testing our global economy yet again. Two once-in-a-generation disruptions have shown that being agile and staying in touch with customers is required to stay competitive.We recognized this back in 2011 when our parent company, Raw Engineering, pioneered headless CMS to better serve their clients. Contentstack and the whole composable movement was born out of a failure of old monolithic technologies to give teams the tools to meet the moment. Check out Conor Egan's 2022 recap blog

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ConorEgan
Contentstack
5 months ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
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What's New in Automation Hub: New Contentstack actions provide new automation opportunities

In order to more fully capture the capabilities offered by the Contentstack Content Management APIs, we are adding several new options in the Contentstack connector which may be needed for some use cases.New actions include: Publish Asset: Previously, a “Publish Entry” action was available, but we are now adding a similar action for assets as well. (Related documentation.) Unpublish Entry: Entries can now be unpublished based on a specific trigger. (Related documentation.) We hope these new actions open up lots of new use cases to help automate your workflows and save you time!Additionally, there are several additional options added to some of the Contentstack actions:  In the “Update Entry” action, under “Show optional fields,” there is now a checkbox to “Include Branch” information. This option allows branch information to be included in the update. In the “Get single entry” action, there are several new options under “Show optional fields” which will show that specific informatio

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christine.masters
Contentstack
6 months ago
christine.masters
Contentstack
christine.mastersContentstack
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What's New in Automation Hub: Add reference fields to Contentstack trigger payloads

On the Contentstack “Entry Trigger” in Automation Hub there is now the ability to add reference parameters to the trigger. This allows you to include reference field content in the payload information (usually done by adding an “include” parameter with the name of your reference field in the API call).This may be necessary when sending information to an external provider such as a search service in order to ensure that reference entries are included.Must provide the unique_id of the content type containing the reference field. Nested references must be typed: parent_content_type_uid.referenced_content_type_uid Note that this information is one-way in the payload of the trigger.Read more in our documentation.If you have any questions please let me know!

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christine.masters
Contentstack
6 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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Available Marketplace Apps

Contentstack Marketplace apps allow you to extend the capability of our core CMS and customize its functionalities. With these ready-to-use apps, you can integrate your favorite third-party platforms easily and with minimal effort. Here are few apps you can set up quickly and use within your organization or stacks. Check out the available Marketplace Apps

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
8 months ago

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