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Nicole Quick
Contentstack
Nicole QuickContentstack
published in Product news

Contentstack Pulse summer recap: What’s new and what’s coming for Contentstack

We’re excited to share what we’ve been up to this summer, but first off, have you heard the news? Contentstack's Headless CMS has been recognized as a leader for 2023 by IDC MarketScape. This recognition is based on a rigorous evaluation of product and service offerings from headless CMS vendors in the space. This achievement further highlights our commitment to our users and customers in providing top-notch solutions and products.Now back to our summer highlights: In this blog, we’ll dive into what we accomplished in Q2. Learn about our new ChatGPT features for our Contentstack AI Assistant, productivity enhancements via our Marketplace, refined automation workflows for Automation Hub, as well as Contentstack’s availability on Microsoft Azure EU. We pride ourselves on continuously innovating our products so that anyone using the platform can reap the benefits right away with maximum efficiency. Read more to find out what to expect from us in the coming quarter. Chalo!

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Nicole Quick
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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New Marketplace App: Image OCR

We're excited to announce the release of the new Image OCR app, which empowers you to extract text, color codes, and its percentages from assets (JPEG, JPG, PNG, and TIFF image formats) and save them in the asset metadata. It uses advanced AI algorithms to accurately recognize text from images and convert them into editable content.This Asset Sidebar Widget app assists content managers in automated processing, text recognition, and intelligent searching of color palettes with the exact percentages and helps save time by eliminating the need for manual data extraction.For more information, refer to the Image OCR App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: AI Assistant August Release Highlights

We're happy to announce the latest update to the Contentstack AI Assistant, driven by user feedback. This release includes a blend of new features to boost usability, augment the customization process, and refine the user experience. Here is a detailed look at what’s new in the app.New to the AI Assistant App?The Contentstack AI Assistant is available at no extra cost for our customers. If you'd like to join our Early Access Program, all you need to do is sign up by filling out this form. After agreeing to some additional terms, we'll send you a link so you can install the app.New FeaturesMulti-AI SupportIn this release we are adding support for Microsoft Azure OpenAI ChatGPT. This means that organizations that are using Azure-based services will now be able to integrate seamlessly with our AI Assistant, offering more flexibility and choices. Simply navigate to the AI Assistant Configuration options in the app Marketplace, and update the configuration with your Azure credentials.Custom

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Announcing a New CLI Plugin: Apps CLI

We're excited to announce the release of the new contentstack-apps-cli plugin, now available in Contentstack CLI. The plugin lets you seamlessly perform CRUD operations on your apps in Developer Hub and install/uninstall them in your organization or stack as needed.All you need is a Contentstack account and CLI version 1.7.11 or above and run the following command to install the plugin:csdx plugins:install @contentstack/apps-cliFollow our step-by-step guide to install and use the Contentstack Apps CLI plugin.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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Updated Marketplace App: YouTube

We are thrilled to announce the latest release of the YouTube app, which enables content managers to fetch, display, and manage their video content directly within Contentstack entries. It also allows users to select multiple videos from their YouTube account and add them to a Custom Field or JSON Rich Text Editor fields in Contentstack.Additionally, we’re introducing Multiple Channel Support, which now allows users to filter videos based on specific channels, making it easier to manage and view products relevant to each channel.For more information, please refer to the YouTube App Installation Guide..

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Introducing Right-to-Left Content Writing in JSON RTE

We're excited to announce that the JSON Rich Text Editor now fully supports right-to-left (RTL) content creation. This update makes adding or writing information from right to left simple and quick.You can enable RTL support in your JSON RTE by changing the entry language or keyboard to RTL scripts.This enhancement significantly improves the overall experience for content managers who work with RTL languages, making content management and editing more intuitive and user-friendly.For more information, read our documentation on Right-to-Left Content Writing within the JSON RTE.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: User Interface and Accessibility Updates

We have made some exciting enhancements to the app’s user interface and accessibility capabilities to give you a better experience. Here’s a rundown of what’s new:Updated field icons: We have updated icons for some of the fields—Group, Modular Blocks, Extensions, and Global Fields—to make them more relevant and representative of the fields’ purpose.Pagination on content type list: Navigate through content types faster with paginated results (instead of infinite scroll previously).Accessibility improvements: The order of interactive elements that can be navigated using the “Tab” key now follows the visual flow of the page (left to right; top to bottom). We also added tab-navigation support for many interactive items, including items on the entry list page, apps’ main left and top navigation, content type builder, and on the entry editor screen.Expand/collapse child fields easily: The expand/collapse icon on the parent field will now help you expand/collapse all children fields (instead

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
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What's new: Contentstack Launch: July Highlights

 We are delighted to announce the new Password Protection feature for your environments in the Contentstack Launch projects.The Password Protection feature allows you to restrict your environments in Contentstack Launch with a username and password, thereby giving you the facility to control user access to your non-production environments like development and staging.Read more about Password Protection feature.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Updated Marketplace App: Bulk Operations

We are thrilled to announce the latest release of the Bulk Operations app! The app enables content managers to streamline their work and perform bulk operations to content with just a few clicks.With this release, we’re introducing two new features:Bulk Operations on Entries: Contentstack allows users to perform actions such as publish, unpublish, and delete on multiple entries. This is particularly beneficial when managing a large amount of content, hence saving time and effort. Bulk Operations on Assets: Contentstack allows users to perform actions such as upload, publish, unpublish, and delete on multiple assets at once. This enhances productivity, optimizes workflows, and improves the quality of asset management by providing a centralized and efficient approach to handling multiple assets simultaneously.To learn more about how to use the Bulk Operations app, please refer to the Bulk Operations App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

New Marketplace App: Calendar

We're excited to announce the release of the new Calendar app, now available in our Marketplace. This app enables content managers to view their tasks, scheduled entries, and releases in an intuitive Calendar interface.This Full Page UI Location app allows users to easily view scheduled events by the Month, Timeline, Week and display additional details. It provides greater visibility for assigned Workflow tasks, publishing entries, and deploying releases all in one place, helping increase productivity and efficiency for content managers.Once installed, the Calendar app appears in your stack's left navigation panel, providing easy and direct access.For more information, refer to the Calendar App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
3 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: AI Assistant June Release Highlights

We're delighted to announce the latest update to the Contentstack AI Assistant, featuring an exciting new feature that enables organizations to create custom stored actions. We've expanded the capabilities of our AI Assistant to offer an even more tailored content creation experience for your unique organizational needs.New to the AI Assistant App?The Contentstack AI Assistant is available at no extra cost for our customers. If you'd like to join our Early Access Program, all you need to do is sign up by filling out this form. After agreeing to some additional terms, we'll send you a link so you can install the app.Configure Custom ActionsNow you can configure custom actions specifically for your organization. Navigate to Marketplace -> Manage Apps -> AI Assistant and configure the app for your Stack.Here you can create new actions, name them, add an icon, and create a custom prompt, enabling your team to further streamline and personalize your content creation process.Default Ic

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Simplify Your Composable Stack: Connect Contentstack's CMS to Cloud Tools and Platforms with Clicks, Not Code

The digital landscape is rapidly evolving, and businesses must adapt to stay ahead. One key aspect of this composable transformation is the shift toward cloud-based infrastructure. Companies are leveraging platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure to develop applications, store data, and provide a range of online services. In this blog post, we'll explore how to harness the potential of AWS Marketplace and the expansion of Microsoft Azure EU while simplifying integration using a composable Digital Experience Platform (DXP) like Contentstack.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Automation Hub: July Highlights

We are pleased to announce the latest enhancements of Automation Hub, designed specifically with the aim of optimizing your operational processes and driving more efficiencies within your organization.Proactive Data Fetching for Contentstack TriggerDesigned to preemptively pull relevant data based on the Content Type when setting up a trigger, this feature gives you the ability to automatically prefetch data in the Contentstack Trigger when setting up an automation. Previously, you’d need to open another window, do something to trigger the event, and then allow Automation Hub to capture the payload.If there is still the need to update the payload information, you can trigger the event manually and then click “retest” to re-capture the data.We believe this feature will make the automation set up process easier and more intuitive.Learn more about Contentstack Trigger.Example Data Structure templates for Contentstack ActionsTo facilitate a more intuitive construction of your JSON object,

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

New Marketplace App: Ace Editor

We’re excited to announce the release of the new Ace Editor app, now available in our Marketplace. This app provides a user-friendly interface for editing and manipulating code within the Contentstack Custom field, and supports HTML, CSS, & JavaScript languages, syntax highlighting, auto-completion and code formatting.The Ace Editor app allows developers to conveniently write and edit code snippets, templates, and scripts directly within Contentstack, enhancing productivity and streamlining development workflows.For more information, refer to the Ace Editor App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Introducing Pagination for Easy Navigation

Enjoy hassle-free browsing with Pagination, a new feature for our core CMS platform that enables users to organize large content lists into easily navigable pages. Now, instead of scrolling through long lists, you can effortlessly flip through a set number of rows per page, bringing efficiency to tasks like managing a large library of articles or products. 

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

Updated Marketplace App: Akeneo

We are thrilled to announce the latest release of the Akeneo app! This tool enables content managers to fetch, view, and manage Akeneo products and categories within Contentstack entries. With the latest enhancements, users can now enjoy even more functionality and convenience.In this release, we’re introducing two new features:Channel Support: You can now filter products based on specific channels, making it easier to manage and view products relevant to each channel. Locale Support: Display your products in multiple languages with the new locale support feature, ensuring a localized experience for your users.These additions empower content managers to add products and categories seamlessly, reorder products using drag-and-drop functionality, apply filters, and more.For more information, please refer to the Akeneo App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Automation Hub: June Highlights

We’re happy to announce some exciting new updates for Automation Hub. Here’s a roundup of what’s new:Mark a Project as FavoriteWe’re introducing the ability to mark any project as a favorite. This feature can be used to display your favorite projects at the top on the projects page, making it easy to navigate through your most frequently used projects.Learn more about Mark a Project as Favorite.New Actions in Contentstack ConnectorThe Contentstack action connector now includes new actions:Get All Entries: This action fetches up to 100 entries of a particular content type within a stack. Additional query parameters can be added to help search for entries with particular attributes, such as entries between certain dates, or entries that do not have a particular field filled out, etc. Get All Content Types: This action fetches the details of all the content types in a stack Delete an Entry: This action deletes a specific entry.Learn more about the Contentstack Action connector.New Connect

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
4 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Added Support for New Region - Azure EU

We are excited to announce that a new Europe datacenter for Azure is now available. The primary region for Azure EU will be US-East-1 (N. Virginia), with EU Central 1 (Frankfurt) serving as a backup region.This means that Contentstack customers can choose from a wider variety of regions by different providers for their Contentstack account data storage. Learn more about different regions in Contentstack.You can access the app and the API endpoints by adding the prefix "azure-eu-" to the default URLs.Login URL: https://azure-eu-app.contentstack.com/#!/login API Base URL: https://azure-eu-api.contentstack.com/The data storage for Azure EU is entirely remote and separated from other supported regions in Contentstack.Read more about Regions.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's new: Contentstack Launch: Adding Support for New Region - AWS EU

We are excited to announce the availability of Contentstack Launch for the AWS Europe data center. This means that Launch customers can choose between multiple regions for hosting their websites.Contentstack Launch is now available in the following regions:AWS NA (Existing): https://app.contentstack.com/#!/launch AWS EU (New Addition): https://eu-app.contentstack.com/#!/launchRead more about Regions

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 months ago
Nicole Quick
Contentstack
Nicole QuickContentstack
published in Product news

Contentstack Pulse: 6 Automation Hub use cases for the new ChatGPT Connector

In the digital age, AI has become a transformative force, with OpenAI's ChatGPT leading the charge. This cutting-edge language model generates human-like text, enabling more personalized and engaging interactions. Recognizing the potential this offers to content and digital experience teams, we've recently introduced the ChatGPT Connector for Automation Hub. Automation Hub, part of Contentstack's Composable DXP ecosystem, is a visual, low/no-code workflow management solution designed to simplify integration complexities and automate routine tasks. Connectors in Automation Hub, like the newly added ChatGPT connector, are third-party applications that enhance the capabilities of Automation Hub, enabling users to automate specific tasks with ease. These connectors allow Automation Hub to interact with various tools and services, extending its functionality and making it a truly composable platform. Read more...

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Nicole Quick
Contentstack
5 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

Automation Hub: May Highlights

We’re happy to announce some exciting new updates for Automation Hub in the month of May!Clone an AutomationWe’re introducing the ability to clone an existing automation inside of the same project, which will include all configurations made within the trigger and the related actions (including authorizations and other options). This feature can be used to backup automations, to create duplicates in order to fast-track a similar automation, or to have a stable automation version while making changes or updates to an existing automation.Learn more about Clone an Automation.Branch Support in Contentstack ConnectorContentstack Action and Trigger events now include branch support, so you can specify which branch should be used as part of the trigger, or which branch should be involved as part of an action.Learn more about the Contentstack Action and Trigger.New Connector: AirtableThis new connector enables you to create/update/delete/fetch records in Airtable. You can authenticate with your

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

Contentstack AI Assistant: May Release Highlights

We're thrilled to share the newest improvements to Contentstack's AI Assistant, a tool we've developed in partnership with OpenAI's ChatGPT. Based on feedback from our Early Access Program participants, we've made several updates that keep us focused on our mission: making creating content faster, simpler, and more tailored to your brand.Don’t have the AI Assistant app yet?The Contentstack AI Assistant is available at no extra cost for our customers. If you’d like to join our Early Access Program, you can fill out this form to sign up. After agreeing to some additional terms, we'll send you a link to install the app.Update for the latest featuresIf you're already using the app, update it to get the latest features. Here’s how: Go to Marketplace, select manage your installed apps, click on AI Assistant, and click the update icon. New FeaturesJSON Rich Text Editor IntegrationTo further enhance its functionality, the AI Assistant can now operate within the JSON Rich Text Editor. This mean

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's New: Quick “Actions” for items on list pages

We’re excited to introduce a new “actions” shortcut for all items on list pages of entries, assets, and content models. Users can access these quick actions by hovering over any item on the list page, and then clicking the vertical ellipsis icon under the Actions column.This gives users a quick and easy way to perform common actions such as edit, copy, publish, export, and more in just a few clicks.  

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

What's New: New Marketplace App: Brightcove

The new Brightcove app allows content managers to fetch, view, and manage videos within your Contentstack entries. It enables users to select multiple videos from your Brightcove account and add them to the Custom Field or JSON Rich Text Editor fields in Contentstack.This helps content managers stream videos, enable easy access to video content across multiple platforms, and organize video assets efficiently.To learn more about how to use the Brightcove app, refer to the Brightcove App Installation Guide.

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Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
5 months ago
Alison Mancinelli
Contentstack
Alison MancinelliContentstack
published in Product news

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
6 months ago

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