This is a stability release following the major Affino 5.5.5 release. It resolves numerous critical issues highlighted over the past week and sets the foundation for the next release (due next week). Anyone running 5.5.5 is recommended to update to this version, all other sites are also recommended to update now, however given that you will also be updating to the new Design Centre it is essential that you liaise with your account manager before doing so.
If you are running an eCommerce site we recommend you update on Monday / Tuesday next week when the support team will be able to resolve any issues which might arise.
No special requirements for upgrading to this release. If you are upgrading from an earlier release than 5.5.5 then you will need to strictly follow the upgrade instructions for the previous releases. As a general rule it is still good to run the key updates including: System, Design Elements and Skins.
If you are running a complex setup / scenario then as ususal we recommend you test things using the public staging server.
Related Products Design Element v1 - new design element which can be incorporated in catalogue item to display related products
Recommended Products Design Element v1 - new design element which can be used alongside a product item or on the checkout to present product recommendations
Design Centre - instantly create a new object within the cell of an existing one; being able to preview a Design Object before drilling down into it; new floating tools panel for easier management of complex designs; displays history when drilling down through the Design Object tree
eCommerce - updated Store Profile to include settings for the dynamic shopping cart and single page checkout; Wishlist Profile for managing store wishlists; Search Profile updated to include numerous ecommerce related options; dashboard updated to show Catalogue IDs; Public and My Information profile updates for wishlists; Design Styles updated to include Buy Button and Wishlist icons
Streaming Media - new streaming media server integration, allows for secure integration with streaming media servers both for video and audio; automated file synchronisation between servers to enable both secure progressive downloads and secure streaming previews
Live Editor - improved the selectors when browsing for Channels and Sections, no longer pops up new window
VOD Barker - thumbnail sizes can now be enforced from the Design Style applied to a cell
Blog Highlights - fixed filtering issue so now filters consistently for all combinations of blog filter applied
Broken Links - resolved broken link export
Design Centre v2 - fixed IE8 compatibility issues; no longer cache Design Styles, which means that they are instantly accessible; fixed major issue with ’smart copying’ design objects so that all the elements are now independent of each other when a new copy is created
Detailed Sections - now display correct number of articles if different start point is selected
eCommerce - checkout no longer breaks if there is no password channel available on a Zone; checkout styling improved; Catalogue import issues resolved
Groups - group email alert issues resolved; links fixed and notification now work in all scenarios
Media Library - fixed all Control side media library issues; no longer redirects to the homepage when changing the album on a media item
Media Uploader - fixed critical error with media uploader
MP3 Player - now pauses the originating player when launching the pop-up player; track listing now sorts by correct order; improved formatting for track information; improved secure stream handling
My Messages - critical error fixed, no longer errors out
Online Forms - fixed critical Form Copy issue
Registration - now works without username and nickname
Smart Image - fixed imagemap issues with new Design Centre
VOD Barker - no longer wraps frame, consistently uses Affino video player and not QuickTime player
Zones - user authentication now works reliably across Zones where additional authentication user profiles have been applied