October 2021 Buildfire Updates and Enhancements
Here’s a look at the changes and updates made to Buildfire over the last month:
Free Text Questionnaire
- Deployed new question type — Time
- Time allows you to ask questions like, “what time do you want to…?”
- Deployed new question type — Duration
- Duration lets you ask questions that can be reported in hours, minutes, or seconds
Document Manager Stats
- Ability to set different Free Text Questionnaires for Document Manager Stats
- This allows users to answer a different questionnaire using the same Document Manager Stats each day
Key Takeaways
- New Question Types: Introduction of ‘Time’ and ‘Duration’ question types enhances data collection.
- Document Manager Flexibility: Users can now customize questionnaires for daily use.
- YouTube Enhancements: Improved UI and support for clickable links and hashtags in descriptions.
- WYSIWYG Improvements: Enhanced context menus and image library for better user experience.
- Media Center Manual Playlist: New plugin allows global playlist creation from multiple media instances.
- TypeForm Compatibility: Updates ensure continued compatibility with Buildfire.
YouTube
- Small UI Enhancements
- The YouTube descriptions now support new formatting, including clickable links and clickable hashtags
WYSIWYG Enhancements
- tinyMCE — Context Menu & Toolbar cleanup
- Image Library enhancements
- More context menu actions
- WYSIWYG inherits branding designs
New Plugin — Media Center Manual Playlist
- Companion plugin to Media Center Manual plugin
- Allows users to save media items (like video and audio) from multiple instances of Media Center Manual to a single global playlist
Media Center Manual
- Allow admin to set autoplay delay
- Allow user to add all media to playlist
- Allow user to remove all media from playlist
- Cleaned up UI and animations
TypeForm
- TypeForm made changes on their platform that broke its compatibility with Buildfire
- Our team made updates to fix and maintain the compatibility
- Now TypeForm opens in apps in a new way
Frequently Asked Questions
What new question types were introduced in Buildfire’s October 2021 update?
The October 2021 update introduced ‘Time’ and ‘Duration’ question types, enhancing data collection capabilities within Buildfire.
How does the new Media Center Manual Playlist plugin benefit users?
The new plugin allows users to create a global playlist from multiple media instances, streamlining media management within Buildfire.
What improvements were made to the YouTube feature in Buildfire?
The YouTube feature now supports clickable links and hashtags in descriptions, improving user interaction and content accessibility.
How has Buildfire enhanced the WYSIWYG editor?
Buildfire has improved the WYSIWYG editor with enhanced context menus and an upgraded image library, offering a better user experience.
What changes were made to ensure TypeForm compatibility with Buildfire?
Updates were made to maintain compatibility with TypeForm after platform changes, ensuring seamless integration within Buildfire apps.