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April 2025

Platform & Web Controls Release Notes​

Release Notes: Platform​

Version: v2.1.3
Date: April 15, 2025

This release introduces advanced editor tools, WordPress enhancements, Magnolia connector support, and refined UX updates, along with critical bug fixes and improved error handling.

New Features:​

  • Enhanced Editor Support:

    • Integrated AceEditor for rich-text editing of help text in Bot Config screen.
    • Consolidated Answer AI Prompt Editor for a unified editing experience.

  • Knowledge Base & Search:

    • Clicking a knowledge item title now opens the full view.
    • Added preview menu to search list page, launching the ai12z-cta search modal.

  • WordPress Integration:

    • Introduced Basic Auth support for WordPress REST API.
    • Improved error logging and handling for custom types.
    • Added support for has_archive in custom types.
    • Made username/password optional in WordPress configuration.

  • Bot Configuration Enhancements:

    • Added default view and bot version selection in bot config.
    • Option to "Set to Default" for selecting one bot config.
    • Removed default bot action buttons (e.g., Contact, About Us, Start Chat).

  • New Connector:

    • Added native support for the Magnolia CMS connector.

  • User & Session Management:

    • Session expiry now redirects to login, even if user is in a different browser tab.
    • Displayed parent organization name for sub-organizations.
    • UI now resets back to partner org when needed.

Enhancements:​

  • UI & Styling:

    • Refined borders for Tags and Add Category UI elements.
    • Removed default https:// placeholder for cleaner inputs.
    • Improved branding on reset and confirm password screens.
    • Hide "Test" button when data source is set to "None".

  • AI Prompt & Rerank:

    • Enhanced Answer AI model dropdown and prompt logic.

  • Search & Navigation:

    • Preview menu integration improves search exploration.

  • Security & Reliability:

    • Fixed UTC timestamp issue for website sync operations.

Bug Fixes:​

  • Resolved broken image rendering and button border issues in Knowledge Base.
  • Fixed redirect issues on session expiry across tabs.

Release Notes: AI Services​

Version: v2.1.3
Date: April 15, 2025

This release improves integration reliability, prompt handling, and Azure AI redundancy while enhancing documentation and service health checks.

Enhancements & Fixes:​

  • Azure AI Backup:

    • Introduced Azure AI backup zone for failover support.

  • Prompt Enhancements:

    • Improved AI prompt configuration for better response quality.

  • Stability:

    • Added task validation in health_heartbeat function.

Release Notes: Web Controls​

Version: v3.0.0
Date: April 15, 2025

The latest web controls release includes inline search, improved messaging, advanced AI options, and better styling across components.

New Features:​

  • Inline Search:

    • Introduced a new inline-search control for seamless query experience inside embedded environments.

  • Enhanced Bot Interaction:

    • Added a new bot version, improving message flow and visual experience.
    • Added sendMessage method with displayText support for custom UI triggers.

Enhancements:​

  • Search Improvements:

    • Enhanced search functionality with updated styles.
    • Option to choose between "Ask AI" or "Load Results" in search settings.
    • Background styling added to search bar in new bot version.

  • Input Handling:

    • Updated keydown event binding to document for improved focus behavior.
    • Adjusted input box widths for visual consistency.

Technical Updates:​

  • Updated ai12z package to version 2.1.0.
  • Published release as v3.0.0 of Web Controls.