PT Social Media Version 1.0 Release Notes

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v1.0

• Minor fixes and updates for the 1.0 release version
• Added additional logic to the Facebook Feed parser to handle with the file content data returns a boolean value
• Added the social_media_tabbed_single_posts_rh.cfm as an example file to show an option of how to handle single posts from each service in a tabbed interface

v0.9.5

• Converted the Social Media Selector Custom Element to a Local Custom Element
  • Exported a new Custom Element Archive .zip file
• Renamed the Social Media Selector Render Handler to be social_media_combined_stream_rh.cfm for the new local custom element
• Added in the noCoflict=true to the jQuery call in the video_size_calc_props.cfm file to help with 6.x javascript name space issues for Custom Field Types
  • Exported a new Custome Field Type Archive .zip file
• Added a YouTube inline player function to the youTubeFeedsService component renderInlineYouTubeVideoPlayer
• Updated the renderYouTubeVideoPlayer to use the renderInlineYouTubeVideoPlayer function to render the video player in a lightbox
• Added loadSocialMediaStreamPageCSS and loadSocialMediaAdminCSS CSS scripts functions to the script_1_1 app override file
• Added an excludeServiceList parameter to the buildComibinedFeedItems function in the feedController component to allow specific services to not be added to the Combined feed stream
• Added the Social Media Admin CSS function calls to each of the management custom scripts

v0.9.4

• Added min and max width options in to the Video Size Calculator custom field properties

v0.9.3

• Added a site-files directory with a ccapi.cfm example file
• Re-exported the SocialMedia Selector element and renamed the main render handler file to social_media_posts_rh.cfm

v0.9.2

• Minor updates to Scripts_1_1 override file
• Added CSS style sheets to help in the formatting of the datasheets on the webadmin pages

v0.9.1

• Added an additional option to the Display Properties tab for the 'SocialMedia Selector' element
  • Added an option to the selection list field 'displaySourcesLinks'
    • Option for 'Links on Top' was added to the Comma-Delimited option list
  • Updated the social_meida_feeds_rh.cfm render handler to add this option to the rendered output
  • Added some style definition to show example of floating the Source Link to the left of the posts column
• Added Facebook OAuth authentication to allow access to the Facebook posts feeds (new requirement as of June 3, 2011)
  • Added a Facebook OAuth URL field 'apiFacebookAuth' to the 'ptSocialMedia Configuration' element
    • Field Name/Label Name: apiFacebookAuth
    • Type: Text
    • Description: Facebook API auth feed URL. Use Template:AppID for the appID identifier variable and Template:AppSecret for the appSecret identifier variable.
    • Max Length: 255
    • Size: 60
    • Default Value:

https://graph.facebook.com/oauth/access_token?client_id={{appID}}&client_secret={{appSecret}}
&grant_type={{grantType}}

• • Added methods to facebookFeedsDAO component to pass in the appAPI and appSecret to get the 'access_token' it to the posts feed ULR query string
  • Added the call for the 'getFacebookAccessToken' into the 'getFacebookPagePosts' methods to allow access to the selected page posts
  • IMPORTANT: To retrieve Facebook posts the web administator installing/managing the App will need to register their install of the App with Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/developers/) to get an AppID and a AppSecret for their site's install of the Social Media App.
    • The Facebook AppID and AppSecret will then need to be entered into the ptSocialMedia App Configuration under Facebook tab and then the ADF will need to be reset.
• Added an option to load YouTube video in a Lightbox
  • Modified render handler to allow special handling of YouTube video links when option is selected
  • Added a selection list field 'youtubePlayersInLB' to the 'SocialMedia Selector' element
    • Field Name: youtubePlayersInLB
    • Label: Open YouTube Player in a Lightbox
    • Type: Selection List
    • Description: Yes - video links will open the player in a lightbox window. No - video links will open in a new window with the player on a YouTube page.
    • Option List: Yes,No
    • Select Option: Yes
    • Default Value: No
  • Updated the social_meida_feeds_rh.cfm render handler to add this lightbox option for YouTube videos to the rendered output
• Added a field to customize the video player size when YouTube videos are opened in a lightbox. This field calculates the size when the aspect ratio is selected and the a width is entered.
  • Added a video size calculator custom field 'youtubePlayerSizeInLB' to the 'SocialMedia Selector' element
    • Video Calculator CFT Paths:
      • /ADF/apps/pt_social_media/customfields/video_size_calculator/video_size_calc_render.cfm
      • /ADF/apps/pt_social_media/customfields/video_size_calculator/video_size_calc_props.cfm
    • Field Name: youtubePlayerSizeInLB
    • Label: YouTube Player Size in the Lightbox
    • Type: Video Size Calculator (custom)
    • Description: Set this value when YouTube video players are set to open in a lightbox windows
    • Field ID: youtubePlayerSizeInLB
  • Updated the social_meida_feeds_rh.cfm render handler to pass the selected height and width values to the player when YouTube videos are set to open in a lightbox window
• Changed the jqueryUI theme field in the Configuration element to the UI Theme Selector drop down Custom Field Type
  • NOTE: Leave as a Text field if using a custom theme or a theme that is not part of the out of the box ADF.
• Updated the feed DAO methods that build the feedURLs for each of Social Media services to from the URLs stored in the config custom element to convert &'s back into '&' (issue that arose when installing on CS 5.1)