{"id":19363,"date":"2019-04-09T00:31:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T07:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/?p=19363"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:06:15","slug":"spaces-administration-and-improved-ui-on-exo-platform-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/spaces-administration-and-improved-ui-on-exo-platform-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"eXo Platform 5.2 released: Spaces administration and improved UI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to announce the general availability of &nbsp;<strong>eXo<\/strong><strong> Platform 5.2<\/strong>. This new release adds a number of enhancements to its predecessor 5.1. These changes include<strong> improvements on <\/strong><strong> communication<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>collaboration and overall performance and security<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s new?<\/p>\n<p>Below is a snapshot of the main improvements brought by our latest version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A centralized administration page for platform admins which will provide useful global settings for spaces.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to edit posts and comments in the activity stream.<\/li>\n<li>Improved event creation interface<\/li>\n<li>Improved mini chat UX and UI<\/li>\n<li>Improved notifications<\/li>\n<li>Several bug fixes and improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The<strong> new version is available<\/strong> to our customers starting today. A free trial can be downloaded here. Members of our public online community site \u201ceXo<a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>&nbsp;<\/u><u>Tribe<\/u><\/a>\u201d can already enjoy the <strong>new improvements<\/strong> as that site has been running on this new platform version for a while.<\/p>\n<h2>Edit posts and comments in the activity stream:<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks to its <strong>social features<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/?utm_source=BlogEn&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;utm_content=link\"><u>eXo<\/u><u> Platform<\/u><\/a> allows its users to post and interact with various types of content through likes, comments and shares. Following customer feedbacks, these features are always updated and worked on with every new release.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>latest version<\/strong> allows users to <strong>edit a post or a comment<\/strong>. This way they will be able to rectify an error or attach different types of content (files, images, videos\u2026) without the need to post another time.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19364 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r1.png 149w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r1-100x74.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r1-40x30.png 40w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Improved event creation interface<\/h2>\n<p>The event creation interface has been redesigned for better usability. All the features (add event, time, choose the <strong>team calendar<\/strong>, description and attachments) are available within an elegant drawer panel.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19365 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2.png 605w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2-500x235.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2-360x169.png 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2-200x94.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2-100x47.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r2-64x30.png 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>Spaces administration<\/h2>\n<p>With the&nbsp;<strong>new spaces administration feature<\/strong>, administrators now have a way to define and select users who can <strong>create and manage spaces<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19366 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3.png 605w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3-500x191.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3-360x137.png 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3-200x76.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r3-70x27.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19367 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4.png 605w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4-500x191.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4-360x137.png 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4-200x76.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4-100x38.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r4-70x27.png 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Mark all as read in Notifications page<\/h2>\n<p>Users can now mark all their on-site notifications as read with a single click.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5.png 605w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-500x141.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-360x102.png 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-200x57.png 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-100x28.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-70x20.png 70w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r5-600x171.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Display Update Notifications in the Browser Tab<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Notifications<\/strong> are added to the browser tab right next to the logo which allows users to get notified when they are not actually on the page.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19368 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r6.png 144w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r6-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r6-54x30.png 54w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Unread messages badge in mini chat<\/h2>\n<p>Keep track of incoming messages while you\u2019ve scrolled up.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19370 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7.png 305w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7-248x328.png 248w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7-179x236.png 179w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7-99x131.png 99w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7-68x90.png 68w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/r7-23x30.png 23w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Security improvements<\/h2>\n<p>Our continuous effort to improve security lead us to change some default permissions to avoid folder listing cases through WebDAV.<\/p>\n<h2>Platform RDBMS<\/h2>\n<p>We continued to decrease our dependency on JCR for data persistence. Now, the following components rely on the relational database storage for better speed and manageability:<\/p>\n<p>Product information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login history<\/li>\n<li>Wiki<\/li>\n<li>Files<\/li>\n<li>Social<\/li>\n<li>Notifications<\/li>\n<li>Email queue<\/li>\n<li>Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u2019s next ?<\/h2>\n<p>Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/wiki\/group\/spaces\/platform_4\/Roadmap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>roadmap<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;page to stay updated on the latest product improvements we are planning for our next releases.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>30-day trial of the <\/strong><strong>eXo<\/strong><strong> Platform Enterprise Edition<\/strong> is available on the downloads page. It ships as a pre-built docker image.&nbsp;Subscribd customers can get access to the Tomcat bundle through their support channel.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we welcome your feedback, questions and requests. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/contact-us\/?utm_source=BlogEn&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;utm_content=link\"><u>Contact us<\/u><\/a> here if you have any.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of all the eXo&nbsp;team, we thank you for your support and hope you enjoy another new release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/?utm_source=BlogEn&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Content&amp;utm_content=link\">eXo Platform<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"adv-events\" style=\"background: #476fad; padding: 30px 20px; color: white;\">\n<div class=\"media\">\n<div class=\"pull-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6587 alignright\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tribe.png\" alt=\"Join The eXo Tribe\" height=\"120px\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<h4 class=\"media-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join The eXo Tribe<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nRegister for our Community to Get updates, tutorials, support, and access to the Platform and add-on downloads. <strong>Sign in Now!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We are happy to announce the general availability of &nbsp;eXo Platform 5.2. 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