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Signage]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/https://blog.xibo.org.uk/favicon.pngXibo Blog
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15:20:10 GMT60<![CDATA[2.3.12
Released]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/2-3-12-released/61386e1f5d4c9600016dfee4Wed,
08 Sep 2021 16:33:32 GMT<![CDATA[3.0.3
Released]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-3-released/613863805d4c9600016dfec7Wed,
08 Sep 2021 12:17:47 GMT<![CDATA[User Groups - Improvements with Xibo
v3]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/user-groups/60f04cf28c8a46000179a3edWed, 01 Sep
2021 13:13:55 GMT<![CDATA[New User - Onboarding wizard in
v3]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/new-user-onboarding-wizard/60f04c878c8a46000179a3dfMon,
23 Aug 2021 10:31:39 GMT<![CDATA[Features and Sharing in
v3!]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/features-and-sharing-in-v3/60e811ff8c8a46000179a251Thu,
19 Aug 2021 09:07:27 GMT<![CDATA[Set Expiry Dates on Media files on
upload!]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/set-expiry-dates-to-media-files-on-upload/60e813358c8a46000179a267Mon,
16 Aug 2021 09:21:24 GMT<![CDATA[Capture a video file thumbnail in Xibo
v3]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/video-file-thumbnail/60e820a68c8a46000179a2acMon,
09 Aug 2021 09:13:03 GMT<![CDATA[Xibo for webOS v2 R207
Available]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-webos-r207-is-available/60f597998c8a46000179a4f2Thu,
05 Aug 2021 13:46:32 GMT<![CDATA[World Clock - New Widget for Xibo
v3!]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/world-clock/60e81cf18c8a46000179a282Wed, 04 Aug
2021 13:11:57 GMT<![CDATA[3.0.2
Released]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/6107c38396ad6d00019a8304Mon,
02 Aug 2021 14:26:08 GMT<![CDATA[Weather Tiles - New Widget for Xibo
v3]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/weather-tiles/60e323e38c8a46000179a1a1Fri, 30 Jul
2021 08:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Inside Xibo - Front end
framework]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/inside-xibo-front-end-framework/60f6779a8c8a46000179a516Wed,
28 Jul 2021 10:08:11 GMT<![CDATA[Xibo for Windows v3
R301]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v3-r301/61001ab596ad6d00019a8279Tue,
27 Jul 2021 15:27:23 GMT<![CDATA[Xibo for Android v2 R216
Available]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-android-v2-r216-available/60fea47296ad6d00019a823fMon,
26 Jul 2021 12:47:43 GMT<![CDATA[Folder Search in Xibo
v3]]>https://blog.xibo.org.uk/folder-search/60e31f038c8a46000179a186Mon, 26 Jul
2021 10:08:57 GMT
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<![CDATA[ We are pleased to announce the release of the 12th patch for Xibo CMS
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/09/cms-background-1.jpg"
alt="2.3.12 Released"><p>We are pleased to announce our 12th patch for the 2.3
version of Xibo. The codename for this version is “Wolf”.</p> <p><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14P/Wolf">14P/Wolf</a> is a periodic comet
with an orbital period of 8.74a (Julian years). Max Wolf (Heidelberg, Germany)
discovered the comet on September 17, 1884. It is particularly interesting as
its perihelion and orbital period change due to the influcence of Jupiter.</p>
<p>This release fixes 8 issues.</p> <h2 id="download">Download</h2> <p>Please
use the links below to download this release:</p> <ul> <li>Xibo for Docker <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/2.3.12/xibo-docker.tar.gz">Linux</a>
/ <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/2.3.12/xibo-docker.zip">Windows</a></li>
<li>Xibo for <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/2.3.12/xibo-cms-2.3.12.tar.gz">Apache/Nginx</a>
/ <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/2.3.12/xibo-cms-2.3.12.zip">WAMP/IIS</a></li>
</ul> <p>You may use any v2 compatible Player with this release. At the time of
writing these are the latest:</p> <ul> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v2-r258/">Xibo for
Windows</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-android-v2-r216-available/">Xibo for
Android</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-webos-r207-is-available/">Xibo for
webOS</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/linux-player-1-8-r6-released/">Xibo for
Linux</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-tizen-2-r202/">Xibo for Tizen</a></li>
</ul> <p>1.8 series Players will function but please be aware that new v2
features will not be supported.</p> <p>If you have <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-android-v3-r300-available/">Xibo for
Android v3</a>, you can connect it to a v2 CMS and it will run in compatiblity
mode.</p> <h3 id="changelog">Changelog</h3> <ul> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2597">2597: Campaign preview:
Embed new tab preview link broken</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2595">2595: Applications: auth
code grant doesn't redirect on rejection</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2580">2580: User Delete :
potential issues</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2596">2596: Applications:
during an authorisation request it is possible to navigate away from the
dialog</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2586">2586: Schedule: validate
fromDt to something recent</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2582">2582: Further performance
issues with sharing on large DB</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2568">2568: Stats Archiver not
archiving anything</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2567">2567: Minor layout
changes do not get pushed to players</a></li> </ul> <h2
id="futuredevelopment">Future development</h2> <p>We are working to bring you
CMS 3.1.0, Xibo for Windows v3 R301 and Xibo for Android v3 R301!</p> <p>Did you
know Xibo v3 has been released? Find out all about our latest version <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/announcing-xibo-v3/">here</a>.</p>
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<![CDATA[ Dan ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
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alt="3.0.3 Released"><p>We are pleased to announce our 3rd patch for the 3.0
version of Xibo. The codename for this version is “Finlay”. Check out our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/announcing-xibo-v3/">release announcement</a> and
our <a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/whats-new-in-xibo-version-3/">What’s New
in Xibo v3</a> blogs for more details about the updated features.</p> <p>Below
you will find all the release notes and download links for this latest and
greatest version of the Xibo CMS.</p> <p><em><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15P/Finlay">15P/Finlay</a> is a periodic
comet with an orbital period of 6.51a (Julian years). William Henry Finlay
(Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa) discovered the comet on
September 26, 1886. It's last closest approach to the sun was in July
2021.</em></p> <p>This release fixes 10 issues.</p> <h2
id="download">Download</h2> <p>Please use the links below to download this
release:</p> <ul> <li>Xibo for Docker - <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.3/xibo-docker.tar.gz">Linux</a>
/ <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.3/xibo-docker.zip">Windows</a></li>
<li>Xibo for <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.3/xibo-cms-3.0.3.tar.gz">Apache/Nginx</a>
/ <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.3/xibo-cms-3.0.3.zip">WAMP/IIS</a></li>
</ul> <p>We have new v3 Android and Windows players available, with the other
players functioning in a backwards compatible mode.</p> <p>The minimum version
of Xibo for webOS that will function with a v3 CMS is v2 R206.</p> <p>The
minimum version of Xibo for Tizen that will function with a v3 CMS is v2
R202.</p> <p>At the time of writing these are the latest players:</p> <ul>
<li><a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v3-r301/">Xibo for
Windows</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-android-v3-r300-available/">Xibo for
Android</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-webos-r207-is-available/">Xibo for
webOS</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/linux-player-1-8-r6-released/">Xibo for
Linux</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-tizen-2-r202/">Xibo for Tizen</a></li>
</ul> <p>v2 players will connect to a v3 CMS, but please be aware that new v3
features will not be supported.</p> <p>1.8 players will also function but please
be aware that v2/v3 features will not be supported.</p> <p>We recommend using
player software of the same version as your CMS.</p> <h2
id="onpremiselicensing">On-premise licensing</h2> <p>If you use any of our
commercial players (Android, webOS or Tizen) and have taken advantage of
on-premise licensing, please update your on-premise licensing module at the same
time as you upgrade your CMS.</p> <p>The new module can be downloaded from <a
href="https://app.xibo.org.uk/my-products">My Products</a>.</p> <h2
id="changelog">Changelog</h2> <ul> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2606">2606: Displays Grid :
Sorting by <code>CMS Transfer?</code> throws SQL error</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2604">2604: SAML logout
issues</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2603">2603: Layout Import :
loading by json incorrectly parses the Audio Widget node</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2602">2602: Layout Lock : non
super admin Users cannot unlock Layout</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2598">2598: Reporting: Proof of
Play multi-select button</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2594">2594: Library :
Edit/Replace Media with update in Layouts should not touch Dynamic Playlist
Widgets</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2592">2592: DataSet Widgets -
filtering issues</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2605">2605: Player Versions
should allow multi-select delete</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2601">2601: Features - Inherit
column should indicate its state without expanding the Feature details</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2593">2593: Dynamic
Playlist - Potential issues</a></li> </ul> <p>Also included are any fixes in the
upcoming 2.3.12 release.</p> <h2 id="futuredevelopment">Future development</h2>
<p>We have already started working on our 3.1 release, which builds on the
improvements we've made in 3.0!</p> <p>We would like to thank everyone involved
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<![CDATA[ Utilise User Groups to easily assign a set of Features and Share
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:13:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/09/quick-wins-background.jpg"
alt="User Groups - Improvements with Xibo v3"><p>Last week we looked at creating
new users in the CMS using an easy to use <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/new-user-onboarding-wizard/">Onboarding
Wizard</a></strong>. Part 13 of the <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/xibo-v3/">quick wins series</a></strong>
looks at the latest improvements to User Groups in Xibo v3.</p> <hr> <p>User
Groups are an easy way to configure a set of <a https: blog.xibo.org.uk
user-groups href>Features and Share</a> options which can then be applied to
multiple Users.</p> <p>The v3 CMS has pre-configured User Groups which have the
required <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/users_features_and_sharing.html">Features</a>
enabled to match the specified role....</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/user_groups_configured-1.png"
alt="User Groups - Improvements with Xibo v3"></p> <p>...or create your own
<strong>User Groups</strong> and use the <strong>Row Menu</strong> to set the
<strong>Features</strong> to apply.</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/user_groups_features.png"
alt="User Groups - Improvements with Xibo v3"></p> <p>You can even opt to have
your created User Groups available to select to make <strong>Onboarding</strong>
new Users an even easier process!</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/user_groups_onboarding.png"
alt="User Groups - Improvements with Xibo v3"></p> <p><strong>Please
note:</strong> Pre-configured User Groups are available for new v3 installations
and for users who upgrade to v3 who have not previously utilised User Groups in
earlier versions!</p> <p>Check out our <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/index.html">User Manual</a> to read more
about <a href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/users_groups.html">User
Groups</a></p> <hr> <p>To take full advantage of all the v3 features, upgrade to
the lastest version of the Xibo CMS. Read our <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/">Xibo v3.0.2 Release
notes</a></strong> for further information and upgrade today!</p>
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<![CDATA[ Natasha ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/08/quick_wins-2.png" alt="New
User - Onboarding wizard in v3"><p>Last week we looked at <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/features-and-sharing-in-v3/">Features and
Sharing</a> settings to control access and interaction for users. Part 12 of the
<a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/xibo-v3/">quick wins series</a> looks at
creating new users to the CMS using an easy to use Onboarding Wizard.</p> <hr>
<p>New <strong>Users</strong> can be easily added to the CMS using an
<strong>Onboarding Wizard</strong> available in v3! Select from one of the
available pre-configured <strong>User Groups</strong> to suit the role of the
User to add...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/v3_user_admin_add-1.png"
alt="New User - Onboarding wizard in v3"></p> <p>...provide the <strong>User
Credentials</strong> to create a login for the User to access the CMS...</p>
<p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/v3_user_admin_user_credentials.png"
alt="New User - Onboarding wizard in v3"></p> <p>...assign a <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/folders-administration">Folder</a> to
easily give access to the <strong>User objects</strong> needed right from the
start!</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/v3_users_new_folders.png"
alt="New User - Onboarding wizard in v3"></p> <p>On saving, the User will be
created and will inherit the enabled <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/users_features_and_sharing.html">Features</a>
of the <strong>User Group</strong> so that they can only access the relevant
parts of the CMS in order to undertake their User role!</p> <p>Further
information on adding new Users can be found here: <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/users_administration.html">User
Administration</a></p> <p><strong>Please note:</strong> The onboarding wizard
and pre-configured Groups are available for new v3 installations and for users
who upgrade to v3 who have not previously utilised User Groups in earlier
versions!</p> <p>Up next...a look at User Groups!</p> <hr> <p>To take full
advantage of all the v3 features, upgrade to the lastest version of the Xibo
CMS. Read our <a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/">Xibo v3.0.2
Release</a> notes for further information and upgrade today!</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:07:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/08/quick_wins-1.png"
alt="Features and Sharing in v3!"><p>In our last post we looked at <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/set-expiry-dates-to-media-files-on-upload/">Expiry
Dates</a>. In part 11 of our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/xibo-v3/">quick wins series</a> we look at
the Features and Sharing concepts in v3 which replace the Permissions model
found in earlier versions.</p> <hr> <p>Control what Users can access and how
they can interact with objects using a combination of <strong>Features</strong>
and <strong>Sharing</strong> settings!</p> <p><strong>Features</strong> control
areas of access for a <strong>User/User Group</strong> throughout the CMS...</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/features.png"
alt="Features and Sharing in v3!"></p> <p>...by enabling/disabling
<strong>Features</strong> in each &quot;Feature Set&quot; within the separate
tabs.</p> <p><strong>Share</strong> options are found on user objects such as
Folders, Media, Layouts, Displays etc...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/share.png" alt="Features
and Sharing in v3!"></p> <p>...where you can apply <strong>View</strong>,
<strong>Edit</strong> and <strong>Delete</strong> options for <strong>Users/User
Groups</strong>.</p> <p>Take a look at the <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/users_features_and_sharing.html">Features
and Sharing</a> manual page for further details!</p> <hr> <p>Have you yet to
upgrade to the latest version of the Xibo CMS? Take a look at our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/">Xibo v3.0.2 Release</a> notes
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:21:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/08/quick_wins.png" alt="Set
Expiry Dates on Media files on upload!"><p>In the last blog of our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/xibo-v3/">quick win series</a> we looked at
<a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/video-file-thumbnail/">Video File
Thumbnails</a>. This edition takes a look at setting expiry dates to media files
directly on upload to a Layout in Xibo v3.</p> <hr> <p>New for v3, set
<strong>Expiry Dates</strong> when uploading Media files directly to
Layouts!</p> <p>On adding a file based <strong>Widget</strong>, the uploader
will open which now includes a checkbox to <strong>Set Expiry
Dates</strong>...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/expiry_dates.png" alt="Set
Expiry Dates on Media files on upload!"></p> <p>...which when ticked allows you
to set <strong>Start</strong> and <strong>End</strong> times...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/timings-1.png" alt="Set
Expiry Dates on Media files on upload!"></p> <p>...as well as additional options
to <strong>Delete on Expiry</strong> and <strong>Delete from
Library</strong>.</p> <p>Use the <strong>Start Upload</strong> button to bulk
upload all added files to have the same Expiry Dates set or upload individually
using the upload button at the end of each row and amending the Start and End
times prior to upload!</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/change_dates.png" alt="Set
Expiry Dates on Media files on upload!"></p> <p>Take a look at all our available
Widgets <a href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/media_modules.html">here</a></p>
<p>Comming next...an introduction to Features and Sharing!</p> <hr> <p>Have you
yet to upgrade to the latest version of the Xibo CMS? Take a look at our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/">Xibo v3.0.2 Release</a> notes
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:13:03 GMT</pubDate>
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alt="Capture a video file thumbnail in Xibo v3"><p>Welcome to the next edition
in our <strong><a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/xibo-v3/">quick win
series</a></strong>! If you missed the last blog, we touched on the <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/world-clock/">World Clock widget</a></strong>. In
part 9 of the series, we look at capturing a video file thumbnail in Xibo
v3.</p> <hr> <p>Xibo v3 allows users to select a frame from a
<strong>Video</strong> on upload to be used as a thumbnail.</p> <p>Using the
file uploader, use the scroll bar or press play and pause on your chosen
frame...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/capture_frame-1.png"
alt="Capture a video file thumbnail in Xibo v3"></p> <p>...before clicking to
upload.</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/video_thumbnail-1.png"
alt="Capture a video file thumbnail in Xibo v3"></p> <p>The thumbnail will be
shown in the <strong>Library</strong> and <strong>Regions</strong> for easier
identification in the CMS!</p> <p>Further details can be found on the <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/media_module_video.html">Video</a> manual
page.</p> <p>Up next...a look at setting Expiry Dates when uploading Media
files!</p> <hr> <p>Not upgraded to the latest version of the Xibo CMS yet? Visit
our <strong><a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/">Xibo v3.0.2
Release Notes blog</a></strong> to download it now.</p> <!--kg-card-end:
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 13:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/webos-background.jpg"
alt="Xibo for webOS v2 R207 Available"><p>Xibo Signage is pleased to announce
Xibo for webOS v2 R207. This release works with Xibo CMS version 2.0.0
onward.</p> <h3 id="interruptlayout"><strong>Interrupt Layout</strong></h3>
<p>We are very pleased to announce that R207 now supports interrupt layouts! An
Interrupt Layout does exactly as the name implies and will 'interrupt' the usual
schedule for a defined Share of Voice percentage. You can find out more about
Interrupt Layouts <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/layouts_interrupt.html">here</a>.</p> <h3
id="adspaceready"><strong>Adspace ready</strong></h3> <p>With the addition of
the Interrupt Layout functionality, this release can be used with Adspace,
Xibo's advertising platform.</p> <h3 id="fixesandfeatures"><strong>Fixes and
Features</strong>:</h3> <ul> <li>Feature: Interrupt Layout functionality has
been added.</li> <li>Fix: Changes to how the currentLayoutId is handled.</li>
<li>Fix: Proof of play stats stored locally are transfered incorrectly if the
player is connected to a new CMS.</li> <li>Fix: Required files entry on the
status page is incorrect if the player is not licensed.</li> <li>Fix: Inside
download window status page entry fix.</li> <li>Fix: Caret and highlighted field
selector can become misaligned with keyboard connected.</li> <li>Fix: Player
options unavailable when network error is returned.</li> <li>Fix: Network error
when conencting to another CMS with web content scheduled.</li> <li>Fix: Splash
screen is not shown if default layout is invalid.</li> </ul> <p><a
href="https://admin.xibosignage.com/downloads/346">Download Xibo for webOS
R207.</a></p> <p>Instructions for upgrading from an earlier release can be found
in the <a href="https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/upgrading-xibo-for-webos">Upgrade
Guide.</a></p> <p>If you have a white label build of the application it is
available in <a href="https://app.xibo.org.uk/my-products/webos-white">your
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<![CDATA[ Natasha ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:11:57 GMT</pubDate>
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src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/08/quick-wins-background.jpg"
alt="World Clock - New Widget for Xibo v3!"><p>Time for another Xibo v3 Quick
Win! If you missed the last blog, we touched on the <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/weather-tiles/">Weather Tiles
widget</a></strong>. In part 8 of the series, we look at World Clock, which is
another new widget for Xibo v3.</p> <hr> <p>Show multiple timezones in a
<strong>Digital</strong> or <strong>Analogue</strong> clock type on Layouts!</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/clock_examples.png"
alt="World Clock - New Widget for Xibo v3!"></p> <p>Select
<strong>Timezones</strong>, provide <strong>Labels</strong> and set how many
<strong>Columns</strong> and <strong>Rows</strong> are required.</p> <p>Choose a
<strong>Preset Template</strong> for <strong>Digital Clock Types</strong>...</p>
<p><img src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/digital_clock.png"
alt="World Clock - New Widget for Xibo v3!"></p> <p>...and provide
<strong>Analogue Settings</strong> for <strong>Analogue Clock
Types</strong>...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/analogue_clock.png"
alt="World Clock - New Widget for Xibo v3!"></p> <p>...giving you full control
as to how the analogue clock is presented.</p> <p>More details can be found on
the <a href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/media_module_world_clock.html">World
Clock</a> manual page!</p> <p>Next up...capture a video thumbnail to use in the
CMS in v3!</p> <hr> <p>Not upgraded to the latest version of the Xibo CMS yet?
Visit our <strong><a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-2-released/">Xibo v3.0.2
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 14:26:08 GMT</pubDate>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/08/cms-background.jpg"
alt="3.0.2 Released"><p>We are pleased to announce our 2nd patch for the 3.0
version of Xibo. The codename for this version is “Finlay”. Check out our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/announcing-xibo-v3/">release announcement</a> and
our <a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/whats-new-in-xibo-version-3/">What’s New
in Xibo v3</a> blogs for more details about the updated features.</p> <p>Below
you will find all the release notes and download links for this latest and
greatest version of the Xibo CMS.</p> <p><em><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15P/Finlay">15P/Finlay</a> is a periodic
comet with an orbital period of 6.51a (Julian years). William Henry Finlay
(Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa) discovered the comet on
September 26, 1886. It's last closest approach to the sun was in December 2014
and is on it's way back in July 2021.</em></p> <p>This release fixes 15
issues.</p> <h2 id="download">Download</h2> <p>Please use the links below to
download this release:</p> <ul> <li>Xibo for Docker - <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.2/xibo-docker.tar.gz">Linux</a>
/ <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.2/xibo-docker.zip">Windows</a></li>
<li>Xibo for <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.2/xibo-cms-3.0.2.tar.gz">Apache/Nginx</a>
/ <a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-cms/releases/download/3.0.2/xibo-cms-3.0.2.zip">WAMP/IIS</a></li>
</ul> <p>We have new v3 Android and Windows players available, with the other
players functioning in a backwards compatible mode.</p> <p>The minimum version
of Xibo for webOS that will function with a v3 CMS is v2 R206. The minimum
version of Xibo for Tizen that will function with a v3 CMS is v2 R202.</p> <p>At
the time of writing these are the latest players:</p> <ul> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v3-r301/">Xibo for
Windows</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-android-v3-r300-available/">Xibo for
Android</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-webos-v2-r206-available/">Xibo for
webOS</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/linux-player-1-8-r6-released/">Xibo for
Linux</a></li> <li><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-tizen-2-r202/">Xibo for Tizen</a></li>
</ul> <p>v2 players will connect to a v3 CMS, but please be aware that new v3
features will not be supported.</p> <p>1.8 players will also function but please
be aware that v2/v3 features will not be supported.</p> <p>We recommend using
player software of the same version as your CMS.</p> <h2
id="onpremiselicensing">On-premise licensing</h2> <p>If you use any of our
commercial players (Android, webOS or Tizen) and have taken advantage of
on-premise licensing, please update your on-premise licensing module at the same
time as you upgrade your CMS.</p> <p>The new module can be downloaded from <a
href="https://app.xibo.org.uk/my-products">My Products</a>.</p> <h2
id="changelog">Changelog</h2> <ul> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2590">2590: Video cover image -
potential issues</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2588">2588: Weather Tiles -
doesn't check for owm API key in form</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2585">2585: SAML always
redirects to the homepage after login</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2584">2584: Layout add from
Template with drawer - throws an error</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2583">2583: Side/Top bar and
icon dashboard : incorrect feature check</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2581">2581: File Upload -
Cannot select multiple files at once</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2578">2578: Actions : Layout
Code search box not working</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2577">2577: Display Profile :
Copy fails with empty default commandString</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2573">2573: Notification View
Widget : Shows notifications before their release date</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2570">2570: Applications:
Redirect URL isn't populated on edit</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2569">2569: Applications:
authorisation code flow error when choosing &quot;Deny&quot;</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2579">2579: Schedule: Interrupt
Layout should show SOV in event title/agenda</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2575">2575: Display: Manage
page bandwidth graph should have Month/Year selectors</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2576">2576: Ticker date not
showing in correct locale</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo/issues/2571">2571: Applications: Error
when clicking approve</a></li> </ul> <p>Also included are any fixes in the
upcoming 2.3.12 release.</p> <h2 id="futuredevelopment">Future development</h2>
<p>We have already started working on our 3.1 release, which builds on the
improvements we've made in 3.0!</p> <p>We would like to thank everyone involved
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/quick-wins-background-19.jpg"
alt="Weather Tiles - New Widget for Xibo v3"><p>We hope you are enjoying this
<strong><a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/xibo-v3/">Quick Wins for Xibo
v3</a></strong> blog series. If you missed the last blog, we touched on
<strong><a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/folder-search/">Folder Search in Xibo
v3</a></strong>. In part 7 of the series, we look at Weather Tiles, which is a
new widget for Xibo v3.</p> <hr> <p>Utilise the new Weather Tiles widget to not
only easily display a <strong>forecast</strong> using a selection of preset
Templates...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/preset_forecast.png"
alt="Weather Tiles - New Widget for Xibo v3"></p> <p>...it also allows you to
include your own <strong>images</strong> uploaded to the library...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/background_templates.png"
alt="Weather Tiles - New Widget for Xibo v3"></p> <p>...to replace the default
weather <strong>backgrounds</strong>.</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/new_backgrounds.png"
alt="Weather Tiles - New Widget for Xibo v3"></p> <p>Take a look at the <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/media_module_weather_tiles.html">Weather
Tiles</a> manual page to start using it in your Layouts today!</p> <p>Coming
next...World Clock Widget!</p> <hr> <p>Not upgraded to the latest version of the
Xibo CMS yet? Visit our <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-1-released/">Xibo v3.0.1 Release Notes
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 10:08:11 GMT</pubDate>
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alt="Inside Xibo - Front end framework"><p>Last week, in the "Inside Xibo"
Series, we looked in detail at <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/inside-xibo-xmr-and-push-messaging/">XMR and Push
Messaging</a></strong>. In part 2 of the series, we will look at Front End
Frameworks.</p><hr><p>React, Vue, Angular, Ember, another day another front end
framework…But what does Xibo use for our <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/cms"><strong>Content Management System
(CMS)</strong></a><strong> and why</strong>? Before we answer this, let's take a
step back.</p><h2 id="some-background">Some background</h2><p>First of all, this
topic is highly opinionated! Ask 10 developers about frameworks, SPAs, MPAs or
native and you’ll get 10 different opinions. At Xibo we don’t use any of the
most popular front end frameworks, and depending on where you draw the line, we
don’t use a framework at all. </p><p>The benefits of adopting a front end
framework are extensive and compelling, however adopting one does have to be
weighed against the current state of both the software and the core team that
maintains it, and that is what we’ve based our decision on at Xibo.</p><p>Xibo
is a multi page application rather than a single page application. There are
plenty of resources to find out what that means and I'll link a few below. We
use jQuery, Bootstrap and a number of plugins for both. There is some debate
over whether either of these are frameworks and the general consensus is that
they aren’t, although Bootstrap says they are a framework, and jQuery says that
they are a library. My view is that jQuery is a library, Bootstrap is a
presentation framework and therefore Xibo does not use a front end framework in
the sense that most front end developers would recognise.</p><h2
id="what-does-xibo-use">What does Xibo use?</h2><p>Xibo has a basic set of
common functions contained within <code>xibo-cms.js</code> which are reused
across each page and function. This is by no means a framework, but there are
functions used throughout the user interface to initialise the dynamic parts of
pages, and this allows us to have some consistency with a very light touch. Each
page itself can include JavaScript and we make extensive use of jQuery’s
<code>$(document).ready();</code> to do something when the DOM is ready. Being
multi page the back end <code>web</code> entry-point handles routing and
rendering HTML to output via Twig, and we have some macros in Twig which define
components and ensure those are output in a consistent way.</p><p>A good example
is a date/time picker - in Xibo we use a Twig macro to output consistent HTML
each time we want a picker, including a defined class name. On page load, or on
form load we call <code>XiboInitialise</code> from inside
<code>xibo-cms.js</code>, which looks for picker classes and uses a bootstrap
plugin to render the picker. We do this for all sorts of form fields, forms
themselves, dialogs, etc. This is a “light touch” way of having a very simple
framework for our small team of developers.</p><p>Furthermore, we use webpack to
build <strong>some</strong> of our JavaScript into a bundle, and have
aspirations to build all of our JavaScript in this way in the future, but
currently some page specific JavaScript is rendered into HTML by the server from
Twig. The Layout and Playlist editors are predominantly ES6 native
JavaScript.</p><p>Xibo Players can all embed a web browser, and most of our
JavaScript on the player is native, although we sparingly use jQuery here too.
The web engine included in player hardware is usually <strong>old</strong>, so
we can’t make use of most of the new language features yet.</p><h2
id="so-why-no-front-end-framework">So, why no front end framework?</h2><p>We
have certainly explored switching to a front end framework, but there are two
key reasons we haven’t done so yet:</p><ul><li>Xibo predates the front end
framework concept by a number of years and we have a lot of user interfaces to
replace. It would be an extensive project to re-implement using a framework and
the benefits of doing so haven’t been as great as implementing other
features.</li><li>At the time of writing we have a team of 4 full time
developers - 2x back end, 1x front end and 1x full stack. Our excellent front
end developer specialises in native JavaScript. Taking on a front end framework
would mean retraining for the team.</li></ul><p>Of course there are many other
considerations, some of which are worth mentioning:</p><ul><li>Front end
frameworks on the player are not practical or necessary, so we will always be
dealing with native JavaScript</li><li>The Layout and Playlist editors are
sufficiently unique to require native JavaScript even if the rest of the user
interface used a front end framework</li></ul><p>If you’re thinking how this
might not work with a larger engineering department, with more developers and
more independent teams, then I’d wholeheartedly agree… but we aren’t there…
yet!</p><h2 id="have-you-found-a-place-for-any-frameworks">Have you found a
place for any frameworks?</h2><p>Yes, we have! </p><p><a
href="https://xibo-adspace.com/"><strong>Xibo Adspace</strong></a> is the newest
product in our suite and has a front end written in <a
href="https://vuejs.org/">Vue</a>.js. Various factors fed into this decision,
but the key considerations were:</p><ul><li>We were designing from scratch so
had a clean slate to work with</li><li>We are lucky enough to have a dedicated
front end developer on the team with extensive experience in both Vue, React and
Angular</li><li>Adspace is a central service covering a global audience, so
client side performance and responsiveness is a much higher
priority</li></ul><p>We rolled this decision out into the public facing website
too, so the Xibo Adspace website is written in a <a
href="https://jamstack.org/">Jamstack</a> framework called <a
href="https://gridsome.org/">Gridsome</a>.</p><p>A future “Inside Xibo Adspace”
series will look at this and also our decision to use Kubernetes and micro
services for Adspace.</p><h2 id="into-the-future">Into the future?</h2><p>It is
hard to imagine a future where we decide to replace the CMS user interface with
something completely new, but if we did, it would likely make use of a front end
framework at that point.</p><p>Topics discussed in this article:</p><ul><li><a
href="https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/376859/single-page-vs-multi-page-and-client-side-vs-server-side#:~:text=The%20core%20difference%20between%20a,a%20single%20HTML%20web%20page.">Single
Page vs Multi Page [stackoverflow]</a><br></li></ul><hr><p><em><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/tag/inside-xibo/"><strong>Inside
Xibo</strong></a> is a series of articles written by the Xibo Development team
to give users, system administrators and developers an insight into how Xibo
works and the architecture decisions we take to make Xibo the best in class. We
welcome your comments below!</em></p> ]]>
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/windows-background-1.jpg"
alt="Xibo for Windows v3 R301"><p>We are pleased to announce the release of Xibo
for Windows v3 R301, which is a bug fix release solving 3 issues, and includes
the items addressed in our recent <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-windows-v2-r258/">v2 R258
release</a>.</p> <p>This release works with Xibo CMS version 3 and has legacy
mode for version 1.8 and version 2.x.</p> <p>We have solved 3 issues in this
release.</p> <p><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-dotnetclient/releases/download/3R301/xibo-client-v3-R301.1-win32-x86.msi">Download
Xibo for Windows v3 R301</a>.</p> <blockquote> <p>Xibo v3 - code name “Finlay”,
has launched! Check out our <a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/announcing-xibo-v3/">release announcement</a> and
our <a href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/whats-new-in-xibo-version-3/">What’s New
in Xibo v3</a> blogs for more details about the updated features.</p>
</blockquote> <h2 id="upgrading">Upgrading</h2> <p>This Player requires Windows
10.</p> <p>Instructions for upgrading from an earlier release can be found in
the <a href="https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/upgrading-xibo-for-windows"
title="Upgrade to the latest release">Administrator Documentation</a>.</p> <p>If
you have a white label build of the application, the upgrade is available in
your <a href="https://app.xibo.org.uk/my-products/windows-white">Xibo customer
portal account</a>.</p> <h2 id="changelog">Change Log</h2> <ul> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-dotnetclient/issues/223">223: xiboIC
duration extend, set and expire not being obeyed</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-dotnetclient/issues/222">222:
Interactive: Layout Touch/Click Action not triggering</a></li> <li><a
href="https://github.com/xibosignage/xibo-dotnetclient/issues/220">220: Text and
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<![CDATA[ <!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><img
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alt="Xibo for Android v2 R216 Available"><p>Xibo Signage are pleased to announce
Xibo for Android v2 R216. This release works with Xibo CMS version 2.x and has
legacy mode for versions 1.4, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8.</p> <p>We have addressed 4
issues in this release:</p> <ul> <li>Added an improved HDMI-CEC command for the
DSCS9 to turn the monitor on and off</li> <li>Fix an issue with rate limiting
from XMDS causing the player to go offline</li> <li>Fix issue with schedule
accuracy</li> <li>Fix issue with videos looping when they are the shortest item
in a playlist</li> </ul> <h2 id="download">Download</h2> <p><a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/api/downloads/344">Download Xibo for Android v2
R216</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://xibo.org.uk/api/downloads/345">Download Xibo
for Android v2 R216 for DSDevices J18 and J19</a>.</p> <h2
id="installupgrade">Install / Upgrade</h2> <p>Installation instructions can be
found <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/xibo-for-android-install">here</a>.</p>
<p>Instructions for upgrading from an earlier release can be found <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/docs/setup/upgrading-xibo-for-android" title="Upgrade
to the latest release">here</a>.</p> <p>If you have a white label build of the
application, the upgrade is available in your <a
href="https://app.xibo.org.uk/my-products/android-white">account</a>.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:08:57 GMT</pubDate>
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alt="Folder Search in Xibo v3"><p>New week, new Quick Win! Our last blog touched
on <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/introducing-folders-in-v3/">Introducing Folders
in Xibo v3</a></strong> as part of our Xibo v3 quick wins series. In part 6 of
the series, we look at Folder Search.</p> <hr> <p>Folders allow you to easily
find items throughout the CMS. Narrow down your searches in <a
href="https://xibo.org.uk/manual/en/tour_grids.html">Grids</a> by looking in a
particular <strong>Folder</strong> and using filter criteria...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/folder_search.png"
alt="Folder Search in Xibo v3"></p> <p>...or use <strong>All Folders</strong> to
search everywhere,</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/all_folders.png"
alt="Folder Search in Xibo v3"></p> <p>With Folders hidden from view, the
selected folder file path will always be shown...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/folder_path.png"
alt="Folder Search in Xibo v3"></p> <p>...so you always know where you are!</p>
<p>Move objects into Folders using the <strong>Select Folder</strong> option
from the Row Menu, or move multiples at once...</p> <p><img
src="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/content/images/2021/07/with_selected.png"
alt="Folder Search in Xibo v3"></p> <p>...using the <strong>With
Selected</strong> option at the bottom of the grid!</p> <p>Up next...a look at
two new Widgets for v3!</p> <hr> <p>Not upgraded to the latest version of the
Xibo v3 CMS yet? Visit our <strong><a
href="https://blog.xibo.org.uk/3-0-1-released/">Xibo CMS 3.0.1 Release Notes
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