OpenProject 14.5: Restore local backups in text editor, new export modal and more
We are happy to announce that we have released OpenProject 14.5! Here is an overview of highlight changes:
Highlights of OpenProject 14.5
In addition to new features, bug fixes and minor adjustments, we are very pleased to once again release a former Enterprise add-on to the Community: All OpenProject users can now filter and sort their project lists by custom fields. This is especially helpful for users who appreciate OpenProject’s high level of customization and work a lot with custom fields. They now benefit from an even better overview of their projects, also because we have additionally improved the filter search for everyone.
An extremely helpful new feature is the local ‘saving’ of content changes in the WYSIWYG text editor, i.e. for work package descriptions or wikis. What was originally intended as a bug fix, as some customers reported lost changes, has become a great feature in the end. For example, if you create a description for a work package, upload images and so on - and then close the page for whatever reason without saving first, unsaved changes were previously lost. Now you can click on a new icon in the editor header between the table function and the “Undo” arrow, which looks like a clock. A drop-down menu will then open, and you will see versions of your content changes, each with a time (e.g. 5 minutes ago) and the number of words in the respective version (e.g. 56 words).
We also improved the export modal for work packages. This updated interface is not only more intuitive, but also includes additional settings that allow you to export work package lists as Gantt charts. You can now also customize the columns directly from the modal, making it easier to tailor exports to your needs.
Administrators will be happy to learn that they can now activate a storage for multiple projects at once. This feature significantly simplifies the management of large portfolios by saving time when managing storage solutions across projects.
Note
Please note that we have renamed some of the actions in the work package dropdown menu. They should now be easier to understand and more intuitive to use for new users, e.g. avoid confusion with Copy link to clipboard. Change project is now named Move to another project, and Copy (to other project) is now named Duplicate (to other project). The actions stay the same.
Please see a complete list of fixes and changes, along with some helpful screenshots, in our release notes.
List of new features with OpenProject 14.5
Here is a list of features and feature changes with OpenProject 14.5, linked with the corresponding section in our release notes:
For all roles, according to given rights:
- Keep and restore local versions of WYSIWYG content changes
- Release to Community: Display custom field columns/filters in project lists
- Export work package lists in an updated modal with additional settings
- Improved filter search for custom project lists
- PDF export of meeting agenda and meeting
- Meetings: Disable by default “Send out invitation emails upon creation”
- Rename actions in work package dropdown menu
- Updated user experience in the notification center
For project and system administrators:
And there is more! As mentioned above, please see our release notes for OpenProject 14.5 to learn about all changes and bug fixes.
Migration, Installation, Updates and Support
Follow the upgrade guide for the packaged installation or Docker installation to update your OpenProject installation to OpenProject 14.5. We update your hosted OpenProject environments (Enterprise cloud) today, August 14th, 2024.
You will find more information about all new features and changes in our Release notes or in the OpenProject Documentation.
If you need support, you can post your questions in the Community Forum, or if you are eligible for Enterprise support, please contact us and we are happy to support you personally.
- New to OpenProject? To test all features of OpenProject 14.5 right away, create a 14 days free trial instance for our OpenProject Enterprise cloud.
- Prefer to run OpenProject 14.5 in your own infrastructure? Here you can find the Installation guidelines for OpenProject.
- Want to upgrade from a Community version to try out the Enterprise add-ons? Get a 14 days free trial token to test the Enterprise add-ons.
Credits
A very special thank you goes to the City of Cologne again for sponsoring features on project lists.
Also, a big thanks to our Community members for reporting bugs and helping us identify and provide fixes. Special thanks for reporting and finding bugs go to Frank Schmid, Michael Kluge, Mariusz Kamiński, Rince wind, Joris Ceelen, Michael Lathion, and Cornelius Heisse.
Last but not least, we are very grateful for our very engaged translation contributors on Crowdin, who translated quite a few OpenProject strings! This release we would like to highlight
- Phi Công Nguyễn Vũ, for an outstanding number of translations into Vietnamese.
- daniel chou, for an outstanding number of translations into Chinese.
- Sebvita_devinci, for proof reading French translations.
- Alin Marcu, for proof reading Romanian translations.
Would you like to help out with translations yourself? Then take a look at our translation guide and find out exactly how you can contribute. It is very much appreciated!
As always, we welcome any feedback on this release. 💙
