General Availability: 1/13/2025
Improvements
Core intranet |
Enterprise SearchWe’ve built a cutting-edge AI-powered Enterprise Search that seamlessly retrieves information from multiple internal and external data sources through a unified search interface. Our goal? To make it effortless for employees to access relevant information quickly, no matter where it’s stored. Learn more about Enterprise Search. Note this is a paid add-on to your intranet. Contact your CSM for more information. |
Roles and permissions enhancementsRoles and permissions across Simpplr have undergone a major enhancement. Now, instead of custom permissions being assigned to custom roles, app managers can assign users additional roles that contain varying permissions. This change is expected to greatly decrease confusion and misalignment around roles and permissions in the intranet. As always, there will remain two system roles, app managers and standard users (formerly labeled end users). All new users will be assigned by default as standard users. This feature was rolled out as part of an Early Adopters Program, and is now generally available for all users.
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Bring Your Own Integrations (BYOI)We're introducing Bring Your Own Integrations (BYOI) to Simpplr. With BYOI, app managers can set up custom 3rd party integrations to tie into the intranet. |
Custom app tilesThe BYOI feature includes custom app tiles and API actions you can set up all within your Simpplr intranet. |
New pre-built app tilesFour new out-of-the-box tiles have been added to the pre-built app tiles library, expanding the scope of integrations and functionalities available to users. These tiles allow users to: View your time-off balance from:
Display recent paystubs |
Multilingual content translation:Users with content publishing rights will now be able to add manual translations to Pages. This will allow users to make any edits over the Google automated translation, save them and also use a single page to target viewers of multiple languages. Who is this feature for? App manager, site managers, site owners, content managers, users with manage site roles. |
Save drafts on published and scheduled pagesUsers with content publishing permissions can now save drafts of already published or scheduled content. This allows for easier collaboration among other content creators. Before, if a piece of content was already published and needed an edit, the only option after the edit was to re-publish the page. Now, a page can be saved as a draft while the original remains the "live" version, and other collaborators can make changes before a new version is published. Note, as always, if a page is unpublished for any reason, then republished, this resets the page's validation period. Simply editing a page does not reset the validation period. |
People subscriptionUsers with All sites manager permission can now see the Manage > Subscriptions menu and subscribe users to specific “People” on the intranet. Similar to how one would subscribe to sites, when users follow people, they will be recommended their published content, see their updates and more. This is the same functionality as manually "following" a user on the intranet. |
Cover image cropperWhile uploading cover images to your content, Simpplr will allow you to crop the image with two size ratios; Square (1:1) and Widescreen (16.9). These two ratios are defined in our system to maintain the quality and size of the image throughout the application (tiles, content listing, carousel, campaign, feed, emails, etc.). |
Disable file preview for specified usersWe have added the option to remove a file from the file preview screen for specified users, adding a layer of security to the intranet. |
Remove 'Add to calendar' link from event when RSVP limit is reachedWhen there is a limit on RSVPs for an event, after the limit is reached, we are now disabling the 'Add to calendar' link. Users who are already in the attendee list will still see 'Add to calendar' and can add the event in their external calendars. Note that we do not support RSVP limits for events synced to external calendars, so this change is not applicable there. |
New languages - Hindi and AlbanianWe have enabled Hindi and Albanian in the platform. |
Additional reactions on Feed 2.0 (limited availability)We're excited to introduce reactions on the feed! With six expressive emojis to choose from, you can now easily react to posts and replies, adding a new layer of engagement and feedback to your feed experience. Whether you're celebrating a win, showing support, or sharing your thoughts, Reactions make it easier than ever to connect and communicate with your colleagues. Note: This feature is only available on Feed 2.0, which, for the time being, is only available to new customers. Feed 2.0 will be rolled out to everyone later in 2025. |
Pending activation status removed - Users are now provisioned as 'Active' by defaultWe have removed the 'Pending activation' status from user status. Now, upon creation, all users will appear as 'Active' even before their first login. This is because they're consuming a license, and should appear as 'Active'. Additionally, we have added a new filter, 'First Login,' to enable app managers to identify users who have not completed their first login. This change ensures that users are accurately reflected across all features, especially Analytics. First time login flow for the new users remains the same. They will have to set their password in order to login. This enhancement, when enabled, would apply for all users. Simpplr will run a script to convert all the existing 'Pending activation' users into 'Active' status so that there is no action needed from customer's side. |
Just-in-Time (JIT) syncingSimilar to our Just-in-Time provisioning feature, Simpplr now allows Just-in-Time user syncing. |
Improved profile page: Clickable fields for easy navigationWe have enhanced the user profile page by making fields such as Department, Job Title, and Division clickable. This feature allows users to click on these fields and navigate directly to the People menu, where a filter is automatically applied to display users matching the selected field value. This improvement simplifies navigation and enhances the discoverability of related user information. |
Feed sort and filterUsers can now sort and filter their feed posts
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Special features |
Employee Newsletter enhancementsNewsletter managers can now customize the email preview text that recipients see in their inboxes. This preview text appears alongside the subject line. Users can optimize the text to align with their newsletter’s purpose, increasing the likelihood of engagement. |
Recognition sharing to SlackRecognition posts can now be shared to Slack channels. Users can choose to share a given recognition directly or all recognition posts can be automatically sent to a specific Slack channel. This requires the Slack integration to be enabled at the application and user levels. |
Native video caption/transcript translations and editsUsers can translate Native video captions and transcripts. In addition, users can edit video transcripts. As organizations become increasingly global, employees and users consume content in various languages. Auto-generated captions and translations ensure that video content is accessible to a diverse and global audience. |
Native messaging is now available to all customersRecently part of an Early Adopter's Program, the Simpplr Native messaging feature can now be enabled in your intranet. Native messaging allows your users to communicate with each other via a Chat embedded on the top navigation bar of their dashboards, or message in groups. |
Native messaging group messaging and notification preferencesWith this release, Native messaging users can:
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Mobile |
Enterprise search support on mobile:With the 25.01 release, if the Enterprise Search feature flag is enabled, mobile users will experience an enhanced search interface. This new UI will include federated search, allowing users to search across external sources.
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Native messaging users can:
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Enhanced securityTo ensure enhanced security, optimal performance, and compatibility with the latest mobile operating systems, we are updating the minimum supported versions for our mobile app:
What this means for users
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App tiles support on mobileNew app tiles configured on the web will now seamlessly display on the mobile dashboard, ensuring a consistent user experience across platforms.
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Add captions to images/videos in open albumsUsers can now add captions to images and videos in open/public albums, addressing a long-standing gap on mobile.
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Multilingual content translation support on mobileMobile users can now read content in their preferred language or the original posted language by switching the language from content detail page. Users will see an option on the content detail page to translate content in their preferred language. |
Enhanced mobile feed post sortingOn mobile, users can now sort feed posts by:
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Other changes/Important to note:
We have removed the 'Login as' option from the Manage > Users menu. This functionality will be reintroduced with the enhancements to have more robust flow for app managers logging in as other users, while retaining the benefit of troubleshooting and testing.
Bug fixes
- Microsoft being misspelled as 'Mircosoft' in Search Results
- Native videos not playing nor coming up in search
- Cannot change the sync identifier to custom field
- People Block in newsletter - search relevancy and pagination issue
- Cannot log into iOS app
- Mobile app performance issue
- Required fields are not being populated
- Editing surveys function not working
- Some user details not populating from Entra ID
- Duplicate RSVP functions
- Unable to set the default home feed for all users
- Links in link tile displaying outside of tile boundaries
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