In recent weeks, we've been working on many areas of the platform. In addition to new features, the main focus was on usability, clarity, and performance.

This update brings a completely revamped course management system, numerous improvements for the community, and many design and performance optimizations across the entire system.

Enhanced Course Overview for Improved Structure and Clarity

The course overview has been extensively redesigned and now offers significantly more options for organizing and managing learning content. At the same time, sorting has been improved, allowing content to be found more quickly.

Another key focus was the introduction of course categories. Courses can now be categorized in a structured way, ensuring that even extensive libraries remain well-organized. Additionally, a dedicated category management system is available, allowing categories to be created, edited, deleted, and individually sorted.

The redesign is rounded off by a modernized navigation system, which makes switching between different areas significantly more pleasant.

Create Community Posts via API

From now on, community posts can be created directly via the API. This supports not only simple posts but also mentions of members and links to courses.

This allows external systems to be connected even more effectively with the community. For example, automated processes, integrations, or third-party applications can publish content directly to the community, linking relevant individuals or learning content.

Customizable Starting Point for the Mobile App

For the mobile app, it can now be specified which section should open after launch.

Administrators can choose whether users land directly in the dashboard or in the community. This allows the app to be better adapted to different usage scenarios. For example, companies with a strong community focus can prioritize interaction between members, while other organizations prioritize quick access to learning content.

Improvements to the Thumbnail Editor

The Thumbnail Editor has been further improved and now offers more flexibility when editing existing thumbnails. When editing, you can now switch between the currently used image and images from templates. This makes it easier to adjust existing thumbnails without having to start completely from scratch.

Standard templates also automatically display the appropriate context, such as course, module, lesson, or exam. This makes it quicker to see which template is intended for which content.

Additionally, the thumbnail dialog has been revised in several places. This makes selecting and editing templates clearer, more stable, and more reliable.

Unified Color Picker Across the Entire Platform

The new color picker is now used platform-wide. This creates a more consistent user experience, and colors can be selected in the same way everywhere.

In addition to visual standardization, this also ensures faster operation and improved recognition throughout the entire platform.

Revised Image Preview with Improved Gallery View

The image preview has been completely modernized and now offers a consistent experience in both the editor and the community.

The display has been improved, especially on mobile devices, making it more comfortable to view images. Additionally, the gallery view has been expanded and now offers practical thumbnails for faster navigation between multiple images.

New Module Connection Dialog

The module connection dialog has been completely redesigned.

A significantly faster search, additional filtering options, and a clearer display greatly simplify the selection of suitable modules. Especially for larger course structures, the new interface noticeably saves time in management.

Further Minor Improvements

• The sidebar has been made more compact and requires less space.
• The video player's volume now remains consistent on desktop devices even when switching between videos.
• Save buttons in forms are now only activated when changes have actually been made.
• Image cropping has been optimized, significantly reducing the storage space required for uploaded images.
• Table views have been modernized and standardized:
  • More consistent display of labels, icons, and columns
  • Improved clarity
  • Optimized page navigation
• The user popup has been restructured and made clearer.
• Over 30 new icons have been added to the Icon Picker.
• The management of billing and payment data has been modernized and made clearer.
• The creation of video transcripts is now significantly faster.
• Bundle creation has been revised and significantly simplified. The new structure makes individual steps clearer and allows content to be assembled more quickly. This makes management much more pleasant, especially for extensive learning offerings.
• Analytics charts on mobile devices are larger and thus easier to read.
• Breadcrumbs are now more compact and have a consistent design across the entire platform.

Bug fixes

• Lists from external applications like Google Docs can now be seamlessly pasted into the editor and community discussions.
• Course, module, and lesson thumbnails are now compressed more efficiently, resulting in significantly faster image loading.
• Deleting a course no longer interrupts ongoing exams.
• Community notifications now function correctly even if the original author of a post has been deleted.
• The 'Show More' button now works reliably for all posts.
• Submissions created via the API now use the same IDs as the platform interface.
• The community section is now displayed correctly again on mobile devices when new members are added.
• Redundant 'Save' buttons are no longer displayed in certain form views.
• Bookmarks sorted by modules no longer cause errors.
• The term 'Warning' in the user interface has been replaced with the more understandable 'Note'.