Significant changes to DocumentCloud's frontend will be noted in this file. We also announce new features in MuckRock's regular Release Notes column.
DocumentCloud is a running application used by thousands of journalists around the world, so updates here are organized by date, not by version number. The goal of this file is to keep a record of features added, updated and removed.
- Viewer search now uses Solr and displays results in a dedicated mode (
?mode=search), so results can be linked and shared. - Redirect old embed paths to new routes
- Add a field to copy an embed URL, for content management systems that don't allow full iframes
- Default to the viewer's current page when opening share tools
- Search highlights can all be expanded or collapsed in one click
All merged PRs: https://github.com/MuckRock/documentcloud-frontend/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+created%3A%3E2024-12-02+updated%3A%3C2024-12-07
This is the latest iteration of DocumentCloud, bringing the frontend to SvelteKit and updating the UI.
Our goals:
- Clean up the user interface to provide a consistent experience that scales across devices.
- Server-render pages, making them faster to load and easier to share.
- Simplify the application’s logic to make it easier to reason about its structure, reactivity and state, and make it easier to support new features.
- Modernize our technologies and development practices to speed up development, ensuring high-quality, bug free code from the start.