What we are actively working on
We’re actively refining the Calendar service and a few additional requests through the rest of the year. We are also making minor accessibility tweaks. Below are the enhancements currently in progress:
- Webtools - review each of the 800 screens for accessibility and JavaScript.
- Calendar Widget review — evaluating existing widgets for clarity and consistency.
- Calendar New image-enabled widget — adding a fresh widget that supports event images.
- Short URL - converting the go.illinois.edu from using a server to a cloud serverless design.
- Email+ listserv — adding a pull-down option to the general tab that lists the listservs a person can send to. This eliminates issues when sending to listservs. It also allows us to remove duplicates.
- Improved public event filtering — including user-selectable event types. Done
- Mobile view updates — streamlining all four primary calendar views for a better mobile experience. Done
- New favorites options — adding sponsor and location favorites to management screens. Done
- Updated XML Schema — releasing a new schema aligned with the latest needs for the Illinois App. Done
- Email+ PDF accessibility improvements — enhancing exported PDFs for accessibility compliance. Done
- Short URL addition - added a new short URL go.inhs.illinois.edu. Done
- Form and Survey - addition of a new Time validation rule. Done
- Massmail - modify the email alignment. Done
- Massmail - change non-tabular tables. Done
- Email+ - we now track stats on what types of reports are viewed by users. Done
- Webtools - add additional analytics to the Webtools Directory entry. Done
What is up next
These are the enhancement requests submitted by users. Feel free to reach out with additional suggestions via the Contact Us form.
- Annual Webtools audit — a comprehensive review of all Webtools applications.
- Blogs accessibility review — evaluating all blog widgets to ensure they meet accessibility standards.
- Forms new date/time question type — this new question type will allow people to ask a single question for a date, a time, or both. It will also include advanced validation rules. Example: Valid date ranges are M-F from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.