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Version 20
Mercury Template Version 20
Release Notes
Modular system for privacy policy
The new dynamic “Privacy Policy Kit” feature allows editors to create a privacy policy based on predefined standard texts.
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Tenants app for basic data
With the Tenants app, administrators can centrally store basic data for websites and easily configure various template-specific settings.
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Optionally mark images as “decorative”
Editors in OpenCms now have the option of marking images as “decorative.” This causes screen readers to ignore them, thereby improving accessibility.
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Optional restriction of file uploads
The file upload dialog has been improved with a new setting that only lets you upload files with specific file extensions.
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Group bookings for events
When registering for events, it is now possible to register a group of participants in addition to individuals without having to fill out the form separately for each registration.
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Display of the template used in the page editor
A template marker is now displayed in the Opencms toolbar, indicating the template used by the page.
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Tenants app displays memory usage
Until now, there was no easy way to determine the “file storage consumption” required by a site or subsite. The tenant app now displays the memory used by a site directly.
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Privacy policy accessible at any time via icon
After a user has accepted a website's cookie banner, a “cookie icon” with a link to the privacy policy can be displayed permanently as an option. This allows users to adjust their cookie preferences at any time.
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Optional table of contents for the privacy policy kit
The dynamic function “Privacy policy kit” can now optionally generate an automatically created table of contents from the titles of the configured items.
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Optimization of the cookie banner
The cookie banner has also been adjusted so that the option to use statistics cookies is only displayed if one of the analytics services is actually activated. The “Privacy Cookie Switch” function has also been expanded accordingly.
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Enhancement of the privacy policy kit for accessibility statements
The privacy policy kit now supports the configuration of texts for pages that display an accessibility statement (i.e. function detail pages of the “Accessibility” type).
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Alternative graphics in the header area for desktop and mobile
In the header area of the template, it is now possible to integrate a second graphic and set the display of the graphics using the “Visibility” element setting for the display variants (e.g., ‘Desktop’ or “Mobile”).
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Additional display options for the slider
There are now two additional display options available for the hero image slider: one with link highlighting as a CTA (call-to-action) button, and one with text next to the image.
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Optimization of article labeling for Google News
The article has been optimized for Google news so that it is displayed with the identifier „NewsArticle“ including the necessary additional information such as „publisher.“
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Custom icons for POIs on the location map
It is now possible to select individual icons for different elements that are shown on a map.
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Configuring the number of characters for preview texts in the Cöln-newsletter
In the Cöln-newsletter, it is now possible to adjust the number of characters in the preview text displayed when inserting individual articles or events.
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Newsletter extensions
Newsletter configurations now allow additional recipients to be specified editorially. In addition, mailings can be copied with content in the app.
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User groups can be opened directly from the permissions dialog box.
The user list of the groups displayed in the „Permissions“ dialog can now be opened directly from the dialog. This makes it easier to determine whether a specific user has access to a folder. This option is only displayed to users with administrator rights.
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Link search words with „AND“
In the full-text search, the link between search words can be changed from „OR“ to „AND“ via the element settings.
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Improved security through optimized HTTP headers
Additional HTTP headers are now being set to improve website security. This means that the pages can only be accessed via HTTPS, for example.
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Additional Eye-Able language selectors
In the Eye-Able functions for AI website translation, two additional language selectors for “Simple Language” and “Language Selection” can now be displayed in a fixed position in the lower left-hand corner.
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Individual link texts for media elements
With version 25-09, the text of link buttons in lists with media elements can be customized. Instead of a general link label such as “More,” the link text can now indicate the media type, e.g., “Watch video” or “Listen to audio.”
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New SEO setting for “Revisit after”
The meta info element has been expanded so that the period for the “revisit-after” setting can now be set optionally.
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Individual link texts for media elements
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Update of Font Awesome and Bootstrap icons
The Font Awesome icons have been updated to version 6.5.3 with 23 new icons, and the Bootstrap icons have been updated to version 1.13.1 with 28 new icons. This means that icons for “Bluesky” or “OpenAI / ChatGPT” are now also available, for example.
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