November 8, 2023 Release Notes

The following list of tasks and features for the FEWS NET website are included in the Sprint 40 release.

Note: Items marked with an asterisk ( * ) affect the user interface for creating and editing reports in the CMS.

Tasks and Features

Editor Experience

*Automate the creation of SEO language (FNW-1062)

The SEO language in the Search Engine Optimization tab will now be automatically created for commonly used report types using the information selected on the Metadata tab. The automated SEO language can also be edited if needed.

*Remove report language field to Metadata tab (FNW-1267)

The field to choose the language for the original version of a report was moved to be near other required fields. 

*Add help text to title field for italics (FNW-1268)

Help text was added to reports to help users understand how to add italics to a title. 

*Rename and reorder report paragraph fields - Legacy Key Messages (FNW-1269)

The Legacy Key Messages button in reports was renamed and moved to the bottom of the list. 

Administration

Security Update: Drupal Core 9.5.11 (FNW-1248)

Required security update for Drupal. 

Emergency reports - French special characters (FNW-1282)

A module was installed to prohibit special characters from appearing in the El Nino reports view.

Install search/replace module (FNW-1154)

A module was installed to help facilitate site-wide search/replace tasks.