October 30, 2024 Release Notes
The following work for the FEWS NET website is included in the Sprint 64 release.
Reports
Updates and fixes to web generated PDFs (FNW-1798)
Styling updates were applied to the website PDF generator to make improvements in the spacing of images, tables, data visualizations, and the first page footer through the following tickets:
PDF fixes: Table spacing and font size (FNW-1799)
PDF fixes: Figure source font size (FNW-1800)
PDF fixes: AFI map spacing (FNW-1801)
PDF fixes: French/Spanish reports (FNW-1802)
Content
Post GT Production and Trade Flow maps (FNW-1901)
Updated production and tradeflow maps were posted for Guatemala.
Geographic Boundaries page content updates (FNW-1915)
The Geographic boundaries page was updated with additional information requested by the Early Warning Team.
Climate and Conflict (conflict map) page updates (FNW-1937)
The Climate, Conflict, and Migration page was updated to remove references to migration from the map and the surrounding text.
Livelihoods reports for Mali/Nigeria and content updates (FNW-1681)
The following Livelihoods changes were made to the website:
Livelihoods Topic page: Descriptions and the order of listed products and content was updated.
FEWS NET Services directory: The description of Livelihoods content was updated.
Added the following 2024 Mali Livelihoods Products:
2024 Mali Livelihood Baseline Profiles
2024 Mali Attribute Maps
2024 Mali Fact Sheet
2024 Mali Data files (including the 2024 map and shapefiles)
Add a "call to action" that links users to all available Livelihoods products for Mali via the filtered search page.
Update the Mali Livelihood Zone map graphic with the 2024 file.
Added the following Nigeria Livelihood products
2023 Nigeria Livelihood Baseline Profiles
2023 Nigeria Attribute Maps
2023 Nigeria Fact Sheet
2023 Nigeria Data files (including the 2023 map and 2018 shapefiles)
Add a "call to action" that links users to all available Livelihoods products for Nigeria via the filtered search page.
Update the Nigeria Livelihood Zone map graphic with the 2023 file.
Create new report type - Seasonal Forecast Monthly Briefings (FNW-1899)
A new report type was created to feature the Science Team’s Seasonal Forecast Monthly Briefings.
Technical Cleanup
Drupal upgrade from 10.2.x to 10.3.x (security update) (FNW-1868)
A security update was completed, which also updated the Drupal website from v10.2 to v10.3.
[Investigation] Page load speed review and create tickets for fixes (FNW-1876)
The web team investigated and ticketed future updates to improve page load speeds.
[Investigation] Create list of unused blocks and components for review/removal (FNW-1777)
The web team investigated and ticketed future updates to remove technical debt and improve website performance.
Restore chosen in dropdown styles in admin interface (FNW-1887)
The dropdowns in the admin interface on the website were updated to use “chosen” for the selector, which allows users to type in and select an option rather than scrolling through a long list.
Review Google Search Console setup (FNW-1902)
The website Google Search Console setup was updated.
Forms
Style the recaptcha “get new captcha” experience (FNW-1886)
The recaptcha form and experience for the Subscribe page was updated to add a clearer message and a better experience for users who fail to pass the captcha security requirements.