Cloudimage release notes www.cloudimage.io

New

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (BT) Inline background removal

Users will be able to remove the background of a product image to replace it by a colour/white/black background for example. It will be requested with a URL parameter. Doc here

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) Sylius plugin

The Sylius x Cloudimage plugin was released to enable Sylius acceleration and optimisation by Cloudimage. Doc here

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (SR) AVIF format support

AVIF images are now available as a standard option (for compatible browsers). This is an asynchronous process so the first request will return the next best format while the AVIF is created in the background, to be sent on the following requests. Doc here

Admin Console

• (SR) Improved Statistics documentation

We reviewed and described all measurements available in the "Stats & Logs" and added the precise description of the measurements so you can tell exactly what is looked at, and of course request additional measures should you need them. Doc here

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) Wordpress plugin improvements (v3.1.1)

The Wordpress x Cloudimage plugin was updated with user feedback for UI -tooltips- and more intuitive default settings. Doc here

• (SR) Magento plugin improvements (v2.0.2)

The Magento x Cloudimage plugin received new advanced settings like "max Pixel Ratio" and "fotorama compatibility" mode. -pending Magento approval- Doc here

• (SR) 360 plugin's improvements (v3.0.1)

Brand new 360 plugin! The 360's design changed with showing live preview for different examples, live configurations change with possibility to copy code, padding the top using branding & many new improvements. Doc here & Demo there

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (SR) Animated GIF and WEBP optimisation

You can now shrink the size of animated GIFs and even convert then on-the-fly to animated WEBPs. Enabling lossy compression for GIFs (an algorithm designed to reduce the size of GIF animated sequences with minimum quality loss) is also an option if you wish to keep the animated GIF format .

Admin Console

• (RI) Billing UX improvement

The billing was displaying misleading message/button for Direct Debit payment type, and sometimes details were not visible even when this method was selected.

• (RI) Multi-token dashboards

The Statistics dashboard had been updated to include a summary page totalling the consumption for all tokens in the account, provided the account is multi-tenant and the logged user has rights, and Summary in Home had been added, to give an overview of the last 30 days.

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) Wordpress plugin improvements

Our Wordpress x Cloudimage plugin received a new look and new (advenced) options to further increase the compatibility with specific themes and use-cases. Doc here

• (SR) Magento plugin improvements

We added the possibility to use the most recent token configuration on the Magento x Cloudimage plugin, no need to contact the support to remove the v7 part of the URL, now. simple switch in the plugin administration page allows you to use any token with a simple click. Doc here

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (SR) Face-Hide function

You can crop out automatically a face if present in the picture. The cropping will cut out (hide) AI-identified faces, on the fly. Doc here

• (RI) Invalidation We globally improved the internal way of flushing Cloudimage nodes for better overall flushing and solved issues on restarting specific invalidations. We also improved flushing flow in the "No CDN provider" case.

Admin Console

• (SR) Improved QuickStart experience

From onboarding to quick-start, we redesigned the experience to be faster, easier, and bring more insights on how to use Cloudimage. Restart the onboarding or simply click on the quick-start link that appeared on your admin panel!

• (SR) Multi-tenant accounts dashboard

We added a summary dashboard allowing you to list and see global statistics across all your tokens at a glance. Let us know what additional information you'd like to see summarised there.

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) Magento plugin improvement

Published an improved version with even more advanced options. Doc here

New

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (SR) Improved Focal Point function

We added support for 0.xyz format percentage in the popular "gravity" function of the Focal Point Crop. Doc here

• (SR) Image flip function

You have to possibility to automatically and on-the-fly "flip" your original images, in any or both directions. Doc here

• (SR) Increased speed of new variant generation

We optimised the generation of new image variants generation by removing intermediate steps to gain x2 speed of display time for the first call.

• (SR) v6 compatibility mode for URL signature

We added a compatibility mode in order to use Sealing in v7 as it was in v6 URL syntax. Doc here

Admin Console

• (SR) New onboarding and Quickstart

Faster, personalized onboarding experience along with an "all you need to know" Quick Start guided tour to make sure you have everything you need for starting your accelerated images' journey.

• (SR) Home page Dashboard

You now have additional information regarding token use and statistics on the home page to help you manage even more efficiently your Cloudimage delivery platform.

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) Wordpress plugin improvements

Published and improved version of the Cloudimage x Wordpress plugin with more parameters and options to fine tune your connector.

• (SR) Opencart plugin release

Published a brand new Cloudimage x Opencart plugin. Doc here

• (SR) Improvements to RUM dashboards New measures are now available, and a reorganised dashboard now helps you gain deeper insights on your media delivery performance. (this feature is available upon request, please contact our Sales Team)

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Admin Console

• (SR) Usage dashboards

Added metrics and links for most seen errors 5xx and 4xx in the "Stats & Logs" general menu.

• (SR) Token information

Improved token switching experience (for multi-tokens accounts) and added tokens' allowance information on home and in onboarding.

• (RI) MFA not sending code Solved an accessibility issue with our text message providers (email MFA was however working fine) that didn't allow you to verify the phone number or use phone-based MFA.

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) Wordpress plugin improvements

Published the latest version with JS mode improvement, and a remove v7 in URL toggle switch.

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (SR) V7 removal in URL

The "v7" parameter had been by default removed for all tokens created on or after Oct. 20th. It is therefore not needed anymore and can also be removed for the tokens created before, upon request. More information here

Admin Console

• (SR) Usage dashboards

Added metrics for referrers, compressions ratios, most viewed assets in the "Stats & Logs" general menu.

• (SR) User roles refactoring

Preparation of upcoming changes to add granularity in user's role, added action to promote a user to owner (and make the requester an Administrator).

• (SR) SAML settings improvement

SLS target URL and other configurations fields are now checked for valid and/or necessary information at validation.

• (RI) Translations and languages

Fixed a wrong behavior that overwrote to English some existing translations (menu items in other languages) of the interface.

• (RI) Watermark colors

Improved the Watermark tab to see the actual effect of current setting for static and dynamic watermarking, and restricted background colors to the ones displaying accurately.

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) 360 plugin improvements (v2.7.0)

Added Y axis spin and possibility to change icons styles, as per GitHub request. Improved support for zoom with mouse wheel and touch screen pinch, as well as auto-play on mobile. Solved some misbehavior of image resize when resizing window. All details here.

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Admin Console

• (SR) Invalidation improvement

Improved flows of flushing in scope "original", for some of the CDN providers. Doc here

• (RI) Dashboard data

The Admin "Stats & Logs" dashboard is now showing the entire selected period instead of a timeframe limited to the 5th of August. The "referrers" table have also been improved to show the latest data instead of the overall global.

• (RI) Custom CNAMEs handling

Added capability to edit an existing custom CNAME and regenerate the TLS certificates.

• (SR) UI now available in Spanish

The whole interface have been translated in Spanish, so yes, está disponible en español. And we will add more languages very soon, stay tuned and let us know which ones you are missing or want to contribute to!

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) 360 plugin improvements

Added functionalities of full-screen magnifier and zoom with mouse-wheel. Modified behavior as per popular request for autoplay and scrollbar. All details in the doc here.

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Admin Console

• (SR) SAML SSO improvements

We now support IDP (Identity Provider) initiated SAML flows, that will ease integration with your systems and access federation. Doc here

• (SR) Added "Product Tour"

All the key areas and useful information for onboarding is now dynamically shown at first login with a simple tutorial.

• (RI) Usage Log table readability

Converted the log tables to use a better layout, improving readability and adding 25 items per page option to the pagination.

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) 360 plugin improvements

We continued to improve the 360 plugin with the following requested features: Add support for countIndexFrom parameter to add flexible start number, zoom with mouse wheel, and pinch zoom on mobile. Additionally, URL formats are now replaced with accurate v7 formats. All details in the doc here.

This monthly release is categorized as follow:

• BT (Beta Testing): feature in Beta, feedback welcome!
• SR (Stable Release): tested and stable after 1 release in BT (~ 1 month)
• RI (Resolved Issues): resolved issues and problems, tested and stable

Transformation Engine

• (BT) Whitelisting now filters all file type

Whitelisting a URL used to work for image format, but not for proxied files. It now also analyses any file requested that is not an image (incl. pdf, video, zip, etc.). Doc here.

Admin Console

• (SR) Support interface improvement

The Help & Support tab system now displays the complete history of tickets, with detailed information such as last interaction origin and date.

• (BT) Akamai invalidation support

We implemented the necessary logic and functions needed to perform the Invalidation on our CDN provider Akamai. It is performed using the same rule-set and from the same interface as other CDN providers, from within your admin console (and of course from the API). Doc here

Plugins & Integrations

• (SR) 360 plugin improvements

Following all recent improvements requests, we focused in order to maximise the number of new features delivered this month, namely (but not limited to): Data autoplay, Fullscreen's scrollbar hide, Play/Pause/Stop buttons, etc. All details in the doc here.