v0.18.0 (January 20, 2016)

Enhancements

• General Changes
  • Improved the user interface across the site for easier navigation and a cleaner look
  • Started work on a comprehensive Site Map
  • Emails sent from site have been updated to match the new user interface
• Dataset Changes
  • Improved dataset access request flow
  • Added call to action for researchers who wish to contribute datasets to the NSRR
  • Users can now fill out a dataset hosting request form to host new datasets on the NSRR
  • Datasets now track all versions and maintain data dictionary changes and history
• Tool Changes
  • Users can now submit URLs for tools to be listed on the NSRR
  • GitHub repositories with READMEs and GitHub gists can now be contributed as tools
  • Tool descriptions are pulled automatically and can be written and previewed using markdown
• Variable Changes
  • Added a table of domain options for variables that are linked to domains
  • Variables are now sorted by relevance when searching for key terms
  • Individual variable pages have been redesigned and include additional information about known issues and variable history
  • Folder navigation has been simplified on the variable index
  • Embedded PDFs for variables are now displayed directly on the variable page
• Dashboard Added
  • Users can now view their personal dashboard that contains updates and links to their datasets and other NSRR related activity
• Blog Added
  • Community managers can now create new blogs posts that are viewable on the NSRR home page
  • Images can be easily added via drag-and-drop while editing blog posts
  • Blogs can be previewed while editing
• Forum Changes
  • Images can now be more easily added to forum posts
• Gem Changes
  • Updated to Ruby 2.3.0
  • Updated to rails 4.2.5
  • Updated to pg 0.18.4
  • Updated to simplecov 0.11.1
  • Updated to web-console 3.0

Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where chart numbers would not show well on charts with dark columns
• Fixed various navigation issues in IE caused by caching