Release 26.3 introduces new capabilities designed to make content authoring more flexible, simplify day-to-day content management, and improve the maintenance of published content.
This release focuses on three key areas: smarter Journey transitions, a more efficient authoring experience, and improved Content Delivery version management.
1. Conditional Step Transitions
Smarter, more flexible Journey execution
With release 26.3, Content Authors can configure Conditional Step Transitions, allowing Journey Steps to automatically advance when specific conditions are met.
Previously, Step transitions relied on predefined mechanisms, such as user interactions or time-based delays. The new Conditional transition introduces greater flexibility by leveraging Newired’s Rule Engine to determine when a Step should continue.
Authors can define one or more transition rules, combining them using ALL or ANY logic, to create more dynamic and context-aware Journeys.
Key capabilities include:
- Rule-based transitions: automatically advance a Journey Step when configured conditions are satisfied.
- Multiple conditions: combine different rules using ALL or ANY logical operators.
- Integrated Rule Engine: use the same rule types and configuration options already available across Newired.
- Optional Delay: configure a delay alongside the conditional transition.
- Rule evaluation feedback: view the current evaluation status directly from the Step configuration.
This enhancement enables Content Authors to build Journeys that better adapt to application behavior and user interactions, reducing the need for unnecessary manual actions and providing a smoother guidance experience.
2. Content Authoring UX Improvements
Faster navigation, easier content management
Release 26.3 introduces a series of usability improvements to the Newired Editor, designed to streamline everyday authoring activities and simplify the management of large content projects.
As the number of Journeys, Tips, and other overlay entities grows, efficiently locating and managing content becomes increasingly important. These enhancements reduce repetitive actions and provide authors with better visibility into their content configurations.
Enhanced Sidebar Search and Sorting
The Editor Sidebar now offers improved search capabilities, including the possibility to search for content using its unique entity ID.
New sorting options also allow authors to organize content according to creation and modification metadata, making it easier to identify recently updated entities or locate specific content.
Faster Navigation Between Content Entities
Content Authors can now navigate directly between sibling entities from their respective Edit dialogs.
This eliminates the need to repeatedly close a dialog, return to the Sidebar, and open another entity, making content reviews and bulk editing activities significantly more convenient.
Improved Segment Validation and Usage Visibility
Segment management has also been enhanced to provide clearer information about configuration validity and usage.
The Segment Editor Sidebar now displays validity indicators based on the evaluation of the complete ruleset, helping authors identify configuration issues more effectively.
Additionally, a new Segment Usage overview shows which content entities are associated with a specific Segment, with direct navigation to the corresponding entities.
This gives authors a better understanding of the potential impact of modifying a Segment and helps prevent unintended changes to content visibility.
Streamlined Rule Configuration
The rule editing experience has been further refined across the Editor.
When adding a new rule that requires a value, the corresponding input field now automatically receives focus, allowing authors to start entering the required information immediately.
This improvement applies to rule configuration interfaces across Step Actions, Visibility, Autoplay, and the new Conditional Transitions.
Together, these enhancements make content authoring faster, more intuitive, and easier to maintain, particularly in complex projects involving numerous content entities and Segments.
3. Content Delivery Version Management & Automated Cleanup
Simplified maintenance and better control over published content
Release 26.3 introduces new capabilities for managing the lifecycle of published Content Delivery versions through the Newired Portal.
Over time, published versions can accumulate, increasing storage requirements and making content management more complex. The new version management capabilities provide Content Authors and Administrators with better tools to maintain clean and organized environments.
Manual Version Deletion
Content Authors can now manually delete published Content Delivery versions that are no longer needed or were created by mistake.
To prevent accidental data loss, the deletion process includes a confirmation step and safeguards that protect the currently LIVE version from deletion.
This provides greater control over published content while ensuring that the active end-user experience remains protected.
Automated Version Cleanup
In addition to manual deletion, release 26.3 introduces an automated backend cleanup mechanism.
Administrators can configure retention rules to determine which obsolete Content Delivery versions should be removed automatically.
Cleanup operations can be scheduled to run periodically, for example overnight, minimizing the need for manual maintenance and reducing operational overhead.
The mechanism also includes configuration and logging capabilities to support safe and controlled execution.
These improvements help organizations optimize storage usage, reduce maintenance effort, and keep published content environments organized, particularly in large deployments with frequent content updates.
Bug Fixes and Improvements
- Prevented excessive Tomcat log file growth inside Docker containers.
- Fixed an issue where a null browser language caused Agent Builder and Copilot Studio settings panels to crash.
- Resolved stability issues affecting specific application instances.
- Improved security by removing the need for unsafe inline scripts.
- Fixed incorrect selector positioning and iframe selection confirmation.
- Fixed Salesforce Overlay loading issues when CSP nonce access is restricted.
- Resolved excessive monitoring logs generated by Docker AppArmor restrictions.
- Fixed navigation issues between entities in Journey, Hint, and Bookmark editing dialogs.
- Fixed an issue where Conditional Transitions did not retain the configured delay.
- Resolved video flickering in editing dialogs.
- Fixed an issue preventing the editing dialog from opening for copied Journeys.
- Fixed confirmation issues when changing Conditional Transition precision.
- Restored missing Conditional Transition options in the toolbar.
- Improved runtime messaging for single-step Journeys using Conditional Rules.
- Fixed saving issues in the Conditional Transition configuration dialog.
- Fixed an issue where exporting content without Segments removed visibility rules.
- Improved URL Processing and Precise Filtering for Hints and Banners without requiring a page reload.
- Fixed Bookmark behavior when URL Processing was configured but disabled.
- Resolved Docker startup errors.
- Fixed an issue where Journeys continued running after the login dialog was closed.
- Restored the ability to delete Journeys and Steps in the Editor.
- Fixed unintended snippet modifications when using the browser extension in isolated mode.
- Corrected content information displayed in Version Details after deleting published versions.
- Fixed Overlay loading issues when previewing content versions.
- Fixed missing Segment Usage information for Banner Autoshow visibility.
- Fixed Overlay loading issues after modifying excluded Element IDs or Classes in Site Settings.
- Restored access to Tip lists in the Portal Content tab.
- Fixed incorrect user identification in the AI Assistant.
- Fixed an issue preventing end users from selecting the default language as their content language.
- Fixed Rule evaluation issues in the Segment Editor.
- Restored scrolling to Step elements located inside iframes.
- Resolved various Virgil-related issues.
- Fixed content creation issues within popup windows.
- Corrected Journey starting steps when adding Journey links to content.
- Fixed inconsistent validation messaging for Step Active conditions.
- Improved Sidebar entity sorting.
- Added ordering support for Bookmarks.
- Corrected arrow alignment in guidance bubbles.
- Standardized the display of untitled Steps across the Editor and Slideshow.
- Fixed image deletion using the Backspace key in editing dialogs.
- Corrected Launcher visibility behavior when Banners are published.
- Improved URL Mapping validation by removing commas from configured IDs.
- Fixed an issue where Tip editing dialogs closed unexpectedly after saving with Next or Previous.
- Corrected Journey progress bar percentages while editing Steps.
- Improved spacing and removed unnecessary controls in Tip and Journey dialogs.
- Fixed an issue where Labels, Public Tags, and Step content appeared in dialogs even when not applicable.
- Improved immediate evaluation of User Segment Rules in the Segment Editor.
- Improved the display of error icons in the Editor.
- Improved performance when creating new Hints on pages containing existing Hints.
- Fixed Segment reference mapping during content import and Site duplication.
- Fixed Overlay startup issues related to translations.
- Improved compatibility when importing legacy .nwp files.
- Improved confirmation dialogs for content versions with long titles.
- Fixed unnecessary scrollbars in the Segment Editor.
- Corrected Slideshow layouts for right-to-left languages.
- Fixed Slideshow notes behavior after deleting Step notes.
- Fixed an issue where the Stop Autoplay dialog appeared before a follow-up Journey had finished.
- Fixed visibility issues when dragging and dropping Hints during inline editing.
- Corrected Callout bubble arrow positioning in Arabic.
- Improved right-to-left layout consistency for mandatory login dialogs in the Arabic Editor.
- Applied security improvements following the quarterly threat intelligence review.
- Fixed layout overflow caused by long URLs in the Site configuration tab.
Newired 26.3 continues to improve the flexibility, usability, and maintainability of the platform, helping Content Authors work more efficiently while giving Administrators better control over published content and operational resources.