Addon Release Notes | Missing Link

1.5.3 28 Mar 14

ExpressionEngine 2.8 compatibility.
As EE2.8 uses a new CP URL scheme this release is not compatible with earlier versions of EE.

Fixed a bug where link tags could generate URLs that were incompatible with certain addons.
Fixed a bug where setting the jQuery UI theme to ‘none’ would lead to redundant Google CDN requests (404s).
Fixed a bug where the jQuery UI setting would always appear to be enabled.
Fixed a bug introduced in 1.5 where Missing Link CSS would load unnecessarily for logged in non-admin users.

Support for over 20 jQuery UI themes is now built in. You can select a custom theme in the Missing Link extension settings.
Switched from EE’s bundled jQuery libraries to newer Google CDN-hosted versions (jQuery 1.9.1, jQuery UI 1.10.2). You can still use your own assets if you prefer.
ExpressionEngine 2.6 compatibility updates.
Oh look it’s 2013: The body tag is now responsible for outputting <script>s.

New tag: The link tag lets you easily implement one-click edit links for entries, global variables, snippets and low variables (if installed).
New tag: The login tag simplifies the login workflow for frontend editing.
The inline tag has been deprecated and now goes by the name menu. References to {exp:missing_link:inline} will continue to work.
Switchboard users can now initiate searches from the frontend via Ctrl-S.
If CE Cache is installed the cache menu item will direct users to the CE Cache module homepage.
The instant_edit parameter has also been deprecated since we now have a dedicated link tag for that purpose. Again, existing templates will continue to work.
Created a workaround for a longstanding EE bug that broke some jQuery UI images (that Missing Link uses) on case-sensitive filesystems.
The settings page has been completely overhauled.
Reload prompts (‘action monitoring’) are now enabled by default.
Missing Link should now play nicely with sites who use jQuery in noConflict() mode.
Fixed a bug where the built-in jQuery UI CSS could not be disabled.
Fixed a bug where an installation error would appear if MySQL is in strict mode.
Fixed a bug where vertical scrollbars could appear in the ML menu if Switchboard is installed and the site uses a certain CSS reset.

New: Support for Low Variables.
Moved Structure link to the Content Management menu section.
Plays nice with elastic scrolling in Safari (Lion).
Improved scroll blocking of the underlying page in Safari (Lion).
Fixed a bug which could cause the window overlay to be invisible when triggering the Missing Link menu multiple times per page load.

New: Action monitoring feature which will display a notification dialog and reload button within the lightbox or reload the window automatically after completing an action (e.g. updating an entry, clearing the cache).
New: Full multi-site manager support with site-specific settings and automatic site switching.
New links: Clear cached data, output & debugging, edit this template, Structure module homepage (if installed).
Significantly improved error handling, both for users and via template debugging.
Placing {exp:missing_link:head} outside of the <head> will no longer instantly break inline menus (though doing so is still not officially supported).
More granular permissions checks for the entry-specific links.
A minor EE 2.2 CSS tweak.
Updated the Manage Comments link so that it no longer points to a deprecated URL.
Increased usage of the session cache.
Fixed two bugs that could cause the ML dialog to reposition unnecessarily and/or position incorrectly when toggled.

If the ML dialog is moved partially below the fold when the New Entry links slide down, it will now slide back up to the centre of the page.
Changed the logout link to EE’s frontend logout action, so users will be shown a clear confirmation message and then be redirected to the homepage.
Lightboxes are now borderless.
Added Fancybox 1.3.4 compatibility for sites that use their own copies of Fancybox.
Added NSM addon updater support.

New: Multi-entry support. You can now add your own inline, entry-specific menu links. No permalink pages necessary.
New: One-click edit for inline menu links.
New: Switchboard integration. If Switchboard is installed you can trigger searches directly from the Missing Link menu.
Change: The underlying page will no longer scroll when Missing Links is active.
Change: Missing Link now has a /themes/third_party folder, so there is no need to manually set an assets URL.
Change: Dropped IE6 support, eliminating lots of <head> markup in the process.