Spring is just around the corner and just as nature is awakening, Linchpin is also bringing fresh features to your social intranet! 🌸 With the recently released version, you'll be even better organized in your day-to-day work. We have summarized the most important features for you so that you can start spring in the best possible way:

1. 🩵 Linchpin Intranet Suite (6.1 + 5.12) & Linchpin Essentials (3.1 + 2.11)

2. 🙎‍♀️ See Users in an Event Waitlist

3. 📆 Longer Event Descriptions

4. ©️ Copyright Information for Event Images

5. 🔄 LDAP Sync for More Profile Fields

6. 🧑‍🦯‍➡️ News Teaser Images with Obligatory Alt Text

7. ©️ News Teaser Images with Copyright Information

8. ⛅️ Mantra - the Hit Intranet for the Cloud

🩵 Linchpin Intranet Suite (6.1 + 5.12) & Linchpin Essentials (3.1 + 2.11)

 

First things first: You can now download Linchpin Intranet Suite 6.1 or 5.12 (https://seibert.biz/linchpinintranetsuite61) and Linchpin Essentials 3.1 & 2.11 (https://seibert.biz/linchpinessentials31 ) from the Atlassian Marketplace (Linchpin Intranet Suite | Atlassian Marketplace).

When developing the new features, our focus was on making it even easier and more efficient for you to handle the information that Linchpin offers in your social intranet.

🙎‍♀️ See Users in an Event Waitlist

As an admin, event editor, or event creator, you can now always keep a clear overview of which users are waiting to take part in an event, so that no one is forgotten. 🔍

If you know who is on the waiting list, you can better assess demand and adjust your planning accordingly, e.g. by offering more places or changing the event logistics to accommodate more participants.

📆 Longer Event Descriptions

Sometimes you just need a little more space to really set the scene for your event 🌟 That's why you now have up to 1,000 characters to describe your event! This allows you to communicate everything important clearly and precisely and ensure that no important information is missing.

This gives you the opportunity to attract more attention and inspire your attendees even before the event. Because a thorough and meaningful description leads to better-informed participants and increases engagement.

©️ Copyright Information for Event Images

But that's not all when it comes to events: you can now enter copyright information for event images. This not only serves to acknowledge authorship, but also increases transparency and professionalism within your company.

🔄 LDAP Sync for More Profile Fields

LDAP synchronization for additional profile fields has been expanded - making the management of your user data even more efficient. 🚀

The Country, Multi-Select and Language Select profile fields can now be written directly to the Active Directory (AD) so that all important information is always up to date. This will make your intranet as fresh and dynamic as spring!

🧑‍🦯‍➡️ News Teaser Images with Obligatory Alt Text

News Teaser images now require mandatory alt text to ensure accessibility. This ensures that all users, including those with visual impairments, can fully understand and use your news content. Don't worry, if you forget to insert the alt text, the file name will be used. So by adding a descriptive alt text, you improve the accessibility of your news!

©️ News Teaser Images with Copyright Information

But that's not all when it comes to news teaser! Just like with Linchpin Events, you can now enter copyright information for news teaser images. This not only serves to acknowledge authorship, but also increases transparency and professionalism within your company.

⛅️ Mantra - the Hit Intranet for the Cloud

Are you reading this blog article with enthusiasm and are excited about the new features, but are thinking about switching to the cloud in the medium to long term? Or are you currently deciding which intranet is right for you?

Then you should definitely get to know Mantra - the intranet for Confluence Cloud! Mantra is growing every day and is already inspiring and supporting numerous well-known companies that rely on strong internal communication.

As the new features suggest, Linchpin is also constantly evolving - but only in the data center environment. Unfortunately, you won't be able to take Linchpin into the cloud - it's simply not technically possible.

So if the cloud is a topic for you, then take a look at our colleagues from AppAnvil. 🙂   ( Mantra )