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Product Updates
Latest Updates
June Updates
Add Artist Website to Artwork Detail Pages
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Added the artist website to the artwork detail page and make it obvious that it’s a different link between the artist view on PAA and their website.
Updated Popular Searches
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Updated the popular searches to remove outdated searches and add in new ones.
Add Artwork Theme to Artwork Details & Filters
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Added the artwork themes that collection managers can add to help better classify the public artwork. Users can also filter the list by available themes.
Add City and Collection Filters
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Added the city and collection filters to the results page to help refine the list.
Update the Menu and Footer
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Updated the footer and menu to better align with the sales site and make it easier for potential clients to find information about the services available.
Add Alt Text Details
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Updated the site to use the details available in the alt text field on the Collection Management System instead of using the title. This will update as users add in alt text.
Previous Updates
April 2024
Watch an overview highlighting the most recent updates.
New Reports
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
- Added 5 new reports to the CMS, including:
- Tombstone with Budget
- Tombstone with Creator
- Accessions
- Condition
- Deaccession
Updated Reports
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
- Updated the following reports:
- Full Object with Place Detail now includes the place note field.
- Basic Object with Current Location includes thumbnail outputs for each object, so there will be no duplicate rows when multiple media objects are added.
Forgot Password Link Not Generating
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
- Fixed the Forgot Password workflow so clients can reset their password.
February 2024
Improved Gallery Experience
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Improved the way the artwork detail gallery handles a variety of image sizes. Users will now see additional images on the left, view the full image (whether landscape or portrait), have images centered when there is only one, and experience an enhanced gallery on mobile devices.
Homepage Scroll
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- Improved the homepage scrolling for the Featured Collections and Featured Exhibitions sections to make it easier to scroll through the list.
November 2023
CMS Updated to 7.2
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
- Upgraded all CMS tenants to the 7.2 version, which includes the following new features:
- Ability to add artwork tags or themes to artworks for better classification.
- Ability to add demographic details for persons associated with the artwork.
- Ability to use the checklist information extension to keep track of specific workflows.
- Ability to add Alt Text to media.
- Ability to mark an Exhibition record as ready to publish to PAA.
March 2023
Updated Language on CMS
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
Impact: Collection Management System (CMS) Clients
Site: Collection Management System (back-end database)
- Updated the login page to include contact information for the PAA support team.
January 2023
New Front-End App Portal Launched
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
Impact: General Users
Site: publicartarchive.org
- In service of our mission to “make public art more public,” PAA has revamped our search and explore capabilities to make the public art records on our site more visible, make the site more user-friendly, and promote the exploration of public artworks. The new features include:
- Moving the search front and center
- Adding more robust featured collections and exhibition pages
- “Art near me” feature
- “Surprise me!” feature
- Collections of popular art records and popular searches
- A massively improved mobile experience
- Modernized mapping with a more sensitive results mapping
- Tools to promote site exploration include “Explore artwork nearby” and “Explore more from collection”