The most recent AEM release was completed on July 10, 2023
We are on a 45-day release cycle, where we release code into AEM production environment approximately every 45 days. The releases can contain new components, enhancements to existing templates and components, changes to styling or functionality of site elements, or fixes for bugs seen on the site. You can click the “View Deck on Box” button to open the notes deck on Box.
2023 Release Decks
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July 2023 AEM Release Deck
Read time label on Article Aggregation cards; Geolocated explore links on homepage; Fixes to Anchor Links linking to newer components; Fixes and updates to Interactive Tiles, Related Articles, C09 Hero Image, and C74 Callout & Accessibility updates. View Deck on Box
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May 2023 AEM Release Deck
New background colors for Storytelling component Title-Text variation; New icon variation for C70 Callout; Updated design for C50 Event Details; Updates to C41 Find Local Chapter, C58 Article Aggregation, and C27 Related Articles, More! View Deck on Box
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April 2023 AEM Release Deck
New Read Time label; updates to Volunteer Aggregation; Hiding content type label; updated layout for related articles 5-up; volunteer cards hide after end date; new homepage hero variation; AEM DAM workflow to reduce photo folder size; more! View Deck on Box
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March 2023 AEM Release Deck
Event aggregation redesign, fix for article and press release date/author/location issue, update to C128 hero, C08 hero, C96 Slider-new variation, Volunteer template update, more! View Deck on Box
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January 2023 Release Deck
C36 Sign Up URL and EN ID path pre-populate; NEW Variations – C105 Statistics added 5 and 6-up variations; NEW Component – C131 Vertical Timeline; Article date hides when checked; Volunteer Detail enhancements; more! View Deck on Box
2022 Release Decks
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December 2022 Release Deck
Three new component variations - C74 Text List Callout - Vertical; C08 Hero w/ CTA - Split Image and Text; C38 Image - Looping Video. Fixes to C19 Tab Container link location and an article date glitch. Enhancements to C18, C45, C41, C61, and C62! View Deck on Box
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October 2022 Release Deck
Two new components - storytelling & interactive tiles; updated YouTube player; related articles component can display non-articles; enhanced C24 Map component; multiple accessibility enhancements, and other fixes! View Deck on Box
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July/August 2022 Release Deck
Sticky header on mobile, including language toggle; new Image Collage component variation; map component redesign; optional EV charger icon available on Preserve Detail component; signup form redesign; miscellaneous styling and accessibility updates. View Deck on Box
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June 2022 Release Deck
Sticky header on desktop; updated components to complement sticky header; update to event search results messaging; updated C83 with better CTA labeling; updated C123 table configuration; fixed C09 hero breadcrumb issue on L2s. View Deck on Box
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May 2022 Release Deck
The May 2022 AEM release fixed issues with publishing workflow, introduced a new component (C129 Visual Grid Listing), enhanced the styling of C36, C23, C55, C62, fixed an issue with international social share, and more! View Deck on Box
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March 2022 Release Deck
Big release! 2 new hero components, one new image component variation, update to partner brand logo, text and image expansion, youtube video, full photo divider CTA (prev. full width photo cta), updated H2 header font, and many fixes! View Deck on Box
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February 2022 Release Deck
The Feb release includes a NEW component - Overview & Bar Chart (C126); a new 4-up variation of the C111 Image Mosaic component; fixes for the C40 modal issues; corrected single-language internal site search; language corrected tab labels on mobile; View Deck on Box
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January 2022 Release Deck
The Jan release includes an update to header menu navigation, an update on C89 text and image, a fix for the event page aggregation issue, a new article hero layout option, styling updates to both hero components, updates to C104, C66, & PWP map text View Deck on Box
2021 Release Decks
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November 2021 Release Deck
This was a shortened release cycle, with a few updates: C120 Points over image available in body of Landing & Campaigns pages; new nature.org cookie pop-up coming soon; Vimeo videos embeds now available for donor portal pages only View Deck on Box
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October 2021 Release Deck
Updated validation allows MP3 files in the AEM DAM and prohibits capital letters in page URLs. Clickable images in C70 Callout, image popup issue has resolved when Image Mosaic shares a page with tabs. C52 Text 4-up Link available Ch./Region Landing. View Deck on Box
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September 2021 Release Deck
Updated header navigation behavior; new vertical image for text and image expansion component; updated hero image configurations; thumbnails and titles clickable on C66 Visual Download; alt text required for several components; More! Read the Deck on Box
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July 2021 Release Deck
Fixes and enhancements to the Tab Container, article aggregation card display, modals on pages, file extensions required on AEM DAM uploads, wheelchair accessible PWP filter coming soon, and fixes to C23 Featured Number List and C111 Image Mosaic! Read the Deck on Box
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June 2021 Release Deck
Lots of updates! Two phone numbers on media contacts; Stories Pages now load 15 cards initially; option to keep text open in C89 Text and Image Expansion; One-one page language toggle for Hong Kong site; updated PWP filters; More! View Deck on Box
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April 2021 Release Deck
New Progress Tracker component; added Back to Top button to all pages; Article CTA now standalone component; Drop Cap text style option; Added event filters; Components enabled on State/Chapter/Region landing pages and More! View Deck on Box
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March 2021 Release Deck
"Last updated date" field available in more places; expanded component availability on PWP pages; fixes for multiple authoring bugs; enhanced C54 accordion and C55 contact cards; color contrast accessibility improvements View Deck on Box
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February 2021 Release Deck
AEM Release includes a new "Last Updated" field in page properties, a redesigned component on PWP pages, enhanced PDF handling, enhanced scrolling slideshow component, updated anchor links functionality on mobile, web accessibility improvements, etc. Read Release Notes on Box
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December 2020 Release Notes
AEM Release includes added ability to link directly to anchor links, support for events with irregular recurrences, updated styling for an article page with multiple authors in the byline, and a number of additional bug fixes and enhancements. Read Release Notes on Box
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November 2020 AEM Release Notes
In this release we fixed a number of reported issues, including the rendering of Image component variations, the option to hide the article date on pages, restoration of the secondary business group field, web accessibility improvements and more. Read Release Notes on Box
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September 2020 AEM Release Notes
In the September release we added an image size restriction to the AEM DAM, we streamlined page properties across all templates, added a location field for event cards, improved web accessibility with by making the site more keyboard navigable, more. Read Release Notes on Box
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August 2020 Release Notes
Fixes and enhancements in the August release included a social card correction, a download feature added to the Audio component, the option to link to bio pages in the Contact Listing component, additional places to add Mailto links, & accessibility. Read Release Notes on Box
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July 2020 Release Notes
The July release included enhanced designs for the event cards, a hero component, and the tab container on mobile. The search was improved and we implemented geolocation on donation page and a homepage pop-up. We also improved web accessibility. Read Release Notes on Box
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May 2020 Release Notes
The May 2020 release was chock-full of AEM fixes and enhancements. Notably, there are now 2 business group fields for improved analytics and sorting, new functionality to the title tag and page title fields in properties, improved photo caption style Read Release Notes on Box
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April 2020 Release Notes
A major redesign of the Places We Protect preserve locator. Also, fixes for bugs with event times and for displaying certain accents. There was a design update to the C27 Related Articles-Auto component and C89 Text and Image Expansion. Read Release Notes on Box
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March 2020 AEM Release
Includes additional variations and updated designs of components including the Image Mosaic, Featured Content, YouTube Video, Visual Listing, Anchor Links, and Visual Download. Check out the deck for all the updates. Read Release Notes on Box