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23 Vote

Provide clients with the ability to customize alternate headline settings in Composer

Options would include: Ability to display the alternate headline fields in an expanded state by default and/or so that newsrooms can quickly validate that all necessary fields are populated with the desired copy Ability to make certain headline fi...

Created 27 Jan 22:01 by Guest

Composer / Compose Tab Editor / Metadata

3 Future consideration
16 Vote

Replace word 'Staff' in byline field in Planning tab

When an author is added to the byline field in the planning tab of Composer, the word 'Staff' is appended to the front of the byline entry, if that author has an Author Service entry. This is the case even when that author has an author type = con...

Created 11 Mar 08:28 by Paddy Logue

Composer / Authors/Creators

1 Future consideration
8 Vote

Ability to oembed Threads (when available)

With the launch of Threads (Meta's competitor to Twitter) we wanted to get this on the Arc radar for possibilities to oembed these posts in a Composer story in the future when/if it becomes available. https://about.fb.com/news/2023/07/introducing-...

Created 06 Jul 13:14 by Sara Skinner Cole

Composer / Embeds / PowerUps

1 Future consideration
26 Vote

We need true revision history

just a long list on the side with the names of everyone who ever opened the file is not useful. We need to see the changes that were made in each version - true versions, not when someone just opens the file. This is not only useful to pin down wh...

Created 20 Nov 17:52 by Lynda Finley

Composer / Revision History

2 Future consideration
2 Vote

Add optional editor field

Add optional field for Editor alongside Author. Use cases: Account for Editor when editing happened outside of Arc, so revision history of post shows someone who built the post but maybe didn't edit it Record Editor for legal record keeping / audi...

Created 11 Jun 12:17 by Guest

Composer

2 Future consideration
16 Vote

Twitch social oembed suggestion

It would be useful to have Twitch included as part of the supported Social Links in Composer. https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/embed

Created 21 Sep 14:40 by Guest

Composer / Embeds / PowerUps

1 Future consideration
1 Vote

Reintroduce the Right Column for Pitching and Collections in Composer V2

Consider bringing back the right column with options to pitch, add to collections, and other essential tasks. The previous layout was incredibly helpful and intuitive, allowing for quick and easy access to these functions. The new version, which u...

Created 20 Aug 19:17 by Guest

Composer

1 Future consideration
1 Vote

Reposition the Publish Button in Composer V2 to Prevent Accidental Clicks

We have encountered multiple instances in Composer V2 where users accidentally clicked the Publish button, leading to the premature release of content that was not yet ready for publication. The primary issue seems to be that the Publish button is...

Created 20 Aug 19:11 by Guest

Composer

1 Future consideration
3 Vote

Please change the font back in the editor to what it was in Composer 1.0

The font in the editor for Composer 1.0 matched what displays on the live stories. The new font does not and, in my opinion, is MUCH harder to read when attempting to edit in Composer 2.0.

Created 29 Mar 10:37 by Francine Frazier

Composer

2 Needs more information
27 Vote

Add a field in Ellipsis to configure URL string

In Ellipsis, we have repurposed the "SEO keywords" field and set up our Canonical URL service to pull the URL string from there if it is populated. (domain . primary_site_section - SEO_keywords else Basic_Headline - First_Pub_Date.html) This allow...

Created 12 Jun 20:04 by Jessica Parks

Composer / ANS / URL

5 Future consideration