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30.0.1 (July 17, 2022)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Removed links to research pages

Bug Fix

  • Fixed issue with maintaining text captcha responses across multiple servers

30.0.0 (June 18, 2022)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Added a text captcha to the registration page
  • Resource Changes
    • Admins can now attach PDFs to resources
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to rails 6.1.6

29.2.0 (May 7, 2022)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed landing page text overflow issue on small screens

29.1.0 (April 23, 2022)

Enhancements

  • Security Changes
    • Fixed a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) issue
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to Ruby 3.1.2

29.0.0 (April 19, 2022)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Updated landing page based on new design
    • The research page is now fixed with for the public facing view
    • Improved consistency of styling across various public pages
    • Added Fathom Analytics to website and removed Google Analytics
    • Updated internal dashboard pages to match new theme
  • Resource Page Changes
    • Resources now have a slug that can act as a short link to the resource
    • Resources can now be configured to open in a new tab
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 3.0.2

28.0.0 (November 7, 2021)

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Update to rails 6.1.4.1

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented posts from posting correctly
  • Fixed an issue where mobile safari would play the globe video when clicking on the MyApnea menu item
  • Fixed a bug that would generate excessive notifications for users who chose to be auto-subscribed to new forum posts

27.0.0 (October 9, 2021)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Email notifications for replies to forum topics have been re-added
      • Notifications are only sent to users who have subscribed to the forum topic and who have emails enabled
    • Old topics are now auto-locked after 100 years (and not 2 months)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented a nested reply from being linked
  • Fixed a bug that caused remote forms from correctly rendering the response
  • Fixed video not playing on landing page

26.0.0 (April 18, 2021)

Enhancements

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented new articles from reusing a URL slug from a previously deleted article

25.0.0 (April 11, 2021)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Add a Slice Subject ID export task
    • Topics marked as spam are no longer listed on the index for admins
  • General Changes
    • A new resources page was added that allows admins to create and list resources for general visitors of the website
    • Added note to the MyApnea contact page that MyApnea is not affiliated with MyAir or Resmed
  • Forum Changes
    • Existing replies to locked topics now be edited or deleted after the topic has been locked
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 3.0.1
    • Update to rails 6.1.3.1
    • Update to pg 1.2.3
    • Update to bootstrap 4.4.1
    • Update to carrierwave 2.2.1
    • Update to devise 4.7.3
    • Update to figaro 1.2.0
    • Update to font-awesome-sass 5.12.0
    • Update to haml 5.2.1
    • Update to kaminari 1.2.1
    • Update to pg_search 2.3.2
    • Update to redcarpet 3.5.1
    • Update to rubyzip 2.3.0
    • Update to coffee-rails 5.0
    • Update to jquery-rails 4.3.5

Bug Fixes

  • Dashboard forum activity no longer displays replies to deleted topics

24.0.1 (May 28, 2019)

Enhancements

  • Article Changes
    • Articles in draft mode now display category for editors
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to haml 5.1.1
    • Update to jbuilder 2.9
    • Update to pg_search 2.2.0
    • Update to rubyzip 1.2.3

Bug Fix

  • Fix an issue displaying topics without last reply at timestamp

24.0.0 (May 10, 2019)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Include "Email confirmed" in user export
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 2.6.3
    • Update to devise 4.6.2

23.0.0 (April 10, 2019)

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 2.6.2
    • Update to rails 6.0.0.beta3
    • Update to font-awesome-sass 5.8.1

22.0.0 (February 26, 2019)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Landing page survey count now includes newly completed surveys from Slice along with original survey count
    • Tabs now display better on smaller screens
  • Project Changes
    • A primary project can now be specified that determines the consent displayed on the root consent URL
  • Survey Changes
    • Dashboard now displays next survey question
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 2.6.1
    • Update to rails 6.0.0.beta1
    • Update to pg 1.1.4
    • Update to bootstrap 4.3.1
    • Update to carrierwave 1.3.1
    • Update to devise 4.6.1
    • Update to hashids 1.0.5
    • Update to mini_magick 4.9.3
    • Update to pg_search 2.1.4
    • Update to sitemap_generator 6.0.2

21.1.0 (January 2, 2019)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Contact page support email information moved above support email
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 2.6.0
    • Update to rails 5.2.2
    • Update to bootstrap 4.2.1
    • Update to font-awesome-sass 5.6.1

Bug Fix

  • Fixed styling of sunset decoration on admin pages
  • Fixed issue caused by replying to restored forum topics that had no slug

21.0.0 (November 29, 2018)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Improved spam filters
  • Survey Changes
    • Improved process of leaving and rejoining a research study
    • Overview reports and project consents are now generated in temporary folders that are deleted after generating the PDFs
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to rails 5.2.1.1
    • Update to font-awesome-sass 5.5.0

Bug Fix

  • Fixed missing gradient on landing page "Community Power" section

20.0.0 (November 5, 2018)

Enhancements

  • Survey Changes
    • Improve survey stability and submission of responses to Slice API

19.0.0 (October 25, 2018)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Add updated Privacy Policy
    • Clarify purpose of support email on contact page
  • Forum Changes
    • Locked topics now provide information on why they are locked
    • Forum badges are now more visible
    • Original Poster added as a more prominent forum badge
    • Add customizable forum badges
      • Examples: Support Team, Researcher, and Sleep Professional
    • Generic "Secret Man" forum placeholder photo replaced with more gender-neutral user icon
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to ruby 2.5.3
    • Update to font-awesome-sass 5.4.1

Refactoring

  • Remove legacy JavaScript polyfills and code

Bug Fix

  • Fixed "Write a Reply" redirection on topics with interleaved deleted replies

18.1.0 (October 10, 2018)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • External research projects can be added to research page
  • Admin Changes
    • Paginated results are no longer counted in admin report for Help Center searches
  • Gem Changes
    • Update to rails 5.2.1
    • Update to pg 1.1.3
    • Update to bootstrap 4.1.3
    • Update to carrierwave 1.2.3
    • Update to devise 4.5.0
    • Update to jquery-rails 4.3.3
    • Update to mini_magick 4.9.2
    • Update to rubyzip 1.2.2
    • Update to sitemap_generator 6.0.1

18.0.1 (September 4, 2018)

Bug Fix

  • Admin exports now complete successfully

18.0.0 (August 7, 2018)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Added tagline to forum and research pages to better describe the website for users visiting from search engine results
    • Updated the team page
    • Added terms and conditions and privacy policy links to footer
    • Added cookie notification to footer
    • Updated framework files to resemble Rails 5.2 defaults more closely
  • Admin Changes
    • Team members can now be reordered using drag-and-drop
    • Updated exports interface
    • Improved navigation between admin pages
    • Added admin report for Help Center searches
  • Blog Changes
    • Simplified navigation between live blog and unpublished (draft) articles
    • Blogs can now have a cover image
  • Dashboard Changes
    • Added navigational tabs to dashboard to simplify navigating between dashboard, profile, research, and the forum
  • Email Changes
    • Account confirmation and password reset emails now address the recipient by first name if present instead of using username to reduce confusion for users revisiting the site after several years
  • Export Changes
    • Simplified user export
  • Forum Changes
    • Added a prominent forum search to the forum index
    • Topics now auto-lock after two months of inactivity
    • Improved bolding and italicizing selected text
  • Search Changes
    • Member profile previews are displayed when searching usernames
    • Added customized search results
  • Survey Changes
    • Updated events and designs to match new Slice survey API format
    • Consent flow has been improved for logged out new and existing users
  • Report Changes
    • Reports now correctly render markdown in graph titles
    • Graphs that display time of day that default to PM are now shifted by 12 hours to better display responses over the midnight time range

Testing

  • Removed dependency on rails-controller-testing gem
  • Added tests to check friendly forwarding

17.5.2 (June 12, 2018)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue sorting forum topics by number of replies

17.5.1 (May 18, 2018)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue downloading consent PDFs and survey overview report PDFs

17.5.0 (May 15, 2018)

Enhancements

  • Survey Changes
    • Survey questions can now include markup for underline, italic, highlight, as well as bold

17.4.0 (May 9, 2018)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Admins can now review profile changes
  • Survey Changes
    • Survey completeness is no longer affected by changes to survey event and design slug changes

17.3.0 (May 3, 2018)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Removed Google Analytics
    • Improved password autocomplete
  • Forum Changes
    • Improved spam filters
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to bootstrap 4.1.1

17.2.0 (April 19, 2018)

Enhancments

  • Survey Changes
    • Updated text on the MyApnea core survey report
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to ruby 2.5.1
    • Updated to rails 5.2.0
    • Updated to bootstrap 4.1.0
    • Updated to devise 4.4.3
    • Updated to simplecov 0.16.1
    • Updated to capybara 3.0

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented study overview report from loading when referencing a subject that no longer existed

17.1.0 (March 14, 2018)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Added an admin spam report
    • Admins can flag accounts as spam from users index
  • Email Changes
    • Email confirmation is now required for all accounts
    • Added detection of disposable email addresses
  • Survey Changes
    • Updated "Insomnia Scale" text on summary report

17.0.0 (March 8, 2018)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Updated styling of Terms of Access and Terms and Conditions
  • Admin Changes
    • Admins can now perma-delete replies on blog posts and forum topics
  • Blog Changes
    • Reduced display of deleted replies without replies of their own on the blog
  • Email Changes
    • Started testing conditional email confirmation requirements
    • Changing account email now requires reconfirming the change via email
  • Forum Changes
    • Forum posts now show link text instead of URL in preview on dashboard
  • Survey Changes
    • Added the MyApnea core survey report
    • Updated interface to account for surveys that were completed with skipped questions
    • Users can now review their survey responses before advancing to the next survey
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 5.2.0.rc1
    • Updated to pg 1.0.0

Refactoring

  • Removed deprecated survey module
  • Removed deprecated broadcast comments

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented blog post and forum topic previews and image uploads from working correctly

16.1.2 (February 13, 2018)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed error loading notifications when an associated topic had been deleted

16.1.1 (January 31, 2018)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed sitemap.xml.gz file not being accessible

16.1.0 (January 30, 2018)

Enhancements

  • Dashboard Changes
    • Decreased size of user profile pictgure on the dashboard on mobile
  • Forum Changes
    • Users can disable being auto-subscribed after replying to forum topics in their settings
    • Improved contrast of usernames on forum index
    • Replies now link the bio for users that have completed a public profile
    • Improved loading speed of the forum index
    • Adjusted spacing of "Back to Forum" button on mobile
  • Research Changes
    • Minor update to "surveys being updated" text

Bug Fix

  • Education articles are now correctly listed in the Help Center

16.0.0 (January 29, 2018)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Improved the user interface to better focus on the forum, research studies and surveys, and articles/blog
    • The landing page has been simplified to create a better starting point for future updates
    • The help center has been added which integrates site FAQs and site-wide search
    • Registration and signing in now makes better use of friendly forwarding
    • The dashboard now shows user replies from the blog and from the forum
    • The research page has been redesigned to support multiple research studies and also highlights recent research articles
  • Profile Changes
    • Updated design of member profiles
    • A user's "Top" and "Recent" topics are now listed on the member profile
    • A user can provide a optional bio and location that displays on the member profile
    • Simplified the registration process
      • Users are now asked to provide their own username as opposed to an automatically generated one
      • Users are no longer asked for age and full name on registration, this has been moved to the research portal of the site when a user goes through the consent process for a research study
      • This allows users to more easily sign up and get started on the forum
  • Admin Changes
    • Major revamp of the administrative interface
    • Admin image pages list replies and broadcasts that reference the image
    • Added a report manager role
    • Admins can manage projects that link to Slice research studies
  • Blog Changes
    • Added content manager role to streamline creation of articles for "Education", "FAQs", and other static pages
    • FAQs now exist as blog pages, however the "FAQs" category does not show up on the blog roll, and is styled differently than regular blog posts
    • FAQs can be rated and ranked in terms of helpfulness
    • FAQs will also show up in search results on the help center
  • Forum Changes
    • Adjusted how the forum index displays on mobile devices
    • Forum usernames are now set at sign up by the user, however a pre-generated username is provided as an example to the user
    • Improved the display of images in posts on the forum
    • Users can now subscribe to forum topics
      • Creating a new topic automatically subscribes the author to the topic
      • Replying to a topic automatically subscribes a user to the topic, unless the user has previously unsubscribed from the topic
      • In-app notifications are sent to topic subscribers
    • Users can now auto-subscribe to new forum topics in their settings
  • Projects Added
    • A project represents a research study in MyApnea, and provides a link to the associated Slice project surveys and database records
    • Sets of surveys are now grouped by project, the initial set of surveys on MyApnea are going into the MyApnea Core project
    • Users now have to go through the consent process for each research study they wish to join
  • Survey Changes
    • Surveys now leverage the Slice API
    • The internal survey data model for MyApnea has been removed and replaced with the more robust Slice data model
    • The Slice API provides study event timelines, conditional surveys, survey completion, branching logic, data validation, and a number of other features: https://tryslice.io/docs
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to ruby 2.5.0
    • Updated to rails 5.2.0.beta2
    • Updated to bootstrap 4.0.0
    • Updated to carrierwave 1.2.2
    • Updated to devise 4.4.1
    • Updated to hashids 1.0.4
    • Updated to pg_search 2.1.2

Tests

  • Added tests to assure user passwords can be reset
  • Added system tests to track changes to user interface

Bug Fix

  • Welcome email should no longer be sent twice

Refactoring

  • Removed typeahead library
  • Combined blog post replies and forum topic replies into one model
  • Renamed internal forum chapters to topics

15.1.2 (December 18, 2017)

Bug Fix

  • Added missing page title to HTML head

15.1.1 (December 15, 2017)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Minor changes to wording on about page

15.1.0 (December 15, 2017)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Improved management of spam accounts
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to ruby 2.4.3
    • Updated Gemfile to gems.rb
    • Updated to rails 5.1.4
    • Updated to carrierwave 1.2.1
    • Updated to devise 4.3.0
    • Updated to haml 5.0.4
    • Updated to jquery-rails 4.3.1
    • Updated to kaminari 1.1.1
    • Updated to pg_search 2.1.1
    • Updated to rubyzip 1.2.1
    • Updated to sitemap_generator 6.0.0
    • Updated to simplecov 0.15.1

15.0.5 (November 27, 2017)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Improvements to spam detection

15.0.4 (November 16, 2017)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Admins can now empty spam from the spam inbox
  • Forum Changes
    • Improved spam detection heuristics
    • Spammers no longer affect topic view counts
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to pg 0.21.0

15.0.3 (May 11, 2017)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Login cookies are now cross subdomain and work between www and non-www URLs
    • Changed human verification from "Invisible" to "I'm not a robot" ReCAPTCHA
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.4.1
    • Updated to rails 5.0.2
    • Updated to pg 0.20.0
    • Updated to carrierwave 1.1.0
    • Updated to haml 5.0.1
    • Updated to simplecov 0.14.1
    • Updated to sitemap_generator 5.3.1

15.0.2 (January 23, 2017)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Improved user management for admins on user index

15.0.1 (January 23, 2017)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Added an invisible reCAPTCHA to sign up page
    • Contact Us link is now visible in footer on mobile devices
  • Blog Changes
    • Improved language when creating and publishing blog posts
  • Forum Changes
    • Badges for engaged forum users have been added:
      • Sleep Commentator: Over 100 posts
      • Sleep Enthusiast: Over 500 posts
      • Sleep Innovater: Over 1,000 posts
      • Sleep Patron: Over 2,000 posts
      • Sleep Champion: Over 5,000 posts
  • Profile Changes
    • Improved photo caching to correctly update photo on settings page when using drag-and-drop
  • Gem Changes
    • Added autoprefixer-rails
    • Updated to kaminari 1.0.1
    • Updated to hashids 1.0.3

Bug Fix

  • Fixed maps not displaying on community page
  • Fixed a bug that incorrectly loaded some pages at a lower scroll position

15.0.0 (January 9, 2017)

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.4.0
    • Updated to rails 5.0.1
    • Updated to carrierwave 1.0.0
    • Updated to jquery-rails 4.2.2
    • Updated to redcarpet 3.4.0
    • Updated to pg_search 2.0.1
    • Updated to jquery-ui-rails 6.0.1

14.2.5 (November 30, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Dropped support for Ruby 2.2
    • Updated to Ruby 2.3.3
    • Updated to pg 0.19.0
    • Updated to jquery-rails 4.2.1
    • Updated to sitemap_generator 5.2.0

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented "Skip this question" from being selected when filling out About Me survey during the sign up process

14.2.4 (September 6, 2016)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue clicking "I acknowledge these changes" after privacy policy and consent updates that would make the button appear unresponsive

14.2.3 (August 17, 2016)

Bug Fix

  • The admin user index now displays the correct total number of users

14.2.2 (August 16, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Linking exports is now more consistent

14.2.1 (August 16, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Change default sort direction to descending for user reply and sign in count

14.2.0 (August 16, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Added another column to user export
    • Added sortable columns to users index

14.1.0 (August 16, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Improved information provided in user exports

14.0.1 (August 12, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 5.0.0.1

Bug Fix

  • Mobile devices no longer need to click twice to vote
  • Rails model errors are now again correctly styled using Bootstrap CSS classes

14.0.0 (August 9, 2016)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Updated styling across several pages to be more consistent
    • Simplified styling on consent and terms and condition pages
    • Users can now permanently delete their account from the settings page
  • Admin Changes
    • Added a link to Admin Dashboard in mobile dropdown menu
    • Improved forum post management
    • Removed extraneous icon from CSV export button
  • Blog Changes
    • Rich text editor buttons have been added to the blog editor
  • Forum Changes
    • Upvote and downvote buttons have changed and also provide a link to learn how to vote
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 5.0.0
    • Updated to coffee-rails 4.2
    • Updated to jbuilder 2.5
    • Updated to jquery-rails 4.1.1
    • Updated to turbolinks 5
    • Added rails-controller-testing

Refactoring

  • General Cleanup
    • Rank the Research functionality has been removed
      • Accepted research articles are available on the blog, and suggested research topics can now be discussed on the forum
    • Removed unused enagements functionality
    • Removed old lottery code
    • All emails are now sent in a background process
  • Configuration Cleanup
    • Simplified configuration options
    • Updated configuration of google analytics file
    • Cleaned up existing migration files
  • Forum Cleanup
    • Removed old forum backend files
    • Removed forum name autocomplete as users are now emailed if they are subscribed to a topic instead of sending emails for mentions
  • Registration Cleanup
    • Started work on simplifying registration process
    • Removed unused user contact information
  • Survey Cleanup
    • Removed deprecated display_type column from questions
    • Removed deprecated data_type column from answer_templates
    • Removed deprecated allow_multiple column from answer_templates
    • Removed Groupable concern as it is no longer need with PG 9.5
    • Cleaned up unused survey JavaScript

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that allowed users to be assigned the same survey multiple times after switching roles
  • Child age range restriction now matches age listed in consent
  • Fixed a bug sorting replies on a member's profile page

13.2.1 (July 26, 2016)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue rendering an incorrect layout on the dashbaord

13.2.0 (July 26, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Survey Changes
    • The survey interface has been slightly adjusted to better match other pages across the website
    • The child survey interface dashboard has been improved
  • Forum Changes
    • Users are now redirected back to the forum if signing in after visiting a forum page
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to devise 4.2.0
    • Updated to simplecov 0.12.0
    • Updated to colorize 0.8.1

13.1.0 (July 20, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Blog Changes
    • Added menu item to allow community contributors to view blog drafts
  • Forum Changes
    • Made changes to reduce the overall number of spam posts

13.0.3 (July 1, 2016)

Bug Fix

  • Restricted version of Turbolinks to 2.5.3

13.0.2 (June 24, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Replies can no longer be nested under the first comment in a topic
    • The Rich Text Editor "Link" button now provides better details on formatting a link with corresponding link text
    • Added a unique index to chapter slugs
    • Posts on member profile page are now sorted chronologically
    • Posts on deleted topics are no longer counted towards a member's total post count
    • Deleted users posts no longer appear on the dashboard
    • Forum topic views is now displayed using abbreviations for large numbers

Refactoring

  • Simplified group by clause for replies and topics for newer PG 9.5

Bug Fixes

  • The site now properly redirects to the forum index when a deleted reply is visited

13.0.1 (June 6, 2016)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed location of sitemap reported to Bing and Google
  • Fixed an issue loading forum caused by missing group by clause required by PG
  • Fixed an issue loading topic replies and blog comments for admins

13.0.0 (June 6, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Admins can now review blog comments and forum replies and sort by points and creation time
  • Forum Changes
    • The forums have been simplified into a single forum
    • Users can jump to the last post on a topic from the forum index
    • Forum post and reply interface has been updated
    • Search now also includes forum topics and replies
    • Topics now track how far a user has read, and will display and link to new unread replies to the topic from the forum index
    • Rich text editing buttons added to forum replies and blog comments
  • General Changes
    • Simplified user interface and styling across site
    • Site-wide search is now available in the top navigation bar
    • Removed integration with UserVoice in favor of our support email address
    • Improved generation of the sitemap
  • Menu Changes
    • The menu has been slimmed down to take up less space
  • Notifications Added
    • In-app notifications are now generated when someone comments on a blog post or replies to another user's comment
  • Research Topic Changes
    • Reduced emphasis across site on submitting research topics
    • Accepted research topics now redirect to the associated blog post
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to kaminari 0.17.0
    • Removed better_errors

12.0.0 (May 12, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Removed highlights as these have been replaced by the community-driven blog
    • Added a new page that allows admins to review all blog comments
  • Blog Changes
    • Improved how blog posts are displayed on the blog index
    • Improved URL structure for filtering blog posts by category and by author
    • Added better HTML page titles for blog index and blog posts
    • A count of total blog posts, and blog posts by category is now displayed in the blog menu
    • The blog is now searchable using full text search
    • Links to blog posts now also display the first image present from the blog post if one exists
  • Landing Page Changes
    • Blog posts are now viewable on the landing page
  • Research Topics
    • Removed requirement to do a research tutorial before casting votes
  • Survey Changes
    • Detailed survey report now correctly sorts answer options by position
    • Minor UI fix to speech bubbles on detailed survey report
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.3.1
    • Updated to devise 4.1.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that prevented the Submit Survey button from responding for certain browsers
  • Provider infinite scroll no longer activates on every page

11.0.0 (April 29, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Blog Added
    • A new blog has been added to allow community contributors and researchers to discuss sleep apnea and other topics related to MyApnea.Org
    • Blog posts can be filtered by category
    • Blog posts have a discussion section that is sorted by best or new comments
    • Comments on blog posts can be up- and down-voted
    • Comments can be ordered by highest ranked or newest

10.4.0 (April 25, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Survey completion totals no longer count users excluded from exports and reports
  • Survey Builder Changes
    • Improved survey builder user interface
    • Question slugs are now generated automatically
    • Answer template names must now follow variable naming conventions

Refactoring

  • Cleaned up how survey questions, answer templates, and answer options are ordered on surveys

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug computing the percentage "Percentage of Members who think they have sleep apnea for over 2 years:"
  • Fixed a bug that prevented cancel button from working when adding a survey editor
  • Fixed a bug that displayed duplicate surveys to survey builders

10.3.0 (April 21, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Email Changes
    • Unlock instructions are no longer sent to deleted accounts
  • General Changes
    • Improved the styling for the footer to make it stick to the bottom of the page
  • Survey Builder Changes
    • Survey builders can now invite other builders to view and build surveys together
    • Survey questions, answer templates, and answer options can now be reordered using drag and drop in the survey builder
    • Survey builders can now preview surveys as they are being built
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.6
    • Updated to carrierwave 0.11.0
    • Updated to devise 4.0.0

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that prevented My Sleep Apnea custom report from generating correct percentage for "Percentage of Members who think they have sleep apnea for over 2 years:"

10.2.0 (March 15, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Map Changes
    • Map location is now pulled using a local database lookup
  • Gem Changes
    • Added maxminddb gem

10.1.1 (March 3, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Email Changes
    • Improved the responsiveness and display of emails on smaller devices
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.5.2
    • Updated to simplecov 0.11.2

10.1.0 (February 29, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Dashboard Changes
    • Renamed "Research Highlights" to "Highlights"
  • Learn Page Changes
    • Added Complex Sleep Apnea to the learn page
    • Added better navigation between learn pages
    • Updated styling of PAP device pages
  • Password Reset Changes
    • Password reset emails are no longer sent to deleted users
    • Provided better message if the email address was not found
  • Survey Changes
    • Updated pediatric consent language
  • Research Article Changes
    • Research articles can now be edited to not include a link to a research topic
  • About Page Changes
    • Updated to indicate the international scope of the research project
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated rubyzip to 1.2.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that prevented answering questions if a previous question with the same name had been deleted

10.0.1 (January 26, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Co-enrollment Changes
    • Updated styling on "Welcome Health eHeart Members" page

10.0.0 (January 26, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Co-enrollment Changes
    • MyApnea.Org members can now coenroll with Health eHeart and vice versa
  • Research Article Changes
    • Admins can now associate a research article to any proposed research topic
    • Admins can now set SEO keywords for research articles
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.5.1

Refactoring

  • Cleaned up references to page partials

9.2.3 (January 13, 2016)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug that allowed users to set their usernames to existing usernames by changing the letter casing

9.2.2 (January 11, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Marketing Materials
    • Added a marketing materials page with a list of flyers and cards in English and Spanish

9.2.1 (January 6, 2016)

Enhancements

  • Survey Changes
    • New "CPAP Adherence" survey added
    • "My Risk Profile" survey has been updated
    • "My Sleep Apnea" survey has been updated
    • "My Sleep Apnea Treatment" survey has been updated
    • Changed report for sleep apnea symptom stats to match new answer options
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.3.0
    • Updated to web-console 3.0

9.2.0 (December 17, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Added ability to flag industry sponsored clinical trials from admin interface
    • Added order option for clinical trials
    • Added interface to create new research articles
      • Added ability to link approved research topic to research article
    • Improved dynamic social media content creation
  • Survey Changes
    • Fixed bug where dropdowns were showing two arrow options
    • Fixed bug that only allowed surveys with <10 questions
    • Birthdays can be listed as after 1997 to account for children
    • Improved layout of radio style questions
    • Added flow for completing multiple pediatric surveys
    • Pediatric surveys can now be assigned specifically to diagnosed children
    • Minor wording changes to custom report for sleep apnea symptoms
    • Builder Changes
      • Added ability to add/edit survey description
      • Added ability to archive questions
  • Provider Changes
    • Updated and simplified loading of provider index
    • Added membership count and callout to dashboard
  • Other Changes
    • Added PEP corner
    • Improved display and usability of risk assessment tool
    • Added address to user settings

Refactoring

  • Cleaned out unused javascript files
  • Removed deprecated research topic columns

9.1.0 (December 7, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Improved layout of forum index
      • Mobile view includes more information
      • View count is visible to all members
      • Recent activity is included
    • Reintroduced easy moderation links for forum posts
  • Research Changes
    • Reintroduced links to propose new research topics and contextual overview to research topic index
    • Included more information about clinical trials
      • Added industry sponsor flag
    • Increase number of highlights displayed on dashboard and research index
      • Added quick link to view all
  • Admin Changes
    • Improved usability of admin content organization
      • Can more simply reorder team member list
      • Able to delete team members from admin dashboard
    • Added provider column to data export
  • Survey Changes
    • Added ability to archive answer templates in surveys
  • SEO Improvements
    • Included expansive sitemap in txt/xml formats
  • Gem Changes
    • Started testing Ruby 2.3.0-preview1
    • Updated to simplecov 0.11.1

9.0.1 (November 23, 2015)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed dashboard to welcome current user by correct name
  • Fixed forum show page to highlight popular topics

9.0.0 (November 23, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Design Changes
    • Switched to fixed-width version of site
    • Minor updates to landing page
  • Engagment Changes
    • More dynamic widgets located on the dashboard
      • Update social profile field
      • Vote on new research topics
    • Module added to ask free response questions to different user groups
      • For example, ask diagnosed patients about their diagnostic experience
    • Users are able to like posts
    • Users are able to request expert advice for posts
    • Users are able to comment on individual posts
  • Provider Changes
    • Provider dashboard shows posts sorted by advice requests
    • Fixed issue with possible redirect loop during consent procedure
  • Research Changes
    • Research topic restructuring for enhanced usability
  • Admin Changes
    • Replaced engagement report with reaction heatmap
    • Heatmaps added to individual engagements
    • Moderators receive alert emails for new forum replies
  • Other
    • Added Groupable concern for compatibility with PostgreSQL 8.3
    • Added list of clinical trials
    • Improved purpose and navigation between invites

Refactoring

  • Refactored stylesheets to make better use of SCSS variables
  • Simplified forum views and actions

8.5.0 (November 18, 2015)

Enhancement

  • Admin Changes
    • Updated the location report to provide a summary of the previous week's signups
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.5
    • Updated to pg 0.18.4

8.4.1 (October 22, 2015)

Bug Fixes

  • Removed deprecated calls to AnswerValue.current that caused the 'My Sleep Pattern' report to error

8.4.0 (October 19, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Admin Changes
    • Added a data dictionary and data export task for admins
  • General Changes
    • Improved display of uploaded user, highlight, partner, and team member photos
    • Members page now redirects to forums

8.3.0 (October 13, 2015)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Fixed some minor typos across the website
    • Added article on sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation
  • Admin Changes
    • Team members can be modified from the admin dashboard
    • Partners can be modified from the admin dashboard
    • Clinical trials can be modified from the admin dashboard
  • Gem Changes
    • Added better_errors

8.2.2 (September 28, 2015)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Updated professional titles on research pages
    • Corrected style of login button to match style used in 8.2.0
  • Research Highlight Changes
    • Improved visibility of accepted research topics link on main Research page
    • Fixed layout of multiple research highlights on research index
    • Accepted research highlights are now arranged with the most recent at the top

8.2.1 (September 23, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Temporarily disabled automatic forum reply emails
  • General Changes
    • Updated and added Forgot my Email and Login links
  • Gem Changes
    • Removed minitest-reporters

8.2.0 (September 15, 2015)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Added PEP Chair to Steering Committee list
    • Temporarily removed advisory council
    • Added UW to Partners page
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to pg 0.18.3

8.1.0 (September 11, 2015)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Minor spelling fixes
    • Added a Code Climate configuration file
    • Removed lottery language
    • Fixed changing color of navigation bar
    • Updated partnerships and relationships
    • Added hypoglossal nerve stimulation research highlight
    • Added women comorbidity (sleep apnea/heart disease) research highlight
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.4
    • Set minitest-reporters to use '~> 1.0.20'

Refactoring

  • Removed helper methods used to transition answer_template to newer format
  • Removed deleted columns from answers and answer_values
  • Removed dependency on report view
  • Improved test coverage for surveys controller
  • Improved test coverage for account controller
  • Improved test coverage for invites controller
  • Improved test coverage for research topics controller
  • Removed deprecated JavaScript and associated views

API Development

  • Surveys
    • Now limit survey show response to questions that haven't been answered
    • Survey description loading from database
  • Old, test version of API removed

8.0.0 (August 31, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Survey Changes
    • Longitudinal surveys can be launched and assigned to users, ex:
      • s = Survey.find_by(slug: 'about-me')
      • s.launch_single(user, '6month')
    • Followup surveys are launched automatically based on encounter conditions
      • Email are sent to alert users of new available surveys
    • Pediatric survey functionality has been added
      • Caregivers of children can fill out surveys about their children
      • Baseline surveys are immediately assigned when a child in the proper age range is added by a caregiver of a child
      • Data export excludes pediatric surveys
    • Reports are now additionally scoped by encounter (ex: baseline, followup)
    • Reports that do not have custom reports now redirect to the detailed report view
    • Minor UI updates to completion display
  • Online Survey Builder
    • Started work on an online survey builder for researchers and team members
    • The online survey builder will let survey builders specify the following:
      • The target audience (ex: diagnosed, at risk)
      • The age range for pediatric surveys (ex: 2..8, 4..10)
      • The number of encounters and spacing between surveys (ex: baseline, 6 month followup)
    • Questions can be added to surveys in online builder
      • Question text and slug can be modified
      • Answer Templates can be added to questions
      • Answer Options can be added to answer templates
      • Question display_type and AnswerTemplate data_type and allow_multiple are no longer used to determine how to display questions on surveys
      • AnswerTemplates now allow a template_name to be specified of the following types:
        • "date", "radio", "checkbox", "string", "height", "number"
      • Conditional AnswerTemplates now require a valid parent AnswerTemplate as well as a valid value
    • Encounters can be added to surveys in online builder
      • An encounter specifies when the survey is launched, in days after sign up
  • Onboarding Changes
    • Reduced consent and privacy into one step in the process
    • Removed progress indicators (due to shorter process) and switched to simple layout (without sidebar)
  • General Changes
    • Minor updates to layout of forums, specifically in the headers
    • Minor updates to layout of highlights to keep consistency with other internal links
    • Account settings layout updated with improved, less intrusive navigation
    • Terms and conditions forums displayed in scroll container
  • Admin Changes
    • Administrators can now unlock surveys for users from the user show page
    • Updated the Version Stats report to be monthly, and renamed to it to the Timeline Report
    • Admins receive survey followup digest emails when new surveys are assigned to users
    • All admin pages now use fullscreen layout
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.2.3
    • Only run web-console in development mode

API Development

  • API
    • Users
      • Added capability to create new users and login existing users via JSON request
        • Cookies are passed back to allow use of devise user authentication
        • Home added to test for current session
      • Photo URL passed for created posts and research topics, if available
      • Allows capturing of information during onboarding process
        • Includes consent, user_type, and basic demographic information
    • Research Topics
      • Added capability to create new research topics as user
      • Added capability to cast vote as user
      • Index page lists all posts
    • Votes
      • Added votes, scopable by relevant fields and ratings
    • Forums
      • Added capability to get viewable topic index, ordered by activity, and topic show data
      • Added capability to create new forum topics
      • Added capability to create new posts
    • Surveys
      • Added getter for user's answer sessions
      • Added survey show page to allow dynamic building on app side
      • Survey submission will automatically lock surveys if complete

Bug Fix

  • Fixed and simplified date input parsing to better handle consistency issues across browsers and devices
  • Surveys are now correctly reassigned when a user changes their user type
    • Unstarted surveys that are no longer applicable are discarded, and started surveys are kept
  • Fixed a bug that could cause users to have above 100% completion on surveys
  • Fixed a bug where new users weren't always marked as ready for research due to consent update dates
  • Flash notices are now being rendered on every page, to ensure they appear at the proper time
  • Fixed an issue displaying pie charts for My Quality of Life survey report

Refactoring

  • Simplified processing single answers for surveys
  • Reduced JavaScript footprint by removing unused JavaScript files
  • Overwriting views are no longer stored in myapnea subfolder
  • Restructured tests for surveys and improved overall test speed
  • Refactored Survey class in favor of an AnswerSession-centric model
  • Removed unused methods from the User model
  • Removed unused views and partials
  • Health Conditions report no longer relies on extra server JSON request
  • Removed old registration views and methods
  • Removed unused attributes from AnswerSession model
  • Removed unused attributes from Survey model

7.5.1 (August 20, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Changed the copy for the join message on the landing page

7.5.0 (August 14, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Team Page Changes
    • Added additional bios and images to team page
  • Research Page
    • Updated layout to allow for more space
    • Added current clinical studies
    • Added display of all highlights listed as research topics

Bug Fix

  • Removed deprecated configuration option previously used by devise

7.4.0 (August 7, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Learn Page Changes
    • Added educational pages
      • What is Sleep Apnea
      • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
      • Central Sleep Apnea
      • Causes
      • Symptoms
      • Risk Factors
      • Diagnosis
      • Treatment
    • Updated About PAP Therapy section
  • Landing Page Changes
    • Reduced font weight of subheaders
    • Made white space more consistent
  • Team Page Changes
    • Added first group of PEP members to the team page
    • Added first round of internal team members to the team page
    • Autoscrolling used to accomodate for longer list
  • Minor Changes
    • Altered color of navigation bar and removed its drop shadow

7.3.2 (July 7, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Restructured logic syntax for loading google analytics A/B testing script

7.3.1 (July 7, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Relocated of google analytics A/B testing script to top of landing page header

7.3.0 (July 7, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Landing Page Changes
    • Implemented framework for A/B testing
    • Testing video above the fold versus subtitle
    • Add event tracking for video views
    • Removed privacy blurb from bottom of landing page, since it's in the privacy policy
  • General Changes
    • Updated styling on unlock account page
    • Fixed styling of error message on login page when entering an incorrect password
    • Added json index of research topics for integration with mobile application
    • Academics are properly forwarded to terms of access when trying to review survey data
    • Minor stlyistic changes to dashboard layout, including headers for widgets
    • Added image of didgeridoos to didgeridoo research highlight
    • Centered waveform image on Learn page
    • Added bottom padding to sidebar to look more balanced
  • Admin Changes
    • Admins can now disable user emails when deactivating accounts
    • Fixed daily/weekly count from user index
    • Added display tooltips for daily engagement points
    • Added demographic breakdown by time period
      • Daily engagement report now only available to admins
    • User sign in count and last session are visible from admin view
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to redcarpet 3.3.2

Bug Fix

  • Fixed average satisfaction percentage calculation on My Sleep Apnea Treatment report
  • Adjusted size of large image in about me report that caused screen to stretch
  • Fixed OpenSans font not loading in Internet Explorer by adding woff format

7.2.2 (June 25, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.3

Bug Fix

  • Posts on forum now correctly display when a user uses the < symbol

7.2.1 (June 24, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Copy Changes
    • Changed word 'awesome' to 'dynamic' on landing page
    • Clarified possible treatment outcomes on learn page

7.2.0 (June 24, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Landing Page Changes
    • Sign up form above the fold
    • Better use of white space throughout
    • Allows for easy integration of other elements in the future
    • Minor updates to styling of provider landing page, including new video
    • Link to risk assessment added above the fold
  • Layout Changes
    • Navigation has been greatly simplified, and dropdowns mostly removed
    • Mobile navigation uses modern dropdown with basic navigation
    • Sidebar includes next steps, to help new members integrate with the community
    • Public sidebar better explains the features gained as a member
    • Extra content (including learn pages) are available in the footer
    • All major pages now have a callout encouraging people to join the site
      • Tracking established to see which area drives the most conversions
      • Custom messages developed for different sections of the site
    • Learn page now acts as a landing page for other content
      • Infographic type display, with quick links to other learn content
    • Increased font size for forum index pages
    • Minor spacing updates for bmi tool on mobile devices
  • General Changes
    • Minor changes to display of large numbers on Community page
    • Survey index is viewable for logged out users
    • Successful password change styled to clearly be a success
    • Added custom page titles and descriptions for search engine optimization
    • Moved ISSS from learn page to partners page
    • Updated link to MyApnea.Org welcome video
    • Added didgeridoo research highlight
    • Added ability for users to invite new members via email
    • Added ability for users to invite their personal care provider via email
    • FAQ research links now link to surveys index, which is publicly viewable
    • Updates to Privacy Policy to include section on cookies and retargeting
  • Survey Exports
    • Added a data dictionary export task to export all surveys into CSV format
    • Added a data export task that matches the data dictionary format and is exported into CSV format
  • Administrative Changes
    • Research topic admin dashboard shows total topic and vote counts
    • Users index can easily highlight who has joined recently, along with daily counts
    • Added engagement report, to track how many members are completing the sidebar next steps
    • Changed date format to "%-m/%-d/%Y" for submitted research topics in admin view
    • Added a daily engagement tracker
      • See post creation, user registration, and survey completion over time
      • See all activity over the past week
  • Forum Changes
    • Posts that are deleted by users are now marked as hidden, and also track who deleted the post
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.3.rc1
    • Updated to redcarpet 3.3.1
    • Updated to kaminari 0.16.3

Refactoring

  • Simplified get started process
    • Allows the process to easily integrate new user roles in the future
    • Gives a unified three step process, regardless of consent status
  • Unified code for consent process

Bug Fix

  • Fixed a bug on the forums that caused email links to be formatted incorrectly
  • Fixed a bug where users editing their comments on research topics redirected them to the forums terms and conditions

7.1.4 (June 19, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed unlock URL generated by Devise mailer email

7.1.3 (June 9, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue displaying the landing page on iOS 7 devices

7.1.2 (June 8, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • The landing page now displays better on iPhones in landscape mode

7.1.1 (June 4, 2015)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue with large play video overspilling on mobile landing page
  • The home page no longer shows posts that have been deleted

7.1.0 (June 3, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Landing Page Changes
    • Added the new MyApnea.Org video to the landing page
    • Minor stylistic changes and user interface enhancements
    • Videos on landing and learns page now have controls enabled
    • Shortened and enhanced the intro text above the fold
    • Better explained our mission below the fold
    • Added indicator to encourage users to scroll and learn more about MyApnea
    • Moved community counter closer to the testimonial and signup form
    • Updated testimonial
  • Profile Changes
    • Posts on member profiles now link to the exact post instead of just the topic
  • Forum Moderation Changes
    • Forum moderators can no longer delete topics and posts
    • Spam and hidden posts now are displayed in a more consistent way for moderators
    • Site admins can now delete topics and posts
    • Moderators can now see the total number of spam topics and posts on the member's profile
  • Dashboard Changes
    • Posts on home page now link directly to post instead of just to the topic
    • Posts on home page and on member profile pages are shown in full
    • Posts by current user will now appear on the dashboard
  • Learn Page Changes
    • Hovering over the carousel pictures now changes the mouse pointer to a cursor to indicate that they are clickable
    • Updated YouTube link to BWH video
  • Administrative Changes
    • Cross tabs report now displays percentages in a cleaner manner
    • Improved links back to main admin dashboard
    • Easily access social profile from user profile
    • Research topics now include links and vote count
    • Research topics can be edited
  • General Changes
    • Updated styling for flash notification messages
    • Added standard "Open Sans" font family to ensure font consistency across devices and operating systems
  • Rank the Research Changes
    • Voting from member profiles will not dynamically update
    • Rank the research is now publicly viewable
    • Research Highlights are now publicly viewable

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue getting counts for age categories on administrative progress report
  • Users cannot vote from member pages unless they have already completed the Rank the Research tutorial
  • Fixed an issue with styling that allowed unwanted left/right scrolling on landing pages
  • Fixed a bug where topic update notifications were sent even after a user had unsubscribed from a topic

Refactoring

  • Simplified internal role structure for setting admins and moderators

7.0.2 (June 2, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed URL links in password reset and account unlock emails

7.0.1 (June 1, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue with the URL structure for Facebook and Twitter share links

7.0.0 (June 1, 2015)

New Features

  • Rank the Research Overhaul
    • Requires users to go through an intro process
      • Users will see a dedicated page that introduces and explains the feature
      • Users will then go through ten dedicated questions, one at a time
      • Users will finally be able to see the full index, which has been restyled
        • The most popular topic will be pulled above the fold to encourage further engagement
        • Endorsed questions will be shown as visual links as a proof of deliverable
        • Questions are binned by category (newest, most discussed)
        • Users can submit a question on the index page
    • Show page for each research topic includes the discussion
      • Leverages backend functionality of forums, but with custom styling and unique feel
      • Users are able to vote, and easily change their vote, from this page
    • Added a 'My Research Topics' page
      • Shows each research topic, along with its
        • Status (approved, pending review, rejected)
        • Endorsement rating
    • Added Research Highlights
      • Shows a list of approved research topics from the community
      • Each accepted question has a write up on its own separate page with unique styling, as needed
  • Dashboard
    • Added ability for admins to dynamically update dashboard highlights
    • Added a stream of recent posts to the dashboard (continously loads all posts)
  • Profile Changes
    • Members can drag and drop a new photo on the settings page
    • Uploaded photos are now renamed to obscure any original filename
    • Members can generate a random forum name, generated names are in the following format:
      • AdjectiveColorAnimal####
    • Each member has their own unique 'social profile' scoped by their forum name
      • Displays their image and overall participation stats
      • Displays all posts on the forum and approved research topics, chronologically

Enhancements

  • Social Sharing
    • Forum topics can now be easily shared
      • Each topic can auto generate a tweet, facebook post, and email for sharing
    • Members are able to share that they have just completed a survey after submission
  • Forum Changes
    • Unmoderated posts are visible to users with a visible flag that they are under review
    • A disclaimer is included at the bottom of a topic with unmoderated posts
    • Members are now assigned a forum name from a list of more than 14 billion possibilities
      • Members may change their forum name in their account settings if they choose
    • Topic subscribers are now notified immediately when a new post is created
    • Editing a post now sets it back to under review for regular forum members
    • Individual posts can now have links enabled
      • Link become clickable once the post is approved
      • Members editing their post sets the post back to under review, hence removing the clickable link
    • Community member profiles have been added that show a member's popular posts and forum contributions
    • Logging in while viewing a forum or topic page now keeps the member on that page and no longer redirects to the dashboard
  • Administrative Changes
    • Forum moderators can now get in touch with forum participants to discuss posts that may require moderation or editing
    • Added Provider Report
      • Shows the number of members who have signed up with each provider
      • Highlights the provider with the most members
    • Added Progress Report
    • Admin location report now better shows unmatched locations
  • Provider Changes
    • Providers now receive an informational email after updating a completed provider profile
    • Member welcome emails now list their provider if they signed up through a provider page
    • The providers index can now be searched by provider name
  • General Changes
    • Added a friendlier 404 page in case a member tries to visit a page that does not exist
    • Added retargeting pixel from Connect360 to landing page
    • Added 'Remember me' to login process to reduce landing page hits for already registered members
  • Consent Changes
    • Updated the consent to latest approved revision
  • User Interface
    • Updated to remove preset padding around each page
      • Maximizes screen real estate
      • Allows for more dynamic pages in the future
    • Survey module still uses interface with padding, as the surveys were optimized for this
    • Cleaned up the account page, and added easier jump-navigation
    • Cleaned up admin dashboard

Refactoring

  • Trackable links on landing page now default to local paths if the trackable link is not present
    • This allows better navigation in local and staging environments

Bug Fixes

  • Welcome modal that introduces research will only appear for nonacademic users
  • Answer session is no longer required to view survey reports
  • Login dropdown on top navigation optimized for internet explorer (text fields no longer spill over)
  • Fixed an issue for forum moderators where topics with hidden posts would no longer be viewable on forum index
  • Videos on learn page no longer cover the navigation bar when using Internet Explorer
  • Improved legibility of call-out text on the landing page

6.1.3 (May 26, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Fixed an issue where members could post images and links on forum without having explicit permission to post links or images

6.1.2 (May 12, 2015)

Bug Fix

  • Added support for JavaScript functions that were not available in Firefox and Internet Explorer

6.1.1 (May 1, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Temporarily removed the video from the landing page and moved to learn page
  • Updated a link on the learn page
  • Minor website copy changes
  • Email field now gets focus when clicking the Login button in the top navigation bar
  • Added bitly links to landing page for engagement tracking

Bug Fix

  • Fixed the Sleep Apnea and BMI tool not loading correctly in certain instances
  • About My Family Report now properly displays the member's selected country of birth

6.1.0 (April 27, 2015)

New Features

  • New landing page redesign
    • Removes 'walled garden' feel by showing top navigation immediately
    • Better highlights 4 key values for possible MyApnea members

Enhancements

  • Layout
    • PAP devices added to learn panel
      • Minor updates to styling
      • Improved navigation between these pages
    • Navigation expanded to include distinct 'Learn' and 'Research' tabs
  • Tool Updates
    • Updated layout of BMI calculation and graph for Sleep Apnea and BMI tool
    • Minor edits to wording of results on Risk Assessment tool
    • Minor edits to wording of results on Sleep Apnea and BMI tool
    • Cleaned up layout on Risk Assessment tool
    • Fixed minor issue with display labels for height on Sleep Apnea and BMI tool
  • Survey Changes
    • Clarified wording of family diagnostic question in About My Family survey
    • Fixed a typo in the income question in About Me survey
    • Admins can now specify members to be excluded from data exports and reports
  • Forum Changes
    • Posting on a multi-page topic now correctly loads the last topic page and post
    • Non-square member photos now display better on the forums
  • General Changes
    • Standardized text sizes on partners page
    • ASA correctly listed as promotional partner
    • Minor copy changes throughout the site
    • Mailings that reference https://myapnea.org/bwh now forward to the BWH provider page
    • Fixed margin and spacing on FAQs
    • Privacy Policy URL now uses hyphen to be consistent with other links
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.2.2
    • Removed slow capybara test framework
      • Tests will be handled by integration tests

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issue with academic users not being able to see surveys
  • Fixed styling on button to accept the consent and privacy policy updates

6.0.0 (April 15, 2015)

New Features

  • Survey Updates
    • Survey reports restyled to be more easily digested, and appear as infographics
      • All surveys except for 'My Interest in Research'
      • Users are able to toggle and view the original detailed reports
      • Researchers and providers are immediately shown the original reports, with option to see new reports
      • Formatting and content based on feedback sourced from members via the forums
    • System for adding custom validations for specific Survey questions
      • Date of birth validation
  • Administrative Changes
    • Cross-Tabs admin panel added
      • Lists information about demographics of enrollment per type of referral source
    • Location breakdown admin panel added
      • Shows breakdown of member location by state and country
  • Survey Exports
    • Common Data Model Version 2.0 exports implemented
    • ESS export task added for reporting purposes
    • PROMIS export task added for reporting purposes
    • Location Report added that shows membership by country and state
  • Public facing tools
    • Sleep apnea risk assessment tool added
      • Based on the STOPBang survey
      • Social sharing of results added for social media
    • Sleep apnea and BMI assessment tool added
      • Transformed from BMI/AHI calculator
      • Relates sleep apnea severity to BMI category

Enhancements

  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.1
    • Updated to redcarpet 3.2.3
  • Documentation Changes
    • Consent and Privacy Policy updated based on need in order to do coenrollment
    • Method for users to accept this update added
      • This acceptance is required to for users to complete new surveys
      • New users will automatically accept the update when they accept the consent
    • Governance policies added to footer
  • Added American Sleep Association as a partner

Bug Fixes

  • Date of birth bug fix addressed now from the backend for better handling
  • Partner ISSS link updated

5.2.0 (March 25, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Forum Changes
    • Submitting a post on a topic now disables the button to prevent double-posting
    • Images in forum posts now scale correctly
  • Survey Changes
    • Users can now toggle a simple survey display if they have trouble inputting answers

5.1.0 (March 13, 2015)

New Features

  • Administrative Changes
    • A user registration and survey completion report added
      • The report provides comparison across different MyApnea.Org releases
  • Forum Changes
    • Posts can include mentions of other users by their social profile names
    • Topics can be searched by authors of posts within that forum
    • Moderators can now move topics between forums
  • Content Additions
    • About Sleep Apnea
    • About PAP Therapy
    • PAP Quick Setup Guide
    • PAP Troubleshooting Guide
    • PAP Care and Maintenance
    • PAP Masks and Equipment
    • Traveling with PAP
    • Side Effects of PAP
    • Sleep Tips

Enhancements

  • Fixed some minor typos
  • Social profile information is now automatically displayed after being added by member
  • Providers index now properly paginates, with 12 providers listed on each page
  • Forums slightly restructured
    • Introductions -> General
    • Rank the Research -> Research
    • Removed Daytime Sleepiness and Performance Outcomes
    • Removed Network Member Feedback Regarding Proposed Studies and Clinical Trials

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a survey bug where users had incomplete multiple radio button questions locked
  • Fixed a minor error generating a lottery winner
  • Added redirect for deprecated 'research_surveys' to 'surveys'
  • Fixed survey error when all options for a checkbox question were unselected
  • Fixed incorrect answer option migration mapping for the my-sleep-apnea survey
  • Hotkeys disabled for locked questions
  • Topics with slug new cannot be created
  • Google Analytics compatibility with Turbolinks

5.0.0 (March 4, 2015)

New Features

  • Major Survey Updates
    • Surveys have received a major update and have been restructured.
      • The three existing surveys have been split across 11 smaller surveys
    • New surveys have an exciting new interface!
      • Users are able to scroll through survey by using keystrokes
      • Answer options now have hotkeys and values
      • Animated scrolling now used to move between questions
      • Survey urls have been simplified
      • Surveys can display nested questions
      • On submission, surveys are locked, but can be reviewed when revisited
      • Surveys are assigned based on user role selected during the registration process
  • Member Roles
    • Members are able to define one or more of the following roles:
      • Adult who has been diagnosed with sleep apnea
      • Adult who is at-risk of sleep apnea
      • Caregiver of adult diagnosed with or at-risk of sleep apnea
      • Caregiver of child(ren) diagnosed with or at-risk of sleep apnea
      • Professional care provider
      • Research professional
  • Registration Process
    • Upon registration, users are asked to describe their role on the site
    • Upon registration, users are automatically sent through consent process
      • For providers:
        1. Privacy Policy
        2. Terms of Access
        3. Provider Profile
      • For researchers who only identify as a researcher:
        1. Privacy Policy
        2. Terms of Access
        3. Social Profile
      • For all other members:
        1. Privacy Policy
        2. Consent
        3. About Me Survey
  • Terms of Access (ToA)
    • ToA will now be shown to the following groups, in place of the consent:
      • Members who identify as a provider, but not any patient or caregiver role
      • Members who identify as a researcher, but not any patient or caregiver role
      • Still visible by other members of the community for transparency

Enhancements

  • Administrative Changes
    • Added an admin dashboard to provide a central place to reach reports and research topic moderation
  • Research Study Changes
    • Clicking "Leave Research Study" on the Consent or Privacy Policy pages now removes the member from the study
      • In the past, the member would be redirected to the account page where this question would be asked one more time
  • Forum Changes
    • Added indication of additional posts on forum index and pagination on individual forums
    • Forum post anchors now correctly offset based on the top navigation bar
    • Forum markdown has been improved and examples are provided under the Markup tab
      • Blockquotes: > This is quote
      • Highlight: ==This is highlighted==
      • Underline: _This is underlined_
      • Superscript: This is the 2^(nd) time
      • Strikethrough: This is ~~removed~~
  • Community Page Changes
    • Removed state labels from USA map to provide cleaner overview
  • Lottery Updates
    • Lottery random drawing code has been added, and can be run using Lottery.draw_winner
  • Search Engine Optimization
    • Added sitemap_generator gem for dynamic SEO via sitemap creation
    • Added unique meta descriptions to several key pages
    • Added unique page titles to several key pages
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to Ruby 2.2.1

Bug Fixes

  • Password fields now display correctly in IE9
  • Topic slugs are now generated correctly for topics with titles that start with numbers
  • User dashboard displays correctly even without the presence of the forum

Refactoring

  • Centralized application configuration further by using figaro environment variables
  • Beta UI pages are now set as the default
  • Several OpenPPRN features have been disabled or removed
    • Removed OODT and Validic integration
    • Removed blog controller and views, this functionality is currently being handled by the "News Forum"
    • Removed unused pprn.rb initializer file
  • Several survey model simplifications have been made:
    • Renamed QuestionFlow to Survey
    • Simplified survey load files
    • Answer sessions are only created when surveys are launched, and encounter identifiers
  • The Forums Terms and Conditions now uses the new layout
  • Reduced dependency on authority gem
  • Cleaned up the account controller and updated tests
  • Cleaned up the static controller and added appropriate tests
    • Moved views/myapnea/static files into views/static folder

4.2.0 (January 29, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Provider Changes
    • The provider sign up page now better indicates what users can do who are already signed in
      • Allows users to contact support to become a provider
      • Allows providers a link to their account settings to set up their custom pages
  • Rank the Research
    • New UI/UX built and is now enabled for all members regardless of beta opt in status
    • Statistic shown is now percentage of voters, rather than vote count
    • Reduced complexity by displaying all data on one page (with possible need for pagination)
    • Users are able to see statistic for any questions, but will be alerted if they have used all of their votes already
  • General Changes
    • The Privacy Policy popup now uses the identical text to the Privacy Policy page
    • Shortened the length of news posts description shown in the right hand side bar
    • Added The Health eHeart Study under Promotional Partners
    • The Partners page now uses the new layout exclusively

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the providers "Create Your Page" button not working for logged in users
  • Fixed a bug that prevented linking a provider to a newly registered user if the user ran into other registration validation errors during the sign up process
  • Fixed link to CMB Solutions
  • Removed link from Recent News in old layout as the page no longer exists
  • Advisory member bios now open correctly on mobile devices

4.1.0 (January 21, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Consent and Privacy Policy Changes
    • The Consent and Privacy Policy were updated to reflect the latest IRB-approved documents
  • General Changes
    • Minor changes to UI (links, text, sizing)
    • Fixed display of personal provider page to have fullscreen/landing layout
    • Fixed display of video and added autoplay/autopause features
    • Recent News posts now link directly back to the topics
    • Started work on allowing members to identify themselves as one of the following:
      • Diagnosed With Sleep Apnea
      • Concern That I May Have Sleep Apnea
      • Family Member of an Adult with Sleep Apnea
      • Family Member of a Child with Sleep Apnea
      • Provider
      • Researcher
  • Forum Changes
    • Topics with posts that are pending review now show up as well when a moderator filters by topics that are pending review
    • Topics are now sorted by their last visible post, and the last post by field is also filtered by the last visible post for the user
      • Moderators will see the last post made that's pending moderation
      • Regular members will see the last approved post in the forums index
    • Moderator posts are now automatically approved
    • Post links in emails now directly reference the post and are the server will redirect these links to the correct topic page
    • Post Approval and Reply emails now reference the title of the topic so that email clients can group these together more naturally
    • Topic and Post status has been simplified to include hidden status, along with approved, pending_review, and spam
  • Community Page
    • Added quick link to change your account settings to be included in the map
    • Community map now displays US and World membership counts
  • User Interface Changes
    • Added user stats to side navigation bar (beta version)
    • Administrative link added into the new UI menu (beta version)
    • The terms of service, privacy policy, and consent pages have been updated to match the new UI (beta version)
    • Learn page added as a quick link beneath the 'About Us' dropdown, and updated to fit new UI (beta version)
      • Added 'additional resources' to learn page
    • SAPCON Advisory Council added as a separate page
    • Partners and promotional partners added as a separate page (removed from Our Team)
      • Industry relation text added
  • Email Changes
    • Updated styling on Password Reset and Account Unlock emails to match new MyApnea.Org themed email layout
    • Added a new member welcome email
  • Administrative Changes
    • Member management page has been updated and now proplery paginates members
    • Moderators can now create approved Research Topics
  • Provider Changes
    • Providers are able to sign up with minimal information
      • Only require name, email, and password to create account
      • Will input slug, provider name, location, etc. in provider_profile page

Bug Fixes

  • Reformatted beta alerts so they would be dismissable on mobile devices
  • Fixed sidebar on mobile devices
    • Now only relying on JavaScript for class changes (instead of framed animations)
    • Only using fixed-positioning for the user sidebar on medium and large screens
  • Removed provider name as a field on the member registration page
  • Fixed a bug that prevented topic replies from being sent out to email subscribers
  • Clicking Leave the Research Study now properly reflects the member's choice on the account page

Refactoring

  • Removed all remaining forem gem code

4.0.0 (January 15, 2015)

Enhancements

  • PCORNET Updates
    • Added script that extracts data into the PCORNET Common Data Model 2.0
  • Forum Updates
    • Redesigned internal forums engine
    • Posts can now be previewed before being submitted
    • Added a forum digest email
    • Members can now subscribe and unsubscribe to forum topics
      • Members receive email when a reply is made to one of their subscribed topics
    • Members can opt out of receiving forum emails in their account settings
  • General Changes
    • Changed image sizes to speed up loading on mobile browsers
    • Members of MyApnea.Org may opt into upcoming design changes and provide feedback directly to the MyApnea.Org team
    • Readded the MyApnea.Org favicon to quickly identify the website when it is pinned in the browser
    • The new UI better handles text sizes on mobile devices
    • Links are now easier to distinguish in the new UI
  • Administrative Changes
    • Admin Survey overview now correctly shows the number of completed surveys
    • Website roles have been simplified
  • Provider Updates
    • Providers can now sign up and create a unique URL that they can share with their members
    • Members of MyApnea.Org can visit existing provider pages and add themselves as one of the provider members
  • Survey Changes
    • The new UI redesign includes a new survey report overview to better display a member's survey answers compared with others

Bug Fixes

  • Confirmation boxes now properly display when deleting or removing posts

Refactoring

  • Internal post model changed to notification
    • Old Post class has to do with Site Notifications and Blog Posts
    • New Post class will be specific to Forum Topics

3.2.1 (January 8, 2015)

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed report view bug for reports with no answers
  • Removed dependency on schema_plus gem

3.2.0 (January 8, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Survey Changes
    • Improved the performance and speed of surveys and survey reports

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that prevented users from progressing past question 12 in the About Me survey
  • Fixed a bug preventing users from entering a date using older browsers in the About Me survey

3.1.0 (January 2, 2015)

Enhancements

  • Home Page Changes
    • New landing page added that shows total member count
      • The new landing page is the first in a series of parts of the website that will receive a user interface update
      • Landing page now loads for non-logged in users
    • Surveys linked on the home page have been updated to better show a member's progress through the available surveys
  • Registration Changes
    • Year of Birth is now a drop down list to avoid confusion between entering Birth Date instead of Year of Birth
  • Forum Changes
    • Forum index no longer shows quoted text in forum replies
    • Improved the user interface for the forum index and the forum widget on the home page
    • Forum topics now have an updated interface that focuses on easier readability
  • General Changes
    • Minor text and content updates throughout the site
    • Fixed an issue where long links and title would run into the page from the Recent News bar
    • Updated timezone for forum to use Eastern Time Zone
    • Session timeout was increased to allow members to be logged out less frequently
  • Administrative Changes
    • Administrators can export users to update MailChimp lists and segments
    • Blog posts link now correctly goes to the news forum
  • Gem Changes
    • Updated to rails 4.2.0
    • Updated to Ruby 2.2.0

Upcoming Changes

  • Added redesign preview of the following pages:
    • Forum index page
    • About Team page
    • Survey Report page
    • Rank the Research page
    • Community Map page
    • Providers Sign Up page

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a survey question being select one, instead of select any
  • Fixed some minor spelling errors in survey questions

3.0.0 (December 16, 2014)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Added lottery language to the Informed Consent to Question 14.
    • Split existing survey into three smaller surveys
    • Added new landing page prototype

2.1.0 (December 10, 2014)

Enhancements

  • General Changes

    • In the News integrates Facebook and forum news posts
    • Some minor text and content changes
    • Reduced size of header image to load more quickly

  • Gem Changes

    • Updated to rails 4.2.0.rc1
    • Updated to Ruby 2.1.5

Refactoring

  • Updated production environment initialization, including integration with Figaro gem.
  • The forem gem now uses the default configured email address

Bug Fixes

  • Surveys cannot be reset now without explicit permission from user.
  • Added fix for Google Analytics to correctly track page views.
  • Surveys with 0 answers completed can be resumed.

2.0.0 (November 14, 2014)

Enhancements

  • General Changes
    • Revamped the navigation flow.
    • Synchronized vision with OpenPPRN.
    • Cleaned up overall style.
    • Added community and personal contributions
    • Revamped forums
    • Improved mobile navigation design
    • Added new landing page based of introduction page

1.1.0 (October 17, 2014)

Enhancements

  • Research Surveys
    • Added survey question about sleep care institutions
    • Added ASAA as a choice for how a user heard about MyApnea.
    • Implemented new question type, based on typeahead.js.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed research topic voting problems encountered on Firefox browsers.
  • Fixed erroneous 'true' flash message after session expiration.

1.0.1 (October 15, 2014)

Enhancements

  • Sidebar Navigation
    • Implemented collapsing sidebar for mobile users.

Bug Fixes

  • Social Profile
    • Fixed problem where social profile update did not save all fields.
    • Added validation for negative age values.
    • Fixed crash when uploading photo on production.
  • Research Surveys
    • Fixed survey stability issues.
    • Cleaned up and fixed issues with survey completion report.
  • Forum
    • Made entry into forums more obvious for users.

1.0.0 (October 3, 2014)

Major Features

  • Social Profile

    • Users can create a social profile to brand themselves on MyApnea.Org
      • Users can choose a nickname and profile picture, and choose to share their sex and age
    • Users can interact on the MyApnea.Org forums by creating new topics and posting to other users topics
    • Users can see a map of fellow users who have shared their city location

  • Research Survey

    • Users who fill out the Research Consent form are able to fill out "About Me and My Sleep"
    • Users are provided a survey report that shows them aggregate results from others who have taken the survey

  • Rating Research Questions

    • Users who register are able to cast votes on prominent research questions
    • Users can submit their own research questions

  • Learning about Sleep Apnea

    • MyApnea.Org provides a "Sleep In the News" corner that allows users to read more about sleep apnea and related subjects
    • MyApnea.Org links the American Sleep Apnea Association Facebook feed to provide another resource for learning about sleep apnea

  • Administrative

    • Administrators can assign roles to other users
    • Administrators can moderate forum posts
    • Administrators can add new blog posts for the "Sleep In the News" corner