Releases

See what is new and the roadmap for future releases.

3.2.0

8/16/2024
Browser
Improved notification alerts

Notifications received in the web browser are tailored for the different types of notifications so they are easily identifiable. In addition, notification toasts now contain links so you can interact with the alert and navigate to the conversation, content, etc.

enhancement
Quick access to conversations from navigation bar

Users will have quick access to any bookmarked conversation from the navigation bar. This will allow users to access and interact with those particular conversations from anywhere in the application without having to leave their current screen.

enhancement
Realtime updates to your conversations list

When viewing your conversation list, newly received messages are now updated and reflected in the list so you can see the latest post for each conversation thread.

enhancement
Mobile
View bookmarked conversations from conversations page

You can now view bookmarked conversations from the conversations list in your mobile app to give you quick access to your favorite conversations.

enhancement
View notifications for each conversation

When viewing the conversations list, you can now view the notifications related to each conversation and mark them as read.

enhancement

3.1.0

8/2/2024
General
Reactions to a chat message

Currently in a conversation, users are only presented with an option to "heart" a message if they like it. This feature will allow users to select different reactions, such as like, heart, laugh, surprised, sad, and 100 points.

enhancement
Mobile
Edit/crop profile picture

Edit and/or crop your profile picture to include cropping and adding filters.

enhancement
Post YouTube/Vimeo videos as attachments in chat.

You can now easily attach links to YouTube/Vimeo videos in a chat message by searching for the videos you want to include.

enhancement

3.0.0

4/17/2024
General
Announcements

Announcements are a broadcast when you need to get information out quickly to all your team members. Team leaders can simply create a new announcement, select the dates the announcement is valid, and select the target audience. This one-way message is viewable as an email and from your dashboard.

enhancement
Assessment Updates
  • Can now add other input fields to an assessment, to include text field, a selection list, and date
  • View how each individual answered the questions on an assessment
enhancement
Bookmarks

Save time by bookmarking any type of content for quick access. Once bookmarked, you can quickly navigate to the item in question right from the menu bar.

enhancement
Community Forums

Community forums is a new feature that allows you to communicate with any user who subscribes to Huddle Monkey. Have a question or want to get ideas from others? Post a question in a forum and broaden your knowledge base and utilize others outside your organization. Subscribe to topics you are interested in to get notified when a new post is made available and contribute to the conversation.

enhancement
Library of pre-built content modules

Access a ready-to-go library with content you can select from different providers. This library will grow over time and will include content around leadership, safety, and much more. Simply browse the library and select the content you are interested in. That content will now be available in your modules, ready for you to share with your teams.

enhancement

2.3.0

12/21/2023
General
Live Preview of Modules

You can now view a preview of a module or schedule and all of their components right from the module or schedule page. This will show you how the content will look to a user and allow you to interact with the content - play videos, download files, etc.

enhancement
Module Card with Details View

There is a new view in the modules view to show a module on a card with extended details to give you more information at a glance.

enhancement
Module Duration

Modules now support a time duration to indicate how long it will take to complete a module. Durations are set for individual modules. Modules and schedules with multiple components will show the cumulative time to complete the entire schedule. Durations are automatically set for videos, audio, and Vimeo and YouTube videos, and you can manually set the duration for any module.

enhancement
Module Thumbnails

Modules now support thumbnails to add a visual element to modules and schedules. Thumbnails are automatically generated for videos, embed codes with a source, and Vimeo and YouTube videos upon creation of the module. You can upload custom images for thumbnails for audio, video, embed codes, and web links.

enhancement

2.2.0

11/21/2023
General
Better Progress Indicators for Schedules

For schedules with more than one component/module, users must now mark each individual component as complete as they work their way through scheduled content. This allows the schedule owner to view a user’s overall progress in a schedule by tracking when each individual component has been completed and giving a percentage of content completed.

enhancement
Organization Time Zone

Owners can set the Time zone for their organization, which will be used to determine when schedules become available/unavailable. If no time zone is set, UTC time is used.

enhancement
Preserve carriage returns in chat message

Carriage returns are now preserved and displayed when a message is posted in chat.

bug
Send a direct message to a user or team

Users can now send a direct message to another user or team from anywhere in the application. This feature will create a conversation automatically without having to explicitly create a new conversation with a user/team.

enhancement

2.1.0

5/31/2023
General
Assessments Updates
  • View the assessment history across all schedules to see the results of how questions are being answered.
  • See the schedules associated with the assessment.
enhancement
Modules Updates
  • Optionally organize modules into a folder structure.
  • View any action required results directly from the module to see who has completed or who has any outstanding actions across all schedules.
  • If the module was associated with any assessments, view the assessment history across all schedules to see the results of how questions are being answered. If more than one assessment has been logged, you can also view the historical results of the assessment over time to see trends in how questions have been answered and the overall score of the assessment.
enhancement
Teams Updates
  • Show all content that is schedule (past, current, and future) for a team.
  • Notify users when they have been added to a team
  • Allow team leaders to create an optional email template that will be sent to new team members when they are assigned to the team.
enhancement
Users Updates
  • Show all required actions for a user based on their scheduled content that they have not yet completed.
  • Ability for team leaders and admins to import a list of users from a comma delimited file (CSV).
  • Option to auto-delete a user on a specified date. This would be useful if you need to create a group of users for a certain one-time purpose and then remove those accounts.
  • Allow team leaders and admins to restore a deleted user within 60 days of being deleted.
enhancement

2.0.0

12/28/2022

New UI for the web app, iOS, and Android

General
New UI for the web app, iOS, and Android
  • Optionally allow participants of a schedule to view the progress of the required action of all other participants.
  • When adding or removing a component from a module, you now have the option to add or remove the component from active or future schedules.
  • You can now add a module as a web link to easily share a website with your teams.
  • Users and team leaders can now see the required action history in the user’s profile.
  • When inviting teams to participate in a scheduled content or conversation, you can optionally include all child teams of the parent team without having to individually select each child team.
  • Bug fixes as required

4.0.0

Release date TBD
General
Edit a chat message

Allow the poster to edit their message in a chat.

enhancement
Mute conversation

Allow users to mute a conversation to stop receiving notifications for that particular conversation.

enhancement
Mobile
Manage modules

Allow team leaders and admins to manage modules from the mobile apps.

enhancement

4.1.0

Release date TBD
General
Badges

Badges will allow leaders to create requirements that must be met for a user to earn a badge. For example, a badge could be as simple has having completed a certain module or more complex, such as having completed Training XYZ or Training ABC within the past year as well as having passed Assessment 123 with a score of 75% in the last 6 months. Users meeting these criteria will be assigned that badge. Badges can then be used to determine eligibility for serving on a team. Leaders of teams will be notified when a user's badge is about to expire so they can take the necessary action to keep the user's badge up to date. Reports will be available to list who has the badge and the expiration dates.

enhancement

Future Releases

Mobile
Manage assessments

Allow team leaders and admins to manage assessments from the mobile apps.

enhancement
Manage schedules

Allow team leaders and admins to manage schedules from the mobile apps.

enhancement
* Roadmap is subject to change