Linchpin Intranet Suite - Roadmap
Important to know
The Linchpin Roadmap is always just a snapshot of current planning. Changes and shifts can and should occur here at any time - agile work also means adapting to changes in the framework or when we gain new insights that affect our priorities.
Topics marked with the Evaluation tag are those that will not go directly into development, but for which we will first check whether we want to implement them and how we could do it.
Compatibility with Confluence 9
We are currently 100% focused on making Linchpin compatible with Confluence 9. We are working very hard to get this done and are making progress on a daily basis.
Upcoming releases
| November 2024 | April 2025 |
|---|---|
Suite 5.11 / 6.0 | Suite 5.12 / 6.1 Essentials 2.11 / 3.0 |
Set number of recurring events or end date instead of never ending series
We now offer the option of specifying the number of dates in advance or a time at which the series ends.
NEXT CANNY TICKET
Personalization of mandatory news
This would let you make news items mandatory only for users whose profile attributes match certain criteria.
NEXT CANNY TICKET
Allow two-way synchronisation for all field types
So far, only certain field types can be written back to AD. Now this is also possible with multiple selection fields.
NEXT CANNY TICKET
Longer Event Description
When creating an event, you can now put a little more text in the description than just 250 characters.
NEXT CANNY TICKET
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Warning or indication if links within the menu are dead
Dead links are not noticeable unless someone stumbles over them. We have now changed this with a warning or indication.
FUTURE CANNY TICKET
Display Users not in confluence-users (unlicensed users)
Linchpin User Profiles can now not only be used as a directory for Confluence users, but also as a directory and e.g. as a phone book for the entire organization, as there is now also the option "Show unlicensed users".FUTURE CANNY TICKET
"Do not include" option for cover stories.
Allow to have a "do not include" option for cover stories spaces and labels.
FUTURE CANNY TICKET
Allow custom JQL for Linchpin Flyout
As a user/an admin I want to be able to modify the JQL statement that populates the new Jira section in the Linchpin flyout.
FUTURE CANNY TICKET
Default news categories per space
Have a configuration in your space, such that blog posts in that space have a news category pre-applied.
FUTURE CANNY TICKET
See users in an event waiting list (as admin)
As an administrator I'd like to see the users in the event waiting list and I'd maybe be able to manage the users in the list, too. (e.g. delete someone from the list)
FUTURE CANNY TICKET
And much more…
The topics mentioned up to this point are just a sample of all the ideas we still have and that you have shared with us via Canny. We are constantly sifting through new ideas and adjusting our plans - always with the idea of investing our resources in the topics that bring the most value to the most of you. You can help us do this by actively participating on Canny - contributing your own ideas, and voting for others. 
FUTURE
New features are just one part of the tasks for a development team that supports a relatively mature product like the Linchpin Intranet Suite.
In addition, we have many topics that we work on in our day-to-day business but they are not all presented individually in the list of planned features - this would make the list way too long. 😉
Improve existing functionalities thanks to customer feedback
We love hearing your ideas! Some of the best ones come up when a feature is actually in use, so please share them with us! We'll do our best to incorporate your ideas into the product as soon as we can. We'll make sure to implement the ones that can be done easily and without major modifications. Thanks for your help!
ONGOING ALSO FOR ESSENTIALS
Performance improvements
Performance is always something we're working on. There's always more we can do to reduce loading times or make caches more efficient. That's why we're always looking at ways to improve performance.
ONGOING ALSO FOR ESSENTIALS
Security checks and improvements
We've got two great tools to help us keep Linchpin secure: Atlassian's Bug Bounty program and our own analyses. We're always on top of things and, whenever new attack vectors come to light, we put Linchpin through its paces to close any potential security gaps immediately.
ONGOING ALSO FOR ESSENTIALS
Accessibility improvements
There are a few accessibility issues within Linchpin that we're still working on. We're tackling them one at a time as best we can. Since Linchpin is based on Confluence, we're also somewhat dependent on Confluence in terms of accessibility.
ONGOING ALSO FOR ESSENTIALS
Care, maintenance, future-proofing
If you know anything about software development, you know that today's code is already outdated tomorrow. Changes within Confluence affect the Linchpin apps, so we have to react accordingly. Technological development continues, and previous implementations become obsolete. Maintenance and refactorings are essential for healthy, reliable software. This doesn't translate into new features for you, but into Linchpin being a stable, reliable system.
ONGOING ALSO FOR ESSENTIALS
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