Rock Tech Bulletin

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v19.1

Changes to Lava Shortcode Variable Scoping

Alert v19.1
Rock v19 introduces a new Lava Shortcode setting that allows you to take control over how the variables defined within your custom shortcodes are scoped: whether they "leak" to the parent scope or remain isolated within the shortcode's inner Lava context. The new setting is called Variable Scope Context and has the following options: Isolated: Keep variables contained within the shortc...
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Communication Detail Security Updates

Alert v19.1
Rock v19 introduces two new configuration settings that improve security for the Communication Detail block. These settings provide additional control over who can view the details of a Communication. Previously, access to the Communication Detail block was less restrictive, which could allow viewers to see Communications that they should not be able to see. With Rock v19, the new settings hav...
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Legacy WebForms Block Registration Change

Note v19.1
Starting in Rock v19, unregistered legacy WebForms blocks are now only automatically registered during Rock startup. They will no longer register dynamically when accessing blocks: PageZoneBlocksEditor ZoneBlock MobilePageDetail This change helps speed up the load time for those pages. If you have any legacy WebForms blocks that were added outside of a standard plugin install process...
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Registration Template Authorization Changes

Note v19.1
As of v19.0, the RegistrationTemplateDetail block no longer assigns security authorizations to the individual who creates a registration template, or adds roles such as Event Registration Administrators, Staff Members, or Staff Like Members. Instead, the block now relies on the inherited security model introduced in v17. This means the individual—or their role—must have Edit access to the sele...
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Document Type View Permissions

Note v19.1
During the update to v17.8 (also v18.3 and v19.1), Rock automatically copies security from a File Type onto its corresponding Document Type — but only for the two built-in types: Giving Statement and General Person Document, and only if the Document Type had no View security already set on it. We have decided to leave the custom Document Types as they are. Without knowing the original intent, ...
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