We're delighted to introduce Brandworkz 10.4, the beginning of the Sharing and Album management overhaul. In this release, we have concentrated on an improved interface for sharing assets and albums, which is more intuitive and gives admins and end users more control when sharing assets.
Enhanced Asset Sharing Experience
We listened to your feedback on sharing. One of the biggest issues was not knowing whether you were creating a static or dynamic album to share, so we separated the two. This, combined with our refreshed sharing interface, will make things easier and quicker.
New Unified Sharing Interface
If you use the Embed feature, you’ll be happy to know you can now do this anywhere in the system where you can share assets. The new sharing interface now brings together all three sharing options in one place with clear, easy to-use tabs for:
• Email Sharing
• Link Sharing
• Embed Codes
Tip: When sharing via email, you can now paste multiple email addresses in a comma-separated list directly from your clipboard - perfect for those team-wide shares.
Granular Download Permissions
We've completely redesigned how download options work when sharing assets. They now follow the user’s group permissions, and your end users can choose from those options which ones to include in their shares.
• Assets can be shared from multiple folders at once, each with their own unique download options
• Select which of the available download options you want to pass on to your recipients
• Your sharing choices are automatically limited to the download options you have access to
Important note for admins: Users can only share assets with the download options available to their group. This means admins with access to all options should be mindful when selecting which download options to pass to recipients.
Improved Album Management
You can now quickly create Albums from your albums area, ready to use when browsing or searching. The Edit button has been moved to the top bar. Here, you can set the download options, amongst other things, and the Share button allows you to set the Access Level, see previous shares and copy the Album link.
Creating and Managing Albums
• Create albums seamlessly from the DAM, Side Panel, Logo Finder or Search
• Format descriptions with rich text editing
• Set custom download permissions per album
• Auto-apply available download options to new assets
• Track recent additions with visual highlights
Enhanced Album Sharing
The new album-sharing interface gives you unprecedented control over your content:
• Choose album access levels with a visual toggle:
o Private
o Invited users (registered only)
o All registered users
o Anyone with the link
• View previously invited users
• Revoke access for specific users when needed
Side Panel Improvements
We've redesigned the side panel to show you more of what matters:
• View triple the number of assets without scrolling
• More intuitive asset and album actions
• Improved mobile responsiveness for on-the-go access
System Notifications
We've made system notifications more helpful and actionable:
• Clear, concise toaster notifications for all your actions
• Quick links to view or share newly created albums
• More intuitive messaging throughout the platform
Multiple Asset Embedding
For those of you who embed assets in external systems, you can now generate embed codes for multiple assets simultaneously, streamlining your workflow when working with external platforms.
Other Improvements
• Enhanced image transform capabilities with support for WebP and AVIF formats for better performance and quality
• Improved keyboard navigation with enhanced focus indicators and WCAG 2.2-compliant implementation
• Added 'Skip to Main Content' shortcut and consistent focus styles across interactive elements
• Implemented dual outline focus indicator with high contrast colours for better accessibility
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have built a custom integration using Brandworkz Java API points please check the Java API V1.7 Release Notes here
Looking Ahead
We're thrilled with these improvements to the sharing experience, but we're not stopping here. We're already working on more exciting features for our next release. Check out our updated product portal in your system area, and watch for some exciting improvements in the new year. Please get in touch with your Brandworkz account manager for more information about any of these new features or to arrange a demo of the new sharing capabilities.