We’re always quick to shout about it when we’ve added a major new feature to one of our projects, or we’re launching a whole new website.

All well and good, but mySociety’s developers don’t just roll out the big stuff. Smaller releases are happening all the time, and, as a bunch of them have all come at once, we’ve put together a round-up.

Oh – and it’s worth saying that your feedback helps us prioritise what we work on. If you’re using any of our software, either as an implementer or a front-end user, and there’s something you think could be better, we hope you’ll drop us a line.

Here’s what we’ve been doing lately:

MapIt

We’ve just released version 1.2 of our postcodes-to-boundaries software.

The new version adds Django 1.7 and Python 3 support, as well as other minor improvements.

For the UK, this version now includes October 2014 Boundary-Line support, new OpenStreetMap data, and, crucially for this time of year, Santa’s new postcode (yes, it’s changed, apparently).

Find MapIt 1.2 here.

SayIt

The latest version of our transcript-publishing software, 1.3, adds mainstream support for import from fellow component PopIt (or any Popolo data source). That’s key to making it a truly interoperable Poplus Component.

SayIt is now also available in Spanish. Additionally, there are improvements around Speakers and Sections, plus this release includes OpenGraph data.

Many thanks to James of Open North, who contributed improvements to our Akoma Ntoso import.

Find SayIt 1.3 here.

PopIt

Our software for storing, publishing and sharing lists of politicians now has multi-language support in the web-based editing interface as well at the API level.

We’ve also recently added API support for merging the records of two people, and the API can now be used over SSL/TLS.

Full details are on the Poplus mailing list.

Alaveteli

Release 0.20 of our Freedom of Information platform sees improvements both to the Admin interface and to the front-end user experience.

Administrators will be pleased to find easier ways to deal with spammy requests for new authorities, and manage the categories and headings that are used to distinguish different types of authority; users should enjoy a smoother path to making a new request.

Full details can be seen here.

FixMyStreet

Version 1.5 of the FixMyStreet platform fully supports the new Long Term Support (LTS) version of Ubuntu, Trusty Tahr 14.04.

Four new languages – Albanian, Bulgarian, Hebrew, and Ukranian – have been added. There are also some improvements across both admin and the front-end design, and a couple of bugs have been fixed.

Full details are here.

Feedback

Whatever mySociety or Poplus software you’re deploying, we hope these improvements make life easier. Please do stay in touch – your feedback is always useful, whether it’s via the Poplus mailing list (MapIt, PopIt, SayIt), the FixMyStreet community or the Alaveteli community.

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