Release Focus

The upcoming September release introduces greater flexibility and control for managing Custom Homepages and user-generated content, while expanding SharePoint search capabilities with more precise sub-site scoping.

New Enhancements

Individual Custom Homepage Management

Gives admins more control over page editing, publishing, and access while protecting live targeting and delivery.

• Decoupled Page Editing: Edit layouts without disrupting live delivery schedules.
• Targeted Publish Safeguards: Publishing permissions apply only to visual changes, so audience configurations can't be overwritten unintentionally.
• Safe Staging & Testing: Preview draft layouts before they go live.
• Page-Level Role Delegation: Grant Creator Studio users edit access to specific pages via user permissions, without full site access.

Learn more about Individual Custom Homepage Management here!

Granular Content Source Controls for Custom Homepage

Use more precise filters to control how content created by users with Creator Studio roles appears in modules.

• Four Filtering Options: Standard User-Generated Content Only, User-Generated Content (Including Admin-Created), Studio-Generated Content Only, and Studio-Generated + Admin-Created UGC.
• Strict Role Differentiation: Automatically identifies posts from users with Creator Studio roles to apply the right filters.
• Backward Compatibility: Existing UGC modules default to UGC, including UGC created by users with Creator Studio roles, so published content stays visible.
• Future-Proof Design: Compatible with the upcoming Q4 UGC platform release.

Learn more about Granular Content Source Controls here!

SharePoint Search Sub Site Scoping

Gives admins more control over which SharePoint content appears in Integrated Search.

• Configurable Sub-Sites: Include one or more SharePoint sub-sites in Integrated Search.
• Focused Search Results: Limit results to content from configured sub-sites.
• Microsoft Permission Enforcement: Existing Microsoft permissions still apply, so users only see authorized content.

Learn more about SharePoint Search Sub Site Scoping here!

URLs for Personalized Fields

Personalized Fields now support URL values, automatically displaying valid URLs as clickable links. This enables publishers to provide each user with a unique, personalized link, such as an individual survey URL, across channels.

Learn more about Personalized Fields here!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with Hero cards where descriptions could be duplicated or missing, and personalized fields could display reference codes instead of the intended values. Hero card descriptions and personalized fields now display correctly.