The New Version of AC Ideas Ultimate: Why Should You Try It? 

The AC team has worked hard recently to improve the look and feel of the AC Ideas Ultimate app. Today, we introduce you to the most recent version of the product which is special in terms of a full redesign, boosted site productivity, some custom functionalities, and new LWC components. Keep reading for further details or watch the video if you prefer this option better!

1. New LWC Components 

AC Ideas Ultimate is now packed with new LWC components and is completely compatible with LWR sites. The components are also fully compatible with LWR (Lightning Web Runtime) sites, more flexible, and faster than Aura-powered ones. Let alone, LWR technology is modern, progressive per se, and gets updated with every Salesforce release. The advantages speak for themselves!

Moreover, we decomposed the components so that you can rotate them on your site layout as you see fit. For instance, we have separate components for a Post an Idea, Filter, Idea List, and Campaign Navigation. You can put them anywhere on the page by dragging and dropping — just open up your creative flow. 

Note! These changes won’t affect those users who already leverage Aura-based AC Ideas Ultimate components. 

To find the renewed LWC components, go to the Experience Builder of your site → Components. They come with an “LWC” tag in the title. The Aura components are still shown in the list so they coexist.  

2. Revamped Internal Design 

The internal design of AC Ideas Ultimate is improved as well. It prioritizes user-friendly and intuitive navigation, which elevates user experience and enhances the overall app’s functionality. 

We’ve also worked some magic on the Idea Detail page. You’ll see familiar fields but with a refreshed style.

3. Improved Pagination in LWC

In previous versions, there wasn’t any option to jump between ideas on a site. In the redesigned version of AC Ideas Ultimate, we improved pagination on the Idea List component: you can clearly see the number of idea pages and choose the one you like.

4. Custom Feed Component 

As Salesforce Chatter isn’t supported on LWR sites, we’ve created a custom comment component from scratch and added it to the Idea Detail page to replace it. With this feature, users will still be able to comment, share their thoughts & ideas seamlessly, ask questions, and be part of the community. Plus, the new feed component has a rethought design and looks more up-to-date.

5. Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) compliance for LWC

This release is also crucial regarding the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) compliance for our LWC components. This update makes our components accessible to people with special needs. 

Other minor enhancements of AC Ideas Ultimate include: 

• SOQL optimization query for getting ideas
• Order of the fields (including custom) is now defined by the order in the fieldset