Release v1.4.0 – Improved Question Form and Hub Functionality
New Questions Form
This release introduces a much more complete and user-friendly question creation form:
-
Replaced the plain text input with a rich text editor
-
Added contextual tips throughout the form to help users ask better questions
-
Tag input improvements:
- Autocompletes existing tags
- Clearly indicates when a new tag will be created
-
Popular tags are now shown in the right-hand panel to help users choose relevant labels
Hub Improvements (StackOverflowPosts and Tags components)
Major enhancements have been made to the Hub experience:
- The search bar now leverages the Search API to fetch and display results dynamically
- Filters now trigger API requests dynamically, keeping results accurate and up-to-date
- A new hybrid pagination system enables proper navigation through all questions using both client-side and server-side data fetching
Additional Improvements
- The Hub header now shows the connected Stack Overflow instance and the plugin version
- Improved UI for user display
- Added tooltips to several areas of the Hub for clarity
- Introduced skeleton loading states for better UI consistency
- All API calls now include the user agent
SOBackstage-Pluginfor future usage monitoring
Full Changelog: v1.3.2...v1.4.0