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We've added two new ways the Events Calendar can be displayed, allowing users to find out about all your upcoming festive events the way that suits them.

Table formatting can be one of the fiddliest tasks in document creation. We have updated the Table block in Council Platform so that it is now possible to merge and split cells in a table.

In response to a request by Brentwood Borough Council, we have expanded the list of social media links in the footer so that TikTok accounts can be added.

We introduce a new Block that automatically populates a page with links and text to its child pages. This is perfect for when creating a Service or Department page that needs to display all the webpages in its section. As with all our Blocks, it is inspired by the GOV.UK Design System so as to be accessibility compliant.

The best websites are shaped by their users. To that end, a GDS-style collapsible feedback form is present on every webpage by default, allowing you to gather valuable user feedback.
We've added a set of toggleable options that allow you to customise how external links on your site look and behave, improving usability and accessibility.
This new functionality allows you to wall-off published pages from general consumption behind a password, adding to the granular security features already present.

As part of our never-ending drive to improve and expand the Platform, we've added several new content blocks to the editor, giving you more ways to present content. As with all our blocks, they comply with the standards set out by the GOV.UK Design System.

The Accessibility Tool is a handy widget present on every webpage that when clicked displays an overlay showing any non-conformities with accessibility guidelines. This helps your staff keep any new content accessibility-compliant.

The Platform has been upgraded from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9, allowing it to keep receiving security updates after older versions of the content management system are decommissioned by Drupal later this year.