Changelog
Changes to AppsFolio
2026-05-10
Cleared values now show up in the (untagged) bucket
Clearing the Status (or any Choice facet) on an application from the app editor leaves a Metadata row behind with empty selections rather than deleting it. The facet sidebar treated those apps as "tagged" — so they never appeared in the (untagged) bucket and were filtered out of every value-based selection. Apps with cleared values now correctly count as untagged in (untagged) counts and in filter results.
Applications page: filters now re-apply when opened in a new tab
Opening the Applications page in a new browser tab (or returning to it after navigating away) would show every filter checkbox pre-ticked from your previous visit, but the list on the right would still show every application — forcing you to uncheck and re-check filters to recover. The page now re-issues the filter request on load so the right pane matches the checkbox state immediately.
2026-05-09
Admin: control the order of facets in the Apps List sidebar
A new Filter Order button on the Application View page (Admin → Application View) opens a modal where admins can drag and drop to set the order of facets in the Apps List filter sidebar. The order is independent of where each Content Type appears within its Section on app pages — useful when you want, say, Status above Criticality in the sidebar regardless of which Section each one belongs to.
2026-05-08
Applications page: stricter filters and a "(missing)" bucket
The way the Applications page combines facet filters has been overhauled to be more predictable.
- OR within a facet, AND across facets. Picking multiple values in one facet now means or any of these; selections in different facets compound (status and criticality, etc.). Search box queries also AND with the facet panel.
- Untagged apps are no longer included by default once a filter is on. Previously, applications without a value set for a Content Type would slip through any filter on that type. Now they're excluded — unless you tick the new
(missing)checkbox at the top of the facet. - The
(missing)bucket is shown automatically on every facet that has at least one untagged app, with a count next to it. Whenever your admin has pre-applied defaults to a facet, the(missing)checkbox is pre-selected too, so brand-new apps stay visible on first load until you deliberately hide them. - Facet counts are now contextual. The number next to each value reflects how many apps would match if you also picked it, given everything else you've selected (and any active search). Counts on each facet update as the rest of your filter changes.
Admin: per-value default flag on filter Choices
Admins can now mark each value of a choices Content Type as default-enabled in the choice editor. Default-marked values are pre-selected for users on the Applications page on first load. The mechanism is unchanged for tree-choices and for non-filter content types.
A common pattern: mark only the operational values (e.g. Status: Planning / Implementing / Active) as default and leave Retired / Decommissioned unmarked. Users get a focused list day-1 and can still opt the rest back in.
Default choices on filter content types
Faster, less flaky filter behaviour
- Behind the scenes, the Applications page now builds its facet metadata index once per request and reuses it for filtering and counting. Pages with several active filters render measurably faster.
- Rapid-fire facet clicks no longer occasionally render a stale result. The page now cancels in-flight requests as new ones go out, so the visible list always reflects the most recent click.