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This post details a recent dependency update to Lodash within the platform. Lodash is a utility library providing helpful functions for working with arrays, objects, strings, and numbers. Keeping dependencies up-to-date is crucial for maintaining security, performance, and compatibility.
The platform's Lodash dependency has been bumped from version 4.17.21 to 4.17.
Users reported that embedded WebM videos on the landing page were not playing correctly across all browsers and devices. This was particularly noticeable with VP9-encoded WebM files.
To ensure a consistent and reliable user experience, the decision was made to temporarily remove the problematic WebM video files and rely solely on MP4 versions for video playback.
The Filament admin panel's sidebar header was not behaving as expected on desktop screens. Specifically, its positioning wasn't sticky, leading to a poor user experience when scrolling through long lists of navigation items.
A CSS update was implemented to ensure the sidebar header remains fixed at the top of the screen on desktop viewports.
