REDCap 8.11
NEW FEATURES, BUG FIXES, & OTHER CHANGES
New feature: The "REDCaptcha" external module was integrated into REDCap
This feature allows users to utilize the Google reCAPTCHA functionality to help protect public surveys from abuse from “bots”, which are automated software programs that might enter trash data into surveys. The feature must first be enabled at the system level on the Modules/Services Configuration page in the Control Center since it requires an administrator generate a new Google API pair of keys that will be used for this functionality. Once the site key and secret key are set, users will then be able to choose to enable the Google reCAPTCHA functionality on the Public Survey page in their project, after which the public survey will display the reCAPTCHA checkbox and “I’m not a robot” text on a survey page prior to allowing the participant to view the public survey. This feature is not employed on any private survey links because those are unique to a record and thus would never be made publicly available like a public survey link would.
Note: A survey participant will never have to pass the reCAPTCHA test more than once per day on a given device/computer.
Additional note: If this external module was already enabled on the REDCap installation, it will NOT automatically be disabled during the upgrade process. Thus you may consider disabling the module after the upgrade if you wish the utilize this new integrated feature.
New feature: The "Sticky Matrix Header" external module was integrated into REDCap. This feature will cause matrix headers to float and stick to the top of a page on either a survey or data entry form so that the matrix headers are always visible, which is helpful for matrices with many rows. If this external module was already enabled on the REDCap installation, it will automatically be disabled during the upgrade process to prevent any possible conflicts.
New feature: The "Codebook Concertina" external module was integrated into REDCap. This feature will display Expand and Collapse buttons for each instrument listed on the Codebook page in a project. If this external module was already enabled on the REDCap installation, it will automatically be disabled during the upgrade process to prevent any possible conflicts.