Hey! 
We're happy to announce the release of Slice Machine v2.8.0!
Over the last weeks, the team has been focusing on enhancing Prismic modeling capabilities to simplify how developers build slices, including the most advanced ones, while creating the smoothest experience for marketers to create pages out of these slices.
We’ve considered the different needs developers and marketers face when building page sections. By finding common themes, we want to deliver solutions that make the process more productive and enjoyable for both teams..
We’re starting with the most common use case we’ve identified, the one of creating links and CTAs
Link Text
- We're upgrading our link field to make it easier for developers to create links with display text and style in slices while providing a simpler experience for marketers in the Page Builder.
- As a first milestone, links now support display text. Marketers can label links with text like "Get started" without an extra field. Our updated SDKs automatically render a link's display text, and developers can disable display text when it is not needed.
How to use it?
In Slice Machine, add a link field in one of your slices or Custom Type / Page Type. By default the new text property will be activated. Save your field and push your changes to your Page Builder.
In the Page Builder, add the slice to a page and start editing your link. You will see that now you can add a display text to your link.
How does this simplify your workflow?
Instead of having to manually add a key text field to all your links, you can simply use this property in your link fields that require a display text.
Stay tuned, this is only our first milestones, we're coming back with even more enhancements to the link field and the way you build slices with Prismic.