Version 13.1 by Simon Urli on 2024/09/17

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Vincent Massol 1.1 1 {{velocity}}
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16 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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Simon Urli 12.1 18 This release contains a new way to insert links for page not yet existing from the WYSIWYG editor, complying with the configured name strategy in the wiki. It also brings various UI improvments such as a better icon picker, better contrast in paragraph edition buttons, and updated icons for attachment uploads. Least but not least this release contains a first implementation of the "Supported By" extension concept for administrators.
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Simon Urli 13.1 20 This release contains security fixes, with the [[highest severity being 9.1/10>>doc:dev:Community.SecurityPolicy.WebHome||anchor="HSeverity"]].
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Vincent Massol 1.1 22 {{comment}}
23 Uncomment when there's at least one issue listed in the table!
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25 The following regressions were introduced in this release (and found after it was released). Please check them out and if they impact you we recommend waiting to upgrade to a version where they are fixed.
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Simon Urli 7.1 42 = New and Noteworthy (since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 16.7.1) =
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Simon Urli 7.1 44 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for XWiki 16.8.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=15804]].
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46 {{releasenotechanges/}}
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48 === Upgrades ===
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50 The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]):
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Vincent Massol 2.1 52 * [[CSS4J 4.4>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22477]]
Thomas Mortagne 3.1 53 * [[Ukrainian Morfologik dictionaries to 6.5.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22499]]
54 * [[Log4J API 2.24.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3143]]
55 * [[Liquibase 4.29.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22497]]
56 * [[Netty 4.1.113.Final>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22498]]
57 * [[Checker Qual 3.47.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3142]]
58 * [[commons-lang3 3.17.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3133]]
59 * [[Jetty Client 10.0.24>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22453]]
60 * [[Snakeyaml 2.3>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3140]]
61 * [[bytebuddy 1.15.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3121]]
62 * [[Error Prone annotations 2.31.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3138]]
63 * [[Templates Application v1.0.11>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22466]]
64 * [[org.webjars:jquery-ui to v1.13.3>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22464]]
65 * [[Maven Resolver to 1.9.22>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3137]]
66 * [[Maven to 3.9.9>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3130]]
67 * [[Guava 33.3.0-jre>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3132]]
68 * [[RssReader 3.8.2>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22451]]
69 * [[PostgresSQL connector 42.7.4>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22452]]
70 * [[Jython 2.7.4>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22454]]
Thomas Mortagne 4.1 71 * [[commons-compress 1.27.1>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XCOMMONS-3126]]
Simon Urli 8.1 72 * [[Jodconverter 4.4.8>>https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-22475]]
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74 = Translations =
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76 The following translations have been updated:
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Simon Urli 9.1 78 {{language codes="de,pt,ru"/}}
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80 {{comment}}
81 TODO: uncomment and update with proper link when the report is ready.
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83 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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88 {{comment}}
89 TODO: uncomment and update with proper links when the report is ready.
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91 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
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93 {{display reference="test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy" section="HSummary"/}}
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95 More details on [[performance comparison on single wiki between x.x and y.y>>test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy]].
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98 = Security Issues =
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100 Security issues are not listed in issue lists or dashboards to avoid disclosing ways to use them, but they will appear automatically in them once they're disclosed. See the [[XWiki Security Policy>>dev:Community.SecurityPolicy.WebHome]] for more details.
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102 = Known issues =
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104 * [[Bugs we know about>>https://jira.xwiki.org/issues/?jql=category%20%3D%2010000%20AND%20issuetype%20%3D%20Bug%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20ORDER%20BY%20updated%20DESC]]
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106 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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108 == General Notes ==
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110 * When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
111 ** ##xwiki.cfg##
112 ** ##xwiki.properties##
113 ** ##web.xml##
114 ** ##hibernate.cfg.xml##
115 * Add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## in ##xwiki.cfg## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to any new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
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117 == Issues specific to {{velocity}}$product $version{{/velocity}} ==
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Simon Urli 6.1 119 The [[MessageStream Application>>doc:extensions:Extension.Message Stream Application.WebHome]] is now [[officially>>https://forum.xwiki.org/t/deprecate-and-remove-message-stream-from-xwiki-standard/14780]] deprecated (it was disabled by default since a long time) and should be removed from XWiki Standard in next cycle (XWiki 17.0.0).
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121 == API Breakages ==
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Simon Urli 11.1 123 The following APIs were modified since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 16.7.1:
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129 = Credits =
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131 The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
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Simon Urli 10.1 133 * Alex Cotiugă
134 * LucasC
135 * Manuel Leduc
136 * Marius Dumitru Florea
137 * Mend Renovate
138 * Michael Hamann
139 * Rogério Penna
140 * Simon Urli
141 * Simpel
142 * Thiago Krieck
143 * Thomas Mortagne
144 * Tom Laermans
145 * Vincent Massol
146 * slauriere

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