Version 2.1 by Michael Hamann on 2025/04/28

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Michael Hamann 1.1 1 {{velocity}}
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23 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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Michael Hamann 2.1 25 This release introduces important improvments for the definition of wiki macro parameters and provides new mechanism for better performance in macro execution. It also contains a redefiniton of the realtime editing toolbar for better user experience. This release contains security fixes, with the [[highest severity being 9.3>>doc:dev:Community.SecurityPolicy.WebHome||anchor="HSeverity"]].
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Michael Hamann 2.1 31 = New and Noteworthy (since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 17.2.0) =
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Michael Hamann 2.1 33 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 17.3.0>>https://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=16093]].
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45 === Moved Modules ===
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47 <description deprecated, retired and moved projects>
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49 === Upgrades ===
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51 The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]]):
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60 project in (XWIKI, XCOMMONS, XRENDERING) AND issuetype = Task AND fixVersion in ($affectedVersions) AND component = "Dependency Upgrades"
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64 = Translations =
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66 The following translations have been updated:
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70 {{comment}}
71 TODO: uncomment and update with proper link when the report is ready.
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73 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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81 = Performances tests compared to <last super stable version> =
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83 {{display reference="test:Performances.Jetty HSQLDB single wiki xxx to yyy" section="HSummary"/}}
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85 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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88 = Security Issues =
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90 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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92 = Known issues =
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94 * [[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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96 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
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98 == General Notes ==
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100 * When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
101 ** ##xwiki.cfg##
102 ** ##xwiki.properties##
103 ** ##web.xml##
104 ** ##hibernate.cfg.xml##
105 * 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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107 == API Breakages ==
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Michael Hamann 2.1 109 The following APIs were modified since {{velocity}}$product{{/velocity}} 17.2.0:
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118 = Credits =
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120 The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
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122 <code and translation contributors>

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