Version 8.1 by Marius Dumitru Florea on 2013/09/18

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5 This is the release notes for [[XWiki Commons>>http://commons.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Rendering>>http://rendering.xwiki.org]], [[XWiki Platform>>http://platform.xwiki.org]] and [[XWiki Enterprise>>http://enterprise.xwiki.org]]. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
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7 <insert description of release here>
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9 = New and Noteworthy (since XWiki 5.2 Milestone 2) =
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11 [[Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for <version>>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/Dashboard.jspa?selectPageId=<fill id here>]].
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13 == <feature N> ==
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15 <description of feature N>
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17 == Markdown Syntax 1.1 ==
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19 We've added [[version 1.1 of the Rendering Syntax for Markdown>>rendering:Main.Markdown11]], adding support for:
20 * Macros
21 * Superscript and subscript
22 * (X)HTML improvements
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25 == Miscellaneous ==
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27 * Improved Active Installs Server side API to be able to pass any query to count installs.
28 * The checkboxes for the global rights settings are now displayed on the left of their labels.(((
29 {{image reference="RightsAdministration-CheckboxOnTheLeft.png" /}}
30 )))
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32 See the [[full list of JIRA issues>>http://jira.xwiki.org/sr/jira.issueviews:searchrequest-printable/temp/SearchRequest.html?jqlQuery=project+in+%28XCOMMONS%2C+XRENDERING%2C+XWIKI%2C+XE%2C+XEM%29+and+status+%3D+Closed+and+resolution+%3D+Fixed+and+fixVersion+%3D+%22<version>%22&tempMax=1000]] fixed in this release.
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34 = For Developers =
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36 == <developer feature N> ==
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38 <description of developer feature N>
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40 == Deprecated and Retired projects ==
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42 <description of deprecated and retired projects>
43
44 == Upgrades ==
45
46 The following dependencies have been upgraded:
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48 * <list libraries that have been upgraded>
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50 == Miscellaneous ==
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52 * Added DocumentReference and EntityReference property converters which makes possible to:
53 ** use them in rendering macros parameters beans (see [[How to write a macro>>rendering:Main.ExtendingMacro||anchor="HMacroCode"]])
54 ** in Velocity pass a String directly to a method requiring a DocumentReference or EntityReference
55 * Added new API to the JODA Time plugin to get an ISO8601 formatter.
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57 = Translations =
58
59 The following translations have been updated:
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61 {{language codes="none, none"/}}
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63 = Tested Browsers & Databases =
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65 {{include reference="TestReports.ManualTestReportTemplateSummary"/}}
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67 = Known issues =
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69 * [[Bugs we know about>>http://jira.xwiki.org/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?reset=true&jqlQuery=category+%3D+%22Top+Level+Projects%22+AND+issuetype+%3D+Bug+AND+resolution+%3D+Unresolved+ORDER+BY+updated+DESC]]
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71 = Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes =
72
73 == General Notes ==
74
75 You may also want to [[import the default wiki XAR>>Main.Download]] in order to benefit from all the improvements listed above.
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77 {{warning}}
78 Always make sure you compare your ##xwiki.cfg## and ##xwiki.properties## files with the newest version since some configuration parameters were added. Note that you should add ##xwiki.store.migration=1## so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to the new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
79 {{/warning}}
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81 == Issues specific to XWiki <version> ==
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83 <issues specific to the project>
84
85 == API Breakages ==
86
87 The following APIs were modified since <project> <version - 1>:
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