XWiki Roadmap Archives for the 9.x Release Cycle

Version 2.1 by Vincent Massol on 2017/06/27

This page contains the roadmap for past releases that were part of the 9.x Release Cycle. Latest roadmaps can be found on the XWiki Enterprise Roadmap page.

XWiki 9.3 - 9.5

  • Move from XE to KB Flavor and distribute the platform distribution - Thomas
  • Prepared mails might be never sent if the XWiki server crash or is restarted - Vincent
  • Be able to also restore deleted children pages when restoring a parent nested page - Edy
  • Improved Rights UI: Investigation only - Caty
  • HomePage: Proposals for exposing people to the help content from the home page and possible different default content for the home page. Investigation then some implementation - Caty for investigation. ? for dev
  • Livetable: Batch Selection + Better Filters (users, boolean, date, partial location) - Marius?
  • Administration: Suggest & Filter for menu categories - Marius
  • Administration: Default values - Marius?
  • Various UI usability improvements. Some topics to investigate + some implementation - Caty for investigation. Edy and Marius for dev
    • Save button more visible
    • Implement an option to display action name under icons + Make wheel and 3dots menu more coherent
    • AWM "add entries” + Drop down on "+" Menu + Admin UI to select some templates
    • Make discoverable the logo change feature
  • Create an extension point for the "Content Menu” area - Edy
  • Multipage tours - Pierre
  • Bundle Menu Application - Investigation then some implementation - Caty for investigation. Edy for dev
  • Bundle Help Center Application - Edy
  • Draw.io new version - Marius
  • Attachment Selector improvements - Marius
  • Polishing CKEditor - Marius
  • Look for a user workaround for the limitation of 255 chars in document location - Thomas
  • Continue working on notifications - Guillaume
  • Improve PDF Export - Vincent

Dates

  • 9.3RC1: 18 April 2017 19 April 2017 (3w) accept
  • 9.3Final: 24 April 2017 (1w) accept
  • 9.4RC1: 22 May 2017 23 May 2017 (4w) accept
  • 9.4Final: 29 May 2017 (1w) accept
  • 9.5RC1: 19 June 2017 (3w) 20 June 2017 accept
  • 9.5Final: 26 June 2017 (1w) 27 June 2017 accept

XWiki 9.0 - 9-2

  • Distribution Manager Command Line Upgrade (aka Unattended Upgrades) - Thomas
  • Polish CKEditor - Marius
  • Auto-adjust column size on PDF export, to get different column lengths - Guillaume (Delayed since it's a complex issue in the end with a bug in FOP)

  • Extension manager improvements to have more control on upgrades (XWIKI-12705 and XWIKI-13747) - Thomas
  • Ease of Use - Marius
    • Demo Content
      • Create an accessible entry point for the demo content
      • Make a selection of features to showcase (rich text content, wiki macros, page templates with structured data and applications)
      • The demo content must target the simple users
    • Administration
      • Improve the grouping of administration sections
      • Prioritise categories/sections that are used more often
      • Add support for joining the community mailing list
  • Default product pages should not be easily deleted - Guillaume
  • Move from XE to KB Flavor (up to the distribution) - Thomas
  • In-Product Tours and Documentation - Marius
    • Find a way to promote App Within Minutes
  • Notification System - Guillaume

Dates

  • 9.0RC1: 23 January 2017 26 January 2017 accept
  • 9.0Final: 30 January 2017 31 January 2017 accept
  • 9.1RC1: 20 February 2017 21 February 2017 accept
  • 9.1Final: 27 February 2017 accept
  • 9.2RC1: 20 March 2017 23 March 2017 accept
  • 9.2Final: 27 March 2017 28 March 2017 accept

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