WebSight CMS release notes

1.25.0 Sep 18, 2024

Artifact Repository

The artifact repository has been migrated from https://repo.websight.io/maven/ to artifactregistry://europe-west1-maven.pkg.dev/websight-io/websight-maven-releases. To update to the new version, follow these steps:

Update the repository in your pom.xml file:

Replace the old repository configuration:

<repository>
  <id>websight-repo</id>
  <url>https://repo.websight.io/maven/</url>
  <snapshots>
    <enabled>false</enabled>
  </snapshots>
</repository>

With the new configuration:

<repository>
  <id>artifact-registry</id>
  <url>artifactregistry://europe-west1-maven.pkg.dev/websight-io/websight-maven-releases</url>
  <releases>
    <enabled>true</enabled>
  </releases>
  <snapshots>
    <enabled>false</enabled>
  </snapshots>
</repository>

2. Add the .mvn/extensions.xml file to your project:

<extensions xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/EXTENSIONS/1.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/EXTENSIONS/1.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/core-extensions-1.0.0.xsd">
  <extension>
    <groupId>com.google.cloud.artifactregistry</groupId>
    <artifactId>artifactregistry-maven-wagon</artifactId>
    <version>2.2.1</version>
  </extension>
</extensions>

Update all the WebSight dependencies to the latest versions.

Maintenance Management

Introduced a new Maintenance module, which provides implementations for managing and maintaining an Apache Jackrabbit OAK repository within Apache Sling.

Page Editor

Resolved an issue where the publish overlay wouldn’t close after an action was selected.
Fixed a bug where the sidebar was refreshed after each change, when working with components that trigger a full page refresh.

Page and Asset Management

Improved the clarity of reference search modal messages for better user experience.

1.24.0 Feb 28, 2024

Page and Asset Management

Added Reference Search functionality for moving and renaming pages and assets.
Fixed the issue with the remove action not working on newly created assets.

Page Editor

Added a preview mode for users with read-only access in the page editor.
Improved the drag-and-drop functionality within the content tree.
Fixed text alignment issues on checkbox buttons.

Resource Browser

Fixed issues with displaying properties and the list of resources correctly.

Dialogs

Fixed text wrapping for labels in radio button options.
Fixed issues with copying values while adding rows to multifields.

1.23.0 Dec 5, 2023

Page Editor

Added validation to user rights for toolbar actions.
Improved performance in save action in page editor.
Improved performance on drag-and-drop functionality within content tree.

1.22.0 Nov 6, 2023

Page Management

Fixed the extra loading state display.
Fixed jumping resource selector in the content tree.

Page Editor

Added multiple viewport support.
Improved hierarchy levels representation in the content tree.
Improved drag-and-drop reordering components in the content tree.
Fixed #139 possibility of dropping component into ancestors of an empty containers.
Fixed element selectors alignment.

1.21.2 Oct 13, 2023

Page Editor

Fixed component drag-and-drop performance issues.

1.21.1 Oct 10, 2023

Page Editor

Fixed page scrolling to the top after any update.

1.21.0 Oct 4, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Fixed the invisible last-row actions when the table has many items.
Fixed flickering loading state in the page and assets trees.

Page Editor

Added direct component reordering in the content tree.
Improved drag-and-drop for containers.
Improved switching between edit and preview modes - page position in the workspace remains the same now.
Fixed the unexpected error notification after changing page properties in the preview mode.
Fixed the outdated publication status after inline editing.

Admin tools

Added advanced options for package installation during upload.

Other

Fixed broken link to the terms of use on the login page.
Removed browser-based field validation messages as they duplicate the ones from CMS.

1.20.1 Sep 21, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Fixed #179 - the broken preview of a selected asset.
Fixed the lack of an icon for the page action view as published.

Page Editor

Improved UX for version management - added a dedicated icon on the top bar.

1.20.0 Sep 13, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Added an action to view a page as published before its publication.
Improved the move action - added a step to rename a page, an asset, or a folder as a part of the action.
Added loading states for the page tree and the asset tree.
Added drag-and-drop support for asset upload.
Improved UX for uploading the same assets again - simplified dialog options.

Page Editor

Added an ability to view a page as published before its publication #98.
Fixed the right-side panel refresh after a user clears a property in a dialog.
Fixed missing trailing new lines in the rich text editor input field in the right side panel.

Admin tools

Fixed the ability to re-upload a package in the package manager when the override option is not selected.
Fixed the download link for binary JCR properties in the resource browser.

1.19.0 Aug 23, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Added skeleton for the general tab.
Added clearing the section in the dashboard table by escape button.

Page Management

Added the possibility to see "ghost" pages.
Added the possibility to unpublish "ghost" pages.

Groovy Console

Fixed help content: presenting content with code examples.

Page Editor

Improved listing available components:
overlayed components (with the same resource type) are listed just once,
components with the same name but different types have additional information about type.

Package Manager

Fixed uninstalling packages.

Resource Browser

Fixed saving many resources positions changes at once.

1.18.0 Aug 2, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Removed the information about the size for the selected folder(s) as it is unavailable.
Added an ability to copy a JCR path(s) for selected pages and assets.
Improved UX for filtering - an action execution doesn't clear user-defined criteria.
Fixed visibility of the last row actions when a table has a lot of items.
Fixed an issue with page creation when a user doesn't provide a unique name.
Fixed the "Cannot get actions" warning when a user deleted or moved a page using the top bar actions.
Fixed the return to template selection when creating a new page and providing its properties.
Fixed the name generation for a new page when a user adjusted the name for a previous page.
Improved updating of the last modification date for pages and assets.

Page versioning

Added confirmation message before restoring a page version.
Added time to creation date presented in the versions table.

Page Editor

Added loading states for
- the workspace, when its content requires refreshing,
- starting inline editing for the Rich Text Editor,
- the publication status dropdown.
Added workspace refresh after page properties updates.
Fixed drag-and-drop of a component close to the left border of a container.
Fixed disappearing "Drag components here" placeholder for containers included in many page sections.

Admin tools

Fixed UI issues in the package manager when a user selects advanced options during installation.
Fixed text overlap issues in the resource browser when a user expands a property with a long value.
Fixed the cursor landing at the end of the text when editing a property in the resource browser.
Fixed paths presented in the swagger view.

Dialogs

Fixed the position of the date picker modal when it is the first input field in a dialog.

1.17.0 Jul 11, 2023

Page Versioning

Added page versioning feature to the Page editor
Added possibility to create page version manually
Added functionality to create page version automatically on page publishing
Added possibility to drop unpublished changes

Spaces

Added possibility to edit space properties
Fixed issue related to breaking dashboard layout when description is too long

Page and Asset Management

Added loading states for topbar and table actions
Fixed scalability for dashboards
Fixed validation error message if folder or page already exists
Fixed loading tree when editor closed by back button in the browser

Page Management

Fixed taking into account allowed children restrictions when copying and moving pages

Page Editor

Added blocking when action is in progress

Groovy Console

Fixed code snippets in the help panel

Dialogs

Added red highlight on the tab when contains validation error
Removed support for default values

1.16.0 Jun 14, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Fixed asset types presented on the list of assets.
Improved the loading state for the list of pages.
Improved refreshing of the list of pages after action execution.

Page Editor

Fixed additional corner cases for the issue with vh styles in the edit mode.
Fixed an issue with shifted workspace when an author expands a dropdown in the side panel.

1.15.0 May 30, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Fixed the publication status for new pages created as a copy.
Removed the publication status for folders.

Page Editor

Added an ability to update the page properties directly in the editor.
Improved the loading state for the side panel when a user selects a component for the first time.

Dialogs

Fixed the visibility of fields that depend on a default value of the select input field.

Admin tools

Fixed the issue with inserting an empty resource name while creating a new item.
Fixed the issue for creating new items in the Resource Browser - the resource name can't be empty now.
Fixed #158 - the issue with the resource path input.

Other

Changed the API and implementation of the publishing framework. Pushing the published content to the file system works as before but will be changed to a request-replay approach in the next release.

1.14.0 May 10, 2023

Page Editor

Improved UX for inline editing. Authors can start the action using double-click (if configured as a default action for a given component).
Added a skeleton screen for the workspace while it is loading.

Dialogs

Fixed #159 - saving a multifield by a modal and the side panel leads to conflicts.

Admin tools

Fixed the issue with providing a resource name while creating a new item.

Other

Updated Howlite components (RTE, Title, Quote, CTA) - removed the mandatoriness of fields having an initial content.

1.13.0 April 19, 2023

Page Editor

New feature from the roadmap #1 - added inline editing for text input fields.
Improved UX for keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste components - selection keeps the focus on the workspace (no autofocus on the first editable field in the right side panel).

1.12.0 March 29, 2023

Page Editor

Added keyboard shortcuts to copy, cut and paste components.

Components

Added the ability to define items reloaded after a component is updated by the author.

Dialogs

Changed and extended Rich Text Editor configuration options.

Other

Fixed the blinking space icons and space types on load.
Fixed the size of the clickable area for item selection on the list of pages and assets.

1.11.2 March 23, 2023

Page Editor

Fixed the lack of refresh for the side panel with component properties after the user updated them in the modal.

Dialogs

Fixed modal closing with ESC button after changing a tab.

1.11.1 March 21, 2023

Page Editor

Fixed blinking component selection and toolbar after changing component properties in the side panel.
Improved selected component loading state after changing component properties in the side panel.
Fixed the lack of component selection after changing component properties in the modal.

Dialogs

Fixed #63 and #149 - toggle, select, checkbox, radio, rich text editor, and text area work right in the multifield now. Additionally, the description for the input field included in the multifield is presented on hover.

1.11.0 March 15, 2023

Page Editor

New feature from the roadmap #2 - added the side panel with component properties.
Improved workspace refresh after edit action - only the updated component is reloaded now.
Added #140 - the ability to set WCM mode in HTL.
Improved UX for concurrent assets management - opening the list of assets from the assets panel in the page editor.

1.10.0 March 1, 2023

Page and Asset Management

Fixed crash when a user uploads multiple assets at the same time.
Fixed broken list of pages for a space when its first node in the resource browser contains an object other than pages, for example, policies.
Fixed blinking space dropdown when a user removed a space, and not available anymore.
Fixed #133 - page name generated from the tile is lowercase now.
Improved #15 - clicking a page name opens the page editor now.
Improved the expandable panel with the tree on the left - added icons for pages and folders.
Improved the preview of assets containing white objects on a transparent background (changed preview background to grey).

Admin tools

Fixed page reordering in the resource browser.
Fixed the broken order of pages after re-creating the content from JCR vault package in the Package Manager.
Fixed the missing icon for the deny permission in the user manager.

Dialogs

Fixed an issue with closing the Button Dropdown for the Rich Text Editor.

Other

Fixed inconsistency of a new space name generated from the title.
Fixed an issue with loading the manifest file by a browser.

1.9.1 February 15, 2023

Page Editor

Improved the style for the page publication status dropdown.

Page and Asset Management

Fixed the lack of scroll when returning from the page editor.

Admin tools

Fixed the issue with renaming nodes in the resource browser.
Fixed the issue with saving changes in the resource browser.
Unified action buttons order for dialogs.

Other

Fixed the issue with entering Title and Name for a new space - changing the value moves the cursor to the end of the fields.

1.8.0 February 1, 2023

Page Editor

Fixed the misaligned cursor and component during drag-and-drop (Chrome).

Other

Updated paddings for the lists of spaces, pages, and assets.
Fixed the scroll for the list of pages and assets - always visible even when there was no need.
Improved stability of front-end tests (Cypress).

1.7.0 January 18, 2023

Page Editor

Added ability to refresh the workspace on component changes.
Fixed the issues with misaligned overlays on component changes.
Fixed the issues with vh styles in the edit mode.
Fixed the issue with additional space generated at the end of the workspace after zoom-in and zoom-out.

Page and Asset Management

Fixed #25 - SVG files are displayed properly now.

Dialogs

Fixed the issue for the Date Picker input field - presented a wrong value.
Fixed the issue on pressing enter - didn't close a modal in some cases.

Admin Tools

Fixed #12 - updated layout of the landing page for Admin Tools.

Other

Unified UX for the left side panel for all views.

1.6.0 December 21, 2022

Page Editor

Improved collapsing and expanding of the left side panel.
Fixed the lack of the scroll for page preview.
Fixed the missing indicator when drag-and-drop of a component is not allowed.

Admin Tools

Fixed #13 - updated keyboard shortcut for script execution.

Other

Improved UX for the list of spaces.
Improved UX for the modal to move/copy pages.

1.5.0 December 7, 2022

Page Editor

Improved the placeholder text for empty containers to guide users on how to add components.
Fixed issues with overlays for components.
Fixed #33 - reduced panel size leads to cropped images thumbnails.
Path picker input field:
- Fixed #19 - updated placeholder text to guide on how to choose a path.
- Added an arrow to expand the dropdown for selection.
- Fixed an issue with the rootPath property.

1.4.0 November 23, 2022

Page Editor

Added ability to drag-and-drop a component between others included in a container.
Added #22 - scrolling the page to a component when the user clicks it in the content tree.
Improved UX for the component list. It contains only items allowed for a given page (based on its template).
Fixed an issue with misaligned overlays when the user resized the window.

Page and Asset Management

Added actions in the breadcrumb for assets.
Added Edit action in the breadcrumb for pages.
Fixed an issue with page creation when the action was interrupted previously.

Other

Added loading indicator for the Create Space modal.

1.3.0 November 09, 2022

Page Editor

Fixed an issue with component drag-and-drop - in some cases component can't be dropped on a selected container.
Fixed an issue with the editor layout caused by a faulty component included on a page.

Page and Asset Management

Fixed #26 - asset preview dropdown is cut off and has no icons.

Other

Improved UX for the Create Space modal.
Added keyboard shortcuts for all modals - submitting changes with Enter/Return and cancelation with Esc, X icon or clicking outside of the modal.

1.2.0 October 26, 2022

Page Editor

Improved UX for components drag-and-drop - indicating if the drop is not allowed.
Fixed the issue for the Asset Reference input field - impossible to remove image and save empty value.

Page and Asset Management

Improved messages for asset publication.
Fixed the page and assets tree refresh when the current space switched.

Admin Tools

Fixed #14 and #16 - removed the artificial footer for Package Manager, User Manager, Groovy Console and Swagger Browser.

1.1.0 October 11, 2022

Page Editor

Fixed the component dragging indicator.

Page and Asset Management

Improved assets publication. Publish and unpublish actions include assets in sub-folders.
Fixed #24: assets download has no effect.
Fixed the hidden top bar with actions for pages and assets (when scrolling).

Other

Added HTL cache cleanup after deployment of bundles.

1.0.0 September 28, 2022

First public release of the WebSight CMS Community Edition. See our blog post