Changes Report

Metadata are rendered in Annotated XHTML

Metadata provided in the page structure (XDOM) are now output when using the Annotated XHTML renderer.

Document index can be sorted by title

The main document index (and also the children/siblings of a page) can now be filtered and sorted by title. In previous versions this was not the case, because filtering and searching happens on the values stored in the database, which can be different from the displayed title.

While this obstacle has not been overcome now pages which have a displayed title which is different from the title stored in the database are now marked with the symbol "¹". If these pages are found in the result set, a note is displayed explaining why filtering and sorting might not work as expected for these pages. 

Maven "legacy" profile

The Extension Manager now automatically activates the legacy profile when reading a pom.

New tip to autocomplete links

New tip about typing the [ character when editing in WYSIWYG to get autocompletion for links.

Display Type property annotation

The PropertyDisplayType annotation has been introduced to allow specifying a display type (that can be different from the actual property type) which can be used when rendering properties (i.e. inputs of the WYSIWYG macros).

Deprecated macro parameters are hidden

When inserting a macro from the WYSIWYG editor the deprecated macro parameters are hidden in order to discourage their usage and to simplify the UI. A deprecated macro parameter is shown only if it has a value set (when editing a macro).

Advanced macro parameters shown last

When inserting a macro from the WYSIWYG editor the advanced macro parameters are shown at the end, most of the time hidden under the "More" link in order to simplify the UI. An advanced macro parameter might be shown at the top if it has a value set (when editing a macro).

New API to get backward dependencies

An API has been added to get backward dependencies including optional dependencies

New API to get orphaned dependencies

An API has been added to get orphaned dependencies

Job Waiting Information

You might now see a new information box instead of the progress bar if another job is currently performed against the pages you selected. In that case, you have to wait that the other job is finished or cancelled before yours start. The UI would refresh automatically.

Display page reference in the information viewer

You can now retrieve quickly the page reference of any page by going to the Information tab. The reference is by default displayed to the local wiki, but you can switch it to get a global reference for all wiki in a farm. The right button allow you to quickly copy it to the clipboard.

XClass Rename

The xobjects of an xclass are now updated automatically when the xclass is renamed if:

• the xclass is not moved to a different wiki
• the "Update Links" option is checked (which is the case by default)

Renaming xclasses is still considered a dangerous operation though, because xclasses are often used in scripts, which are not updated when an xclass is renamed.

Copy / Rename Events

The refactoring module introduces dedicated events for document copy and rename operations. Checkout the documentation for more information.

Macro Category Count

When inserting a macro through the WYSIWYG Editor the macro selector now shows the number of macros available in each category.

Ability to inject content in the HTML header

It is now possible to inject content dynamically in the "head" tag of the HTML pages via a dedicated extension point named org.xwiki.platform.head. It is useful typically for adding metadata to the pages. Checkout the extension point documentation for more information and an example.

The user notification filter preferences are now automatically updated when a watched page is moved/renamed.

Improved Database List Field

The Database List field that you can use when creating an application with AppWithinMinutes has been improved. It is now displayed by default using an input suggest picker that adapts to single and multiple selection. You can still change the display type if you want. If you choose the "Select" display type then you can also control its size.

"My Groups" user profile section has been renamed to "Groups"

Check View groups documentation for more information.

Additional information when a delete operation fails

When an error happens while deleting a page, detailed information are displayed to help understand the problem.

Display nice error message in case of path too long

In a few cases, an error might happen when creating a page, if its full path is too long. The full path is defined by the title of the page and the title of all parent pages. We now provide an UI for this error to explain what happens: the fix is generally to reduce the size of the title of the page, or to put it under another hierarchy.