Release Notes for XWiki 18.7.0-rc-1
This is the release notes for XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering and XWiki Platform. They share the same release notes as they are released together and have the same version.
<insert description of release here>
New and Noteworthy (since XWiki <version - 1>)
Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for <final version here even for RC, e.g. 10.5>.
For Users
New link insertion/edition UI
Links insertion and edition now use the new UI, which adapts automatically to the design system. This new UI also exposes new options, such as creating links to email addresses.




For Admins
No changes!
For Developers
No changes!
Upgrades
The following runtime dependencies have been upgraded (they have a different release cycle than XWiki Commons, XWiki Rendering and XWiki Platform):
Moved Modules
<description deprecated, retired and moved projects>
Translations
The following translations have been updated:
Security Issues
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 for more details.
Known issues
Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes
General Notes
- When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
- xwiki.cfg
- xwiki.properties
- web.xml
- hibernate.cfg.xml
- 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.
Issues specific to XWiki 18.7.0-rc-1
<issues specific to the project>
API Breakages
The following APIs were modified since XWiki <version - 1>:
Credits
The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
<code and translation contributors>