A new version of dotCMS 1.6.5 has been released. This new version of dotCMS includes nearly 300 improvements and fixes. Highlights include:
- Widgets!
- Demo widgets include: Google Maps, Video Players RSS Feeds, Photo Galleries, Social Networking sharing tools and news feeds.
- Enterprise Ready
- Deploy dotCMS on JBoss App servers.
- dotCMS can now be built as a .war file.
- Major Performance Improvements
- Velocity Files cached in memory across cluster for speedier parsing.
- User Cache reduces back-end/administrative load.
- Simplified Configuration, Maintenance, Installation and Upgrades
- Single .jar for all databases.
- Patches can be distributed as a single .jar that can be dropped in.
- System Logging centralized and configurable.
- webDAV file access
- Permission-based webDAV access to live and staging environments
- User Interface Improvements
- Simplified Inline Editing
- Less user confusion: new user interface cleanly distinguishes content from widgets/dynamic pulls.
- PDF export
- Easy macro exports any page to a printable PDF.
- Web Form Improvements
- Online webform builder allows end users to create forms without knowledge of HTML
- Access to Web Forms Reports can now be permissioned.
- Other Improvements
- CAS single sign-on integration
- TinyMCE WYSIWYG upgraded to 3.1
- Over 200 bugs fixed.