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dotCMS 1.6.5 Released

By Bryan - Posted on 04 November 2008

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.
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Bryan Ruby is the owner and editor for CMS Report. He founded CMSReport.com in 2006 on the belief that information technologists, website owners, and web developers desired visiting sites where they could learn about content management systems without the sales pitch.

Outside of his late night blogging hours, he is the Information Technology Officer for a field office in the federal government. Away from the computer he enjoys his family, bicycling, camping, and the outdoors.