Coming Soon: dotCMS 1.6.5
By Bryan - Posted on 23 September 2008
Curently as a release candidate, dotCMS 1.6.5 is shaping up to be feature packed. While you may want to wait for the official release, there is no reason to wait on finding out what's new with dotCMS.
The new 1.6.5 version includes almost 200 improvements and fixes. Highlights include:
- Widgets
- Major Performance Improvements
- Now uses enterprise ready JBoss Cache.
- Velocity Files cached in memory across cluster for speedier parsing.
- Simplified Configuration, Maintenance, Installation and Upgrades
- webDAV file access
- User Interface Improvements / Simplified Inline Editing
- Less user confusion: new user interface cleanly distinguishes content from widgets/dynamic pulls.
- PDF export
- Web Form Improvements
- Online webform builder allows end users to create forms without knowledge of HTML.
- Other Improvements:
- Google Maps Macro.
- TinyMCE WYSIWYG upgraded to 3.1.
- Over 120 bugs squashed.
About this CMS Enthusiast
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.
