Plone continues to grow with the Plone 6.1.2 release.
Once again the release team has been very busy. A big thank you to everyone involved!
This page describes the new features and improvements of Plone 6.1.2 in a more general way. If you want to skip this and test Plone 6.1.2 right away, check our download page which links to the Technical Release Notes, and Installation instructions for several platforms.
Improvements
This release addresses improvements impacting editors, users, and developers, enhancing stability, workflow and overall efficiency. Here's what's new:
Plone 6.1.2 is here, to make your website even better! This update brings significant improvements to both the Classic UI and the modern Volto frontend. Here's what you get:
- Faster and More Reliable Website: When website resources in Classic UI are broken, the Resource Registries page remains working, showing only warnings, making maintenance easier. The whole Classic UI website will still look broken, but there is a Resource Registries page where one should be able to fix it.
- Enhanced User Experience (Classic UI): Improved form styling, a more efficient image selection tool, and updated text editor features.
- Modernized Volto Frontend: Automatic versioning of content with blocks, improved image previews, and streamlined content editing for a smoother workflow. Automatic content versioning was already there, just not setup by default for all types until now. (Volto is Plone's default JavaScript based frontend, requiring NodeJS).
- Seamless Upgrades: While upgrading the Barceloneta theme in the Classic UI may initially cause a visual glitch, a simple fix is provided.
- Broader Compatibility: Works with the latest versions of Python and popular development tools, ensuring compatibility and stability.
This release boosts performance, simplifies administration and enhances the user experience for both website editors and visitors. It offers substantial improvements across the board - upgrade today to experience these improvements.
You can find more info about Plone 6.1 improvements in a recent news item, and Plone 6.1.1 improvements as well.
Download Plone 6.1.2
Thank you everyone who has worked on the latest edition of Plone, and continues to secure the future of this open source software.