Overview
In the second quarter of 2024, the FORGE ecosystem provides editors with enhanced editorial selections and producers with version 1.0.0 of Page Builder, which now replaces the legacy visual Site Manager (VSM).
Under the hood, FORGE upgrades its underlying framework to .NET 8 and improves security based on penetration tests.
What’s new
Content Manager
Editorial selection items limit
The number of items in editorial selections may increase to a level that becomes challenging to manage.
Editors can now set a limit to maintain a manageable number of items in their editorial selections.
For more information, read our article on editorial selections (including localization).
Schedule editorial selections publishing/unpublishing
The refreshed user interface now allows for the option of setting a schedule for publishing or unpublishing editorial selections. This is particularly useful when planning the content release on the front-end.
For more information, read our article on editorial selections (including localization).
Media assets management
By configuring a CDN in front of the back-office, administrators can reduce ‌Cloudinary resources consumption when distributing media assets.
For more information, read our changelog v16.11.0 - 20240415.
Page Builder
Navigation rules
Producers define rules — we call them navigation rules — that dynamically determine which page renders which entity on the front-end, now available in an intuitive UI.
For more information, read our article on the entity navigation and how to create and edit navigation rules.
Smooth permissions migration from legacy VSM
When switching from the legacy Visual Site Manager (VSM) to the Page Builder, permissions and roles from VSM transparently land on the Page Builder. This makes cost-effective the transition to the FORGE brand new presentation manager, the Page Builder.
LIVE BLOGGING
Automatic links to detail pages of promoted FORGE content
In the LIVE BLOGGING back-office, a new feature — regardless of the technology used for the front-end — automatically links to the detailed page of promoted FORGE content on the website.
See more in our article Create a blog post.
Technological changes
.NET 8
FORGE upgrades its underlying framework to .NET 8.
Warning: Client applications targeting the .NET version 6 cannot upgrade their dependency to FORGE 17.0.0 SDK.
For a detailed description of impacts of the .NET 8 upgrade on integrators, read the FORGE 17.0.0 announcement article.
Small changes – but still important
Content Manager
Tabs icon improvement
Now, when selecting a non-collapsable tab, its icon doesn't change. Previously, a misleading icon suggested the tab ‌be collapsable.
Page Builder
General UI & UX improvements
Added the slug to the tag labels to disambiguate them when many tags have the same title.
Added validation for the menu 'link' property.
Standardized look and feel of the snack-bar messages — which communicate the next action in the user journey.
Menu items remain in focus when added.
Displaying details of a module or layout when cloned.
When crafting a page, the page slot that contains the layout displays the layout description.
Fixed graphical glitches in the Authorization Group dashboard.