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The next pre-release version of Sitefinity 4.0 has now been posted. Earlier today, the Sitefinity team uploaded the BETA2 build of Sitefinity 4.0. This new pre-release version includes a lot more polish, support for .NET 4.0 and new features. The BETA2 can be downloaded, by everyone, in the downloads section.
Below I’ve detailed a few of the highlights found in this latest release.
Following in the footsteps of the Sitefinity 3.7 SP4 release, Sitefinity 4.0 BETA2 now fully supports .NET 4.0. Or, more accurately, Sitefinity 4.0 BETA2 exclusively supports .NET 4.0. We are not planning to support .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.5 in future versions of Sitefinity 4.0. Standardizing on .NET 4.0 allows Sitefinity 4.0 to utilize.a variety of superior technologies (Workflow Foundation 4.0, dynamic types, code contracts, etc.) that are only available in .NET 4.0.
In past release builds of Sitefinity 4.0 we’ve shown Sitefinity’s powerful taxonomy engine. Taxonomy is the process of categorizing, classifying & tagging content. Once content has been classified, it’s possible to use these classifications to make content more discoverable.
Past releases of Sitefinity 4.0 have allowed content to be classified using categories & tags. However, the BETA2 begins to demonstrate how these classification can be utilized to display content. Using the BETA2, content widgets (news, events, blogs, etc.) now allow items to be filtered based on taxonomy and dates:
Dozens of new drill-down reports have now been added to the Sitefinity Analytics Module. In addition, the analytics module is using the latest version of RadControls for Silverlight.
All content items (images, documents, news, events) can now be scheduled to be published and expire on a specific data & time.
Uploaded files (images & documents) are now versioned by default. Changes to these files can be rolled forward or back quickly & easily.
Over the past several weeks, I’ve done a lot of personal testing with various templates & customizations. Like many of you, I’ve discovered a few early bugs with the BETA. The BETA2 addresses a huge number of these issues. Please keep exploring and be sure to report your experiences.
Below I’ve posted the full release note:
What’s New
What’s Fixed
The purpose of these early releases is to solicit feedback from the community. Please download the BETA2 release and give us your impressions in the Sitefinity forums.
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