[ckan-dev] CKAN 2.3 released, patch versions for 2.0.x, 2.1.x and 2.2x available

Thu Mar 5 00:05:41 UTC 2015

Nicely done Adrià!

I'm really looking forward to all the new view plugins now possible.

Ian
On 4 Mar 2015 08:49, "Adrià Mercader" <adria.mercader at okfn.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The CKAN team is happy to announce the release of the latest CKAN
> version, which comes packed with new features and stability fixes.
>
> As usual, all new features and changes are described in the CHANGELOG
> [1], here are some of the most exciting bits:
>
>  * Completely refactored resource data visualizations, allowing
> multiple persistent views of the same data an interface to manage and
> configure them. Check the updated documentation to know more, and the
> "Changes and deprecations" section for migration details:
>
>      http://docs.ckan.org/en/ckan-2.3/maintaining/data-viewer.html
>
>  * Responsive design for the default theme, that allows nicer
> rendering across different devices
>  * Improved DataStore filtering and full text search capabilities
>  * Added new extension points to modify the DataStore behaviour
>  * Simplified two-step dataset creation process
>  * Ability for users to regenerate their own API keys
>  * Changes on the authentication mechanism to allow more secure
> set-ups. See "Changes and deprecations" section for more details and
> "Troubleshooting" for migration instructions.
>  * Better support for custom dataset types
>  * Updated documentation theme, now clearer and responsive
>
> If you are upgrading from a previous version, make sure to check the
> "Changes and deprecations" section in the CHANGELOG, specially
> regarding the authorization configuration and data visualizations.
>
> To install the new version, follow the relevant instructions from the
> documentation depending on whether you are using a package or source
> install:
>
> http://docs.ckan.org/en/ckan-2.3/maintaining/installing/index.html
>
> If you are upgrading an existing CKAN instance, follow the upgrade
> instructions:
>
> http://docs.ckan.org/en/ckan-2.3/maintaining/upgrading/index.html
>
> We have also made available patch releases for the 2.0.x, 2.1.x and
> 2.2.x versions. It is important to apply these, as they contain
> important security and stability fixes. Patch releases are fully
> backwards compatible and really easy to install:
>
>
> http://docs.ckan.org/en/latest/maintaining/upgrading/upgrade-package-to-patch-release.html
>
> If you have any doubts or comments feel free to contact us on the
> mailing list or on the IRC channel.
>
> Lastly I'd like to say thank you very much to the more than 50
> developers (conservative estimate!) and many, many translators that
> have contributed to these release, even with a small patch. Also
> special thanks to all who have helped test the release in the past
> weeks, you guys rock!
>
>
>
> Adrià
>
>
> [1] https://github.com/ckan/ckan/blob/master/CHANGELOG.rst#v23-2015-03-04
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