{"id":8560,"date":"2015-04-02T05:55:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T12:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/exoblog\/?p=8560"},"modified":"2023-06-05T16:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:49:59","slug":"exo-platform-4-2-milestone-2-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exo-platform-4-2-milestone-2-released\/","title":{"rendered":"eXo Platform 4.2 Milestone 2 Released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone.jpg\" alt=\"PLF-42-Milestone 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone-500x169.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone-360x122.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone-200x68.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone-100x34.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PLF-42-Milestone-70x24.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a continuation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exo-platform-4-2-milestone-1-released\/\">first milestone released<\/a> in February, we are happy to announce that the second milestone of eXo Platform 4.2 is being released. In addition to the usual bug fixes, eXo Platform 4.2-M2 includes the following changes.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Answers add-on<\/h2>\n<p>The answers and FAQ apps have been moved to a <a title=\"eXo Answers add-on\" href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/content\/addon-detail\/exo-answers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">separate add-on<\/a>. For more information on why we made this change, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/platform-4-2-feature-scope-a-sneak-peak-into-whats-coming-next\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From now on, the answers and FAQ apps will no longer be available out of the box.<\/p>\n<p>To bring them back, just run :&nbsp;<em><span class=\"navCode\">addon install exo-answers \u2013-unstable<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pages that use the answers and FAQ apps will work as they used to after you install the add-on.<\/p>\n<h2>SSO add-ons<\/h2>\n<p>Single Sign-on (SSO) integrations are now packaged as add-ons. This should drastically enhance the installation process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"eXo CAS integration\" href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/content\/addon-detail\/exo-cas-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAS<\/a>: <em><span class=\"navCode\">addon install exo-cas &#8211;unstable<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"eXo JOSSO integration\" href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/content\/addon-detail\/exo-josso-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOSSO<\/a>: <em><span class=\"navCode\">addon install exo-josso &#8211;unstable<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"eXo OpenAM integration\" href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/content\/addon-detail\/exo-openam-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAM<\/a>: <em><span class=\"navCode\">addon install exo-openam &#8211;unstable<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"eXo SPNEGO integration\" href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/content\/addon-detail\/exo-spnego-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPNEGO<\/a>: <em><span class=\"navCode\">addon install exo-spnego &#8211;unstable<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"eXo SAML2 integration\" href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/content\/addon-detail\/exo-saml2-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAML2<\/a>: <em><span class=\"navCode\">addon install exo-saml &#8211;unstable<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although the add-ons are ready for you to try, we are still working on the documentation. Keep an eye on the blog to find out when it is ready.<\/p>\n<h2>Juzu 1.0<\/h2>\n<p>Juzu, the productivity web framework invented by eXo and shipped within the eXo Platform, has been upgraded from 0.6 to 1.0. The new version includes the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>asset minification<\/li>\n<li>bean validation<\/li>\n<li>request parameter types<\/li>\n<li>JSON responding<\/li>\n<li>Jackson plugin<\/li>\n<li>Application error handler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to use Juzu in your own apps, please see its <a href=\"https:\/\/juzuweb.org\/reference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">reference documentation<\/a>. To learn how to develop portlets specifically for the eXo Platform, please see this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/exoer-on-the-grill-how-to-develop-nice-juzu-portlets-for-exo-platform\/\">eXoers on the grill presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>CKEditor 4.4<\/h2>\n<p>We use the CKEditor html editor in many places throughout the eXo Platform. We have upgraded this component from 4.1 to 4.4. This upgrade will improve support for IE11 and provide a snappier experience. For more details, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/ckeditor.com\/whatsnew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CKEditor\u2019s What\u2019s new page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How can I get the upgrade?<\/h2>\n<p>To get this release, download the Tomcat bundle on SourceForge.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribed customers who want to plan ahead for their upgrade can access the JBoss and Tomcat packages of the enterprise edition by contacting the support team.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy, and don\u2019t forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/intranet\/forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report any issues<\/a> you find.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/community.exoplatform.com\/portal\/dw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join the eXo tribe<\/a> by registering for the community and get updates, tutorials, support, and access to the Platform and add-on downloads!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--begin adv-events--><\/p>\n<div class=\"adv-events\" style=\"background: #476fad; padding: 30px 20px; color: white;\">\n<div class=\"media\">\n<div class=\"pull-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/contact-us\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6587 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/how-to-make-the-most-of-eXo-platform41.png\" alt=\"make-the-most-out-of-eXo-platform4\" width=\"161\" height=\"85\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-body\">\n<h4 class=\"media-heading\">Make the most out of eXo Platform 4<\/h4>\n<p>Register to the next weekly live demo session and get a complete overview of what you can do with eXo Platform 4. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/contact-us\/\">Reserve your seat now!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end adv-events--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As a continuation of the first milestone released in February, we are happy to announce that the second milestone of eXo Platform 4.2 is being released. 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