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BlueSpice 4.2 is a minor release. Release date: 28.07.2022
Point Releases
| Release | Release date |
|---|---|
| 4.2.7 | May 22, 2023 |
| 4.2.6 | March 16, 2023 |
| 4.2.5 | February 21, 2023 |
| 4.2.4 | December 15, 2022 |
| 4.2.3 | November 17, 2022 |
| 4.2.2 | October 27, 2022 |
| 4.2.1 | September 15, 2022 |
| 4.2 | July 28, 2022 |
New Features
| Feature | Description | Screenshot |
|---|---|---|
| Word import
(BlueSpice pro) |
It's finally here! With BlueSpice 4.2, you can now import Word files as wiki pages. You can use the following features here:
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| New page templates | BlueSpice now includes useful page templates for numerous use cases. These can easily be modified or deactivated as needed. |  |
| File attachments | A list of files can be included anywhere on a wiki page directly from the Visual Dditor using an <attachments /> tag.
This function replaces the previous attachments area at the end of a page. |
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| Improved file upload function | All features in the wiki that allow multi-file upload are now supported via an improved upload dialog.
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| Extended
blog permissions |
It is now possible to set granular permissions in an embedded blog. This way, the creation and reading of blog entries and comments can be restricted to specific user groups. |  |
| New dialog for PDF export | Refactoring of the already existing export options of a wiki page for better maintainability of the export feature. |  |
| Advanced workflow activities | Workflows have been enhanced with the following functionalities:
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| Tag inspectors | Dialogs for more tags are now offered in the Visual Editor. | |
| Editor for navigation menus | Graphical user interface allows editing of the main navigation as well as the user menu via drag-and-drop. |
All added extensions
| Extension | Developer | Description | Screenshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| CodeMirror | MW | Allows highlighting of wikitext-syntax in the source view of a wiki page. | |
| EnhancedUpload | HW | Improved file upload feature. | |
| HeaderFooter | MW | Allows to insert a header or footer (on a page basis or on a namespace basis) in the content area of a page. | |
| ImportOfficeFiles | HW | Allows importing a Word file as wiki pages. | |
| InviteSignup | MW | Allows wiki users to be invited by an administrator. | |
| MenuEditor | HW | Allows editing of the main navigation via a graphical user interface. | |
| OpenID Connect | MW | Extends the PluggableAuth extension to provide authentication using OpenID Connect. | |
| SubPageList | MW | Allows the creation of subpage lists on wiki pages. |
No longer bundled extensions and features
- Bootstrap: Removed with "Calumma" as part of the Bluespice 3 skin.
- BlueSpiceCalumma: BlueSpice 3 default skin.
- BlueSpiceLatexRenderer: Replaced by the Math extension.
- BlueSpiceNamespaceCSS: Namespace-specific CSS is no longer defined separately via individual CSS pages. The styles are defined directly in the global stylesheet MediaWiki:Common.css via the namespace CSS class.
- BlueSpiceServiceCenter
- BlueSpiceSocialWikiPage: The function previously provided by BlueSpiceSocial to create page attachments has been replaced by the <attachments /> tag.
- Chameleon Skin
Additional changes in BlueSpice free
- Added extensions:
- Removed extensions:
