Gentics Content.Node Changelog Summary

Gentics Content.Node 5.26.6


Optional Manual Change

The implementation of the gtxalohapagelink tag has been updated to prevent errors when saving a page.

In Detail: The variable “$parts.fileurl.target.id” was used without checking if it was empty. This caused an erroneous rendering when the tag linked to a file that has been deleted preventing users to save a page after editing.


Bugfix SUP-3808

When an object with localized copies in channels was moved (in its master node) and the node published into a Content Repository with Instant Publishing enabled, all localized copies were also instantly written into the Content Repository. This could cause the move process to take longer than expected and was inconsistent behaviour (since Instant Publishing normally does not affect inherited or localized copies in channels, when the master object was changed). This has been fixed now, moving objects will trigger Instant Publishing only for the master object itself.


Bugfix SUP-3743

When publishing files into a ContentRepository, errors like com.gentics.api.lib.exception.NodeException: Error while adding a dependency where logged. Those errors had no functional consequence and will be omitted now.


Bugfix SUP-3780

The permission checks when localizing objects over the REST API were too restrictive for users with permissions restricted to channels. This has been fixed now.


Bugfix SUP-3679

Copying a localized copy of a file always produced an error message. This has been fixed now. When a localized copy of a file is copied, the copy will be created in the same channel now.


Gentics Content.Node 5.26.5


Bugfix SUP-3752

When a tag in a page is filled with the tagfill dialog, and a part of type URL (page) is filled, the Repository Browser will show possible target pages in the current language, even if it is different from the edited page. This has been changed now, the Repository Browser will now use the edited page‘s language.


Bugfix SUP-3775

Applying object properties of folders to subfolders did not work for channel local or localized folders and has been fixed now.


New UI Update

New UI updated to v1.6.2

  • Fix freezing editing panel after continuous navigation
  • Choosing template during page creation not persisted on server
  • Changing the template of an existing page was not indicated in the UI
  • Resolve numerous small stying issues

Gentics Content.Node 5.26.4


Documentation SUP-3715

Various documentation issues were fixed.


Documentation SUP-3719

The Part Types documentation has been updated.


Bugfix SUP-3724

After modifying a tag in the tagfill when editing a page the tag in the page was not updated correctly if the root element of the tag changed. For example, if the root element from the tag changes from a span to a div, the updated page would still render the block with a span root tag, which could also lead to invalid markup. This has been fixed.


Bugfix SUP-3614

If the startpage of a folder was moved to the wastebin (deleted) the flag symbol indicating the startpage was still visible in the page list for other language variants of the same page. This could lead to the assumption that the folder has a startpage set when the startpage was deleted instead. This has been fixed.


Bugfix SUP-3739

When publishing multiple nodes (with their channels) into the same Multichannelling aware ContentRepository, the ContentRepository Maintenance action Clean data would incorrectly remove objects from the ContentRepository for the master nodes. This has been fixed now. In cases, where objects have been incorrectly removed, the master nodes must be republished using the content maintenance.


New UI Update

New UI updated to v1.6.0

  • Fix occasional blank page after using tagfill
  • Fix select controls being cut off in “Create Page” dialog
  • Login/create forms are autofocused and submit on enter

Gentics Content.Node 5.26.3


Bugfix SUP-3655

Fixed taking offline a page in the old UI not being completed via the Rest API. The Activiti trigger “onPageTakeOffline” didn‘t work because of this.


New UI Update

New UI updated to v1.5.0

  • Repository browser disallows copy/move when user lacks permission
  • Publish queue, message inbox and other UI elements react to user permissions
  • Paginate contents of wastebin
  • Template select menu no longer inaccessible when creating page
  • User storage works for CMS versions before 5.26.0 using localStorage
  • Move/Copy/Publish buttons now correctly shown/hidden with permissions
  • Double clicking objects in FolderContents list no longer results in blank page
  • Fix editor panel not always closing immediately
  • Fix incorrect linking of object paths
  • Fix blank page in IE11 after editing a page

New UI Update

New UI updated to v1.4.0

  • User settings are now persisted on the server
  • Copy/move/publish/delete/take offline multiple items at once
  • Incorrect page filename sanitization switched off
  • Context menu is now scrollable at small resolutions
  • New tag fill dialogs and repo browser now work in IE 11
  • Modal dialogs now display correctly in Firefox
  • Performance after visiting multiple folders and items improved
  • Various iframe bugs in Firefox fixed
  • Unintended file caching of app scripts prevented
  • Tag fill checkboxes no longer change after uploading a file

Gentics Content.Node 5.26.2


When applying this update, the packaged Tomcat will be updated to version 7.0.73 which contains important security and bug fixes. You can delete old Tomcat directories after updating.


Documentation SUP-3647

Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 was added to Gentics CMS 5.25.0 – The RHEL Installation Guide has been updated.
Please also note that Gentics CMS can now also be used in combintation with MariaDB 5.5 or MariaDB 10.x instead of MySQL. The Gentics Content.Node Compatibility List has been updated as well.


Bugfix SUP-3690

Fixed an SGB error when viewing a page in live preview mode in the new UI.


Bugfix SUP-3662

The nodeId query parameter of the page resource search endpoint is no longer mandatory. It can now be specified in order to speed up or limit the search to a specific channel.


Gentics Content.Node 5.26.1


Optional Manual Change

The maximum number of clients used by the Apache Web Server for the CMS backend must not exceed 200, since this is the default value of maximum connections Tomcat will accept.


Enhancement SUP-3356

Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server was added to Gentics CMS 5.25.0 – The SLES Installation Guide has been updated.
Please also note that Gentics CMS can now also be used in combintation with MariaDB 11.0 instead of MySQL. The Gentics Content.Node Compatibility List has been updated as well.


Documentation SUP-3625

The backup guide has been updated.


Bugfix SUP-3434

Showing the tag status failed with an SGB for templates that contain tags with special characters (like -). This has been fixed now.


Bugfix SUP-3605

Two issues with the feature objprop_page_edit_assistant have been fixed: # The preview of inherited pages did not work (showed an empty page) # When opening the preview of a page, the page was locked


Bugfix SUP-3636

Link anchors were removed from external links when saving a page if the Aloha Link Tagtype is missing the “anchor“ part or if the link plugin setting “anchorLinks” is set to false. This bug has been introduced with Gentics CMS 5.22.0. This has been fixed and the documentation for the Aloha Link Tagtype implementation has been updated to address link anchors.


Bugfix SUP-3443

The script /Node/.node/setup-database.php for resetting the database will now set an exit status != 0 when it fails.


Bugfix SUP-3619

When the feature activiti_integration was activated without restarting the server, the maintenance dialog for users with admin permission for the task management showed an SGB. This has been fixed now.


Gentics Content.Node 5.26.0


Enhancement GTXPE-49

When uploading new files over the UI or the Rest API, it‘s possible now to overwrite existing files in the same folder that have the same file name.


Enhancement GTXPE-54

The new REST endpoint rest/user/me/data allows to store user specific data in JSON format to the server. For details see the REST API documentation


New UI Update

New UI updated to v1.3.0

  • Repository browser supports searching for live URLs
  • Preview/edit frame is shown in fullscreen on small screens
  • Files & images can be replaced by dragging and dropping new files
  • Time management available from page editor menu
  • Searching a page ID opens the page in preview mode
  • Parent folders are clickable when searching
  • Favourite button for current folder added
  • Date Picker localized to german and english
  • Display “list tools“ in overview tag fill dialogs
  • Wastebin styles fixed for Internet Explorer 11
  • Page preview correctly renders “cms-only” styles & scripts