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September 15th 2015<= /h6>

eZ announces the availability of 5.4.5, a maintenance release available = for all users of eZ Publish Platform 5.4.

Beta

5.4.5 is currently in public beta as it introduces new features, Solr se= arch engine Bundle and new Recommendations Bundle, and as it is a beta and = undergoing both internal and external testing it is not supported for= use in production. 5.4.5-stable is planned to come out 1 month afte= r the first beta, depending on feedback we get on these features.

For reporting issues, mark them as affecting "5.4.5-beta".

Installing the beta

To be able to get access to the beta you will have to change stabi= lity flag on affected/added packages (Solr and Recommendation ar= e optional new packages):

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composer require --no-update ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel:~5.4.5@beta
composer require --no-update ezsystems/ezpublish-legacy:~5.4.5@beta
composer require --no-update ezsystems/ezplatform-solr-search-engine:~1.0.0=
@beta
composer require --no-update ezsystems/recommendation-bundle:~1.0.0@beta=20

After this has been done follow th= e 5.4.x Update Inst= ructions to apply this update to your platforms, but after executing `composer update`, further actions are needed for = Solr Search Engine Bundl= e, and Recommendation Bundle in order to correctly install them.

Highlights: New= Features

This maintenance release introduces two new eZ Platform features to= 5.4.x: Solr Search Engine Bundle and Recommendations Bundle, bes= ides this there are several maintenance issues fixed as listed below both c= oming from support issues and pull requests from community.

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Impr= oved Search engine powered by Solr

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New in 5.4.5, and part of the upcoming eZ Platform release this fall, is= support for running API Search queries on top of Solr instead= of SQL based search engine (specifically "Legacy" search/storage engin= e). As Search is essentially powering all Search and Querying ("fe= tch") operations in Platform stack (aka 5.x/Symfony stack), t= his specifically means you can expect much more stable performance from you= r searches and your system*= , and much better possibility to scale out for your search needs using Solr= .

'* See 5.x Archi= tecture diagram for further information about how persistence load oper= ations are cached by Persistence Cache, and Search queries now are delegate= d to Solr, meaning database is less affected by system load to mainly deal = with content updates.

Further reading: Installation documentation for Solr Search Engine, developer info and sourc= e code in our Solr Search Engine Bundl= e repository, and further resources on Apache So= lr.

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Imp= roved Recommendations integration

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A new Recommendation Bundle has been mad= e, completely changing how the service is done. Recommendations are now ser= ved directly from the Recommendations service, avoiding cache and load prob= lems on your server that was a problem with the previous ezreco extension. Tracking has similarly been improved to track directly to Reco= mmendations service, and aligns with how tracking is done with other soluti= ons like Google Analytics.


This first iteration of Recommendat=
ion Bundle focuses on personal content recommendations with tracking of use=
r traffic, tracking of user actions like shopping behaviour is possible usi=
ng our Recommendations Service API.
Limitation: Recommendation Bundle currently requires Symfony 2.6 or gr=
eater so is limited to eZ Publish Platform 5.4.3+ and eZ Platform/Studio 15=
.07+. We plan to reduce this requirement to Symfony 2.3 so the bundle can b=
e used with any version of eZ Publish Platform 5.1+.


Further reading: Documentation on our Recommendation Service, developer documentation =
and source code in our Recommenda=
tion Bundle repository.

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Pack=
age Details
Resolving known issues
Being this release is a beta it contains some known issues that we are w=
orking on to document, and when possible to roll out as new updated beta ta=
gs via composer update as soon as we can.
Known for both Solr and Recommendation:

Exception if Binary files in database has invalid path prefix

Make sure ezpublish.yml configuration var_dir is configured properly, an=
d that you specify siteaccess when indexing content for Solr via command li=
ne.


Exception on unsupported Field Types

Make sure to configure all FieldT=
ypes (datatypes) in your installation as NullType

Content not immediately available=
 

Solr Search Engine Bundle is on p=
urpose not committing changes on Repository updates, but letting you contro=
l this using Solr configuration.
Adjust Solr autoS=
oftCommit to control th=
is.
For Recommendation service same i=
s the true, 


If you still have problems, pop into our Slack channel at https://ezc=
ommunity.slack.com/messages/ezplatform-use/ to discuss.
Package update



package
version
prior version


ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel
5.4.5@b=
eta 
5.4.4.1


ezsystems/ezplatform-solr-search-e=
ngine
1.0.0@beta
NEW


ezsystems/recommendation-bundle
1.0.0@beta
NEW




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Key Summary T Created Updated
 EZP-24915 =20
  Solr Search Engine: cleanup struc=
ture and use standard bundle naming   =
  Oct 07,=
 2015  Jan 20,=
 2016 
 EZP-24932 =20
  Add an optional locationId parame=
ter to the contentView route     Oct 08,=
 2015  Oct 08,=
 2015 
 EZP-24804 =20
  Search: Implement Ancestor criter=
ion     Sep 14,=
 2015  Nov 27,=
 2016 
 EZP-24878 =20
  ezflow: Filter blocks per zone     Sep 25,=
 2015  Oct 05,=
 2015 
 EZP-24933 =20
  Avoid loading API ContentType to =
validate Field SortClauses     Oct 08,=
 2015  Oct 09,=
 2015 
 EZP-24952 =20
  HttpCache: Make X-User-Hash the s=
ame for "Anonymous" role and varnish.     Oct 12,=
 2015  Oct 04,=
 2016 
 EZP-24504 =20
  Solr search engine fails to index=
 images     Jun 15,=
 2015  Oct 28,=
 2015 
 EZP-24516 =20
  ezxmltext ampersands are incorrec=
tly turned into htmlentities twice     Jun 17,=
 2015  Jan 12,=
 2016 
 EZP-24692 =20
  Video content object leaves unuse=
d video files on the server     Aug 05,=
 2015  Nov 17,=
 2015 
 EZP-24779 =20
  ezxmltext converter crashes on re=
ndering links pointing to the non-exsiting URL IDs     Sep 08,=
 2015  Oct 15,=
 2015 
 EZP-24796 =20
  eZ Publish 5.4 installation docum=
entation update with regards to security vulnerability CVE-2015-5723  <=
/td>=20
   Sep 10,=
 2015  Apr 14,=
 2016 
 EZP-24809 =20
  Create documentation related to t=
he upgrade of eZ Find (to 5.3 & 5.4)     Sep 15,=
 2015  Oct 21,=
 2015 
 EZP-24854 =20
  Varnish VCL banishing wrong node_=
ids     Sep 23,=
 2015  Apr 22,=
 2016 
 EZP-24867 =20
  Undefined offset when trying to b=
uild insconsistent content from SPI     Sep 24,=
 2015  Sep 28,=
 2015 
 EZP-24868 =20
  Autoload generation fails if "<=
;ClassName>::class" is used in a parsed file     Sep 24,=
 2015  Sep 29,=
 2015 
 EZP-24889 =20
  Delayed indexing script crashes o=
n large subtree move     Sep 28,=
 2015  Oct 01,=
 2015 
 EZP-24893 =20
  Delayed indexing breaks when a no=
de is moved and then trashed     Sep 29,=
 2015  Oct 07,=
 2015 
 EZP-24897 =20
  First draft preview in eZ Publish=
 5.4.4     Sep 30,=
 2015  Nov 23,=
 2015 
 EZP-24906 =20
  Link to pdf/list kernel module un=
 breadcrumb is wrong     Oct 05,=
 2015  Oct 05,=
 2015 
 EZP-24918 =20
  Delayed indexing: moved nodes log=
ic skips normal pending objects     Oct 07,=
 2015  Oct 15,=
 2015 
 EZP-24982 =20
  Generating links when previewing =
content in siteaccess with URI matching doesn't work     Oct 18,=
 2015  Jan 07,=
 2016 
 EZP-25014 =20
  Impossible to update a policy wit=
h no limitations     Oct 21,=
 2015  Oct 23,=
 2015 
 EZP-25019 =20
  Image aliases are always generate=
d with the new path     Oct 22,=
 2015  Oct 28,=
 2015 
 EZP-25045 =20
  Wrong doc instruction on register=
ing Solr Bundle     Oct 30,=
 2015  Nov 11,=
 2015 
 EZP-25053 =20
  The Dashboard refers the version =
as being 5.4.3     Nov 03,=
 2015  Nov 09,=
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package	version	prior version
ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel	5.4.5@b= eta	5.4.4.1
ezsystems/ezplatform-solr-search-e= ngine	1.0.0@beta	NEW
ezsystems/recommendation-bundle	1.0.0@beta	NEW

Key	Summary	T	Created	Updated
EZP-24915 =20	Solr Search Engine: cleanup struc= ture and use standard bundle naming	=	Oct 07,= 2015	Jan 20,= 2016
EZP-24932 =20	Add an optional locationId parame= ter to the contentView route		Oct 08,= 2015	Oct 08,= 2015
EZP-24804 =20	Search: Implement Ancestor criter= ion		Sep 14,= 2015	Nov 27,= 2016
EZP-24878 =20	ezflow: Filter blocks per zone		Sep 25,= 2015	Oct 05,= 2015
EZP-24933 =20	Avoid loading API ContentType to = validate Field SortClauses		Oct 08,= 2015	Oct 09,= 2015
EZP-24952 =20	HttpCache: Make X-User-Hash the s= ame for "Anonymous" role and varnish.		Oct 12,= 2015	Oct 04,= 2016
EZP-24504 =20	Solr search engine fails to index= images		Jun 15,= 2015	Oct 28,= 2015
EZP-24516 =20	ezxmltext ampersands are incorrec= tly turned into htmlentities twice		Jun 17,= 2015	Jan 12,= 2016
EZP-24692 =20	Video content object leaves unuse= d video files on the server		Aug 05,= 2015	Nov 17,= 2015
EZP-24779 =20	ezxmltext converter crashes on re= ndering links pointing to the non-exsiting URL IDs		Sep 08,= 2015	Oct 15,= 2015
EZP-24796 =20	eZ Publish 5.4 installation docum= entation update with regards to security vulnerability CVE-2015-5723 <= /td>=20		Sep 10,= 2015	Apr 14,= 2016
EZP-24809 =20	Create documentation related to t= he upgrade of eZ Find (to 5.3 & 5.4)		Sep 15,= 2015	Oct 21,= 2015
EZP-24854 =20	Varnish VCL banishing wrong node_= ids		Sep 23,= 2015	Apr 22,= 2016
EZP-24867 =20	Undefined offset when trying to b= uild insconsistent content from SPI		Sep 24,= 2015	Sep 28,= 2015
EZP-24868 =20	Autoload generation fails if "<= ;ClassName>::class" is used in a parsed file		Sep 24,= 2015	Sep 29,= 2015
EZP-24889 =20	Delayed indexing script crashes o= n large subtree move		Sep 28,= 2015	Oct 01,= 2015
EZP-24893 =20	Delayed indexing breaks when a no= de is moved and then trashed		Sep 29,= 2015	Oct 07,= 2015
EZP-24897 =20	First draft preview in eZ Publish= 5.4.4		Sep 30,= 2015	Nov 23,= 2015
EZP-24906 =20	Link to pdf/list kernel module un= breadcrumb is wrong		Oct 05,= 2015	Oct 05,= 2015
EZP-24918 =20	Delayed indexing: moved nodes log= ic skips normal pending objects		Oct 07,= 2015	Oct 15,= 2015
EZP-24982 =20	Generating links when previewing = content in siteaccess with URI matching doesn't work		Oct 18,= 2015	Jan 07,= 2016
EZP-25014 =20	Impossible to update a policy wit= h no limitations		Oct 21,= 2015	Oct 23,= 2015
EZP-25019 =20	Image aliases are always generate= d with the new path		Oct 22,= 2015	Oct 28,= 2015
EZP-25045 =20	Wrong doc instruction on register= ing Solr Bundle		Oct 30,= 2015	Nov 11,= 2015
EZP-25053 =20	The Dashboard refers the version = as being 5.4.3		Nov 03,= 2015	Nov 09,= 2015

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5.4.5-BETA Release Notes

Highlights: New= Features

Impr= oved Search engine powered by Solr

Imp= roved Recommendations integration

Pack= age Details

Resolving known issues

Package update package version prior version ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel 5.4.5@b= eta 5.4.4.1 ezsystems/ezplatform-solr-search-e= ngine 1.0.0@beta NEW ezsystems/recommendation-bundle 1.0.0@beta NEW

Updates and fixes in this release

Package update

package version prior version

ezsystems/ezpublish-kernel 5.4.5@b= eta 5.4.4.1

ezsystems/ezplatform-solr-search-e= ngine 1.0.0@beta NEW

ezsystems/recommendation-bundle 1.0.0@beta NEW