v9.6.2

Release Notes

We'd like to first thank everyone from the community who has submitted pull requests or reported issues. A grand total of 52 pull requests by 15 contributors were processed for this release.

Noteworthy Changes in v9.6.2

Bug Fixes

• #3748 Fixed errors in exceptions localization strings. Thanks @valadas
• #3756 Fixed an issue that prevented saving settings in MVC modules. Thanks @donker
• #3769 fixed an issue where it was not possible to change the site logo of icon. Thanks @gbulicanu
• #3806 Fixed a possible null reference exception in ISearchable. Thanks @valadas
• #3832 Fixed an issue with redirection to primary alias when tab-specific alias exists. Thanks @skamphuis
• #3836 Fixed an issue where some html would show as text in messaging. Thanks @MaiklT
• #3839 Fixed Null Reference Exception when StandardFolderProvider is used in a Search provider task. Thanks @daguiler
• #3844 Fixed an issue that prevented importing some portal templates. Thanks @donker
• #3846 Fixed an issue that prevented portal messages overrides to work properly. Thanks @donker
• #3848 Fixed a regression issue with SSL Offloading setup. Thanks @daguiler
• #3852 Fixed a casing issue with 9.6.2 sql data provider file. Thanks @donker
• #3854 Fixed an issue that prevented super-users to upload files to the default portal. Thanks @daguiler
• #3858 Fixed an issue that prevented the install wizard from running due to an error with StyleCop fixes. Thanks @valadas
• #3865 Fixed an issue where it was impossible to upload any icons in page settings. Thanks @valadas
• #3867 Fixes an issue that prevented creating new pages Thanks @valadas
• #3873 Fixes exception when DnnImageHandler returns a cached response Thanks @daguiler
• #3881 Fix to membership module due to cast error when using JWT auth. Thanks @donker

Enhancements

• #3751 The primary site alias is now selected by default when adding a new page url. Thanks @schotman
• #3758 Multiple improvements to database performance. Thanks @mitchelsellers
• #3773 Updated NL-nl translation for intall and upgrades. Thanks @EPTamminga
• #3780 Fixed an issue where the persona bar heading component was not long enough for some languages. Thanks @gbulicanu
• #3786 Removed unused logo in site images. Thanks @david-poindexter
• #3787 Corrections to module settings localization strings. Thanks @sleupold
• #3788 Improvements to localization strings in security settings. Thanks @sleupold
• #3797 Performance and stability enhancements to purging the schedule history. Thanks @eugene-sea
• #3812 Improved the logic of sending test emails for smtp configuration. Thanks @thabaum
• #3818 Replaced Dnn copyright with generic one in default website template. Thanks @david-poindexter
• #3822 Upgraded jquery-hoverintent to latest versoin. Thanks @david-poindexter
• #3828 UI improvement to the display of server log files. Thanks @bdukes
• #3829 #3861 Added .webp support by default in served static files. Thanks @Tychodewaard @valadas
• #3834 Updated upgrade url for extensions to link to the one provided in the extensions manifests. Thanks @david-poindexter
• #3837 Removed maximum lenght in profile view settings. Thanks @MaiklT
• #3870 Switch to @babel/core package instead of babel-core Thanks @david-poindexter

Developer Experience

• #3746 Fixed a typo in versioning action. Thanks @bdukes
• #3747 Limited the rc action to only on on release candidate creation. Thanks @valadas
• #3777 Improved the deprecation of search indexer to prevent a possible 0-day breaking change in Dnn10. Thanks @valadas
• #3790 Removed Dutch template files to match the other languages setup. Thanks @sleupold
• #3801 Updated copyright headers to match .Net Foundation requirements. Thanks @bdukes
• #3802 #3810 #3811 #3831 #3843 Implemented StyleCop rules for better code consistency. Thanks @bdukes
• #3862 Updated versions as per release candidate release. Thanks @github-actions

Documentation

• #3803 Updated outdated link to installation documentation in install wizard. Thanks @gbulicanu
• #3809 Removed outdated documentation folder in project. Thanks @bdukes
• #3869 nl nl text installwizard & upgradewizard improvements Thanks @EPTamminga
• #3871 Update quick links in README to be more relevant and current Thanks @david-poindexter
• #3874 Update alert to refer to Admin Logs vs Event Viewer. Thanks @david-poindexter
• #3880 Changed http: into https: in references. Thanks @EPTamminga
• #3878 Small textual nl-NL improvements. Thanks @EPTamminga

List of Contributors

• Brian Dukes @bdukes
• Daniel Valadas @valadas
• David Poindexter @david-poindexter
• Peter Donker @donker
• Daniel Aguilera @daguiler
• Gheorghe Bulicanu @gbulicanu
• Sebastian Leupold @sleupold
• Michael Tobisch @MaiklT
• Mitchel Sellers @mitchelsellers
• Ernst Peter Tamminga @EPTamminga
• Cody @thabaum
• Eugene Shalyuk @eugene-sea
• Peter Schotman @schotman
• Tycho de Waard @Tychodewaard
• Stefan Kamphuis @skamphuis

Testers

Additionally we would like to thank our wonderful testers for this release.

• Mariëtte Knap
• Tycho de Waard @Tychodewaard

Additional Resources.

Is this your first time installing or upgrading DNN? If so, you can find some help with the installation and upgrade wiki articles. If this is your 100th time upgrading DNN, maybe review the guides and submit a few changes!