Directus v8.0.0-rc.1 Release Notes

Release Date: 2019-11-13 // over 4 years ago
  • 🍱 🐰 Directus v8

    🚀 Hi there! This is the first Release Candidate (RC) of the next major version of Directus: V8.

    We’ll provide additional docs and information once we release the final v8.0.0, but for now; here’s what you need to know:

    🍱 ✨ New Features

    • 🆕 New Admin App design!!
    • Project switcher doesn’t require you to sign out/in every time you switch
    • 👍 Login view now supports i18n
    • ⬆️ WYSIWYG editor has been upgraded using a new library
    • Dark mode, and easier theming
    • Webhooks Management through App
    • 🆕 New auth flow that supports secure httpOnly cookies
    • Ability to create additional projects through the app
    • API requirements check during the installer
    • Cleaned up SSO and 2FA flow
    • 🛠 Ton of little bug fixes and improvements

    🍱 🔥 Breaking Changes

    • Admin Application now expects to be in the API’s /public folder
    • Password reset flow now is a POST request instead of a GET
    • API no longer uses config/api.php for the _ project; instead it uses the config file name in the URL directly.

    🍱 🚨 Important

    🚀 We highly recommend you don’t use this in production yet. While we’re very happy with the progress we’ve made, this is still a release candidate and not the final version of V8. This release is meant as a preview for people to offer pre-release feedback.

    🍱 🎱 Version

    👀 Seeing that the app is now always bundled in the API, we decided to start using the same version number across our repos. Gone are the days where Directus had 3 different version numbers.

    'Til next time!

    🍱 ~ Rijk, and the rest of the team ✨🐰✨