EPiServer - update 76
This update includes new releases of Find, CMS Core, and Commerce.
The update is applicable to EPiServer projects version 7.5 and higher, and contains finalized work items included in the latest iteration. The update is available for installation from the EPiServer NuGet feed. Continuous release updates are cumulative, meaning that the latest includes previous updates. All platform updates are supported, and we strongly recommend that you keep ongoing projects up-to-date.
Latest changes
Click a package in the list below to see work item details. See Release notes for an overview of latest changes. See Installing EPiServer updates for information on how to get the latest. See New features in EPiServer for a seasonal summary of new functionality for end users and developers.
Updated packages
EPiServer Core
EPiServer Commerce
Features
- #122660 Triggering of events when updating prices and inventories.
Event management added so that price and inventory information will be correctly indexed when changed from either the Catalog UI, Commerce Manager or external APIs.
EPiServer Find
Features
- #118616 Scroll all content on a page with one scroll bar.
This feature enhances the user experience by removing multiple scroll bars. - #109403 Customized search block.
Customized search block provides a custom content listing based on a search query and displays related content, suggestions, or any group of links that are based on Find search.
Issues with NuGet updates
In some specific upgrading scenarios you might experience issues with the dependency chains, due to issues in NuGet. This mostly affects Commerce and Find, but also might occur when updating CMS. The workaround is usually to update the packages one-by-one. See Issues with NuGet package updates for information.
Important notifications
Note the following version-specific information:
- From update 66, EPiServer Commerce only features that are Azure Database compliant are available by default; non-compliant features have to be manually configured.
- Update 55 included breaking changes for CMS and Find.
- From update 40, workflows are disabled by default to simplify Azure deployment. See Activating workflows for information about enabling them.
- Update 36 included breaking changes for Commerce; see Breaking changes Commerce 8.
- From update 35, .NET Framework 4.5 is required; see System requirements and Upgrading to .NET Framework 4.5.
- From update 6, EPiServer UI components (CMS and Commerce after version 7.6.0) were converted to NuGet packages. Location of packages have changed and might affect the installation if you are going from the first to the latest update; see Changes to package locations.
Related information
- Installing EPiServer updates – adding the NuGet feed and installing EPiServer updates to existing solutions.
- About the EPiServer continuous release process – deployment options with the EPiServer continuous releases.
- Releasing beta features – a blog about beta releases.
Last updated: Jul 27, 2015
