With a holiday looming for many of us, we are thrilled to
announce the release of Umbraco 4.6
Beta (codename JUNO). This release represents a very big
step forward for the first time Umbraco user, focusing on a much
improved installation experience and the getting started process
with the addition of Starter Kits and Skins plus guidance on
getting help and next steps via the default dashboards.
We haven't limited our attention to the new Umbraco user
however. With the Umbraco 4.6 Beta release we have added a
robust skinning engine that allows designers to create a customize
skins for Umbraco easily. We have created a
guide to creating Umbraco skins available now. And it
wouldn't be Umbraco if we did not include additional developer
features. Among others, the Umbraco 4.6 Beta includes the
introduction of the INode, IMacroEngine, and ILog interfaces for
even more flexibility when extending Umbraco. In addition the
Umbraco 4.6 Beta release includes an updated User Control Wrapper
with support for XML return types and custom settings, support for
Microsoft's Razor Syntax, support for Microsoft's SQL CE 4.0
database, and an updated login timeout handler that will please
developers and editors alike.
We consider Umbraco 4.6 Beta stable and recommend it for use on
new deployments. If you plan to upgrade an existing site we
recommend testing the upgrade in a safe environment first as we
have not fully identified potential upgrade issues. As
always, if you do encounter an issue while using Umbraco 4.6 Beta
please log it in the CodePlex Issue Tracker so it can be addressed
with the Umbraco 4.6 Release Candidate.
The Umbraco Core Team is focused on resolving any remaining
issues with Umbraco 4.6 and adding the polish that new users expect
prior to the final Umbraco 4.6 release. Don't delay, get your
very own Umbraco 4.6
Beta today - we think you'll be impressed.