3.6.0 release notes#

This release of django CMS concentrates on introducing support for Django 2.0 and Django 2.1, and dropping support for Django versions lower than 1.11.

What’s new in 3.6.0#

Improvements and new features#

  • introduced support for Django 2.0

  • introduced support for Django 2.1

  • removed support for Django versions older than 1.11

  • added page_title parameter for cms.api.create_page() and cms.api.create_title()

  • length restriction for Title.meta_description was moved from model to form; field length was increased to 320 characters.

Removal of deprecated functionality#

Previously deprecated functionality has been removed:

  • Signal handlers for Page, Title, Placeholder and CMSPlugin models was removed.

  • Removed the cms moderator command.

  • Removed the translatable content get/set methods from CMSPlugin model.

How to upgrade to 3.6#

We assume you are upgrading from django CMS 3.5.

Please make sure that your current database is consistent and in a healthy state, and make a copy of the database before proceeding further.

Then run:

python manage.py migrate  # to ensure that your database is up-to-date with migrations
python manage.py cms fix-tree

Check custom code and third-party applications for use of deprecated or removed functionality or APIs (see above). Some third-party components may need to be updated.

Install the new version of django CMS from GitHub or via pip.

Run:

python manage.py migrate

to apply the new migrations.

Create a new django CMS 3.6 project#

On the Divio Cloud#

The Divio Cloud offers an easy way to set up django CMS projects. In the Divio Cloud Control Panel, create a new django CMS project and Deploy it.

Using the django CMS Installer#

Note

The django CMS Installer is not yet available for django CMS 3.6 or Django 2 or later.

This section will be updated or removed before the final release of django CMS 3.6.

Contributors to this release#

  • Daniele Procida

  • Vadim Sikora

  • Paulo Alvarado

  • Bartosz Płóciennik

  • Katie McLaughlin

  • Krzysztof Socha

  • Mateusz Kamycki

  • Sergey Fedoseev

  • Aliaksei Urbanski

  • heppstux

  • Chematronix

  • Frank

  • Jacob Rief

  • Julz