Today the TYPO3 community released the first beta version of TYPO3 4.6. This is a developer "snapshot" and marks the start of our feature freeze phase.
Development progress
The release plan for 4.6, the schedule and the planned projects are detailed in the <link http: forge.typo3.org projects typo3v46-projects wiki _blank>project wiki on forge.
Highlights
- Cleanup: Methods deprecated since at least 2 major versions have finally been removed.
- Localization: Localization files for all TYPO3 versions are now provided by our new translation server. It generates language packs both as XLIFF and standard locallang.xml format.
- Form project: Successor of the Form content element is finally integrated. Editors can now enjoy a new era of UX friendliness when working with forms.
- Performance: The backend allows an instantaneous switch between modules once they have been loaded. Fluid templates are compiled and 2-5x quicker!
For details about this particular release and the current progress, please read up on:
<link http: wiki.typo3.org typo3_4.6 _blank>wiki.typo3.org/TYPO3_4.6
Downloads
We also have an introductionpackage for beta1, which allows testing the new features right away on a fresh installation. Experienced users can of course opt to upgrade an existing installation to the new 4.6beta1 version, but keeping in mind that this is still a snapshot of our development so far, and more changes and fixes will be included in further releases.
You can download the Beta packages from:
<link http: typo3.org download packages _blank>typo3.org/download/packages/
MD5 checksums:
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