Updated Release: Composite C1 4.0 (release candidate) (May 29, 2013)

Composite C1 4.0 (4.0.4897.31550)
(release candidate)

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Getting started
If you are new to Composite C1 and want to install it: http://docs.composite.net/Getting-started

What's new in Composite C1 4.0
The following are highlights of major changes since Composite C1 3.2:

General user features:

• Uploads up to 512MB accepted in the media archive
• New “Block Selector” in Visual Editor – enable users to create styled div, blockquote etc. elements.
• IE9 and IE10 run in standards mode and have very good performance
• Support for older IE7 and IE8 dropped
• IE10 has spell checking in all input fields (like Firefox)
• When media files are updated (like uploading a new image on top of an existing one) all client caches are automatically invalidated
• Drop down menus support searches
• Free hand image re-size in visual editor (not in IE though)
• New URL combobox widget allow for both internal URLs and a typed URL
• The C1 Console tree showing website pages now use the 'Menu Title' for labels
• New starter site (bootstrap/less/razor)

Developer features:

• Support for .NET 4 and .NET 4.5
• ASP.NET Razor, Web Forms and Master pages are now 1st class citizens
• Support for inline SVG in page html, function output etc.
• Data type editor let you make XHTML fields with one click.
• Data type Editor now enable you to control sorting on tree elements
• Public API expanded - http://api.composite.net/
• VisualEditor; code view; setting attributes on <body/> now kept and lifted to rendered page.
• Visual Editor pick up on CSS/LESS file changes and next load.
• Support CDATA sections - enable unstructured markup to be placed in function output.
• New C1 Functions HtmlTitleValue and MetaDescriptionValue (namespace Composite.Web.Htm.Template) which will output final title and description of a page.
• Adding head element filtering (filtering on duplicate meta tag definitions, duplicate script and css includes).
• Page Template supports Razor and Master pages with full C1 Console edit support in the Layout perspective
• Razor Functions and User Control Functions known from C1Contrib build in, added to public API and manageable from within the C1 Console
• In Layout perspective, New "Page Templates Features" allow you to maintain templates elements (like footer texts, navigation and aside columns functions) in a code free environment.
• Code editor has razor syntax highlighting
• ASP.NET Sitemap provider support
• Copy XSLT Functions
• OnStoreChange data event introduced for better scale out support
• IFormLoginProvider and related types now exposed in the public API
• RenderingResponseHandler and related types now exposed in the public API
• Error boxes shown when a C1 Function fail on a page look better than ever. Highlighting the offending line etc.

Management:

• New "HTTPS Enforcer" feature on the C1 Console (see https://compositec1.codeplex.com/workitem/1661) - easy config to make the C1 Console either force HTTPS or be unavailable.
• Install and perform well on Azure Websites.
• Now possible to delete (or not copy) the "/Composite" folder on a deployment.
• The C1 Console "Tools | Server Log" now offer filtering of event types '
• XML data files serialize elements sorted by primary key. Makes use with code versioning systems easier.
• Changes to XML data files are picked up. Data is reloaded and OnStoreChange are fired, updating all relevant Composite C1 caches.

Other:

• Numerous bug fixes and minor improvements - for a more comprehensive list see https://compositec1.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets

Upgrade guidelines
You can upgrade from 4.0 beta releases and earlier versions of Composite C1 - upgrading gives you access to all 4.0 features, fixes and packages.

Upgrading from 4.0 Beta:

1. Take a backup of your website
2. Launch the C1 Console
3. Go to System | Packages | Available Packages | Composite.Updates
4. Select "Package Info" on the update available and click "Install"

Upgrading from 3.2 and earlier:
Manual guide not available yet.

For automated and supported upgrade tool see https://www.composite.net/Plans-and-Pricing