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XP8

• Modern Runtime Stack: Upgraded foundation powered by Java 25 for improved performance, stability, and security.
• Redesigned Admin UI: Faster, more responsive interface built on the new Enonic design system, including visual updates to Content Studio.
• Universal API: First-class web API framework exposing consistent endpoints via /api or custom domains.
• YAML Schemas: Replaces XML with cleaner, more readable YAML alongside a new namespacing system for better identity management.
• Simplified Permissions: Inherited permissions replaced by explicit access control lists (ACLs) per node that take effect across branches immediately.
• Streamlined Developer Libraries: Leaner Node and Content libraries featuring standardized functions like move, sort, and patch.
• Extensions API: Replaces the legacy Widget API with isolated Web Components for building flexible admin tools.
• Real-Time & Observability: Native support for Server-Sent Events (SSE) and OpenMetrics monitoring.
• Enhanced Security: Host-specific authentication, PBKDF2 password hashing, and stricter validation for identities and content IDs.
• Independent Repositories & Backups: Direct repository exports and dumps to ZIP archives without full instance locks.
• Quality-of-Life & Terminology: Default SDK dev-mode, simpler /admin URL, uppercase HTTP functions (formerly controllers), and CMS resources relocated to /cms.
• AI-Assisted Migration: Dedicated AI agent skill available to automate and streamline project upgrades across breaking changes.

Content Studio 6

• Redesigned UI & Dark Mode: Completely rebuilt using the new Enonic design system with updated typography, icons, dialogs, and native dark mode support.
• Simplified Content Status: Streamlined status indicators that clearly separate online/offline states from pending modifications.
• Instant Permissions: Permission updates now apply immediately across branches without republishing, featuring granular control over parent/child items and pre-apply reviews.
• Pluggable Preview System: Dynamic previews automatically select the best renderer based on content type, paired with a newly integrated media and image editor.
• Framework-Agnostic Page Editor: Overhauled component view and smoother drag-and-drop, fully decoupled to work with any web-based front-end framework.
• Optimized Version History: Fast on-demand loading, clearer field-level diffs, and safeguards that prevent reverting to breaking patch versions.
• Native Content Exports/Imports: Export and import content directly from Content Studio without needing a separate application.
• Simplified Publishing: Scheduled publishing now defaults to "Now" with clearer indicators for scheduled releases.
• Platform Requirement: Runs exclusively on Enonic XP8 or newer.