This is the release notes for ActivityPub Application 1.4.
This release brings two new features to ActivityPub: mentioning users and liking entities. In addition, this release fixes some issues found during the development.
New and Noteworthy (since ActivityPub Application 1.3)
Full list of issues fixed and Dashboard for 1.4.
For Users
ActivityPub Mentions
It is now possible to send and receive mentions through the Fediverse using ActivityPub.
Sending a mention to an ActivityPub actors is done by using the existing mentions mechanism of XWiki.
To be notified of mentions from the Fediverse, the "Receive mentions notifications." notification option of the ActivityPub category must be activated in the notifications settings.
Like Elements
It is now possible to perform Likes on elements coming from the fediverse: you can like something by clicking on a heart icon directly on the ActivityPub notification.
All the elements liked can be then retrieved in the new dedicated view of the ActivityPub dashboard.
Miscellaneous
Improved notifications display: The presentation of the notification has been improved to be more readable when the sender has a long identifier, or the received content is large.
For Admins
Administration page moved to the Social section: The ActivityPub administration page is now on the Social category of the global administration. It was previously placed in the Other category.
For Developers
No changes!
Translations
The following translations have been updated:
Known issues
Backward Compatibility and Migration Notes
General Notes
- When upgrading make sure you compare and merge the following XWiki configuration files since some parameters may have been modified, removed or added:
- xwiki.cfg
- xwiki.properties
- web.xml
- hibernate.cfg.xml
- Add xwiki.store.migration=1 in xwiki.cfg so that XWiki will attempt to automatically migrate your current database to any new schema. Make sure you backup your Database before doing anything.
Credits
The following people have contributed code and translations to this release (sorted alphabetically):
- Manuel Leduc
- Simon Urli
The development of ActivityPub 1.4 has been partly funded by NLnet fundation as part of the NGI Search & Discovery call.