What's new in Release v4.8.0?
This release delivers incremental improvements to the website builder, platform performance enhancements, underlying framework upgrades and patches, as well as a range of bug fixes and usability refinements.
Theme Engine
New Liquid objects for referencing any object in Basker by slug or ID, making it easier to work with references and reduce the need for API calls.
Enhanced relationship lookups for templates that make heavy use of custom attributes.
Improved theme manifest performance, reducing the need to store block configuration on a per-field basis.
New high-performance API routes enabling easy front-end API integration without requiring an API key.
New preview route for themes, allowing theme developers to create style guides and preview theme settings.
Event references can now include both season and event handles.
Tessitura App
New dedicated routes for serving event images by Production Season ID and/or Performance ID.
Basker Admin
“Hide in Search” now available for several collections.
Optimized default columns and fields in List View to improve performance and load times.
Improved Site Tree performance when managing the site hierarchy.
Enhanced caching of custom theme manifests, boosting performance across the entire admin.
Updated default thumbnails for custom blocks, preparing for upcoming support for per-block custom images.
Live preview improvements — now supports more complex templates (note: complex JavaScript execution is not supported within the live preview window).
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue enabling the Elevent booking widget within dialogs.
Fixed display issues when using both the general booking app and standard ticketing apps together.
Fixed issue with internal links in the rich text editor.
Fixed issue with “has many” select fields in Theme Blocks.
Fixed issue with images in deeply nested objects.