Tag Name: v1.6.10
Release Date: 2/14/2023
Payload CMSPayload CMS is a modern, self-hosted headless content management system built with TypeScript, Node.js, and MongoDB. It's designed specifically for developers who want full control over their content management system while maintaining a powerful admin interface for content editors.
Payload CMS v1.6.10 brings several quality-of-life improvements including async plugins support, better relationship field controls, additional exported errors, and fixes for various bugs related to versions, globals, and translations. This release enhances developer experience while maintaining backward compatibility.
No migration is required for this release. All changes are backward compatible and should work with existing Payload projects without modification.
If you're using the version system and rely on the createdAt timestamps of versions, note that these will now correctly match the original document's timestamp, which might affect any custom code that expected the previous behavior.
This release is recommended for all Payload users as it contains several bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements without introducing breaking changes.
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Fixed an issue with document type handling in the collection update request handler, ensuring more consistent behavior when updating documents.
Resolved a bug where version documents' createdAt timestamps weren't matching the original document's timestamp, ensuring better historical accuracy in the versioning system.
Fixed a critical issue where global documents couldn't save drafts unless they were published first, improving the content editing workflow for global content.
The DatePicker component now correctly uses the user's AdminUI locale settings, providing a more consistent localized experience throughout the admin interface.
Fixed issue #2077 where the API Key UI would be missing when the local authentication strategy was disabled, ensuring users can still manage API keys regardless of authentication configuration.
Payload now supports async plugins, enabling more flexible configuration options and allowing plugins to perform asynchronous operations during initialization. This is particularly useful for plugins that need to fetch data or perform other async tasks before being fully configured.
Developers can now control the visibility of the 'Add New' button in relationship fields, providing more customization options for the admin UI and potentially simplifying the interface for content editors when creating new related items isn't desired.
More error types are now exported from the core package, making it easier for developers to handle specific error cases in their custom code and providing better type safety when working with Payload's error system.
No security fixes were mentioned in this release.
No specific performance improvements were highlighted in this release. The changes were primarily focused on new features, bug fixes, and documentation improvements.
Payload CMS v1.6.10 is a maintenance release that improves developer experience and fixes several bugs without introducing breaking changes. The addition of async plugins provides more flexibility in configuration, while the ability to control relationship field "Add New" buttons offers better UI customization.
Several important bugs were fixed, including issues with globals not saving drafts, incorrect version timestamps, and DatePicker localization. The release also improves internationalization with better Spanish and Croatian translations.
This update is particularly valuable for developers working with complex plugin architectures, teams using draft functionality with globals, and projects serving international users. The changes are backward compatible, making this a safe upgrade for all Payload projects.
