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Major Updates and Improvements

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  • RSS/Atom feeds are now available for search results, allowing you to subscribe to a search via RSS. #2489 (Donated by Atmire)
  • Improved proxy support for all external sources/APIs. All external connections should now use the DSpace Proxy Configuration
  • Project Entities can now be imported from DataCite #9636 (Donated by Florian Gantner)
  • Add ability to require Creative Commons license be selected in submission forms #9639 (Donated by 4Science)
  • Klaro cookie settings popup was replaced with Orejime.  Orejime provides better accessibility and is better maintained. #2718 (Donated by 4Science)
  • Fixed statistics bug where "view" events could be sent twice when using scoped themes. #4099 (Donated by Atmire)
  • Fixed bug where access restricted thumbnails were not shown to users who have proper access rights. #4165 (Donated by Atmire)
  • Fixed several administrative bugs:
    • Fixed bug where Processes page wasn't properly supporting integer parameters.
     
    • #4273 (Donated by 4Science)
    • Fixed bug where list of bitstreams on "Edit Item > Bitstreams" tab would be duplicated when using pagination. #4015 (Donated by Atmire)
  • Fixed several submission/workflow related bugs:
    • Fixed bug where an Admin could not upload a bitstream to an item in workflow when impersonating a user. #4288 (Donated by 4Science)
    • Fixed bug where fields of type "name" in submission forms could not be deleted properly. #4073 (Donated by Atmire)
    • Fixed caching issues that could occur on MyDspace page when switching between views. #4205 (Donated by 4Science)
  • Fixed a number of accessibility-related issues, including:
    • Truncated abstracts now use ellipsis for truncation instead of fading out. #4341 (Donated by 4Science)
    • Improved screen reader accessibility for header and recent submissions. #4335 (Donated by Atmire)
    • Enhanced keyboard navigation on several pages. #4244 (Donated by eScire)
    • Fixed small screen display issues in footer and full item page. #4218 (Donated by Jesiel Viana)
  • Includes all bug fixes and accessibility fixes also included in in the 8.1 release.
  • Fixed a large number of other small bugs.  See Changes in 9.x for a list of all changes.
  • Major Dependency updates: Frontend updated to Angular 18 and Bootstrap 5. (Both donated by Atmire)

New/Updated Language support

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  • (WAS THIS IN 8.1?) Arabic (العربية) language updates donated by KnowledgeWare Technologies Est.
  • (WAS THIS IN 8.1?) German (Deutsch) language updates donated by Sascha Szott (saschaszott)
  • Polish (Polski) language updates donated by PCG Academia

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