Introducing Releases & Simpler Cloud Backups

In the world of content management, ensuring that your content is up-to-date and consistent across all channels can be a daunting task. Manual methods, such as shared documents or project management tools, often fall short due to their inefficiency, time-consuming nature, and susceptibility to errors.

Strapi, the leading open-source headless CMS, understands the challenges content managers face. That's why we're excited to introduce Releases, a new feature that simplifies and streamlines content updates and rollouts.

This is one of the final changes we're making to Strapi 4 before we release Strapi 5. Keep reading to learn more, and if you want to stay updated on Strapi 5, make sure to sign up for the waitlist.

What are Releases?

Releases in Strapi are essentially content bundles set to be published simultaneously. This feature offers a comprehensive view of all content to be published at once as part of a specific release. It's like having a bird's-eye view of your digital strategy, neatly organized and efficient.

Consider a scenario where your team is working on launching a new software product or rolling out a significant update. The coordination of blog posts, developer documentation, and promotional materials is crucial and often challenging. Here, Releases become an indispensable tool, allowing your team to synchronize content with product development milestones seamlessly.

Releases provide a centralized platform for preparing and grouping multiple entries together for a specific release. This enables you to:

• Organize content by release: Group related content together to ensure that updates are made consistently and in a timely manner.
• Enhance collaboration: Collaborate with team members to review and edit content before it goes live.
• Reduce the risk of missed updates: Bundle content updates across your site or app, ensuring that no updates are missed.

Simplifying Content Updates with Grouping

With Releases, you can easily group related entries together and assign them to specific releases to see everything at a glance. This allows you to manage content in a more organized and structured manner, making it easier to keep track of updates and ensure that all of your content is up-to-date.

Streamlined Content Review and Editing

Releases facilitate a more efficient and streamlined content review and editing process. You can invite team members to review and edit content before it goes live, ensuring that all content is of the highest quality.

Why You'll Love Releases

By using Releases, you can enjoy a number of benefits, including:

• Birds-Eye View for Better Organization: Content is organized by release, making it easier to find and manage updates.
• Improved Collaboration: Team members can collaborate effectively to review and edit content.
• Reduced Risk of Errors: Automated content rollouts minimize the risk of missed updates or errors.

Pricing for Releases

Releases is a paid feature, now included in our self-hosted Enterprise and Cloud Team plans. This means that you can enjoy all the benefits of Releases with the added advantages of our comprehensive enterprise solutions like audit logs and review workflows. For those interested in learning more about our pricing structure, we encourage you to explore the different options to find the plan that best suits your needs.

Additionally, for those who are new to Strapi or considering switching to a headless CMS, we offer a 14-day free trial of Strapi Cloud. This trial period allows you to experience firsthand the efficiency and collaborative benefits of using Releases in a cloud environment.

Learn more about our pricing options, or start your free trial of Strapi Cloud today.

What’s Next for Releases

As we continue to innovate and enhance Strapi, there are several exciting developments on the horizon designed to further streamline your content management experience. Currently, it's important to note that our Releases feature is compatible exclusively with collection types. However, we're actively working on extending this functionality to include single types, which we anticipate rolling out in the coming weeks. This expansion will broaden the scope of content that can benefit from the streamlined management provided by Releases.

In addition to this, we are integrating Releases with Review Workflows. This integration means you will soon be able to bundle changes based on different stages of the workflow. Imagine being able to group and manage content updates according to their progress in the review process – a feature that will significantly enhance efficiency and clarity in content management.

But that's not all. We're making Strapi's Releases feature even better by adding scheduling. This means you can easily plan and automate when your content gets published, making it simpler to manage your content and collaborate with your team.

Keep an eye out for these updates, as they promise to bring your content management and collaboration to the next level with Strapi.

Better Control over Cloud Backups

Our Strapi Cloud Backups have always provided strong automated data protection. But we know sometimes you need more. That's why we've added Manual Restoration of Backups - a tool that puts the power of data recovery right in your hands.

A New Layer of Control: Manual Restoration of Backups

Understanding that each project has its unique demands, we've designed Manual Backups to adapt to your specific needs. Whether you're looking to revert to a recent change or something from a few weeks back, you have the freedom to choose the right backup for your current situation.

We've also focused on keeping things simple. Restoring your data is straightforward and only a few clicks away, freeing you up to concentrate on your coding and creative work without unnecessary complications.

In addition to our automated system, Manual Restoration ofBackups provide an extra layer of security. This gives you the peace of mind that your content is not just safe, but also easily recoverable whenever the need arises.

We're excited to see how Manual Backups will enhance your experience with Strapi Cloud. Give it a try and let us know your thoughts. Here's to making your development journey smoother and more efficient!

💅 Enhancements

We're always working to improve our product, and we appreciate the contributions of our community members. Here are a few enhancements that were made in the v4.19 release:

• tooling ci(perf): update yarn-nm-install action (#18747) @belgattitude This enhancement updates the yarn-nm-install action to improve the performance of our CI builds. Thanks to @belgattitude for their contribution!

We appreciate the hard work of our community members who contribute to making our product better.

🔥 Bug Fixes

We also fixed a few bugs in the v4.19 release:

• core:data-transfer fix(data-transfer): Skip and warn on orphan links in import and transfer (#19186) @christiancp100 This fix addresses an issue where orphan links could be created during import and transfer operations.

• typescript Respect autogenerate setting for JS projects (#19207) @innerdvations This fix ensures that TypeScript types are generated correctly for JS projects that have the autogenerate setting enabled.

• typescript Fix Types Generation for Biginteger Attributes With Default Values (#19241) @Convly This fix addresses an issue where TypeScript types were not being generated correctly for BigInteger attributes with default values.

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