What's new in eLabFTW 4.7.0

Introduction

This release comes quickly after 4.6.1, and thus contains only a few bugfixes and new features. Normally the bugfixes would go in 4.6.2 and new features in 4.7.0, but this time it’s a bundle with both.

So what’s new in this version?

You can see the complete changelog on the release page. This blog post is more about going into details for some of the changes.

How to update

Update like usual: see documentation.

Bugfixes

  • Fix APIv2 documentation for uploads and improve error message in case of incorrect JSON payload
  • Fix the Annotate image function
  • plus a few minor interface improvements

New features

Users features

  • Allow duplication of templates from view/edit mode

Sysadmins features

You can know define the lifetime of the authentication cookie, as well as the default checked status of the “Remember me” box on login.

new cookies settings

Head to the “Security” tab of the Sysconfig panel to configure these settings.

Conclusion

If you’re already on 4.6.1 like many, you’ll want to update to 4.7.0.

Thanks to everyone who contributed directly or not to this release. The adventure continues!