All notable changes to Dataverse Frontend are documented here. We also maintain a separate Design System Changelog for component-specific changes.
This changelog follows the principles of Keep a Changelog and adheres to Semantic Versioning. This document is intended for developers, contributors, and users who need to understand the technical details.
- Dataset Templates integration in the Create Dataset form. (#745)
- Advanced Search UI replicating legacy JSF, with persistence of queries and facet filters. (#760, dataverse#9993)
- External Search integration with selectable search service and first-load fetch behavior. (#710)
- File Edit Tags with populated categories dropdown. (#763)
- DEMO environment option in deploy actions.
- Metadata Export Dropdown to the metadata tab of Dataset Page and File Page.
- External Tools integration. All types supported: Explore, Configure, Preview and Query tools in Dataset and File pages. Still not showing external tools for Auxiliary Files as additional development is needed.
- Dataset page: citation downloads available in multiple formats with copy-to-clipboard. (#786)
- Standardized Node.js to v22 across environments (docker dev, CI, production).
- Upgrade Keycloak to 26.3.2; updated SPI and test realm JSON.
- Truncate long collection and dataset descriptions with expandable content. (#789)
- UI polish: Files Table always shows action buttons. (#800)
- Guest user access: file info retrieval works on deaccessioned datasets. (#752)
- Collection filter queries with values containing ":" now parsed correctly. (#812)
- File upload: corrected "drop one file to replace" warning behavior. (#810)
- Create Collection form: prevent numeric-only aliases. (#798)
- Improved URL handling and wrapping across the UI. (#774)
- Introduced CHANGELOG and updated related documents. (#828)
- Added Environments section to README.
- Expanded Keycloak deployment documentation with realm setup and SPI guidance.
- Fixed dependencies vulnerabilities: reduced npm audit issues from 100+ (including 12 critical and 33 high) to only 2 moderate.