6.0

Version 6.0

This release is kind of a big deal.

Note: In this you will find that Sitecore PowerShell Extensions assemblies and configurations were renamed to contain "Spe"; the former name has been retired and removed from everywhere in code.

This release (also for v5.1) has a single package for Sitecore 8.x - 9.x and the VersionSpecific dll is an embedded resource. Only install this version if using Sitecore 8 or 9. The installation works best on clean instances, but you can still upgrade with minimal effort. There is a poststep which attempts to remove the old files no longer needed.

• Full list of issues addressed

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• All configuration files and libraries (including namespaces) have been renamed. #1109

Major new Features

• Find-Item now supports the use of custom types similar to SearchResultItem and selecting custom properties. Thank you @peplau for your help with this. #1120 and #1123
• Integration Points can now use the root level library (i.e. Reports, Context Menu) to apply rules for Show/Enable rather than having to apply to each script.

All improvements

• There is now a tool for transferring security from a user/role to a role in the toolbox. #1139
• Find-Item can now check for GreaterThan and LessThan conditions. #1128
• Added the command Remove-Layout to remove layouts from an item. #1111
• Added the command Switch-Rendering to switch a rendering from one to another. Some features are still missing or need further review. #1110
• Organized security related scripts into a separate module. Now they are hidden from Content Authors. #1139

All Fixes

• The Quick download package tool did not use the proper name. #1116
• You could not assign $null to an item field. #1117
• Fixed an old issue where Set-ItemTemplate would fail on broken items. #1138
• Fixed #1137 where the ISE gallery buttons would not open properly.
• Found issue where an icon for the ISE tooltip was missing.
• Found an issue where the field editor was referencing an API no longer available (9.2+).

Known Issues

Integration Points

• The PageEditor script button integration is disabled by default. This is due to an API change. See #1136 .

Packaging

• #1143: Fixed. The "Script Library" node is set to overwrite which will wipe out all of your scripts!.
• #1143: Fixed. The security role "sitecore\PowerShell Extensions Remoting" is missing from the package.
• The scwdp package has an issue where a script called text.js is missing. If you install with the regular module package the file exists. I suspect something is wrong with the Azure Toolkit library used to generate the package. This can be discovered by opening the ISE and you'll see the 404 in the browser console.

File Hashes

SHA256 for Sitecore.PowerShell.Extensions-6.0.zip - Updated 2019-10-03
796A31CFF9B41385262E85EB508B37D77381002AFE4B54A818E72C091D5C60E6
01520A83ACDCDAD96116F65845B961D23AD91079B3FF3EA4B334C99E1153AC79

SHA256 for Sitecore.PowerShell.Extensions-6.0.scwdp.zip - Updated 2019-10-03
982FFAFCE17EB62D626FFB9ABE0FBE8E85A1EC4BA034C9DE18C5FCBA945BBBAC
765E633C08A16BCB7CF33C4727513E23207B4E49E836D195E23CD06460D19D63

You can check the hash value by running the following command:

Get-FileHash -Path ".\Sitecore.PowerShell.Extensions-6.0.zip" -Algorithm SHA256
Get-FileHash -Path ".\Sitecore.PowerShell.Extensions-6.0.scwdp.zip" -Algorithm SHA256

6.0-beta7

• #1139 - Organized security related scripts into a separate module. Now they are hidden from Content Authors.
• #1138 - Fixed an old issue where Set-ItemTemplate would fail on broken items.

6.0-beta6

Known issue:

• The PageEditor script button integration is disabled by default. This is due to an API change. See #1136 .
• Fixes #1137 where the ISE gallery buttons would not open properly.

6.0-beta5

Notable changes included in this release:

• Namespaces changed from Cognifide to Spe.
• Compatibility improvements for Sitecore 9.x.

Note: The scwdp package was built using Sitecore.Cloud.Cmdlets.dll version 2.3.0.0 where the following switch was specified: -DisableDacPacOptions "*".

5.1

Version 5.1

This release includes new features and bug fixes.

Note: This release has a single package for Sitecore 8.x - 9.x and the VersionSpecific dll is an embedded resource. Only install this version if using Sitecore 8 or 9. We've also updated the package a few times due to late discoveries in the the contents.

• Full list of issues addressed
• Release highlights

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• SPE Remoting included some commands that need to go away. Removed them in this release. #1072

Major new Features

• SPE Remoting no longer uses the SOAP service for Invoke-RemoteScript. #1062
• SPE Web API caches responses for a short period of time to improve performance. #1081
• SPE Remoting passes credentials via header rather than query string. #1077

All improvements

All Fixes

Update

2019.06.18

• Uploaded package because a bunch of items were missing.
• The "Modules" template folder item is missing. Attempts to generate a WDP from this package will fail.

5.0

Version 5.0

It's been exactly one year since the last release of SPE. In this version we added some powerful new features, along with improvements to the UI (icons, styles).

Note: This major release dropped support for Sitecore 7. Only install this version if using Sitecore 8 or 9.

• Full list of issues addressed
• Release highlights

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• no breaking changes

Major new Features

All improvements

All Fixes

4.7

Version 4.7

This release major focus was stability and overcoming any problems that were reported by our users.

• Full list of issues addressed
• Release highlights

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• no breaking changes

Major new Features

All improvements

All Fixes

4.6

Version 4.6

This release major focus was stability and overcoming any problems that were reported by our users.

• Full list of issues addressed
• Release highlights

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• no breaking changes

Major new Features

All improvements

All Fixes

4.5

Version 4.5

This release major focus was stability and overcoming any problems that were reported by our users.

• Full list of issues addressed
• Release highlights

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• no breaking changes

Major new Features

• Set-ItemTemplate supports fields copying to aid with templates that do not have matching field names 847
• New report - Custom template usage 818
• Support for small buttons and drop down menus in Content Editor Ribbon integration point 670
• New cmdlets for managing clone notifications 505

All improvements

Notable fixes

• Select that aborts pipeline doesn't work 839

All Fixes

4.4.1

Emergency fix release for environments having Windows PowerShell 4.0 or older installed.

Version 4.4.1

This release major focus was stability and overcoming any problems that were reported by our users.

• Full list of issues addressed
• Release highlights

Summary of important changes

Breaking Changes

• no breaking changes

Major new Features

All improvements

All Fixes