Release post for v1.7-rc

Author: pabzm

_data/releases.json

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_posts/2025-12-10-roundcube-1.7-rc-released.md

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+---
+layout: article
+title: Roundcube 1.7 RC released
+tags: releases beta
+---
+
+The development team is pleased to announce the release candidate for the next major version 1.7 of Roundcube webmail!
+
+With this milestone we introduce a few breaking changes (see below) and some further improvements in comparison to 1.7-beta2.
+
+Some noteworthy changes are:
+
+- Add scope parameter to contact search (#9863)
+- Add ability to chose from all available contact fields on CSV import (#9419)
+- Add a new plugin called `markdown_editor` that provides an alternative editor to compose emails using Markdown syntax.
+- Add rel='noopener' to all links opening in a new window to mitigate against misuse in older browsers.
+
+#### Breaking Changes
+
+- Remove `contact_search_name` option in favor of `contactlist_name_template` (#9832)
+- Replace session attribute `changed` by `expires_at` (to allow for variable session lengths per-user in a future change).
+- Password: Removed the (insecure) virtualmin driver (#8007)
+
+For full details and download links please read the [release notes](https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/tag/1.7-rc).
+
+We believe it is production ready, but we recommend to test it on a separate environment.
+
+Migrate existing configs with either the installto.sh or the update.sh scripts.
+
+And don't forget to backup your data before installing it!