- Added new API extensions: authenticate hook, server‑property extension, items.sort event, listen parameter, and Docker timezone support.
- Enhanced UI/UX with updated base theme, resizable navigation panel, markdown target="_blank", date‑picker auto‑close, datetime interface tweaks, and translation optimizations.
- Fixed numerous bugs across the app, API, LDAP, permissions, and documentation, including dark‑mode fixes and added deploy guide updates.
v9.6.0
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Fixed storage connection leaks for all drivers and made `exists()` throw on lookup failures, requiring error handling (breaking).
⚠️ Breaking: Minimal app access now restricts readable settings fields and the WYSIWYG editor switches from TinyMCE to Tiptap, dropping TinyMCE customizations.