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What's new in CF235

The following features and updates are available to customers installing HCL Digital Experience (DX) Container Update CF235 on supported platforms:

All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)

  • Blueprint updates
  • My HCLSoftware delivery portal
  • New How-to articles now available
  • Practitioner Studio - Dashboard
  • Presentation Designer - New entry points from Authoring portlet

Digital Experience 8.5 and 9.0 Versions

  • Extended Support option now available for DX versions 8.5 and 9.0
  • Automatically apply 9.5 from a later CF installation

Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version

  • DAM - Soft Delete
  • Helm values updates
  • Search V2 - Using in-house CA or PKI for certificates
  • WAS, JDK, and iFix versions

Notices of deprecation

  • CKEditor Rich Text Editor (8.5, 9.0, and 9.5)
  • Removal of automated Pod restart on ConfigMap updates (9.5)
  • Woodburn Studio demo site (9.5)

Go to the HCL Software Support Site/HCL DX Software Fix list for the list of software fixes, including Container Update releases.

All Digital Experience Versions (8.5, 9.0, 9.5)

Blueprint updates

The HCL DX Blueprint design system has been updated for CF235. For more information on the changes, improvements, and bugfixes, refer to the Blueprint changelog.

The HCL DX Blueprint design system has been updated for CF235. For more information on the changes, improvements, and bugfixes, refer to the Blueprint changelog.

Logout API updates

The Experience REST API logout endpoint (auth/logout) has been updated to include an optional redirectUrl field in the response. This field specifies a post-logout redirect URL provided by the WCM Core API. The update is fully backward compatible. Existing API consumers are not affected, and no changes are required. For more information, refer to Logout API updates.

The Experience REST API logout endpoint (auth/logout) has been updated to include an optional redirectUrl field in the response. This field specifies a post-logout redirect URL provided by the WCM Core API. The update is fully backward compatible. Existing API consumers are not affected, and no changes are required. For more information, refer to Logout API updates.

My HCLSoftware delivery portal

HCL DX software is available through the My HCLSoftware portal for customers licensed for the HCL Digital Experience v9.5 offering. For more information, refer to the following knowledge article and help center topics:

HCL DX software is available through the My HCLSoftware portal for customers licensed for the HCL Digital Experience v9.5 offering. For more information, refer to the following knowledge article and help center topics:

New How-to articles now available

A new batch of How-to articles has been migrated from the knowledge base to the HCL DX Help Center. For more information, refer to the New and migrated articles section.

A new batch of How-to articles has been migrated from the knowledge base to the HCL DX Help Center. For more information, refer to the New and migrated articles section.

Practitioner Studio - Dashboard

The Practitioner Studio Dashboard is a modern, React-based dashboard that replaces the Practitioner Studio homepage. It includes widgets, quick links, and an info hub to help you manage content, track status, and personalize user experiences more efficiently. For more information refer to Dashboard.

The Practitioner Studio Dashboard is a modern, React-based dashboard that replaces the Practitioner Studio homepage. It includes widgets, quick links, and an info hub to help you manage content, track status, and personalize user experiences more efficiently. For more information refer to Dashboard.

Presentation Designer - New entry points from Authoring portlet

New entry points to Presentation Designer are now available from the Authoring portlet. A new Read in Presentation Designer option has been added to the Read drop-down menu, allowing you to open a presentation template in read-only mode. The existing Edit in Presentation Designer option has been moved from the More drop-down menu to the Edit drop-down menu. You can additionally switch between the standard WCM HTML Editor and Presentation Designer without leaving the authoring workflow. For more information, refer to Accessing Presentation Designer.

New entry points to Presentation Designer are now available from the Authoring portlet. A new Read in Presentation Designer option has been added to the Read drop-down menu, allowing you to open a presentation template in read-only mode. The existing Edit in Presentation Designer option has been moved from the More drop-down menu to the Edit drop-down menu. You can additionally switch between the standard WCM HTML Editor and Presentation Designer without leaving the authoring workflow. For more information, refer to Accessing Presentation Designer.

Digital Experience 8.5 and 9.0 Versions

Extended Support option now available for DX versions 8.5 and 9.0

HCLSoftware announced End of Support for HCL Digital Experience versions 8.5 and 9, effective June 30, 2025. Customers are encouraged to upgrade to HCL Digital Experience version 9.5, released in a continuous delivery model. Refer to the Deprecated features page for more information.

To accommodate the customers who might be unable to update from DX versions 8.5 and 9.0 to DX version 9.5 by that date, customers can sign up for Extended Support. For more information, see the article Starting on August 30, 2024, Extended Support will be available for HCL Digital Experience V8.5.x and 9. Extended support will be offered from June 30, 2025 until June 30, 2026.

Automatically apply 9.5 from a later CF installation

In CF219, a feature was introduced where DX version 9.5 is automatically applied to an 8.5 or 9.0 installation if the configuration setting install_95=true is set. Note that a later CF might apply 9.5 by default unless you set install_95=false. This statement is not a guarantee of future releases or their features.

Digital Experience 9.5 Container Version

DAM - Soft Delete

The Soft Delete feature provides a safety net for accidental deletions of assets and collections in Digital Asset Management (DAM). Instead of permanently removing items immediately, a soft delete moves them to a Trash state where they are hidden from normal views but remain in the database for a configurable period. Items in the Trash can be restored or permanently deleted by authorized users. For more information, refer to the DAM Soft Delete.

Helm values updates

Helm value properties in HCL DX that were added, removed, or changed for this release are documented in DX Helm values updates.

Search V2 - Using in-house CA or PKI for certificates

You can now use certificates from your organization’s certificate authority (CA) or public key infrastructure (PKI) for Search V2 deployments. For detailed instructions, refer to Using in-house CA or PKI for Search V2 certificates.

WAS, JDK, and iFix versions

HCL DX 9.5 CF235 contains the following:

For more information, refer to WAS, JDK, and iFix versions.

Notices of deprecation

Advanced Rich Text Editor (CKEditor) (8.5, 9.0, and 9.5)

The Advanced Rich Text Editor (CKEditor) component in HCL DX was deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features.

The Advanced Rich Text Editor (CKEditor) component in HCL DX was deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features.

Removal of automated Pod restart on ConfigMap updates (9.5)

Runtime Controller triggering Pod restarts for direct configuration changes in ConfigMaps is removed. You must restart the appropriate Pods manually to apply the changes made to the ConfigMaps for testing configurations. For more information, see Deprecated features.

Woodburn Studio demo site (9.5)

The Woodburn Studio demo site in HCL DX has been deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features. It has been replaced by Nex Haven.

The Woodburn Studio demo site in HCL DX has been deprecated on August 05, 2025 and will reach End of Support (EOS) on August 04, 2026. For more information, refer to Deprecated features. It has been replaced by Nex Haven.

Access the latest HCL Digital Experience 9.5 Education Materials on HCLSoftware U

The HCLSoftware U offers technical education for the HCL Software portfolio of products, organized by practitioner role. See the HCL Digital Experience section of HCLSoftware U and the What’s New for Digital Experience section for more information.