🐰 New site, who dis?
Heyo, Ben here 👋, checking in with some BIG updates.
First off, you might have noticed… we revamped our website!
The biggest change you'll notice is that we've broken down Directus into a "backend toolkit" comprised of 8 unique tools.
- Connect: Generate instant REST and GraphQL APIs
- Explore: Browse and filter data in custom layouts
- Editor: Create and manage data in custom forms
- Files: Store and transform all your digital assets
- Auth: Protect your data with granular access control
- Insights: Visualize data in custom dashboards
- Automate: Automation builder for data
- Realtime: Keep data in sync with WebSockets
Directus is still a single cohesive platform, however, it's most efficient to describe and compare all of our capabilities within this set of specific tools. We'd love your feedback on this new approach!
In other exciting news: We're making huge strides in our database abstraction.
This update will enable all new datastore connectors (think: NoSQL, APIs, Vector, etc.), giving you even more flexibility and power.
To wrap up, the future of Directus looks brighter than ever, and that's thanks to all of you. Your feedback, your needs, and your creativity drive us forward — so, stay engaged, stay curious, and stay tuned for what's next… yeehaw! 🤠
⚙️ Content versioning beta, flows updates and more
Heya! 👋 Let's dive into the biggest updates from v10.6 and our v10.7 beta!
10.6 – Flows security updates
Safety first, right? 🛡️ We've made some critical security updates in this release. We've swapped out the now suddenly deprecated vm2 with isolated-vm to bolster your project's security when using the Run Script operation.
Heads-up though! the Run Script no longer supports node modules.
In v10.6, we've also improved improved the redacting logic for preventing environment variables from showing up in logs for Flows.
So, if you're logging any environment variables, rest assured that these sensitive values won't be logged. It's all about keeping your data safe and sound!
10.7-beta – Content versioning pre-release (Release Notes)
Since the success of our SDK beta, we've decided to early release features to get your feedback! We continue our beta releases with the introduction of Content Versioning in Directus.
This feature, which has been a hot topic in our community, is all about giving you more control and flexibility.
With Content Versioning, you can now create different versions of your content, making it easier to manage changes, test new ideas, and ensure that your content is always top-notch.
We're super excited about this beta release and can't wait to hear your feedback. So, give it a whirl, test out the new features, and let us know what you think in the #content-versioning channel in our Discord!
Top feature requests
These are the newly created feature requests that have gotten the most traction in the last 30 days. Anything catch your eye? Make sure to give it an upvote! 🔼
Have a feature idea or want to see if someone already submitted it? Go to our feature release page in GH and let us know!
👋 AI Hackathon entries are in! Time to vote
Hello, hello!
Throughout August, we hosted our very first Directus Hackathon , challenging our talented community to craft extensions that harness the power of AI in innovative ways. We had four incredible submissions showcasing the fusion of Directus and AI.
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We invite you to cast your vote and help us decide the winner of the community award. The project with the most GitHub Stars by September 10, 23:59 UTC, will clinch this honor.
So, dive into the projects and star your favorite one:
Media AI Bundle (@Arood)
Enhances our Flows automation builder with operations that describe images and extract text using AI.
OpenAI Automatic Translations (@timio23)
An extension that auto-translates content in collection items using the OpenAI API.
Directus Copilot (@programmarchy)
A bundle that allows users to ask contextual questions about their data within Insights dashboards, powered by OpenAI.
Machine Learning Operations (@karamokoisrael)
A set of extensions allowing developers to train, test and use machine learning model inside their existing project.
The winners will be announced at a live Discord event on September 11 2023, and winners contacted over email on the same day. If you haven't already, this is a great time to join our Discord community!
We're also excited to share the fantastic news that our very own Developer Advocate, Esther Agbaje , has been invited to speak at the TechMids Conference during Birmingham Tech Week on October 20th.
If you're in town or planning to attend Birmingham Tech Week, we encourage you to stop by the TechMids Conference and catch Esther's talk on Rethinking Content Modelling for Unforgettable User Experiences.
You can find more details and register at https://conf.techmids.io/ .
⚡️ Partner highlight: UK-based Pixie Labs
Howdy! I'm super excited to show you this cool Directus project built by Pixie Labs , a London-based digital product studio with deep software development expertise in @Ruby on Rails, React and React Native.
Pixie Labs has used Directus in several of its client projects. Most recently, they used it to power the beautiful BLACKWING7 website for their client, TRIBE7 .
Implementing Directus as a headless CMS allowed TRIBE7 to showcase their fantastic work (their lenses were used to film Oscar award-winning All Quiet on the Western Front! 🤯) in a beautiful, bespoke way whilst still allowing their team to make changes and additions to the content without requiring dev support.
Be sure to check out Pixie Labs' site for more cool projects or to contact their team about any projects you may have on the horizon!
There are only 2 hard problems in computer science:
- Naming variables
- Cache invalidation
- Off-by-one errors
Have a great September!