12.2.7200.1
- Tihomir Petrov (Unlicensed)
- Dimitar Grozev (Deactivated)
Supported Sitefinity versions: 12.2.7200
Location: M drive
Released on: May 21st, 2020
Important: The V4 mode of the connector can be used only with an instance of the Hawksearch V4search version. Please use the V4L mode of the connector for existing sites integrated with Hawksearch V4L version.
Release notes
General
The Hawksearch Connector is now distributed as a NuGet package. Any customizations on top of the Connector should be done by utilizing the public API of the connector.
Hawksearch V4
Integration with the V4 version of Hawksearch
OOB integration with the built-in Sitefinity search widgets
Extensibility points allowing developers to apply customizations without interfering with the source code of the connector
Enhancements in the Hawksearch widgets
Ability to have full control over the markup by only modifying the Hawksearch widgets
Ability to localize labels and messages
Ability to customize the display name of facet filters
Client-side binding built on top of the Hawksearch React SDK and the Hawksearch web API
Each Hawksearch widget now comes with two widget templates – vanilla version (i.e. no css applied) and a Bootstrap4 version
Hawksearch V4L
Export metadata is now persisted in database to ensure that the connector is compatible the “Sitefinity Cloud” offering
Extensibility points allowing developers to apply customizations without interfering with the source code of the connector
Various improvements and bug fixes covering the full and delta export functionalities
Disclaimer: The alpha release of the connector strives to enable you to start working on Sitefinity integrations with the V4 version of Hawksearch. Please evaluate the current state of the connector and provide us with your feedback. Any feedback, feature requests and/or bug repots will be greatly appreciated!