What octobercms/october shipped
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Week of September 21, 2026
What shipped
- V4.4.8 released with datatable fixes Release
- V4.4.7 released with upstream sync Release
- New php artisan october:admin command added for creating admin users from the command line Pull request #6128
- Fixed sync/async browser events being swapped in ResponseMaker Pull request #6131
- Frontend database queries for theme language lines and template index are now cached to reduce repeated queries Pull request #6126
Why it matters
Two new patch releases address datatable issues and upstream changes. Backend improvements include a new admin setup command and fixes for browser event handling that make AJAX responses more reliable. Query caching improvements reduce database load on frontend requests.
Changelog entry
- V4.4.8: Datatable fixes Release
- V4.4.7: Sync upstream (4.4) Release
- Add october:admin command with UserFactory abstraction for validation and user creation Pull request #6128
- Fix sync/async browser events being swapped in ResponseMaker Pull request #6131
- Cache theme language lines and template index queries to reduce frontend database load Pull request #6126
October v4.4.8 released with datatable fixes and v4.4.7 with upstream sync. New october:admin command simplifies admin user creation.
This week's October updates bring v4.4.8 and v4.4.7 with datatable fixes and upstream synchronization. A new october:admin artisan command streamlines admin user setup, browser event handling in AJAX responses is corrected, and frontend database queries are now cached to reduce load and keep sleeping databases asleep.
More from octobercms/october on GitHub
Merged pull requests
- Fix sync/async browser events being swapped in ResponseMaker (#6129) (#6131, merged September 22, 2026 by wakqasahmed) (source)
- Add october:admin command (#6128, merged September 22, 2026 by scottbedard) (source)
- Cache remaining cms queries (#6126, merged September 21, 2026 by scottbedard) (source)
- Fix Backspace clearing every tag in a customTags TagList (#6117, merged September 17, 2026 by wakqasahmed) (source)
- Cache theme data between requests (#6116, merged September 11, 2026 by scottbedard) (source)
- Fix scope filter option labels being HTML-escaped (#5935) (#6111, merged September 10, 2026 by wakqasahmed) (source)
- Fix MediaFinder paste button not updating across fields on the same page (#6106, merged September 5, 2026 by wakqasahmed) (source)
- Remove the duplicate exists key from the Finnish validation strings (#6102, merged September 3, 2026 by darkdi) (source)