Changelog for v1.8

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This release requires Erlang/OTP 25+.

Streamlined generators

  • Extend tailwindcss support in new apps with daisyUI for light/dark/system mode support for entire app, including core components
  • Simplify layout handling for new apps. Now there is only a single root.html.heex which wraps the render pipeline. Other dynamic layouts, like app.html.heex are called as needed within templates as regular function components
  • Simplify core components and live generators to more closely match basic phx.gen.html crud. This serves as a better base for seasoned devs to start with, and lessens the amount of code newcomers need to get up to speed with on the basics
  • Introduce magic links (passwordless auth) and "sudo mode" to mix phx.gen.auth while simplifying the generated structure
  • Introduce scopes to Phoenix generators, designed to make secure data access the default, not something you remember (or forget) to do later

put_secure_browser_headers

put_secure_browser_headers has been updated to the latest security practices. In particular, it sets the content-security-policy header to "base-uri 'self'; frame-ancestors 'self';" if none is set, restricting embedding of your application and the use of <base> element to same origin respectively. If you expect your application to be embedded by third-parties, you want to consult the documentation.

The headers x-download-options and x-frame-options are no longer set as they have been deprecated by standards.

Deprecations

This release introduces deprecation warnings for several features that have been soft-deprecated in the past.

  • use Phoenix.Controller must now specify the :formats option, which may be set to an empty list if the formats are not known upfront
  • The :namespace and :put_default_views options on use Phoenix.Controller are deprecated and emit a warning on use
  • Specifying layouts without modules, such as put_layout(conn, :print) or put_layout(conn, html: :print) is deprecated
  • The :trailing_slash option in Phoenix.Router has been deprecated in favor of using Phoenix.VerifiedRoutes. The overall usage of helpers will be deprecated in the future

1.8.0-rc.1 (2025-04-16)

Enhancements

  • [phx.new] Support PORT in dev
  • [phx.gen.auth] - Replace utc_now/0 + truncate/1 with utc_now/1
  • [phx.gen.auth] - Make dev mailbox link more obvious

Big Fixes

  • [phx.new] Fix Tailwind custom variants for loading classes (#6194)
  • [phx.new] Fix heroicons path for umbrella apps
  • Fix crash when an open :show page gets a PubSub broadcast for items (#6197)
  • Fix missing index for scoped resources (#6186)

1.8.0-rc.0 (2025-04-01) 🚀

  • First release candidate!

v1.7

The CHANGELOG for v1.7 releases can be found in the v1.7 branch.