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Alternative option
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More information
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| Sitefinity CMS built-in Ecommerce module |
Sitefinity CMS 14.0
Release date: Sept. 15, 2021
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Ucommerce
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All Ecommerce assembly files and APIs are removed from the project source code. Progress has partnered with Ucommerce to provide a comprehensive, feature-rich replacement. For more information, see Ucommerce for Sitefinity. |
| Forms and SWT authentication mechanisms |
Sitefinity CMS 14.0
Release date: Sept. 15, 2021
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Default and OpenID authentication protocols |
The basic settings authentication screen has been removed for new projects and is only visible for projects that use Forms authentication. For more information, see Authentication.
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| Sitefinity CMS implementation of GitHub authentication provider |
Sitefinity CMS 14.0
Release date: Sept. 15, 2021
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We recommend implementing the authentication via custom code |
Sitefinity CMS implementation of GitHub authentication provider is no longer supported. GitHub announced that they have deprecated API authentication through query parameters as of Sept. 8, 2021. For more information, see Deprecating API authentication through query parameters. |
| Amazon CloudSearch |
Sitefinity CMS 13.3
Release date: March 10, 2021
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Built-in search services: Lucene, Azure Search, and Elasticsearch |
Amazon CloudSearch is no longer supported. If you have Amazon CloudSearch setup, the system status dashboard widget will report an error. We suggest configuring one of the three built-in search services instead. For more information, see Compare search services. |
| Social media widgets |
Sitefinity CMS 11.1
Release date: Nov. 12, 2018
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Custom service / third-party service |
You can integrate social media sharing buttons into your Sitefinity CMS website content. For more information, see Make Your Website Content Shareable with Social Media Sharing Buttons. |
| DropBox provider |
Sitefinity CMS 11.0
Release date: May 30, 2018
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You can use an external Blob storage provider, such as Microsoft Azure Blob storage, or Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). |
Sitefinity Thunder
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Sitefinity CMS 11.0
Release date: May 30, 2018
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Sitefinity VSIX |
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Default backend theme
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Sitefinity CMS 10.2
Release date: Nov. 14, 2017
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Light theme |
Light theme is now the only option. |
Sitefinity Silverlight upload mode
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Sitefinity CMS 10.2
Release date: Nov. 14, 2017
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HTML 5 upload module
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Progress Sitefinity now only supports HTML 5 upload module as the default upload mode.
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Blogging with Windows Live Write
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Sitefinity CMS 10.0
Release date: March 14, 2017
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Old Twitter Widget (TwitterWidget)
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Sitefinity CMS 10.0
Release date: March 14, 2017
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Custom service / third-party service
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You can integrate a Twitter sharing button into your Sitefinity CMS website content. For more information, see Make Your Website Content Shareable with Social Media Sharing Buttons.
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Sitefinity Connector for Telerik Backend Services (Everlive)
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Sitefinity CMS 10.0
Release date: March 14, 2017
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You can easily create Sitefinity web services
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The Sitefinity Connector for Telerik Backend Services has been discontinued.
For more information, see Sitefinity Connector for Telerik Backend Services is Discontinued.
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DAM Module (Lightening)
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Sitefinity CMS 10.0
Release date: March 14, 2017
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The Sitefinity DAM module has been discontinued.
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Sitefinity Mobile App Builder
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Sitefinity CMS 9.2
Release date: Oct. 02, 2016
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The Sitefinity Mobile App Builder has been discontinued.
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| Migration Module |
Sitefinity CMS 9.2
Release date: Oct. 02, 2016
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The Migration Module has been discontinued. This capability was only used to migrate legacy projects from version 3.x to 4.x, which are retired. |
Sitefinity Desktop Application
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Sitefinity CMS 9.1
Release date: May 19, 2016
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The Sitefinity Desktop Application has been discontinued.
For more information, see Sitefinity Desktop Application Discontinued with 9.1 Release.
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