Kavita v0.7.8 Changelog Summary

Major Updates:

  • New Filtering System: Kavita introduces a revamped filtering system, allowing users to create unique filters and combine statements. The system is designed to be flexible and expandable.
  • OPDS Improvements: Enhancements to the OPDS implementations have been made, including better series descriptions and new feeds for “want to read”. Kavita is also working on adding OPDS2 support.
  • Localization Progress: Kavita is now fully translated into Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and almost entirely in Italian. Many other languages have over 80% of their strings translated.

Added Features:

  • Click on a character tag from the Reading list to open a pre-filtered search.
  • New sections in OPDS feeds for “Want to Read” series.
  • Admins can change the cover image size with multiple size options.
  • User day breakdown stat graph on user stats page.
  • Filters by Path, filepath, and Series Summary.
  • New filter comparison: “Must Contains”.
  • Ability to delete single collections from card actions.

Changes:

  • Revamped metadata filtering for custom combinations.
  • OPDS Series names no longer show format in the name, but in the summary.
  • Various performance improvements and optimizations.
  • Updated transloco library for better compatibility with older iOS browsers.
  • New languages added for localization.

Fixes:

  • Multiple fixes related to OPDS Feeds.
  • Improved localization key fixes.
  • Fixed lag on the reading list page.
  • Resolved potential bugs related to series naming for epubs.
  • Fixed issues with epub reader backgrounds and highlighting.
  • Made Kavita and the entrypoint script executable for the docker container.

API Changes:

  • Several APIs now have a v2 version, with the original being deprecated.

Known Issues:

  • Server Stats tab requires browser refresh after selection.