Setup Matters

WiX v6.0.0-rc.1, the first release candidate of the second release of our annual release cadence, is now available for your packaging business and pleasure. Download it, use it—it's an easy job to switch from WiX v4 and WiX v5—and report any bugs you discover.

As we discussed earlier this year, WiX v3 faces a deadline for the end of community support. That deadline has arrived.

As we discussed at last month's WiX Online Meeting, we decided to consolidate the WiX documentation with existing (and future) FireGiant documentation. You can see the results—with a gorgeous new visual design—at https://docs.firegiant.com.

How did you know that my secret birthday wish was for lots of WiX issues to triage and lots of discussion about the past and future of WiX? And you got me horribly frigid weather on top? You shouldn't have. No, really, you shouldn't have. But I'm happy to share. Read on for news and lots of triage.

It's not news to all the many faithful readers of these Highlights, but Rob wrote it down for those who aren't as enlightened: There's a predictable lifecycle for our annual WiX releases with security updates to keep both FireGiant customers and consumers safe. Read all about it!

Welcome to the November 2024 WiX Online Meeting as we start accelerating down the hill toward the end of the year. In fact, our next meeting on 17-December will be the last of 2024! Join us then for a pre-solstice celebration of bugs and feature requests.