Strapi v4.0.5 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

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✨ Features 5 ⚡ Improvements 5 🔧 Bug Fixes 6

⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Strapi v4.0.5. Source highlight: [core:admin] Fixes admin build when removing optional plugins (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12171) @soupette

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✨ New Features & Capabilities (5)

[core:admin] Add missing translations for traditional Chinese (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12119) @duncanhsieh
[core:admin] feat: Hungarian admin translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12135) @dobosmarton
[core:admin] chore: add missing pt-BR translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12186) @MuriloKakazu
[core:admin] Add document name (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12233) @HichamELBSI
[core:utils] Add PolicyError error class for use in policies (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12080) @derrickmehaffy

⚡ Performance & Enhancements (5)

[cli] Create CTs, middlewares, policies folders during plugin generation (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12043) @sunnysonx
[core:admin] Interface language usage metrics (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12107) @vincentbpro
[core:admin] Close on click outside CE limitation modal (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12152) @HichamELBSI
[core:admin] Enable to create/trigger webhooks with no events (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12174) @Convly
[core:strapi] Prepare for deprecated cluster.isMaster in node > 16.0.0 (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12239) @denik1981

🔧 Bug Fixes & Patches (6)

[core:admin] Fixes admin build when removing optional plugins (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12171) @soupette
[core:strapi] Remove incorrect plugin UID on content-types (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/11822) @roelbeerens
[core:strapi] [FIX] respect custom ENV_PATH (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/11983) @tillschweneker
[core:strapi] Fixed non-shell host crash on startup (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12173) @ivanThePleasant
[plugin:users-permissions] Fix confirmation url missing the api prefix (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12162) @petersg83
[core:admin] fix translations for Ukrainian (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12141) @OleksiiKachan

📄 View Raw Release Notes (Original Developer Log)

### 🐛 Bug fix * [core:admin] Fixes admin build when removing optional plugins (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12171) @soupette * [core:strapi] Remove incorrect plugin UID on content-types (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/11822) @roelbeerens * [core:strapi] [FIX] respect custom ENV_PATH (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/11983) @tillschweneker * [core:strapi] Fixed non-shell host crash on startup (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12173) @ivanThePleasant * [plugin:users-permissions] Fix confirmation url missing the api prefix (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12162) @petersg83 ### 🌏 Translation * [core:admin] Update Spanish translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12033) @tanoabeleyra * [core:admin] Update Admin Japanese translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12056) @SergeiMeza * [core:admin] Update danish translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12071) @rlvk-vk * [core:admin] Add missing translations for traditional Chinese (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12119) @duncanhsieh * [core:admin] feat: Hungarian admin translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12135) @dobosmarton * [core:admin] fix translations for Ukrainian (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12141) @OleksiiKachan * [core:admin] Update nl.json (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12169) @davidroseboom * [core:admin] chore: add missing pt-BR translations (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12186) @MuriloKakazu ### 💅 Enhancement * [cli] Create CTs, middlewares, policies folders during plugin generation (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12043) @sunnysonx * [core:admin] Interface language usage metrics (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12107) @vincentbpro * [core:admin] Close on click outside CE limitation modal (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12152) @HichamELBSI * [core:admin] Enable to create/trigger webhooks with no events (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12174) @Convly * [core:admin] Add document name (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12233) @HichamELBSI * [core:strapi] Prepare for deprecated cluster.isMaster in node > 16.0.0 (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12239) @denik1981 * [core:utils] Add PolicyError error class for use in policies (https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/12080) @derrickmehaffy --- ### 📚 Migration guides can be found [here](https://docs.strapi.io/developer-docs/latest/update-migration-guides/migration-guides.html) 📚

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