CKAN patch release 2.8.1 now available
We are happy to announce that the new patch release for 2.8.x is now available to download and install. This patch release fix important bugs and security issues, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. Patch release upgrades are very straight-forward and...New CKAN version 2.8.0 released, patch versions for 2.5.x, 2.6.x and 2.7.x available
The CKAN team is happy to announce the release of the latest CKAN version, 2.8.0. We have released patch versions for CKAN 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7, which as ever users are strongly encouraged to apply. CKAN 2.8 This is a release that comes packed with lots of fixes and improvements to make CKAN more flexible...
Make Open Data discoverable for search engines
Note: this is a crosspost, originally published on the Liip Blog. Open Data portals are a great way to discover datasets and present them to the public. But they lack interoperability and it’s thus even harder to search across them. Imagine if you’re looking for a dataset it’s just a simple “google search” away. Historically...
Starting work towards the upcoming 2.8 release
The tech team has started the process for stabilizing the upcoming 2.8 release. In practical terms this means a new dev-v2.8 branch that will eventually become the released version. Over the next following weeks we need as much testing as possible to ensure we catch any issues. To give 2.8 beta a try you can...Latest CKAN patch releases now available
We are happy to announce that the new patch releases for 2.5.x, 2.6.x and 2.7.x are now available to download and install (2.5.8, 2.6.5 and 2.7.3). These patch releases fix important bugs and security issues, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. Patch release upgrades are very straight-forward and do not contain any...
Introducing ckanext-validation: data validation and reporting integrated in CKAN
Note: this is an adapted piece from an article originally published in the Frictionless Data website Context One of the main goals of the Frictionless Data project is to help improve data quality by providing easy to integrate libraries and services for data validation. We have integrated data validation seamlessly with different backends like GitHub...
Call for Contributions: ckanext-datapackager Extension
If you have been following the Frictionless Data Project, and especially, taken note of the release of V1 specifications for Data Packages, then you'll know that the initiative and growing body of work represents a significant 'hook' for CKAN itself. Bridging a gap between the authoritative publishing of datasets, resources and their machine readable endpoints for a...