Upgrading to Blacklight 9

An upgrade guide is available on the wiki. https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/wiki/Upgrading-to-Blacklight-9

What's Changed

PRs grouped by category, sorted by merge date, Sep 2024 - Nov 2025.

Facets

• Add a way to filter facets in the facets "more" modal by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3367
• Provide a focus ring on facet open/close button by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3378
• Remove role=treeitem by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3359
• Remove undesirable class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3388
• Set facet_group_component in the config by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3391
• Use Bootstrap 5 Accordion for the facet list by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3262
• Create correct css class in stylesheet by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3405
• Create a custom css class for the facet toggle button by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3407
• Remove styles that add unnecessary border around collapsed facets. by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3387
• Extract a FacetCollapseToggleButton component by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3409
• Handle beginless/endless ranges in facet value by @taylor-steve in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3213
• Make modal facet "more" pagination controls be on either side of screen by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3445
• Remove unnecessary css that pushes pagination out of alignment by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3439
• Make the remove button hover color settable by css variable by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3449
• Make text indent and left padding of facet values variables by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3468
• Put the facet heading padding in a variable by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3471
• Allowing styling for numerical and A-Z sort buttons to be passed into the FacetFieldPaginationComponent by @hudajkhan in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3492
• Strip markup from html_safe selected facet values in the html title. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3464
• Ensure that facet suggestions are relevant to the user's query by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3495
• Strip out new facet-only request keys by @maxkadel in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3509
• Forward-port improvements to the facet suggest feature by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3511
• Fix typo on aria-controls attribute in FacetFieldComponent. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3516
• [#3512] Support facebook-style query params in cases where a facet pivot is configured by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3514
• Add some bottom margin to the facet-suggest filter in the modal. Clos… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3525
• Fix facet prev/next nav link appearance when the link is disabled. Fi… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3533
• Bugfix: allow facet filter/suggest input to work with the sort toggle… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3538
• Fix wrapping for A-Z facet nav. Fixes #3523; relates to #2072. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3539
• Fix facet prev/next pagination nav display within and outside of moda… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3548
• Ensure facet filter gray box (in modal or facet browse page) doesn't … by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3553
• Remove unnecessary !important CSS rule. Followup for #3552. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3567
• Permit markup on prev/next facet pagination buttons by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3591
• Remove unused erb file by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3615
• Get rid of unnecessary _facet_pagination template by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3613
• Simplify FacetSuggestInput by only passing the presenter argument by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3608
• Allow setting classes on FacetGroupComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3621
• Rename FacetSuggestInput to Facts::SuggestComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3611
• Extract variable for block-padding on facet values by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3594
• Extract Facets::FiltersComponent so it's display can be customized by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3609
• Add more explanation about index_range configuration by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3607
• Move facet components to Facets namespace by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3614
• Extract FilterQueryBuilder to its own class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3599
• Extract selected facet value component by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3610
• Drop backward compatibility path by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3616
• Remove unnecessary partial and move render conditions to component by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3605
• The JSON presenter should use all facets by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3649
• Make Facets::FiltersComponent configurable by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3654
• Allow components to be passed into facets/filters_component by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3655
• Avoid DeprecatedConstantProxy for classes by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3642
• Allow classes to be configured on FacetGroupComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3658
• Allow the layout component to be overriden in a subclass by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3648
• Remove facet_pivot partial as it is no longer used. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3670
• Fix pivot facet accessibility by using tree, treeitem aria roles. Fix… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3671
• Fix color contrast accessibility in facet headers. Fixes #3560. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3666
• Fix pivot facet alignment and expander styles; improve example pivot config. Fixes #3554 & #3679. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3680
• Commit the compiled blacklight.css file from #3680 pivot facet style … by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3682
• Create facet item presenter instances via the facet presenter by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3688
• Add documentation to FacetItemPresenter by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3687
• Remove unnecessary method facet_value_for_facet_item by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3689
• Add documentation to Facets::ItemComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3692
• Add documentation to FacetItemPivotComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3691
• Fix facet suggest catalog path by @mksndz in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3711
• 3727 link to facet renders html for non html formats by @mamrey in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3728
• Add a note about the suggest configuration option for facets by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3759
• Add a blacklight_config.default_facet_suggest, to allow turn off new facet suggest feature by default by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3760
• Redesign facet suggest input styling/layout by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3769
• Switch facet suggest request to have query in URL query params, instead of path, with proper escaping by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3774

Constraints

• Use icon instead of a carat character by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3401
• Remove start over partial by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3328
• Set constraints_component in the config by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3392
• Set the max-width of constraints with clamp() by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3433
• Remove hover style from non-controllable element by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3470
• The fs-4 class has no effect on an svg by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3644
• Avoid transforming the size of the icon by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3645
• Use a larger Bootstrap close icon for constraint removal. Fixes #3660. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3661
• Extract remove_button method for easier customization of the applied … by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3662
• Create methods for ConstraintComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3686
• Extract a special purpose ConstraintPresenter by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3690
• Move start-over button to end of constraints by @body-clock in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3703
• 3701 visually show you searched for and remove constraints heading by @body-clock in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3704

Bookmarks

• Disambiguate .toggle-bookmark by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3306
• Change bookmarkCounter to find multiple selectors by @kirkkwang in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3351
• Bookmark counter spec by @mamrey in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3263
• Switch to using the bookmark icon by default by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3389
• Create a blacklight specific variable for the bookmark icon color by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3490
• Retain keyboard focus on bookmark checkbox by @paulhagon in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3602
• Compare document with bookmark using string compairson of class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3593
• add bookmarks keyboard navigation listener by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3646
• add blacklight event for bookmarks by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3659
• fix custom event detail by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3665
• Extract methods for overriding bookmark response by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3667
• Add bookmark-counter class and update bootstrap 5 classes by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3669
• BookmarkComponent is no longer an ancestor of ActionComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3668
• set the bookmark event on form instead of window by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3693

Modals

• Restore modal events that were dropped in Blacklight 8 by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3408
• isDefaultPrevented was a jquery-ism. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3411
• Fix scrolling of longer-than-viewport bootstrap modal in a by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3447
• Let a click on backdrop behind modal close the modal by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3452
• When modal is open, turn off body scrolling by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3453
• Import and export modalForm.js so it is included in the rollup build by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3467
• Darken modal backdrops, to match Bootstrap opacity. Fixes #3561. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3562
• Remove unused modalForm by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3581
• Remove unused variable by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3590
• Set requested with header on fetch request by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3672
• Restore scrolling and execute other modal hide behavior on modal dismiss by "escape" key by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3694
• Allow modalSetup to be called when no modal DOM is on page by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3724

Advanced Search

• Use SearchBuilder in AdvancedSearchFormComponent spec by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3637
• Ensure facets on advanced search form styles are consistent with side… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3674
• Make the built-in advanced search work correctly out-of-the-box for a… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3742
• Resolve "Refine display of constraints in advanced search form" by @mamrey in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3751
• Advance search facets by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3767

Other UI & Accessibility Changes

• moves next after numbers by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3272
• Show the item page information even if there's only one result by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3381
• Swap order of skip links so main content comes first by @thatbudakguy in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3354
• update link_to_search to work with only one/no search_field by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3422
• Use a labeled for show tools sidebar by @thatbudakguy in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3423
• Remove unnecessary role. The role is implied by the main HTML element by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3393
• Remove icons should be aria-hidden by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3399
• Remove redundant aria role from nav element by @corylown in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3457
• add aria-current for view-type buttons by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3465
• Update skip links style by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3461
• Ensure that the search bar is visible when focused via anchor link by @thatbudakguy in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3505
• [#3518] Remove incomplete implementation of menu aria role from Blacklight::System::DropdownComponent by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3519
• Permit markup on prev/next session context buttons by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3583
• Only render the flash message partial when there are messages to show… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3684
• Resolve '3739 render multiple dd elements for multivalued fields' by @mamrey in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3743

Bootstrap

• Remove bootstrap 4 support by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3226
• Explictly add the form-control class to the auto-complete by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3205
• Explicitly set the margin class on the constraint component by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3204
• Don't install the bootstrap gem unless they are using sassc by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3363
• Apply bootstrap style to title with classes instead of sass extend by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3199
• Remove breakpoint specific visually hidden styles by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3375
• Extract styles applied at all breakpoints by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3379
• Remove obsolete bootstrap function call by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3377
• Remove unnecessary styles by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3383
• Remove non-existing class navbar-toggler-right by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3406
• Prefer bootstrap classes to custom classes for margins by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3413
• Directly use the visually-hidden class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3373
• Set sort-widget-padding with explicit bootstrap classes rather than CSS by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3416
• Add bootstrap class to float-right rather than requiring custom css by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3429
• Use bootstrap classes to apply margin by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3434
• Set search bar border rounded class for number of configured search fields by @corylown in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3450
• Upgrade bootstrap to 5.3.5 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3565
• Drop jumbotron classes by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3603
• Remove deprecated navbar-dark class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3604
• Add margin bottom Bootstrap class to Search/Paginate by @body-clock in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3623
• Update bootstrap dependency in package.lock by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3620
• Remove vestiges of bootstrap 4 close by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3657
• Remove all remaining vestiges of Bootstrap 3 & 4 classes/attributes. Resolves #3675 by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3676
• Remove comments that imply Bootstrap 4 is still supported in BL9 (it … by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3776

JS/CSS Assets & Asset Pipeline

• Remove rails-ujs by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3225
• Rename 'Blacklight' inside of core.js as 'Core' by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3355
• Precompile assets for propshaft by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3365
• Test with esbuild/propshaft including both Rails 7.2 and 8.0 by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3360
• Add the h4/h6 class to the facet headings rather than using scss by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3201
• Upgrade rollup to v4 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3353
• Remove extend of .show by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3374
• Avoid using deprecated sass darken method by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3382
• unify importmap and npm use on 'blacklight-frontend', modernize package.json with exports by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3371
• Use css variables for sort-pagination by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3417
• Use --bs-border-color rather than -border-color for document separator by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3418
• Prune away unused CSS by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3430
• Remove custom autocomplete styles by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3410
• Switch to logical alignment by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3436
• Remove unnecessary CSS rule by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3435
• Use propshaft compatible url for logo image by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3370
• Allow managing all settings from blacklight_defaults.scss via CSS variables by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3438
• Enable building css so that you can run blacklight without sass by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3184
• Rebuild the css file by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3479
• Remove unused asset generator by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3380
• Precompile assets in the host app before running specs by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3362
• Fix importmap generator so it loads blacklight css using @import rath… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3551
• Fix importmap generator order for blacklight & bootstrap CSS so black… by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3566
• Remove css that is not applied by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3612

ViewComponent & View Refactoring

• Drop support for view_component 2 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3230
• Override ViewComponent::Base#sidecar_files instead of the compiler. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3346
• Remove catalog/_search_form.html.erb by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3332
• Remove deprecated show tools partial by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3321
• Allow SearchBarComponent to set necessary classes by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3197
• Remove the catalog/_constraints.html.erb partial by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3331
• Explicitly pass classes on the search widgets by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3203
• Explicitly set margin classes by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3196
• Remove show_sidebar partial and helper by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3334
• Remove deprecated _facets partial by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3329
• Fix group rendering collection by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3402
• Remove catalog scope from grouped search results. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3404
• Remove default partial slot value. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3419
• Remove search_header partial by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3395
• Remove header_navbar partial by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3394
• Assert that view_config will be not nil by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3344
• Extract a SkipLinkItemComponent by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3478
• Modernized view component testing by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3606
• Remove unused attribute by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3617
• Stop passing both presenter and document around by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3588
• Move logic out of thumbnail component template and into the class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3639
• Deprecate the @document instance variable by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3643
• Add accessors to DocumentComponent and use them by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3650
• Pass no arguments to the superclass by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3707
• Avoid ViewComponent::Base#set_slot by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3708
• Decouple presenter specs from view_component by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3709
• Add documentation about the sidecar_files method by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3712
• Simplify DocumentComponent collection parameter by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3714
• Further simplify DocumentComponent collection parameter by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3716
• Update to view_component 4.0 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3706
• Remove unused positional arguments from component lambdas by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3710
• Remove unsupported sitelinks searchbox by @mamrey in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3719
• Explicitly require view_component/version before trying to use it. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3729
• Push default document components into the configuration. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3733
• Push the default id for the show page back to the partial. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3732
• Push presenter configuration up to the configuration by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3736
• Extract a partial local for presenter by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3735

Solr, SearchBuilder, & Search Result Retrieval

• Use SOLR_MODULES envvar, rather than solrconfig entries for Solr 9.8 compatibility by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3497
• Use SOLR_MODULES in solr_wrapper config for Solr 9.8 compatibility by @cjcolvar in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3626
• Check for present query when appending boolean params by @body-clock in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3463
• Use the repository configured in blacklight.yml by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3526
• Use the kwargs for search by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3537
• Allow use of request builder by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3536
• Remove active_fedora_model_ssi from solrconfig by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3544
• Extract FacetSearchBuilder by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3597
• Remove user_params argument from SearchService by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3596
• Refactor test for Solr::Response by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3630
• Refactor test to use SearchBuilder by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3631
• Refactor Solr::Response::Group spec to use SearchBuider by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3636
• Refactor Solr::Response::Facets spec to run with a SearchBuilder by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3634
• Remove legacy document_solr_request_handler by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3635
• Allow the repository class to be configured on a per-class basiss by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3651
• Move tests for timeouts to the Solr::Repository spec by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3547
• Add comments to SearchState#filters by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3683
• Provide a way for applications to customize search result retrieval by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3685
• solr_wrapper dir argument is best to parent dir including 'conf' by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3697
• Extract a search_builder for a find one search by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3633
• Allow Blacklight::Solr::Repository#search to be called with no args by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3758
• Remove unused methods by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3766
• Revert "Remove unused methods" by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3768
• Remove unreachable code by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3628
• Revert "Extract FacetSearchBuilder" by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3762

Rails & Ruby Dependencies

• Generate Docker image with Rails 7.2, Ruby 3.3 and view_component 3.14 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3320
• Stop supporting Rails 6 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3224
• Bump rspec-rails dependency. by @cbeer in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3324
• Test on Rails 8 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3340
• Remove vestiges of turbolinks by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3356
• Upgrade tested versions of rails by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3425
• Test on rails 8.0.0.rc2 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3424
• Bump ruby language spec to >= 3.1 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3415
• Start testing on Rails 8 final release by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3437
• Use the released version of i18n-rails by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3459
• Stop testing with Rails 7.0, which is EOL by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3498
• Stop testing on Ruby 3.1 it is EOL by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3541
• Update to use Ruby 3.2 syntax by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3542
• Update rails to 8.0.2 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3589
• Remove code supporting Rails 4 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3576
• Run CI on Rails 8.1, for now 8.1.0.rc1 by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3755
• CI on Rails 8.1.0 now that it's out instead of 8.1.0.rc1 by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3757
• Update supported Rails versions by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3764
• Update Ruby and Rails versions in README by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3777

Miscellaneous

• Begin version 9 development on the main branch by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3319
• Run prettier on config/locales for consistency by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3322
• Use plural fixture_paths by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3335
• Consolidate generated additions to the User class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3341
• Use a valid command to test for the existence of docker compose by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3364
• Workaround bug in devise by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3368
• Remove cruft by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3384
• Autocorrect Layout/LineContinuationLeadingSpace by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3396
• Remove deprecations by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3390
• update release-related text in README by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3446
• Add a pull request template by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3480
• [#3484] Add missing argument to Hash default proc by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3485
• Remove axe exceptions for unused typeahead and bootstrap 4 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3451
• rubocop -a by @sandbergja in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3513
• Run tests on ruby 3.4 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3527
• Refactor spec to use described_class by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3528
• Avoid unnecessary initialization of repository by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3529
• Remove unnecessary require by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3535
• Reduce config duplication in a test by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3540
• Add new rubocop rules and correct by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3543
• Use the safe navigation operator by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3545
• Remove empty file by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3546
• Separate into reusable workflows so we can schedule CI for release branches by @maxkadel in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3570
• Use relative paths for workflows by @maxkadel in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3577
• Run release-8.x on actions from branch by @maxkadel in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3579
• Create a weekly scheduled CI for release-7.x branch by @maxkadel in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3582
• Remove unnecessary rubocop ignore by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3586
• Add new rubocops and regnerate todo by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3598
• Update rubocops by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3652
• Allow page title joiner to be configured by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3663
• update to 9.0.0.beta3 by @dnoneill in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3664
• Enable the JsonPresenter to be configured by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3705
• Bump version to 9.0.0.beta7 by @jcoyne in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3723
• Fix rubocop Style/RedundantParentheses offense. by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3744
• Update Dockerfile by @lrullo0 in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3747
• bump versions for 9.0.0-beta8 release by @jrochkind in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3761
• Fix broken CI (fix missing comma, and specify ruby version in each matrix entry) by @seanaery in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3779

New Contributors

• @kirkkwang made their first contribution in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3351
• @paulhagon made their first contribution in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3602
• @mksndz made their first contribution in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3711
• @lrullo0 made their first contribution in https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/pull/3747

Full Changelog: https://github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight/compare/v8.4.0...v9.0.0