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v1.7.3

gristlabs/grist-corev1.7.3Aug 28, 2025by jordigh

AI Summary

Enables comments, enables user presence behind a flag, optimizes Postgres DB performance, and allows customizing common URLs.

Key Highlights

  • Comments were improved and enabled.
  • User presence available behind the GRIST_ENABLE_USER_PRESENCE feature flag.
  • Significant db optimization for large sites using Postgres.
  • Common URLs can now be customized via GRIST_CUSTOM_COMMON_URLS.
  • Notifications for comments and document changes available in Enterprise.

New Features

  • Comments feature enabled.
  • User presence feature (flagged).
  • Postgres optimization for large sites.
  • Custom common URLs environment variable.
  • Enterprise notifications for comments and invites.

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* After a period of development, comments were improved and enabled. 
* User presence is in development, and available behind the `GRIST_ENABLE_USER_PRESENCE` feature flag.
* A significant db optimization for large sites using postgres happened. An extra minor optimization can be enabled using `GRIST_POSTGRES_USE_PREPARED_STATEMENTS` (not on by default since some connection poolers may need upgrades to handle prepared statements).
* Common URLs can now be customized by `GRIST_CUSTOM_COMMON_URLS` (thanks @fflorent)

### Grist Enterprise

* Notifications for comments, document changes, and user invites are now all available to enterprise users.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/compare/v1.7.2...v1.7.3

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