Universal Editor 2026.10.08 Release Notes release-notes
These are the release notes for the 8 October 2026 release of the Universal Editor.
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If you wish to test upcoming Universal Editor features before they are released, please see the Universal Editor Preview Release Notes.
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For the current release notes for Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service, please see this page.
New Features what-is-new
- Authors can choose custom styles in the in-context rich text editor.
- Rich text asset selection now supports configured remote asset sources.
- Asset filters can be configured globally in
filter-definition.json. - Extensions can customize the properties panel header through a new extension point.
- Number fields now support custom validation error messages.
- Text, combo box, and select fields now display configured placeholder text in their components.
- Select and multiselect menus share consistent sizing behavior that keeps their overlays within the editor area.
Other Improvements other-improvements
- Copying content now targets the correct container when multiple containers share the same resource but use different properties.
- Rich text paragraphs no longer retain unwanted leading non-breaking spaces.
- Rich text components were updated to include the paragraph-spacing correction and additional rich text fixes.
- The component picker sidebar and layout now fill the available height.
- Overlay labels no longer wrap over small editable elements.
- Drag previews for multiple selections stay within the picker’s bounds.
- Asset reference validation now respects the field’s configured filter.
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