wagtail/docs/releases/1.1.rst

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Wagtail 1.1 release notes - IN DEVELOPMENT
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What's new
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``specific()`` method on PageQuerySet
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Usually, an operation that retrieves a queryset of pages (such as ``homepage.get_children()``) will return them as basic Page instances, which only include the core page data such as title. The ``specific()`` method (e.g. ``homepage.get_children().specific()``) now allows them to be retrieved as their most specific type, using the minimum number of queries.

Minor features
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 * Implemented pagination in the page chooser modal
 * The ``{% image %}`` tag now supports filters on the image variable, e.g. ``{% image primary_img|default:secondary_img width-500 %}``
 * Moved the style guide menu item into the Settings sub-menu
 * Search backends can now be specified by module (e.g. ``wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends.elasticsearch``), rather than a specific class (``wagtail.wagtailsearch.backends.elasticsearch.ElasticSearch``)
 * Added ``descendant_of`` filter to the API
 * Added optional directory argument to "wagtail start" command
 * Image file size is now stored in the database, to avoid unnecessary filesystem lookups

Bug fixes
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 * Text areas in the non-default tab of the page editor now resize to the correct height