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Introducing Larajax in October CMS v4.1

Posted in Announcements on Jan 03, 2026

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2026 with October CMS v4.1, bringing some exciting developments including a standalone AJAX library for the Laravel ecosystem and a new API for partners to automate their workflows.

Meet Larajax: October's AJAX Framework, Now Standalone

Alongside October CMS v4.1, we're releasing Larajax, a standalone Laravel package that brings October's server-driven AJAX pattern to the broader Laravel ecosystem.

Larajax Logo

If you've ever wished you could use October's AJAX framework without the full CMS, now you can. Larajax extracts the core interaction pattern into a lightweight, MIT-licensed package that works with any Laravel application.

The library includes modern features like native JavaScript promises and a fluent response builder:

return ajax()
    ->data(['success' => true])
    ->update(['#status' => 'Complete!'])
    ->flash('success', 'Done!');

For October CMS users, the good news is that this implementation is 100% backward compatible. Your existing code continues to work exactly as before.

We're excited to share this part of October CMS with the wider Laravel community. Check out the Larajax Documentation to learn more.

Gateway API for Partners

We're excited to announce the Gateway API, a feature requested by our partners who manage multiple October CMS projects. If you're an agency or developer deploying websites regularly, you'll appreciate this one.

Previously, setting up a new project meant logging into the October CMS website, creating a project manually, attaching plugins and themes, then copying the license key back to your system. For partners managing dozens or hundreds of projects, this added up to significant time spent on repetitive tasks.

The Gateway API changes this. Partners with a Silver or Gold subscription can now automate their entire project workflow. Create projects, attach packages, rotate license keys, and query project details, all programmatically. This means you can integrate October CMS project management directly into your deployment pipelines, client management systems, or internal tools.

The API includes a standalone PHP client that works without any external dependencies. Whether you're building a custom dashboard or automating deployments with CI/CD, the Gateway API has you covered.

Check out the Gateway API Documentation to get started.

Template Caching Made Easy

Performance optimization just got simpler with the new {% cache %} Twig tag. Wrap any expensive template content and let October handle the caching automatically:

{% cache "blog_post;" ~ post.id ~ ";" ~ post.updated_at %}
    {{ post.content|markdown }}
    {% for comment in post.comments %}
        ...
    {% endfor %}
{% endcache %}

Use timestamps or version numbers in your cache key, and the content refreshes automatically when data changes. It's a straightforward way to speed up pages without restructuring your templates.

Multisite Traffic Statistics

A frequently requested feature is now available: traffic statistics now support multisite. If you're running multiple sites from a single October CMS installation, you can now capture and view individual statistics for each site definition.

This feature is opt-in and can be enabled with the features.dashboard_traffic_statistics configuration in your config/multisite.php file.

More Improvements

This release also includes improvements to the image resizer (now powered by Intervention Image v3), theme media seeding, and a cleaner API for building dashboard widgets. For the full list of changes and upgrade instructions:

We hope you enjoy this release. As always, your feedback is welcome.

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If you need assistance or have questions, our community is here to help:

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