The **ABP Framework**& and the **ABP Commercial** v2.8 have been released. This post will cover **what's new** with these releases and the **middle-term road maps** for the projects.
## What's New in the ABP Framework?
## What's New in the ABP Framework 2.8?
You can see all the changes on the [GitHub release notes](https://github.com/abpframework/abp/releases/tag/2.8.0). This post will only cover the important features/changes.
### SignalR Integration Package
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Thanks to the contribution of [@liangshiw](https://github.com/liangshiw) for this template.
### RTL Support for the MVC UI & Arabic Localization
[@kgamalseif](https://github.com/kgamalseif) has contributed a RTL implementation for the MVC UI which looks pretty fine:

He also localized all the framework and module resources. Thanks to him for this great contribution.
### Others
Some other highlights from this release:
* Converted HttpApi.Client packages of the modules to .netstandard 2.0 to be compatible with other kind of applications.
* Improved the object extensibility system to better handle UI, localization and validation.
* Moved all samples to the new [abp-samples](https://github.com/abpframework/abp-samples) repository and created an [index page](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/latest/Samples/Index) to see all.
### Deprecations
* Deprecated the `app.UseMvcWithDefaultRouteAndArea()` and introduced the `app.UseConfiguredEndpoints()` (see [#3880](https://github.com/abpframework/abp/issues/3880)).
* Deprecated the `UsePostgreSql()` and introduced the `UseNpgsql()` for the [Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql](http://nuget.org/packages/Volo.Abp.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSql) package. Switch to `UseNpgsql()` if you are using PostgreSQL.
Old methods are marked as `Obsolete` and will be removed in the next major versions.
## What's New in the ABP Commercial 2.8?
### The New Lepton Theme
We've completely revised [the lepton theme](https://commercial.abp.io/themes). A screenshot from the Material Style:
[Create a demo](https://commercial.abp.io/demo) to test all the styles in live. You can change the style from the settings page.
### The New Chat Module
TODO
### Others
* Implemented [module entity extension](https://docs.abp.io/en/commercial/latest/guides/module-entity-extensions) system for the Angular UI. Also improved the system to better handle float/double/decimal, date, datetime, enum and boolean properties.
* Managing product groups on a tree view for the [EasyCRM sample application](https://docs.abp.io/en/commercial/latest/samples/easy-crm).