* We updated to express v3 (please [make sure](https://github.com/visionmedia/express/wiki/Migrating-from-2.x-to-3.x) your plugin works under express v3)
*`userColor` URL parameter which sets the initial author color
* Hooks for "padCreate", "padRemove", "padUpdate" and "padLoad" events
* Security patches concerning the handling of messages originating from clients
* Our database abstraction layer now natively supports couchDB, levelDB, mongoDB, postgres, and redis!
* We now provide a script helping you to migrate from dirtyDB to MySQL
* Support running Etherpad Lite behind IIS, using [iisnode](https://github.com/tjanczuk/iisnode/wiki)
* LibreJS Licensing information in headers of HTML templates
* Default port number to PORT env var, if port isn't specified in settings
* Fix for `convert.js`
* Raise upper char limit in chat to 999 characters