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layout	title	author	version	categories
news_item	Jekyll turns 2.0.0	parkr	2.0.0	release

Almost a year later to the day, [we released Jekyll 1.0.0][jekyll-1]. One year later, we present to you the next major version: Jekyll 2.0.

Jam-packed with some highly-requested features and bugfixes galore, this is the best Jekyll yet. Some notable changes:

1. Collections
2. Brand new site template for jekyll new (thanks @jglovier!)
3. Native Sass & CoffeeScript support
4. YAML Front-Matter defaults
5. Custom markdown processors
6. Addition of where and group_by Liquid filters
7. Switch from Maruku to Kramdown as default markdown converter

Check out our changelog for a complete list of all (200+) changes.

Happy developing!

[jekyll-1]: {% post_url 2013-05-05-jekyll-1-0-0-released %}