Github user kerrishotts commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-docs/pull/699#discussion_r113545395
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+---
+layout: post
+author:
+ name: Audrey So
+ url: https://twitter.com/aud_rey_so
+title: "Apache Cordova 7.0.0"
+categories: news
+tags: news releases
+---
+
+We are happy to announce that `Apache Cordova 7.0.0` has been released!
+
+Most notable changes include:
+* If a `package.json` does not exist in your project, it will be
auto-created for you when `cordova prepare` is called.
+* When adding a platform or plugin, it will automatically save that
platform or plugin to your `config.xml` and `package.json`. Details about
platform and plugin versions are also automatically saved in `config.xml` and
`package.json`. The `--save` flag is no longer required to save. Use `--nosave`
to prevent saving to `config.xml` or `package.json`.
+* Fetch is now the default setting for fetching platforms. Fetch uses your
system `npm` to `npm install` modules into your project. The `--fetch` flag is
no longer required. Use the `--nofetch` flag to use the older cordova fetching
method (pre `cordova@7`) and prevent using `npm install` to do the fetching.
+* After `cordova prepare` is run, `package.json` and `config.xml` should
contain identical platforms and versions. In case of conflicts, `package.json`
is given precedence over `config.xml`. For example, suppose `package.json`
contains `cordova-android@6.0.0` and `config.xml` contains
`cordova-android@4.0.0`. After `cordova prepare` is run, `config.xml` and
`package.json` will each contain only `cordova-android@6.0.0`.
+* Users can install any platform due to removing known platform check for
platform API. For instance, users can now add custom platforms to their
projects.
+* Platforms and plugins are now required to have a package.json file.
+
+Example:
+
+ cordova platform add custom-platform-name
+
+Link to how to create your own platforms:
+
+* A cordova config command has been created to `set`, `get`, `delete`,
`edit`, and `list` global cordova options. For example, you can use the
following command `cordova config set <key> <value>` to set the value of
autosave or fetch to true or false.
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to set the value of `autosave` or `fetch` to `true` or `false`.
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