# hexo v8.1.0

- Product: hexo (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hexo)
- Vendor: hexojs
- Date: 2025-10-26
- Version: v8.1.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/releases/tag/v8.1.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hexo/releases/v8.1.0

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- **fixed** — Incorrect TOC anchor generation
- **fixed** — Missing tags and categories when running hexo s with cache existed
- **fixed** — Overly strict invalid tag format check in Swig parser
- **fixed** — Updated post assets not being copied in hot processing when post_asset_folder is enabled
- **fixed** — Nunjucks and code blocks in HTML comments were incorrectly converted
- **changed** — Fix potential cache miss issues with moize
- **changed** — Reduce ObjectAssign overhead
- **changed** — Improve archy performance
- **changed** — Reduce the number of match calls in metaGenerator
- **changed** — Improve escapeAllSwigTags performance
- **added** — Support skipping heading level in TOC

##### Performances

* perf: fix potential cache miss issues with moize by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5694
* perf: reduce ObjectAssign overhead by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5698
* perf: faster archy by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5700
* perf: reduce the number of match calls in metaGenerator by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5707
* perf: faster `escapeAllSwigTags` by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5699

##### Fixes

* fix/perf: Incorrect TOC anchor generation by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5696
* fix(regression): missing tags and categories when running `hexo s` with cache existed by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5697
* fix: fix ts error in test by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5709
* fix(regression): remove overly strict invalid tag format check in Swig parser by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5691
* fix(processor/post): updated post assets not being copied in hot processing when `post_asset_folder` is enabled by @yoshinorin in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5704
* fix: nunjucks/code blocks in HTML comments were incorrectly converted by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5616

##### Refactor

* refactor(toc): support skipping heading level by @stevenjoezhang in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5653

##### Dependencies

* chore: bump actions/setup-node from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5708
* chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5682
* chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5710
* chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5711
* chore(deps): bump hexo-util from 3 to 4 by @D-Sketon in https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/pull/5712

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/compare/v8.0.0...v8.1.0