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What changed in netlify-identity-widget 2, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Also covers @types/netlify-identity-widget. Sources checked 2026-10-21.

1 security4 new APIs and options1 behavior and defaults1 tooling8 fixes and other

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netlify-identity-widget 215 changes

Security 1

  • Restored sessions are validated server-side during initialization.

    2.0.0release notes

New APIs and options 4

  • Adds the cookieDomain option for cross-subdomain authentication.

    2.0.0release notes

  • Facebook is added as an OAuth provider for the identity widget.

    2.0.0release notes

  • The widget adds a toggle to show or hide passwords.

    2.0.0release notes

  • Signup now supports custom user_metadata.

    2.0.0release notes

Behavior and default changes 1

  • Logged-in users see the recovery form instead of the logout screen.

    2.0.0release notes

Tooling 1

Fixes and other changes 8

  • The UMD entry now uses index.ts to auto-initialize the widget.

    2.0.3release notes

  • The netlify-identity-widget.js file is now exported properly.

    2.0.1release notes

  • The widget uses button elements for semantic markup.

    2.0.0release notes

  • The close button size was fixed.

    2.0.0release notes

  • A cookie path issue was fixed.

    2.0.0release notes

  • A duplicate initialization guard issue was fixed.

    2.0.0release notes

  • An ESC key issue was fixed.

    2.0.0release notes

  • Seven translations were added: de, it, ar, zh-cn, nl, sv, and sw.

    2.0.0release notes