- Consolidated REST API handling and decoupled it from Next.js, added auto‑run job support and Payload Cloud cron initialization.
- Exported ListPreferences and the default JWTAuthentication strategy, and enabled scheduled publishing before saving a draft.
- Fixed multiple bugs (collection access 404, job auto‑run during build, preferences JSON validation, locale context, rich‑text lexical handling, UI state) and updated documentation and templates.
v3.16.0
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