chore(release): v0.44.0

15 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c59edb1a..1abe1476 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.44.0] - 2026-03-23
 * fix: meta key handling in web client (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4376)
 * refactor: move logical structures from client to server (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4383)
 * fix: make sessions compatible across versions (https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/pull/4439)
diff --git a/example/default.kdl b/example/default.kdl
index ebe7f29c..3ea42850 100644
--- a/example/default.kdl
+++ b/example/default.kdl
@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@ plugins {
 
 // Plugins to load in the background when a new session starts
 load_plugins {
-  // "file:/path/to/my-plugin.wasm"
-  // "https://example.com/my-plugin.wasm"
+    "zellij:link"
+    // "file:/path/to/my-plugin.wasm"
+    // "https://example.com/my-plugin.wasm"
 }
 
 // Choose what to do when zellij receives SIGTERM, SIGINT, SIGQUIT or SIGHUP
@@ -439,11 +440,11 @@ load_plugins {
 // opted in to being shared in the browser.
 // When enabled, navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8082
 // (Requires restart)
-// 
+//
 // Note: a local web server can still be manually started from within a Zellij session or from the CLI.
 // If this is not desired, one can use a version of Zellij compiled without
 // `web_server_capability`
-// 
+//
 // Possible values:
 // - true
 // - false
@@ -454,16 +455,16 @@ load_plugins {
 // Whether to allow sessions started in the terminal to be shared through a local web server, assuming one is
 // running (see the `web_server` option for more details).
 // (Requires restart)
-// 
+//
 // Note: This is an administrative separation and not intended as a security measure.
-// 
+//
 // Possible values:
 // - "on" (allow web sharing through the local web server if it
 // is online)
 // - "off" (do not allow web sharing unless sessions explicitly opt-in to it)
 // - "disabled" (do not allow web sharing and do not permit sessions started in the terminal to opt-in to it)
 // Default: "off"
-// 
+//
 // web_sharing "on"
 
 // The ip address the web server should listen on when it starts
@@ -518,6 +519,11 @@ load_plugins {
 //
 // mouse_hover_effects false
 
+// Whether to output OSC8 hyperlink sequences
+// Default: true
+//
+// osc8_hyperlinks false
+
 // A command to run (will be wrapped with sh -c and provided the RESURRECT_COMMAND env variable)
 // after Zellij attempts to discover a command inside a pane when resurrecting sessions, the STDOUT
 // of this command will be used instead of the discovered RESURRECT_COMMAND
@@ -526,6 +532,13 @@ load_plugins {
 //
 // post_command_discovery_hook "echo $RESURRECT_COMMAND | sed <your_regex_here>"
 
+// Number of async worker tasks to spawn per active client.
+//
+// Allocating few tasks may result in resource contention and lags. Small values (around 4) should
+// typically work best. Set to 0 to use the number of (physical) CPU cores.
+// NOTE: This only applies to web clients at the moment."#;
+// client_async_worker_tasks 4
+
 
 web_client {
     font "monospace"
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/about.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/about.wasm
index aa506b12..0dc78d85 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/about.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/about.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/compact-bar.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/compact-bar.wasm
index b411e2f3..142f8059 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/compact-bar.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/compact-bar.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/configuration.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/configuration.wasm
index 5539c523..be94723f 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/configuration.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/configuration.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/fixture-plugin-for-tests.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/fixture-plugin-for-tests.wasm
index c2212a76..df5d2514 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/fixture-plugin-for-tests.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/fixture-plugin-for-tests.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/layout-manager.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/layout-manager.wasm
index e91f8970..67d7ae1a 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/layout-manager.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/layout-manager.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/link.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/link.wasm
index f22e299a..f59708fd 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/link.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/link.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/multiple-select.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/multiple-select.wasm
index 47298430..cc0848cc 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/multiple-select.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/multiple-select.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/plugin-manager.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/plugin-manager.wasm
index 918a7087..638df02d 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/plugin-manager.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/plugin-manager.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/session-manager.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/session-manager.wasm
index d4e29478..7488d17f 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/session-manager.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/session-manager.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/share.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/share.wasm
index 4333880d..55af3b04 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/share.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/share.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm
index 8476c66d..bbc0104a 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/status-bar.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/strider.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/strider.wasm
index 7aa561df..8a361206 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/strider.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/strider.wasm
diff --git a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/tab-bar.wasm b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/tab-bar.wasm
index af1e7cc5..c785772d 100755
--- a/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/tab-bar.wasm
+++ b/zellij-utils/assets/plugins/tab-bar.wasm