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Below are any notable changes that we should look forward to, or watch out for, if upgrading MediaWiki (besides various security fixes). [[mw: | Below are any notable changes that we should look forward to, or watch out for, if upgrading MediaWiki (besides various security fixes). [[mw:Release notes|(Source)]] | ||
Oldest LTS version of MediaWiki: 1.35 (supported through September 2023). [[mw: | Oldest LTS version of MediaWiki: 1.35 (supported through September 2023). [[mw:Version lifecycle|(Source)]] | ||
Current version on OniGalore: '''{{CURRENTVERSION}}''' | Current version on OniGalore: '''{{CURRENTVERSION}}''' | ||
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==1.34== | ==1.34== | ||
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.34.4.'' | :''I have checked the release notes through 1.34.4.'' | ||
*Requires PHP 7.2.9+. | *'''Requires PHP 7.2.9+.''' | ||
*Special:Mute has been added as a quick way for users to block unwanted emails from other users originating from Special:EmailUser. | *Special:Mute has been added as a quick way for users to block unwanted emails from other users originating from Special:EmailUser. | ||
*Special:NewSection has been created as a shortcut to creating a new section on a page. | *Special:NewSection has been created as a shortcut to creating a new section on a page. | ||
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==1.35== | ==1.35== | ||
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.35.10.'' | :''I have checked the release notes through 1.35.10.'' | ||
*Support for PHP 7.2 has been dropped. 7.3.19+ required. | *'''Support for PHP 7.2 has been dropped. 7.3.19+ required.''' | ||
*Totally new content storage schema, with no backward compatibility. | *Totally new content storage schema, with no backward compatibility. | ||
*The Visual Editor ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/VisualEditor_toolbar-en.png this thing]) is bundled with 1.35. Not clear on whether it's the default editor. | *The Visual Editor ([https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/VisualEditor_toolbar-en.png this thing]) is bundled with 1.35. Not clear on whether it's the default editor. | ||
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==1.36== | ==1.36== | ||
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.36. | :''I have checked the release notes through 1.36.4.'' | ||
*'''Requires PHP 7.3.19+ and now requires the PHP internationalization extension.''' | |||
*Accounts with the 'bot' right no longer have pages automatically added to the watchlist when making API edits, regardless of their preferences. | *Accounts with the 'bot' right no longer have pages automatically added to the watchlist when making API edits, regardless of their preferences. | ||
*The logo of MediaWiki has changed. This means that the "Powered By MediaWiki" button shown in the skin footer will be different. | *The logo of MediaWiki has changed. This means that the "Powered By MediaWiki" button shown in the skin footer will be different. | ||
*All HTML5 named entities are now accepted in wikitext. | *All HTML5 named entities are now accepted in wikitext. | ||
*The file description page's alternate sizes now include 2048px. | *The file description page's alternate sizes now include 2048px. | ||
*Edits will be automatically marked as reverts if they restore the page to an exact previous state. | |||
*$wgUseTwoButtonsSearchForm, deprecated in 1.35, has been removed. | |||
*$wgAllowImageMoving — This setting, deprecated in 1.35, has been removed. Use group permission settings instead. For example, to prevent sysops from moving files, set $wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['movefile'] = false;`. | |||
==1.37== | |||
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.37.6.'' | |||
*'''Requires PHP 7.3.19+ and the PHP extensions ctype, dom, fileinfo, iconv, intl, json, mbstring, xml.''' | |||
*MediaWiki now has limited support for JPEG 2000 files. | |||
*$wgLegacyJavaScriptGlobals is removed (deprecated in 1.35). | |||
[[Category:Userspace]] | [[Category:Userspace]] | ||