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==1.20==
==1.20==
*1.20 has several database changes since 1.19, and will not work without schema updates.
*1.20 has several database changes since 1.19, and will not work without schema updates.
*Minimum PHP version is now 5.3.2, minimum SQL version is now MySQL 5.0.2, PostgreSQL 8., SQLite 3.3.7.
*Minimum PHP version is now 5.3.2, minimum SQL version is now MySQL 5.0.2, PostgreSQL 8.3, SQLite 3.3.7.
*Improved diff view (but we have already back-ported this into our Vector.css).
*Improved diff view (but we have already back-ported this into our Vector.css).
*New special page Special:MostInterwikis.
*New special page Special:MostInterwikis.
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*Removed white border around thumbnails in galleries.
*Removed white border around thumbnails in galleries.
*Section edit and TOC hide/show links are excluded from selection and copy/paste on supporting browsers.
*Section edit and TOC hide/show links are excluded from selection and copy/paste on supporting browsers.
*Allow importing pages as subpage.
*Allow PAGESINCATEGORY to distinguish between 'all', 'pages', 'files' and 'subcats'.
*Option on Special:Prefixindex and Special:Allpages to not show redirects.
*The user right 'upload_by_url' is no longer given to sysops by default. This only affects installations which have $wgAllowCopyUploads set to true.


===1.20.1===
==1.21==
*The user right 'upload_by_url' is no longer given to sysops by default. This only affects installations which have $wgAllowCopyUploads set to true.
*1.21 has several database changes since 1.20, and will not work without schema updates.
*BREAKING CHANGE: Filenames of maintenance scripts were standardized into lowerCamelCase format, and made more explicit.
*The username field is not pre-filled when creating an account.
*removeUnusedAccounts.php maintenance script now ignores newuser log when determining whether an account is used (there's a removeUnusedAccounts script?!).
*In the sidebar of Vector, CologneBlue, Monobook, and Monobook-based skins, the heading levels have been changed from (variously per skin) <nowiki><h4></nowiki>, <nowiki><h5></nowiki> or <nowiki><h6></nowiki> to only <nowiki><h3></nowiki>s, with a <nowiki><h2></nowiki> hidden heading above them. If you are styling or scripting the headings in a custom way, this change will require updates to your site's CSS or JS.
*Update filename field on Upload page after having sanitized it.
*Diffs while editing an old revision should again diff against the current revision.
*SpecialDoubleRedirect should support interwiki redirects.
*fixDoubleRedirects.php should support interwiki redirects.
*SpecialBrokenRedirect should not list interwiki redirects.
*Hide rollback link if a user is the only contributor of the page.
*The HTML5 <mark> tag has been whitelisted (this is for highlighting text).
*$wgVectorUseSimpleSearch is now enabled by default.
 
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Revision as of 20:32, 7 April 2014

Last updated when our current installation was at version 1.19.2.

Below are any notable changes that we should look forward to, or watch out for, if upgrading MediaWiki.

Future 1.19 versions

No notable feature changes, but security fixes are available up to 1.19.15.

1.20

  • 1.20 has several database changes since 1.19, and will not work without schema updates.
  • Minimum PHP version is now 5.3.2, minimum SQL version is now MySQL 5.0.2, PostgreSQL 8.3, SQLite 3.3.7.
  • Improved diff view (but we have already back-ported this into our Vector.css).
  • New special page Special:MostInterwikis.
  • Live preview functionality has been improved.
  • "Show" options on Special:RecentChanges and Special:RecentChangesLinked are now remembered between successive clicks.
  • Sanitizer::fixDeprecatedAttributes should convert "align" attribute to margin or float instead of text-align (for non-table-cells).
  • Removed white border around thumbnails in galleries.
  • Section edit and TOC hide/show links are excluded from selection and copy/paste on supporting browsers.
  • Allow importing pages as subpage.
  • Allow PAGESINCATEGORY to distinguish between 'all', 'pages', 'files' and 'subcats'.
  • Option on Special:Prefixindex and Special:Allpages to not show redirects.
  • The user right 'upload_by_url' is no longer given to sysops by default. This only affects installations which have $wgAllowCopyUploads set to true.

1.21

  • 1.21 has several database changes since 1.20, and will not work without schema updates.
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Filenames of maintenance scripts were standardized into lowerCamelCase format, and made more explicit.
  • The username field is not pre-filled when creating an account.
  • removeUnusedAccounts.php maintenance script now ignores newuser log when determining whether an account is used (there's a removeUnusedAccounts script?!).
  • In the sidebar of Vector, CologneBlue, Monobook, and Monobook-based skins, the heading levels have been changed from (variously per skin) <h4>, <h5> or <h6> to only <h3>s, with a <h2> hidden heading above them. If you are styling or scripting the headings in a custom way, this change will require updates to your site's CSS or JS.
  • Update filename field on Upload page after having sanitized it.
  • Diffs while editing an old revision should again diff against the current revision.
  • SpecialDoubleRedirect should support interwiki redirects.
  • fixDoubleRedirects.php should support interwiki redirects.
  • SpecialBrokenRedirect should not list interwiki redirects.
  • Hide rollback link if a user is the only contributor of the page.
  • The HTML5 tag has been whitelisted (this is for highlighting text).
  • $wgVectorUseSimpleSearch is now enabled by default.