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==1.33==
==1.33==
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.33.3.''
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.33.4.''
Nothing of interest.


==1.34==
==1.34==
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.34.1.''
:''I have checked the release notes through 1.34.4.''
*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.
*$wgServer must now always be set in LocalSettings.php. This is most likely the case already for any wiki installed after 1.18. Older wikis may need to update their LocalSettings.php file.
*$wgServer must now always be set in LocalSettings.php. This is most likely the case already for any wiki installed after 1.18. Older wikis may need to update their LocalSettings.php file.
*$wgDiffEngine can be used to specify which difference engine to use. MediaWiki continues to default to automatically choosing the first of $wgExternalDiffEngine, wikidiff2, or php that is usable.
*$wgDiffEngine can be used to specify which difference engine to use. MediaWiki continues to default to automatically choosing the first of $wgExternalDiffEngine, wikidiff2, or php that is usable.
*Add the MW_VERSION constant; global $wgVersion is soft deprecated.
*Added the MW_VERSION constant; global $wgVersion is soft deprecated.
*Added $wgForceHTTPS, which makes the HTTP to HTTPS redirect be unconditional and suppresses various hacks needed to support mixed HTTP/HTTPS wikis.


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[[Category:Userspace]]

Revision as of 01:58, 11 October 2020

Below are any notable changes that we should look forward to, or watch out for, if upgrading MediaWiki (besides various security fixes). (Source)

Oldest LTS version of MediaWiki: 1.31 (supported through June 2021). (Source)

Current version on OniGalore: 1.39.6

You can browse each version of the MW code HERE.

1.33

I have checked the release notes through 1.33.4.

Nothing of interest.

1.34

I have checked the release notes through 1.34.4.
  • 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.
  • $wgServer must now always be set in LocalSettings.php. This is most likely the case already for any wiki installed after 1.18. Older wikis may need to update their LocalSettings.php file.
  • $wgDiffEngine can be used to specify which difference engine to use. MediaWiki continues to default to automatically choosing the first of $wgExternalDiffEngine, wikidiff2, or php that is usable.
  • Added the MW_VERSION constant; global $wgVersion is soft deprecated.
  • Added $wgForceHTTPS, which makes the HTTP to HTTPS redirect be unconditional and suppresses various hacks needed to support mixed HTTP/HTTPS wikis.