Backdrop CMS v1.17.0-preview Release Notes
Release Date: 2020-09-03 // over 3 years ago-
๐ This is the preview release of Backdrop 1.17.0. Please use this version if you would like to help us test the features in the new version of Backdrop -- prior to the official release on September 15, 2020.
โก๏ธ Notes for updating:
๐ It will be necessary to run the update script (located at
/update.php
) for this release.
๐ No changes have been made to the.htaccess
,robots.txt
or defaultsettings.php
files in this release. Updating custom versions of those files is not necessary.Major new features in Backdrop 1.17.0 Preview include:
- ๐ Layouts: Allow support for custom contexts backdrop/backdrop-issues#3750
- Layouts: Allow all blocks to have an admin label and description backdrop/backdrop-issues#4558
- Image fields: Add an option to allow lazy-loading of images backdrop/backdrop-issues#3659
- ๐ Expand image tokens to allow image styles (imagecache_token functionality added to core) backdrop/backdrop-issues#3594
- Enforce some basic password constraints (no username or email as password) backdrop/backdrop-issues#4265
- ๐ Use .htaccess files to further secure the config directory (when Apache is used) backdrop/backdrop-issues#706
Usability improvements
- Give Editor role the 'Administer content' permission OOTB backdrop/backdrop-issues#4541
- โก๏ธ Sort "Available Updates" page in the same way as the "Status Report" page backdrop/backdrop-issues#3132
- โ Add "Has new content" field to the "Admin content" view. backdrop/backdrop-issues#2350
- ๐ Allow title to be hidden when displaying a teaser in views backdrop/backdrop-issues#1881
- ๐ Allow selecting an existing date format for log messages backdrop/backdrop-issues#4425
- Enable the password toggle on all core password fields backdrop/backdrop-issues#3048
- ๐ Link autocomplete: Improve the readability/scannability of suggestions in the dropdown backdrop/backdrop-issues#4481
API additions
- โ Add NID to node block class backdrop/backdrop-issues#3730
Cleanup tasks
- โช Restore missing "Page by date" Views pager plugin backdrop/backdrop-issues#2766
- Seven theme: Do not capitalize the labels of fieldsets backdrop/backdrop-issues#4125
- ๐ Fix formatting issues in core text files backdrop/backdrop-issues#4417