EE 5.4.0 Release

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EE 5.4.0

Enhancements 🚀

• Added relationship_entries_tagdata hook, which is functionally identical to the channel_entries_tagdata hook
• Added support for SameSite cookies via config override
• Added config override to ignore channel stats, which can lead to improved performance when using models.
• Add stats module action to run stats
• Added database column type selector for textarea and RTE fields (SQL exception when saving entry with field larger than 64KB #464)
• Added post-upgrade and utility check for broken template tags and missing fieldtypes.
• Added Debug Tools utility.
• Added confirmation screen when attempting to update major versions.
• Adds namespacing to v2 upgrades for ease of upgrading from v2 to v5
• Added support to be able to upgrade directly from v2 to v5
• Improved XSS filtering for CP alerts
• Added support for PHP 8
• Added support for MySQL 8
• Implemented different approach to trigger before_channel_entry_delete extension hook.

Bug Fixes 💃🐛

• Fixed a bug {pagination_links} tag parameters do not work if line breaks exist #589 where putting line breaks in the {pagination_links} tag would cause rendering issues.
• Fixed an inconsistency ft.toggle.php has an empty $info array #582 in the toggle fieldtype properties.
• Fixed a bug (allow_extensions config override causes extensions to disappear from Add-ons #480) where there has been no notice when extensions are disabled.
• Fixed a bug (Hide a category group in a layout and lose stored data #499) where categories hidden from channel layout might get lost upon saving the entry.
• Fixed a bug (File upload field reports error when using drag and drop #496) where file was sent twice when using drag&drop upload.
• Fixed a bug (before_channel_entry_delete hook custom field data is empty #487) where custom fields data were not available for extensions when deleting entry.
• Fixed a bug (Accented characters produce PHP errors with :limit variable modifier #457) where accented characters in variables were not truncated properly
• Fixed a bug (Template search doesn't paginate properly for <h #450) where pagination on tables was not working correctly when performing search for html tags.
• Fixed a bug (Javascript URL with v is throwing error #438) where JS combo loader was throwing error if extra v was passed into URL.
• Fixed a bug (Relationship in FileGrid cannot be retrieve with {parents} #432) where parent entries were not fetched for relationship field inside grid.
• Fixed a bug Blacklist/Whitelist EE Addon: Clicking “Download EE Blacklist” gives a PHP Error #431 where the EE Block/Allow list was not able to be downloaded from within the Block/Allow Module.
• Fixed a bug (Grid fieldtype generating error #428) where Grid was throwing error PHP with certain fieldtypes.
• Fixed a bug (Attachments don't send with Communicate #421) where attachments were not sent from Communicate page.
• Fixed a bug (Pagination library is initialized before it is loaded in mod.member_memberlist #419) where deprecated pagination code in member templates could cause a PHP error.
• Fixed a bug (Version check is busted #416) which prevented the version check in the CP footer from working properly.
• Added validation for category parent (Can assign Category parent to itself #411)
• Fixed a bug (Moblog Exception Caught Error on Manual Check #383) where Moblog wasn’t functioning.
• Fixed a bug (Comment module file missing? #379) where comment subscription emails contained an invalid unsubscribe link.
• Fixed a bug (Required Field indicators not showing inside a Grid #283) where “field required” indicator was not showing a Grid column.
• Fixed a bug (404 error after accepting file change notice #230) where accepting checksum in CP might result in wrong redirect when session type is “Session ID only”.
• Fixed a bug (Issues with RTE when used in channel:form #91, Channel form: Rich Text Editor link button not working & text formatting not displaying - 5.3.2 #417) where link button was not working and formatting not displayed in RTE field on frontend.
• Fixed a bug (File Grid field doesn't honor row limits #72) where Maximum rows limit was not respected in File Grid field.
• Fixed a bug (Previous month link not clickable in Channel Form datepicker #53) where previous month link was not clickable in Channel Form datepicker.
• Fixed a bug where unsaved entries were not pulled in for live preview when using status="open|closed" parameter.
• Fixed a bug where checking for updates might produce an error.
• Fixed a bug where removing database record for template that is used as “No access redirect” would cause error
• Fixed a bug where searching entries in CP in content only could produce SQL error.
• Fixed a PHP error that could occur on publish if Pages was installed and hidden via layouts.
• Fixed a rare PHP warning in the typography class.
• Fixed a bug where some member pages did not display in the forums when using the forum tag on regular templates.
• Fixed a PHP warning in the control panel when IDN variants weren’t available on the server.
• Fixed a bug where a query string could be added to URLs erroneously.
• Altered a JavaScript filename that mod_security tended to object to.
• Fixed a bug where input data were assumed to be URL encoded, causing certain character sequences to be stripped when cleaned.