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@jenlampton jenlampton released this 16 May 02:27
· 561 commits to 1.x since this release

The Backdrop community is proud to release version 1.25.0 of Backdrop CMS, following our 4-month release cycle.

Notes for updating

  • It will be necessary to run the update script (located at /core/update.php) for this release.
  • No changes have been made to the .htaccess, robots.txt or default settings.php files in this release. Updating customized versions of those files is not necessary.

Changes since version 1.24.2 are listed below.

New features

  • Allow alt attribute field to be required on image uploads. #3006
  • Add the option to limit text formats for each field instance. #2615
  • Add context from Layouts to be passed into to Views blocks. #5995
  • Allow theme JavaScript to specify header or footer scope. #5677
  • Add a changed (last updated/last modified) property to the User object. #5944
  • Add an option to change parent link behavior for responsive dropdown menus. #2370
  • Add WebP support to all image and file fields (including hero block). #4937
  • Add a mini pager option to Search module results. #6083
  • Add a language switcher to the admin bar when locale is enabled. #5983

User Experience Improvements

  • When a new content type is created, automatically assign permissions to the Editor role. #5885
  • Add #indentation property to FAPI elements. #5999
  • Add proper indentation to taxonomy checkboxes/radios to denote child terms. #3292

Bug fixes

  • Fixed: Ensure that layout conditions have all required contexts. #4594
  • Fixed: Don't empty node cache when creating a new node. #6081

Miscellaneous changes

  • Add more words to the CSpell dictionary to avoid false positives. #6047
  • Remove default permission that allows editors to delete all pages, posts, and cards in new installs. #6078