1.25.0
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 defaultsettings.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 theUser
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