Backdrop CMS 1.29.0

7 October 2024

Backdrop CMS version 1.29.0 is now available (major release).

Upgrading to Backdrop CMS 1.29.0

What's New in Backdrop CMS 1.29.0

• Fixed: Strengthen one-time login links. #6420
  
• backdrop_http_request() fails to strip Cookie or Authorization headers on HTTP downgrade #5963
  
• BACKDROP-SA-CORE-2024-001
  

• Automatically download translation files at install time. #6660
  
• Add layout configuration options to the content type admin area. #2894
  
• Add a visibility condition for 200/403/404 response codes. #6016
  
• Add new file type icon views field handler. #6588
  

• Display conditions for menu items on the layout overview page. #1929
  
• Clarify visibility conditions vs access conditions in Layout interfaces. #6705
  
• Improve form item label text for new SVG icon views field handler #6701
  
• Fix outside-right styles so text doesn't overlap #6687
  
• Update jQuery UI to 1.14 #6677
  
• Update CKEditor 5 to v42.0.2 #6481
  
• Update jquery.ui.touch-punch.js to latest version #6696
  

• Private files security hardening. #6709
  
• Rename to-date token to end-date. #6707
  
• Remove call to backdrop_wrap_mail() from MailTestCase::format(). #6690
  
• Fix link to classify file types if installed in subdirectory. #6678
  
• Fix Admin bar collapse with jQuery 3 for certain settings and narrow windows. #6666
  
• Options Element settings override should check if allowed_values_function and default_value_function are set. #6654
  
• Fix theme information provided by Entity Reference's Views integration. #6627
  
• Fix the order in which templates are selected for Node, User, and Term. #6564
  
• Remove call to backdrop_wrap_mail() from DefaultMailSystem::format(). #6471
  
• Following a password reset link while authenticated should allow a password change without the current password. #6426
  
• Fix Inconsistent use of styles on Flexible Template Builder UI. #6325
  
• Fix mysql or mariadb version for Telemetry and the Status Report. #5447
  
• Fix PHP Notice: Undefined index: User roles in config_export_single_form(). #4795
  

• Document equivalent function to deprecated file_create_htaccess(). #6665
  
• Remove any reference to the theme process layer from theme() documentation. #5990
  

• Use #empty for the message to display when a table does not have any row. #6333
  
• Avoid revealing another user's name while using a one-time log-in link. #6018
  
• Use human-readable labels for modules and permissions in user_filters(). #6456
  

• telemetry_cron() should wait for the interval rather than running with every cron run. #6632
  
• Field aliases break the Views "Add Field" functionality. #6630
  
• Restore missing help text from Admin Bar settings. #6640
  

• Add a "Drupal 7 upgrade" state. #6633
  

• Admin bar: Add an option to move "Add new X" to the bottom of each fly-out menu #4586
  
• Running cron via the Admin Bar should stay on same page #3973
  
• Indicate what backend is used for config storage in the status page #6520
  
• Views "Add fields" modal: Split item title/category/description into separate columns, and streamline JS used #6355
  
• Rephrase "database updates" so that it is clear that they also perform config updates #5630
  
• Clear the "5 failed login attempts" security message when a user resets their own password #6425
  

• Fixed font-size and admin bar height CSS that caused problems in some themes #6526
  
• Fixed image_add_svg_attributes() use of DOMDocument::prepend() that did not work on older versions of PHP #6577
  
• Fixed CKEditor sometimes not activating the editor when minor markup changes occurred #6591
  
• Fixed management menu links not getting the default icons after 1.28 upgrade if they were customized #6609
  
• Fixed the header color gradient not working with assigned colors in Bartik theme #6606
  
• Added missing Views argument handler views_handler_argument_file_type advertised #6614
  
• Improved translation of strings within file_display_form() #6581
  
• Removed unnecessary formatter options from file_display_form() that display only a link #6580
  
• Allow more SVG elements in theme_icon(). #6576
  
• Removed use of element_sort from core function. #6565
  
• Updated documentation for MENU_CALLBACK constant #6518
  
• Updated deprecated jQuery 3.7 methods #6248
  

• Allow configuration storage in alternative locations (for example: the database). #2277 (change notice)
  
• Add an Icon API and SVG library to core. #364 (change notice, documentation)
  
• Add support for SVG images. #5541 (change notice)
  
• Add a report with copy/paste debugging information #5791
  

• Install fails when using the dynamic config folder paths. #6499
  
• Prevent the last item from showing up twice in the new Debug Report. #6514
  
• Polish admin bar display now that it's using SVGs. #6488
  
• Add an icon to the language switcher in the admin bar. #6503
  
• Remove the default icon from the admin bar alert dot. #6501
  

• Add permission for managing files to the Editor role by default. #4961
  
• Restore theme_node_preview() for theming and compatibility #6129
  
• Upload Simpletest Results as an Artifact in GHA #6458
  

• JavaScript formatPlural regular expression for '@count' not working properly. #6525
  
• Broken link in the layout templates installation success message. #6474
  
• Pasting from Google Docs in CKEditor 5 in Chrome makes everything bold. #6472
  
• All PRs failing ImageStylesPathAndUrlUnitTest. #6459
  
• DatabaseSchema_mysql::fieldExists() does not escape the column name. #6450
  
• Empty search results gives error re mini pager. #6437
  
• Remove use of constant "LOG_LOCAL0" in system_update_1017(). #6432
  
• url filter extended settings are lost when saving the form without changes. #6431
  
• Summary text exists, but is empty when using CKeditor5. #6423
  
• Nonexistent HTML5Shiv library still being added. #6419
  
• Wrong display of some float values in Views. #6412
  
• Flush the layout cache when switching the node_admin_theme option. #6374
  
• < gets encoded to &lt; by libxml >v2.9.14, causing broken HTML in generated summaries. #6327
  
• Functional tests: LayoutUpgradePathTest fails too often in GHA. #6293
  
• Fatal error when submit an empty required date field with popup widget. #6275
  
• Remove MySQL 5.0 hacks. #6120
  
• array to string conversion in views_arg_load(). #5869
  
• An additional empty value gets saved for Multi-value Long Text fields. #5153
  

• Fixed: Remove missed instance of "white-listed". #6465
  

• Reduce Update Status module's red messages on admin/* pages. #5083
  
• Add better help text for Date fields. #4249
  
• Set the default value for "Layout template" to what is in use on the default layout. #6479
  
• Do not link an email address if the domain name does not contain a TLD. #6448
  
• Hide the email verification checkbox when only admins can create accounts. #3170
  
• Add a cancel link in the views UI. #2516
  
• Provide views definitions for the uid column in the file_managed table. #6440
  
• Use consistent styles for details summaries and fieldset legends in Seven theme. #5509
  

• Update Archive_Tar to release 1.5.0. #6446
  
• Add a JSON delivery callback for Entity Reference autocomplete. #6486
  
• Add jQuery version usage to telemetry data. #6537
  
• Add Drupal compatibility layer status to telemetry data. #6443
  
• Ignore the contents of core/modules/ckeditor5/lib/ckeditor5 directory for CSpell. #6536