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Gibbon 26.0.00

28 November 2023

Gibbon version 26.0.00 is now available (major release).

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What's New in Gibbon 26.0.00

Headlines

System: transferred copyright from Ross Parker to the Gibbon Foundation
Changes With Important Notices
System: raised the minimum PHP version requirement to 7.4
System: raised the minimum MySQL version requirement to 5.7
System: added the PHP intl extension to the System Check list

Tweaks & Additions

System: added Return to top link to bottom right of each page
System: added Botswana Pula as currency option
System: added IDD country code for Laos
System: added .lock and .json files to htaccess denied list
System: added additional sanitization to GET variables and alerts
System: added module name to notification email subject line
System: added a system log when passwords are manually changed in User Admin
System: added output sanitization to message wall and planner discussion
System: improved consistency of remote CLI execution
System: added new Remove Stale Notifications CLI script to remove notifications over 3 months old
System: added index to gibbonNotification table to improve performance
Attendance: added the name of attendance last taken to Form Groups Not Registered
Activities: updated View Activities to highlight waiting list registrations in orange
Activities: added a warning message to Activity Registration when a timing conflict would occur
Activities: added student date of birth to the Participants by Activity Report
Admissions: added a warning to Edit Application when required values are missing
Behaviour: added a list of failed email addresses to behaviour letter CLI script
Behaviour: added a notification event for receiving behaviour notifications about IN students
Data Updater: made email addresses in Family Data Updater copy-and-pasteable
Library: added the option to attach copies of library items to a main record
Library: added a confirmation step to replace the name of books using Google Book Data
Library: enabled the borrowing record page to be used with all users
Library: updated the Library Print Record import to enable connecting copies to parent records
Library: added an option to search location detail and all fields in Manage Catalog
Library: added department and type filters to View Overdue Items report
Library: added an On Order status for books that are not yet borrowable
Markbook: added Term filter to parent view, when Group Columns by Term enabled
Markbook: adjusted Term filter in teacher view to default to current term
Messenger: updated message copies sent to sender to include an example confirm link
Messenger: added a setting to customise the signature used in messages
Messenger: moved message signatures to a checkbox rather than in the message body
Messenger: restored SMS credit balance to New Message screen
Messenger: made Duplicate With Members the top bulk action in Manage Groups
Messenger: moved Read Receipt links to the top of messages by default
Messenger: updated Message Wall to show most recent posts first
Planner: enabled users with viewAll permission to see the online submissions list
Reports: added a filter to view Pending Edits on Proof Read page, pre-selected filter in notifications
Reports: added the name of who wrote the comment to CourseCriteria data source
Rubrics: updated visualize and historical data views so teachers can see unpublished results
Staff: combined absence and coverage requests into the same form
Staff: improved handling of Off Timetable days when checking staff availability
Staff: added an option to set coverage as Not Required or assign to an unavailable teacher
Staff: added First Aid Qualified to the main overview on Staff Profile
Staff: improved the coverage time calculation for timetable coverage
Students: added First Aid as a sub page on the Student Profile
Students: added a Follow Up Contacts section with email addresses under Emergency Contacts
Students: added a setting for additional Follow Up Contacts under Student Settings
Students: added a separate view-only permission for First Aid records
Students: added Term filter to Markbook view in Student Profile, when Group Columns by Term enabled
Students: updated First Aid records to be listed by school year
System Admin: added settings for notification interval for staff and other users
Timetable: made the +1 indicator for timetable clashes a link to Manage Exceptions
Timetable: highlighted absent non-covered classes on the timetable in a different colour
Timetable: set timetable to preselect in View Available Teachers and View Available Facilities, when only one timetable exists
Timetable: updated facility bookings to display even on Off Timetable days
Timetable Admin: added Reportable Yes/No option to bulk action in Course Enrolment by Person
User Admin: added Single to marital status options in Manage Family
User Admin: enabled Student role category access to facility bookings (off by default)

Bug Fixes

System: fixed date formatting error when Intl extension is not available
System: fixed PHP value-type error in sidebar message wall posts
System: fixed PHP regex error decoding dates from search filter text
System: fixed collapsable comment show/hide bug in nested data tables
System: fixed the fix for disabled status in toggle visibility for radios
System: fixed missing line breaks in code error alerts
System: fixed Language and Country selects to sort based on locale
System: fixed checkboxes in Custom Blocks not preloading data correctly
Admissions: fixed incorrect parent field names in application submission email
Admissions: fixed application form prefill logic
Admissions: fixed Second Parent not being created on application acceptance
Admissions: fixed Second Parent checkbox showing the wrong state in Edit Application
Admissions: fixed Required Documents not displaying in Documents view of Edit Application
Admissions: fixed orphaned Required Documents when document name is changed
Attendance: fixed incorrect class count in the Daily Incomplete Attendance by Class admin summary email
Admissions: fixed phone number in application form causing validation error when required
Behaviour: fixed error from missing function in behaviour letter CLI script
Behaviour: fixed Add Multiple form submittable without selecting students
Crowd Assessment: fixed profile access checking for student name link
Data Updater: fixed medical updates creating a notification when no data has changed
Form Groups: fixed Left staff showing in View Form Groups list
Finance: fixed edge case causing receipts to be sent along with reminders
Library: fixed empty timestamp field in gibbonLibraryItem that caused errors on update
Markbook: increased Name field length to 40 characters in Add Multiple
Markbook: fixed class average row height when there is no data
Markbook: adjusted student view to ensure that cummulative average honours term filter
Markbook: fixed term-related PHP exception in teacher view
Markbook: fixed the Term Added field to connect to the correct term in the Markbook Column importer
Markbook: fixed no columns showing up when using the All Term selector
Markbook: fixed weighted column average errors when adding non string values
Messenger: fixed invalid input error when editing a wall message that also contains an email receipt
Messenger: fixed Applicants target bug impacting parents not already in gibbonUser
Messenger: fixed Individual Naming option not adding student names to new messages
Messenger: fixed signature removal from SMS messages
Planner: fixed duplicate lessons in Year Overview for multiple timetables
Planner: fixed input sanitization of resource quick-add values
Planner: fixed students with timetable exceptions showing up in submission list
Planner: fixed Parent Weekly Planner CLI sending between school years
Planner: removed Left users from lesson plan Guest select
Planner: fixed Lesson Details Template populating in the homework description
Reports: fixed handling of class vs school attendance in AttendanceByCycle data source
Reports: fixed html entity decoding in MpdfRenderer
Reports: fixed footers on last page during bulk generation with mPDFRenderer
Reports: fixed validation of duplicated template path in Manage Assets
Rubrics: fixed input sanitization of visualization images
Rubrics: fixed previous years data showing up in Historical data
Reports: fixed archive download access for Full parents of Left students
Staff: fixed activities outside the current term showing up in New Coverage Request
Staff: fixed substitute availability check not including timetable exclusions
Staff: fixed error when deleting ad hoc coverage that is not attached to a class
Staff: fixed approved absence with user-selected coverage not re-broadcasting substitute requests
Staff: fixed requested coverage not actionable by substitute after approval
Staff: fixed approved absences with coverage not notifying custom recipients
Staff: fixed Add Staff user select to only include Full and Expected users
Students: fixed visibility of student status details on View Student Profiles
System Admin: fixed line break on long values in Server Info
Timetable: fixed period showing absent in classes with multiple teachers when one is absent
Timetable: fixed PHP deprecation issue relating to $roleCategory
Timetable: fixed staff absence display issue on timetable with multiple teachers in a class
Timetable Admin: fixed null coalesce array error when managing enrolment
Timetable Admin: fixed Edit Timetable by Class to only include classes in years associated with the timetable
User Admin: fixed disallowed permissions not showing as disabled in Manage Permissions
User Admin: fixed an error in Rollover when duplicate enrolments exist
User Admin: fixed Rollover not pre-selecting correct next year group for existing students