Mahara 18.04.0
16 May 2018
Mahara version 18.04.0 is now available (major release).
Upgrading to Mahara 18.04.0
Mahara 18.04.0 can be upgraded to (or installed) using any of Installatron's products. Use Installatron's optional Automatic Update feature to automatically apply Mahara updates as new versions are released, or use Installatron's Clone feature to duplicate an existing Mahara install to test the 18.04.0 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Mahara installations with Installatron
What's New in Mahara 18.04.0
Highlights
- GDPR compliance
- Password policy
- Copy portfolios in Leap2A formats
- Outsource files to object storage
- Link to an internal Mahara page
- Link to text within text
- Rotate images
- Link to the user manual in the footer
- Associate an institution with a group
- Decide which assessment statuses to display in SmartEvidence
- Automatic SAML metadata refresh
- Modern date picker
- Make certain tasks faster
- No more Flash
- Expiry of internal notifications
- And dozens of bug fixes
Security
- The page forgotpass.php should come with catcha feature to prevent abusing it
- Fix user input from direct get post usage
- Mahara needing the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) header when site is https
- Avoid relying on TinyMCE code stipping alone
- Mahara doesn't ask you for your password before changing your username
- Make the password reset CLI script log out the user