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==Releases==
==Releases==


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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Release date: 06/29/2023   
Release date:


BlueSpice 4.3 is a minor release     
BlueSpice 4.4 is a minor release     


The code base was updgraded to '''MW 1.39.''' 
=== Compatibility===


=== Compatibility ===


* supports '''PHP 8.2'''
== New Features==
* LDAP, Simple SAMLphp, OpenIDConnect : Upgraded to be compatible with '''PluggableAuth 6/7'''
 
==New Features==
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!Feature
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|[[File:droplet menu.png|link=https://en.wiki.bluespice.com/wiki/File:droplet%20menu.png|alt=screenshot of the Content droplets menu|center|thumb|450x450px|Content droplets]]
|[[File:droplet menu.png|link=https://en.wiki.bluespice.com/wiki/File:droplet%20menu.png|alt=screenshot of the Content droplets menu|center|thumb|450x450px|Content droplets]]
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!Enhanced Menu Editor
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The main navigation can now contain hierarchical links. In addition, 4 configurations of the sidebar are possible.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/MenuEditor|Menu Editor documentation]]
|[[File:Enhanced sidebar.png|center|thumb|320x320px|Enhanced Sidebar]]
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!PDF Embed
|It is now possible to embed a PDF viewer in wiki pages. It is contained in the Content Droplets menu for easy access.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/ContentDroplets|Content Droplets documentation]]
|[[File:Extension PDFEmbed.png|alt=Screenshot of an embedded PDF file|center|thumb|450x450px|Extension PDFEmbed]]
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!Startpage Templates
|To support the creation of portal pages for the main page and for all other content namespaces, we now provide two startpage templates.
To further support users with the design of portal pages, the renowned icon library Font Awesome is now bundled with BlueSpice.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/MenuEditor|Startpage Templates documentation]]
|<gallery widths="170" heights="200">
File:Startpage Intranet.png|alt=Screenshot of "Startpage Intranet"|Startpage template 1
File:Startpage Team.png|alt=Screenshot of "Startpage Team"|Startpage template 2
</gallery>
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!Container Filter
| You can now mark sections of a page for filtering and display a filter just for the content located within these sections of the page.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Reference:ContainerFilter|Container Filter documentation]]
|[[File:ContainerFilter example.png|alt=Screenshot of a filtered table|center|thumb|450x450px|Container filter]]
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==Additional improvements==
==Additional changes==


*VisualEditor: the copy and paste functionality out of other applications (e.g., MS Word) has been significantly improved.
*[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:EmbedVideo_(fork)|'''EmbedVideo:''']] The exension EmbedVideo is no longer maintained. BlueSpice now bundles a "fork" of this extension. It contains a smaller set of [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:EmbedVideo_(fork)#Supported_Services|supported video services]].
*Tagging of page templates: Page templates can be categorized with tags in the Page template manager. The tags work as a filter when selecting page templates.


==Added extensions (8)==
==Added extensions (count)==
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|+Developer: MW=MediaWiki extension; HW=Hallo Welt! extension
!Extension
!Extension
!Description
!Description
!Developer
!Developer
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!ContainerFilter
!SimpleTasks
|Allows to filter content elements within a page.
 
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|Hallo Welt!
|Hallo Welt!
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!ContentDroplets
!Flex Diagrams
|VisualEditor integration for inserting predefined content snippets
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|Hallo
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Welt!
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!ContentStabilization
!TabberNeue
|<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34)">Replaces the approval mechanism previously provided by the extensions FlaggedRevs / BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector. The experience for the user should be seamless.</span>
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|Hallo Welt!
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!FontAwesome
!TemplateStylesExtender
|Provides a library of icons which can be used in conjunction with the Droplet "Icon"
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!InstanceStatus
!AtMentions
|Allows to insert a header or footer (on a page basis or on a namespace basis) in the content area of ​​a page.
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|Hallo Welt!
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!PDFEmbed
!DateTimeTools
|Media handler extension for PDF files.
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!PreToClip
!TitleKey
|Copies contents of <code><nowiki><pre></nowiki></code> and <code><syntaxhightlight></code> tags into the clipboard.
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|MediaWiki
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!SectionAnchors
|Adds a link to headings for copying the path to the clipbard.
|Hallo Welt!
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== Removed extensions (4)==
==Removed extensions (4)==
*'''FlaggedRevs:''' Replaced with extension ''ContentStabilization''
*'''EmbedVideo:''' replaced with ''EmbedVideo_(fork)''  
*'''BlueSpiceDrawioConnector:''' Inntegrated into exension  ''BlueSpiceDrawio''
*'''BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector''': Replaced with extension ''ContentStabilization''
*'''BlueSpiceInsertMagic:''' Replaced with extension ''ContentDroplet''


== Content changes ==
==Content changes==
The following content changes can affect the display of content in the wiki and may require manual adjustments:
The following content changes can affect the display of content in the wiki and may require manual adjustments:


* Missing privacy pages can cause a yellow banner. This is only visible to the admin users.
* <br />
* The start page templates may not be able to display all styles if templates contained therein already exist in the wiki before the update.
* Styles defined in templates or in MediaWiki:Common.css may no longer be applied.
* The ContentDroplet icon can only be inserted in block mode.
* Missing language switcher on pages whose title area is hidden.<br />


{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle|||}} [[Known issues|More infos about the content changes]]
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle|||}} [[Known issues|More infos about the content changes]]

Revision as of 09:20, 16 October 2023

Releases

ReleaseRelease date
4.4.3April 25, 2024
4.4.2March 18, 2024
4.4.1February 15, 2024
4.4December 7, 2023

Introduction

Release date:

BlueSpice 4.4 is a minor release

Compatibility

New Features

Feature Description Screenshot
Content Droplets We are introducing Content droplets as a convenient way to insert special content in a wiki page. This includes tags, parser functions, and templates. The feature replaces the "Magic words" menu item of the Visual Editor.


Content Droplets documentation

screenshot of the Content droplets menu
Content droplets

Additional changes

Added extensions (count)

Developer: MW=MediaWiki extension; HW=Hallo Welt! extension
Extension Description Developer
SimpleTasks Hallo Welt!
Flex Diagrams
TabberNeue
TemplateStylesExtender
AtMentions
DateTimeTools
TitleKey

Removed extensions (4)

  • EmbedVideo: replaced with EmbedVideo_(fork)

Content changes

The following content changes can affect the display of content in the wiki and may require manual adjustments:


More infos about the content changes



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