input methods provided by the UniversalLanguageSelector extension.
* When $wgPingback is true, MediaWiki will periodically ping
https://www.mediawiki.org/beacon with basic information about the local
- MediaWiki installation. This data includes, for example, the type of system,
+ MediaWiki installation. This data includes, for example, the type of system,
PHP version, and chosen database backend. This behavior is off by default.
+* When $wgEditButtonPublishNotSave is true, MediaWiki will label the button to
+ store-to-database-and-show-to-others as "Publish page"/"Publish changes"; if
+ false, the default, they will be "Save page"/"Save changes".
=== New features in 1.28 ===
* User::isBot() method for checking if an account is a bot role account.
* (T141604) Extensions can now provide a better error message when their
maintenance scripts are run without the extension being installed.
* (T8948) Numeric sorting in categories is now supported by setting $wgCategoryCollation
- to uca-default-u-kn or uca-<langcode>-u-kn. If migrating from another
+ to 'uca-default-u-kn' or 'uca-<langcode>-u-kn'. If you can't use UCA collations,
+ a 'numeric' collation is also available. If migrating from another
collation, you will need to run the updateCollation.php maintenance script.
=== External library changes in 1.28 ===
=== Other changes in 1.28 ===
* (T128697) Improved handling of large diffs.
-* [BREAKING CHANGE] $wgExtendedLoginCookies has been removed. You can
+* [BREAKING CHANGE] $wgExtendedLoginCookies has been removed. You can
use or update a custom session provider if needed.
* Deprecated APIEditBeforeSave hook in favor of EditFilterMergedContent.
* The 'UploadVerification' hook is deprecated. Use 'UploadVerifyFile' instead.