* $wgHandheldStyle was removed.
* $wgJsMimeType is no longer used by core. Most usage has been removed since
HTML output is now exclusively HTML5.
+* $wgDBOracleDRCP added. True enables persistent connection with DRCP on Oracle.
+* $wgLogAutopatrol added to allow disabling logging of autopatrol edits in the logging table.
+ default for $wgLogAutopatrol is true.
=== New features in 1.22 ===
* (bug 44525) mediawiki.jqueryMsg can now parse (whitelisted) HTML elements and attributes.
MediaWiki will try outputting markup acording to XHTML5 rules.
* New hook 'TitleSquidURLs' for manipulating the list of URLs to be purged from
HTTP caches when a page is changed.
+* Changed the patrolling system to always show the link for patrolling in case the
+ current revision is patrollable. This also removed the usage of the rcid URI parameters.
+* Oracle DB backend now supports Database Resident Connection Pooling (DRCP).
+ Can be enabled by setting $wgDBOracleDRCP=true.
+ Requires Oracle DB 11gR1 or above, enabled DRCP inside the DB itself and a
+ propper connect string.
+ More about DRCP can be found at:
+ http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/11g/database-resident-connection-pool-11gr1.php
+* Add a new parameter $patrolFooterShown to hook ArticleViewFooter so the hook
+ handlers can take further action based on the status of the patrol footer
+* LinkCache singleton can now be altered or cleared, letting one to specify
+ another instance that does not rely on a database backend.
=== Bug fixes in 1.22 ===
* Disable Special:PasswordReset when $wgEnableEmail is false. Previously one
* (bug 45371) Removed Parser_LinkHooks and CoreLinkFunctions classes.
* (bug 41545) Allow <kbd>, <samp>, and <var> to be nested like allowed in html.
* PLURAL magic word no longer causes a PHP notice when no matching form exists.
+* (bug 36641) Patrol page links no longer show on non-existent revisions.
+* (bug 35810) Pages not linked from Special:RecentChanges or Special:NewPages
+ are patrollable now.
+* (bug 30213) JavaScript for search suggestions is now disabled when the API
+ is disabled, and AJAX patrolling and watching are now disabled when use of
+ the write API is not allowed.
+* (bug 48294) API: Fix chunk upload async mode.
=== API changes in 1.22 ===
* (bug 46626) xmldoublequote parameter was removed. Because of a bug, the
to redirect through Special:Redirect.
* Monobook: Removed the old conditional stylesheets for Opera 6, 7 and 9.
* Support for XHTML 1.0 has been removed. MediaWiki now only outputs (X)HTML5.
+* wikibits: User-agent related globals have been deprecated. The following
+ properties now default to false and emit mw.log.warn: is_gecko, is_chrome_mac,
+ is_chrome, webkit_version, is_safari_win, is_safari, webkit_match, is_ff2,
+ ff2_bugs, is_ff2_win, is_ff2_x11, opera95_bugs, opera7_bugs, opera6_bugs,
+ is_opera_95, is_opera_preseven, is_opera, and ie6_bugs.
+* (bug 48276) MediaWiki will now flash a confirmation message upon successfully
+ editing a page.
== Compatibility ==