* $wgUseTidy is now set when parserTests are run with the tidy option to match
output on wiki.
* (T37472) update.php will purge ResourceLoader cache unless --nopurge is passed to it.
+* (T72109) mediawiki.language should respect $wgTranslateNumerals in convertNumber().
=== Action API changes in 1.25 ===
* (T67403) XML tag highlighting is now only performed for formats
Title::userCan() via the API.
* Default type param for query list=watchlist and list=recentchanges has
been changed from all types (e.g. including 'external') to 'edit|new|log'.
-* Added formatversion to format=json, still experimental.
+* Added formatversion to format=json. Still "experimental" as further changes
+ to the output formatting might still be made.
* (T73020) Log event details are now always under a 'params' subkey for
list=logevents, and a 'logparams' subkey for list=watchlist and
list=recentchanges.
* (T35235) LogFormatter subclasses are now responsible for formatting log event
parameters for the API.
* Many modules have changed result data formats. While this shouldn't affect
- clients not using the experimental formatversion=2015, code using
- ApiResult::getResultData() and not using ApiResult::transformForBC() may need
- updating.
+ clients not using the experimental formatversion=2, code using
+ ApiResult::getResultData() without the transformations for backwards
+ compatibility may need updating, as will code that wasn't following the old
+ conventions for API boolean output.
* The following methods have been deprecated and may be removed in a future
release:
* ApiBase::getDescription
bugs and ensure better reading experience for different variants.
=== Other changes in 1.25 ===
+* (T45591) Links to MediaWiki.org translatable help were added to indicators,
+ mostly in special pages. Local custom target titles can be placed in the
+ relevant '(namespace-X|action name|special page name)-helppage' system
+ message. Extensions can use the addHelpLink() function to do the same.
* The skin autodiscovery mechanism, deprecated in MediaWiki 1.23, has been
removed. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Skin_autodiscovery for
migration guide for creators and users of custom skins that relied on it.