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Change notes from older releases. For current info see RELEASE-NOTES.
+== MediaWiki 1.17 ==
+
+=== New installer in 1.17 ===
+MediaWiki 1.17 is shipping with a completely redesigned installer to fix
+a lot of outstanding bugs, cleanup the code quality, and make it easier to
+use. Notably, you can now run upgrades from the web without having to move
+LocalSettings.php. Also, configuration script directory has been renamed
+from config/ to mw-config/. The specific bugs are listed below in the
+general notes.
+
+=== New ResourceLoader in 1.17 ===
+MediaWiki 1.17 ships with a ResourceLoader which combines and minifies css and
+javascript attached to the page. They are served from the new entry point load.php
+If the page is served with the &debug=true parameter, the non-minified files
+are used instead.
+
+=== Configuration changes in 1.17 ===
+* DatabaseFunctions.php that was needed for compatibility with pre-1.3
+ extensions has been removed.
+* $wgAllowImageTag can be set to true to whitelist the tag in wikitext.
+* (bug 12797) Add $wgGalleryOptions for adjusting of default gallery display
+ options.
+* $wgAllowUserCssPrefs option allows disabling CSS-based preferences; which can
+ improve page loading speed.
+* (bug 22858) $wgLocalStylePath is by default set to the same value as
+ $wgStylePath but should never point to a different domain than the site is
+ on, allowing skins to use .htc files which are not cross-domain friendly.
+* (bug 20193) Added $wgVectorShowVariantName global configuration variable
+ which causes Vector to render the variants drop-down menu with a label
+ showing the current variant name. This is off by default, pending further
+ research into its user experience implications.
+* XmlFunctions.php has been removed. Use the Xml or Html classes as appropriate.
+* Added $wgSQLMode for setting database SQL modes - either performance (null)
+ or other reasons (such as enabling stricter checks)
+* $wgFileStore has been deprecated. The only usage $wgFileStore['deleted'] has
+ been turned into $wgDeletedDirectory.
+* $wgDeletedDirectory has been added to specify what directory to place deleted
+ uploads in.
+* IBM DB2 database no longer uses the db specific $wgDBport_db2 variable but the
+ normal $wgDBport.
+* The upload link for missing files can now be set separately from the
+ navigation link with $wgUploadMissingFileUrl.
+* $wgCategoryPrefixedDefaultSortkey was removed and is now always false. This
+ provides more sensible sorting behavior for categories.
+* Removed unused globals: $wgEnableSerializedMessages, $wgCheckSerialized,
+ $wgUseMemCached, $wgDisableSearchContext, $wgColorErrors,
+ $wgUseZhdaemon, $wgZhdaemonHost and $wgZhdaemonPort.
+* (bug 24408) The include_path is not modified in the default LocalSettings.php
+* $wgVectorExtraStyles was removed, and is no longer in use.
+* $wgLoadScript was added to specify alternative locations for ResourceLoader
+ requests.
+* $wgResourceLoaderMaxage was added to specify maxage and smaxage times for
+ responses from ResourceLoader based on whether the request's URL contained a
+ version parameter or not.
+* $wgResourceLoaderDebug was added to specify the default state of debug mode;
+ this will still be overridden with the debug URL parameter a la
+ $wgLanguageCode.
+* $wgResourceLoaderInlinePrivateModules was added to specify whether private
+ modules such as user.options should be embedded in the HTML output or
+ delivered through a resource loader request, which bypasses server cache (like
+ squid) and checks the user parameter against $wgUser. The former adds more
+ data to all pages, while the latter adds a request which cannot be cached
+ server side.
+* Removed $wgUpdates for database updates; extension should use
+ DatabaseUpdater::addExtensionUpdate().
+* Removed $wgServerName. It doesn't need to be set anymore and is no longer
+ available as input for other configuration items, either.
+* Remove $wgRemoteUploads. It was not well supported and superseded by
+ $wgUploadNavigationUrl.
+* (bug 198) $wgUpgradeKey allows unlocking the web installer for upgrades
+ without having to move LocalSettings.php
+* The FailFunction "error handling" method has now been removed
+* $wgAdditionalMailParams added to allow setting extra options to mail() calls.
+* $wgSecureLogin to optionaly login using HTTPS
+* (bug 25728) Added $wgPasswordSenderName to allow customise the name associed
+ with $wgPasswordSender
+* Sysops now have the "suppressredirect" right by default
+* (bug 22463) $wgFooterIcons added to allow configuration of the icons shown in
+ the footers of skins.
+* $wgFileCacheDepth can be used to set the depth of the subdirectory hierarchy
+ used for the file cache. Default value is 2, which matches former behavior
+* It's no longer necessary for LocalSettings.php to include DefaultSettings.php.
+* It's no longer necessary to set $wgCacheEpoch to the file modification time
+ of LocalSettings.php, in LocalSettings.php itself. Instead, this is done
+ automatically if $wgInvalidateCacheOnLocalSettingsChange is true (which is
+ the default).
+* (bug 26253) $wgPostCommitUpdateList has been removed
+
+=== New features in 1.17 ===
+* (bug 10183) Users can now add personal styles and scripts to all skins via
+ User:/common.css and /common.js (if user css/js is enabled).
+* (bug 22748) Add anchors on Special:ListGroupRights.
+* (bug 21981) Add parameter 'showfilename' to to automatically
+ apply the names of the individual files within the gallery.
+* Future-proof redirection to fragments in Gecko, so things work a little nicer
+ if they fix .
+* Support git:// and mms:// protocols by default for external links.
+* (bug 15810) Blocked admins can no longer unblock themselves without the
+ 'unblockself' permission (which they have by default).
+* (bug 18499) Added "enhanced" URL parameter to switch between old and enhanced
+ changes list.
+* (bug 22925) "sp-contributions-blocked-notice-anon" message now displayed when
+ viewing contributions of a blocked IP address.
+* (bug 22474) {{urlencode:}} now takes an optional second paramter for type of
+ escaping.
+* Special:Listfiles now supports a username parameter.
+* Special:Random carries over query string parameters.
+* (bug 23206) Add Special::Search hook for detecting successful "Go".
+* When visiting a "red link" of a deleted file, a deletion and move log excerpt
+ is provided on the Upload form.
+* (bug 22647) Add category details in search results.
+* (bug 23276) Add hook to Special:NewPages to modify query.
+* Add accesskey 's' and tooltip to 'Save' button at Special:Preferences.
+* Add accesskey 'b' and tooltip to the summary field of edit mode.
+* (bug 20186) Allow filtering Special:Contributions for RevisionDeleted edits.
+* ajaxwatch now uses the API and JQuery, and can be used to animate arbitrary
+ watch links, not just to watch the page the link is on.
+* (bug 20976) "searchmenu-new-nocreate" message now displayed when when there
+ is no title match in search and the user has no rights to create pages.
+* (bug 23429) Added new hook WatchlistEditorBuildRemoveLine.
+* (bug 22844) Added support for WinCache object caching.
+* (bug 23580) Add two new events to LivePreview so that scripts can be
+ notified about the beginning and finishing of LivePreview actions.
+* (bug 21278) Now the sidebar allows inclusion of wiki markup.
+* (bug 23733) Add IDs to messages used on CSS/JS pages
+* (bug 21312) RevisionMove allows moving individual revisions of a page to
+ another page. Introducing 'revisionmove' user right; disabled by default;
+ experimental feature.
+* Show validity period of the login cookie in Special:UserLogin and
+ Special:Preferences
+* Interlanguage links display the page title in their tooltip.
+* (bug 23621) New Special:ComparePages to compare (diff) two articles.
+* (bug 4597) Provide support in Special:Contributions to show only "current"
+ contributions
+* (bug 17857) {{anchorencode}} acts more like how the parser creates section ids
+* (bug 21477) \& can now be used in