options
* $wgAllowUserCssPrefs option allows disabling CSS-based preferences; which can
improve page loading speed.
+* Future-proof redirection to fragments in Gecko, so things work a little nicer
+ if they fix <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=516293>.
+* Support git:// and mms:// protocols by default for external links
=== Bug fixes in 1.17 ===
* (bug 17560) Half-broken deletion moved image files to deletion archive without
* (bug 22747) "Reveal my e-mail address in notification e-mails" preference is
now only displayed when relevant
* (bug 22772) {{#special:}} parser function now works with subpages
+* (bug 18664) Relative URIs in interwiki links cause failed redirects
+* (bug 19270) Relative URIs in interwiki links break interwiki transclusion
+* (bug 22903) Revdelete log entries now show in the user preferred language.
+* (bug 22905) Correctly handle <abbr> followed by ISBN
+* (bug 22940) Namespace aliases pointing to main namespace don't work
+* (bug 15810) blocked admins can no longer block/unblock other users, nor
+ themselves unless they are given the 'unblockself' permission.
+* (bug 22876) Avoid possible PHP Notice if $wgDefaultUserOptions is not
+ correctly set
+* (bug 14952) Page titles are renormalized after html entities are removed so that
+ links with non-NFC character references work correctly.
+* (bug 22991) wgUserGroups JavaScript variable now reports * group for
+ anonymous users instead of null.
+* (bug 22627) Remove PHP notice when deleting a page only hidden users edited.
+* (bug 21520) Anonymous previews now also gives a warning about not being
+logged in (anonpreviewwarning).
== API changes in 1.17 ==
* (bug 22738) Allow filtering by action type on query=logevent
* (bug 22764) uselang parameter for action=parse
+* (bug 22944) API: watchlist options are inconsistent
=== Languages updated in 1.17 ===