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==Introduction==
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Release date: 06/29/2023   


BlueSpice 4.3 is a minor release   
Release date: 


The code base was updgraded to '''MW 1.39.''' 
BlueSpice 4.5 is a minor release   
 
=== Compatibility ===
 
* supports '''PHP 8.2'''
* LDAP, Simple SAMLphp, OpenIDConnect : Upgraded to be compatible with '''PluggableAuth 6/7'''


==New Features==
==New Features==
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!Screenshot
!Screenshot
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! Content Droplets
! Edit together
|We are introducing  ''Content droplets'' as a convenient way to insert special content in a wiki page. This includes tags, parser functions, and templates. The feature replaces the "Magic words"  menu item of the Visual Editor.
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The new "Edit together" edit mode allows multiple users to simultaneously update a wiki page. Users can be invited to collaborate in real-time.


This way of editing is efficient and convenient in different scenarios, for example for writing meeting minutes, for drafting and brainstorming new content or during quick proofreading sessions.


{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/ContentDroplets|Content Droplets documentation]]
 
|[[File:droplet menu.png|link=https://en.wiki.bluespice.com/wiki/File:droplet%20menu.png|alt=screenshot of the Content droplets menu|center|thumb|450x450px|Content droplets]]
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/CollabPad|CollabPad documentation]]
|[[File:collabpad4-5.png|alt=Meeting minutes page with 3 contributors|center|thumb|450x450px|Edit together]]
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!Enhanced Menu Editor
!Books
|We have modernized the approach to our book functionality. A visually appealing Bookshelf page makes it easy to organize and access books.
It is now also possible to add a wikipage to multiple books. Sinc we elimineted the bookshelf-tag, adding a page to a book no longer creates a new page revision. This ensures that the approval status of pages is not affected when a page is added to a book.<br />
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceBookshelf|Books documentation]]
|[[File:bookshelf4-5.png|alt=Bookshelf "Manuals" with 3 books|center|thumb|450x450px|Books page]]
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!Pages overview
|We continued to enhance the user interface of standard special pages. The mediawiki AllPages special page has been replaced by a user-friendly version.
A filterable index of all wiki pages in the different namespaces makes it easier to quickly locate any wiki page.
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Special pages/Pages|"Pages" documentation]]
|[[File:pages4-5.png|alt=alphabetical list of pages in the main namespace|center|thumb|450x450px|Special page "Pages"]]
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!Uploaded files overview
|Another enhanced special page is the ''List of files'' that have been uploaded to the wiki.
A decluttered grid-view and larger thumbnails support users in finding the uploaded files.
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Special pages/Files|"Files" documentation]]
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The main navigation can now contain hierarchical links. In addition, 4 configurations of the sidebar are possible.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/MenuEditor|Menu Editor documentation]]
|[[File:Enhanced sidebar.png|center|thumb|320x320px|Enhanced Sidebar]]
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!PDF Embed
!Notifications
|It is now possible to embed a PDF viewer in wiki pages. It is contained in the Content Droplets menu for easy access.  
|A simpler and more flexible notification system that is easier to manage and to understand. Users now subscribe to notifications based on their preferences.
 
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceEchoConnector|Notifications documentation]]
 
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{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}   [[Manual:Extension/ContentDroplets|Content Droplets documentation]]
|[[File:Extension PDFEmbed.png|alt=Screenshot of an embedded PDF file|center|thumb|450x450px|Extension PDFEmbed]]
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!Startpage Templates
!Visual editor enhancements
|To support the creation of portal pages for the main page and for all other content namespaces, we now provide two startpage templates.
|New convenience shortcuts for inline formatting. Support of Unicode Emojis 😲
 
{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceEchoConnector|VisualEditor+ documentation]]
 
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To further support users with the design of portal pages, the renowned icon library Font Awesome is now bundled with BlueSpice.
 
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Extension/MenuEditor|Startpage Templates documentation]]
|<gallery widths="170" heights="200">
File:Startpage Intranet.png|alt=Screenshot of "Startpage Intranet"|Startpage template 1
File:Startpage Team.png|alt=Screenshot of "Startpage Team"|Startpage template 2
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!Container Filter
!AI-assited editing
| You can now mark sections of a page for filtering and display a filter just for the content located within these sections of the page.
|{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/AIEditingAssistant|AI Editing Assistant documentation]]
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Reference:ContainerFilter|Container Filter documentation]]
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|[[File:ContainerFilter example.png|alt=Screenshot of a filtered table|center|thumb|450x450px|Container filter]]
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==Additional improvements==
*VisualEditor: the copy and paste functionality out of other applications (e.g., MS Word) has been significantly improved.
*Tagging of page templates: Page templates can be categorized with tags in the Page template manager. The tags work as a filter when selecting page templates.


==Added extensions (8)==
==Added extensions (8)==
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!Extension
!Extension
!Description
!Description
!Developer
!Developer
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!ContainerFilter
!AIEditingAssistant
|Allows to filter content elements within a page.
|AI-assisted editing for VisualEditor (requires OpenAI API key).
|Hallo Welt!
|Hallo Welt!
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|-
!ContentDroplets
!CollabPads
|VisualEditor integration for inserting predefined content snippets
|Allows collaborative editing of wiki pages.
|Hallo
|Hallo Welt!
Welt!
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!ContentStabilization
!Notifications
|<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34)">Replaces the approval mechanism previously provided by the extensions FlaggedRevs / BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector. The experience for the user should be seamless.</span>
|Informs users about changes based on a subscription mechanism.
|Hallo Welt!
|Hallo Welt!
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|-
!FontAwesome
!NumberHeadings
|Provides a library of icons which can be used in conjunction with the Droplet "Icon"
|Toggles headings autonumbering.
|MediaWiki
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!InstanceStatus
|Allows to insert a header or footer (on a page basis or on a namespace basis) in the content area of ​​a page.
|Hallo Welt!
|Hallo Welt!
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!PDFEmbed
!OAuth
|Media handler extension for PDF files.
|Allows usage of OAuth 1.0a and OAuth 2.0 for API authorization.
|MediaWiki
|MediaWiki
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!PreToClip
!TableTools
|Copies contents of <code><nowiki><pre></nowiki></code> and <code><syntaxhightlight></code> tags into the clipboard.
|Provides a css class for tables with full accessibility support.
|MediaWiki
|Hallo Welt!
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|-
!SectionAnchors
!VueJSPlus
|Adds a link to headings for copying the path to the clipbard.
|Collection of VueJs components used in the BlueSpice user interface.
|Hallo Welt!
|Hallo Welt!
|}
|}


== Removed extensions (4)==
==Removed extensions (2)==
*'''FlaggedRevs:''' Replaced with extension ''ContentStabilization''
*'''BlueSpiceEchoConnector:''' Replaced with extension ''Notifications''.
*'''BlueSpiceDrawioConnector:''' Inntegrated into exension  ''BlueSpiceDrawio''
*'''Echo:''' Replaced with extension ''Notifications''.
*'''BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector''': Replaced with extension ''ContentStabilization''
*'''BlueSpiceInsertMagic:''' Replaced with extension ''ContentDroplet''


== Content changes ==
The following content changes can affect the display of content in the wiki and may require manual adjustments:


* Missing privacy pages can cause a yellow banner. This is only visible to the admin users.
* The start page templates may not be able to display all styles if templates contained therein already exist in the wiki before the update.
* Styles defined in templates or in MediaWiki:Common.css may no longer be applied.
* The ContentDroplet icon can only be inserted in block mode.
* Missing language switcher on pages whose title area is hidden.<br />


{{Icon|bi bi-arrow-right-circle|||}} [[Known issues|More infos about the content changes]]


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Revision as of 16:24, 5 June 2024

Release date:

BlueSpice 4.5 is a minor release

New Features

Feature Description Screenshot
Edit together

The new "Edit together" edit mode allows multiple users to simultaneously update a wiki page. Users can be invited to collaborate in real-time.

This way of editing is efficient and convenient in different scenarios, for example for writing meeting minutes, for drafting and brainstorming new content or during quick proofreading sessions.


CollabPad documentation

Meeting minutes page with 3 contributors
Edit together
Books We have modernized the approach to our book functionality. A visually appealing Bookshelf page makes it easy to organize and access books.

It is now also possible to add a wikipage to multiple books. Sinc we elimineted the bookshelf-tag, adding a page to a book no longer creates a new page revision. This ensures that the approval status of pages is not affected when a page is added to a book.
Books documentation

Bookshelf "Manuals" with 3 books
Books page
Pages overview We continued to enhance the user interface of standard special pages. The mediawiki AllPages special page has been replaced by a user-friendly version.

A filterable index of all wiki pages in the different namespaces makes it easier to quickly locate any wiki page. "Pages" documentation

alphabetical list of pages in the main namespace
Special page "Pages"
Uploaded files overview Another enhanced special page is the List of files that have been uploaded to the wiki.

A decluttered grid-view and larger thumbnails support users in finding the uploaded files. "Files" documentation

Notifications A simpler and more flexible notification system that is easier to manage and to understand. Users now subscribe to notifications based on their preferences.

Notifications documentation

Visual editor enhancements New convenience shortcuts for inline formatting. Support of Unicode Emojis 😲

VisualEditor+ documentation

AI-assited editing AI Editing Assistant documentation

Added extensions (8)

List of added extensions
Extension Description Developer
AIEditingAssistant AI-assisted editing for VisualEditor (requires OpenAI API key). Hallo Welt!
CollabPads Allows collaborative editing of wiki pages. Hallo Welt!
Notifications Informs users about changes based on a subscription mechanism. Hallo Welt!
NumberHeadings Toggles headings autonumbering. Hallo Welt!
OAuth Allows usage of OAuth 1.0a and OAuth 2.0 for API authorization. MediaWiki
TableTools Provides a css class for tables with full accessibility support. Hallo Welt!
VueJSPlus Collection of VueJs components used in the BlueSpice user interface. Hallo Welt!

Removed extensions (2)

  • BlueSpiceEchoConnector: Replaced with extension Notifications.
  • Echo: Replaced with extension Notifications.


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