Last edited 3 months ago
by Monique Gähl

BlueSpice 4.3: Difference between revisions

VisualWikitext
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(27 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Featurepage|featured=true|featuredesc=BlueSpice 4.2 has been released. Read about the notable changes now.|featurestart=07/28/2022}}
{{Featurepage|featured=false|featuredesc=BlueSpice 4.3 has been released. Read about the notable changes now.|featurestart=07/19/2023}}
BlueSpice 4.3 is a minor release. Release date:
__TOC__
==Patch Releases==
==Releases==


{{#ask: [[Release::4.3]]
{{#ask: [[Release::4.3]]
Line 12: Line 12:
|default=There have been no patch releases so far.
|default=There have been no patch releases so far.
}}
}}
==Introduction==
Release date: 06/29/2023   
BlueSpice 4.3 is a minor release   
The code base was updgraded to '''MW 1.39.''' 
=== Compatibility ===
* supports '''PHP 8.2'''
* LDAP, Simple SAMLphp, OpenIDConnect : Upgraded to be compatible with '''PluggableAuth 6/7'''


==New Features==
==New Features==
Line 19: Line 31:
!Screenshot
!Screenshot
|-
|-
|'''Content droplets'''
! Content Droplets
(BlueSpice pro)
|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.
|<span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 90); font-family: Lato, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">We are introducing  Content droplets to give our users a convenient way to insert special content in a wiki page. This includes tags, parser functions, and templates. This feature replaces the "Magic words"  menu of the Visual Editor.</span>
*




{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/ContentDroplets|Documentation]]
{{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]]
|-
!Enhanced Menu Editor
|
|
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]]
|-
|-
|'''New page templates'''
!PDF Embed
|BlueSpice now includes useful page templates for numerous use cases. These can easily be modified or deactivated as needed.
|It is now possible to embed a PDF viewer in wiki pages. It is contained in the Content Droplets menu for easy access.  




{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpicePageTemplates#Standard page templates|Documentation]]
 
|[[File:4-2-Page templates.png|alt=Selection of standard page templates|border|center|350x350px|Standard page templates]]
{{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]]
|-
|-
|'''File attachments'''
!Startpage Templates
|A list of files can be included anywhere on a wiki page directly from the Visual Dditor using an <''attachments />''  tag.
|To support the creation of portal pages for the main page and for all other content namespaces, we now provide two startpage templates.
This function replaces the previous attachments area at the end of a page.
 
 




{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Attachments|Documentation]]
|[[File:attachment-area.png|alt=File attachments area on a wiki page|center|350x350px]]
|-
|'''Improved file upload function'''
|All features in the wiki that allow multi-file upload are now supported via an improved upload dialog.


To further support users with the design of portal pages, the renowned icon library Font Awesome is now bundled with BlueSpice.


In addition, files can now be added directly onto a wiki page in edit mode a via drag-and-drop. It is automatically embedded as a preview image without any further intermediate steps. Documents such as docx, pdf, or xlsx are linked directly as a text link.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}}  [[Manual:Start page templates|Startpage Templates documentation]]
|[[File:4-2-upload area.png|alt=enhanced upload area screenshot|border|center|350x350px]]
|<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
</gallery>
|-
|-
|'''Extended'''
!Container Filter
'''blog permissions'''
| 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.
|It is now possible to set granular permissions in an embedded blog. This way, the creation and reading of blog entries and comments can be restricted to specific user groups.
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Reference:ContainerFilter|Container Filter documentation]]
{{Icon|bi bi-question-circle||#0d6efd|0.2em}} [[Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceSocialBlog#Set blog permissions|Documentation]]
|[[File:ContainerFilter example.png|alt=Screenshot of a filtered table|center|thumb|450x450px|Container filter]]
|[[File:4-2-blog-permission.png|alt=blog entry screenshot|border|center|320x320px]]
|-
|'''New dialog for PDF export'''
|Refactoring of the already existing export options of a wiki page for better maintainability of the export feature.
|[[File:4-2-pdf-dialog.png|alt=PDF export dialog|border|center|350x350px]]
|-
|'''Advanced workflow activities'''
|Workflows have been enhanced with the following functionalities:
*''Workflow triggers:'' Workflows can be triggered automatically according to various criteria, e.g., after creating or editing a page or by a particular document date.
*''Activity "SetTemplateParams":'' Template parameters can be edited by workflows.
*''Activity "EditPage":'' Wiki pages can be edited via workflow.
|[[File:4-2-workflow-triggers.png|alt=screenshot of adding a new workflow trigger|border|center|350x350px]]
|-
|'''Tag inspectors'''
| Dialogs for more tags are now offered in the Visual Editor.
|
|-
|'''Editor for navigation menus'''
| Graphical user interface allows editing of the main navigation as well as the user menu via drag-and-drop.
|
|}
|}
==All added extensions==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
==Additional improvements==
|+Developer: MW=MediaWiki extension; HW=Hello world! extension
 
*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)==
{| class="contenttable" style="width:100%;"
|+
!Extension
!Extension
!Description
!Developer
!Developer
!Description
!Screenshot
|-
|-
|[[Reference:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]]
!ContainerFilter
|MW
|Allows to filter content elements within a page.
|Allows highlighting of wikitext-syntax in the source view of a wiki page.
|Hallo Welt!
|
|-
|-
|[[Reference:EnhancedUpload|EnhancedUpload]]
!ContentDroplets
|HW
|VisualEditor integration for inserting predefined content snippets
|<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34)">Improved file upload feature.</span>
|Hallo
|
Welt!
|-
|-
|[[Reference:HeaderFooter|HeaderFooter]]
!ContentStabilization
|MW
|<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>
|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!
|
|-
|-
|[[Manual:Extension/ImportOfficeFiles|ImportOfficeFiles]]
!FontAwesome
|HW
|Provides a library of icons which can be used in conjunction with the Droplet "Icon"
|Allows importing a Word file as wiki pages.
|MediaWiki
|
|-
|-
|[[Reference:InviteSignup|InviteSignup]]
!InstanceStatus
|MW
|Allows to insert a header or footer (on a page basis or on a namespace basis) in the content area of ​​a page.
|Allows wiki users to be invited by an administrator.
|Hallo Welt!
|
|-
|-
|[[Reference:MenuEditor|MenuEditor]]
!PDFEmbed
|HW
|Media handler extension for PDF files.
|Allows editing of the main navigation via a graphical user interface.
|MediaWiki
|
|-
|-
|[[Reference:OpenID Connect|OpenID Connect]]
!PreToClip
|MW
|Copies contents of <code><nowiki><pre></nowiki></code> and <code><syntaxhightlight></code> tags into the clipboard.
|<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34)">Extends the</span> [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:PluggableAuth|PluggableAuth]] <span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34)">extension to provide authentication using</span> [http://openid.net/connect/ OpenID Connect]<span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34)">.</span>
|MediaWiki
|
|-
|-
|[[Reference:SubPageList|SubPageList]]
!SectionAnchors
|MW
|Adds a link to headings for copying the path to the clipbard.
|Allows the creation of subpage lists on wiki pages.
|Hallo Welt!
|
|}
|}
*
==No longer bundled extensions and features==
*'''Bootstrap:''' Removed with "Calumma" as part of the Bluespice 3 skin.
*'''BlueSpiceCalumma''': BlueSpice 3 default skin.
*'''BlueSpiceLatexRenderer:''' Replaced by the [[Reference:Math|Math]] extension.
*'''BlueSpiceNamespaceCSS:''' Namespace-specific CSS is no longer defined separately via individual CSS pages. The styles are defined directly in the global stylesheet ''MediaWiki:Common.css'' via the namespace CSS class.
*'''BlueSpiceServiceCenter'''
*'''BlueSpiceSocialWikiPage:''' The function previously provided by BlueSpiceSocial to create page attachments has been replaced by the <nowiki><attachments /></nowiki> tag.
*'''Chameleon''' Skin


==Additional changes in BlueSpice free==
== Removed extensions (4)==
*'''FlaggedRevs:''' Replaced with extension ''ContentStabilization''
*'''BlueSpiceDrawioConnector:''' Inntegrated into exension  ''BlueSpiceDrawio''
*'''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]]


*Added extensions:
[[de:BlueSpice 4.3]]
**[[Reference:InviteSignup|InviteSignup]]
[[en:{{FULLPAGENAME}}]]
*Removed extensions:
**[[Reference:BlueSpicePrivacy|BlueSpicePrivacy]]
**[[Reference:PluggableAuth|PluggableAuth]]
**[[Reference:SimpleSAMLphp|SimpleSAMLphp]]

Latest revision as of 13:32, 12 August 2024

Releases

ReleaseRelease date
4.3.3October 19, 2023
4.3.1July 20, 2023
4.3.2July 20, 2023
4.3June 29, 2023

Introduction

Release date: 06/29/2023

BlueSpice 4.3 is a minor release

The code base was updgraded to MW 1.39.

Compatibility

  • supports PHP 8.2
  • LDAP, Simple SAMLphp, OpenIDConnect : Upgraded to be compatible with PluggableAuth 6/7

New Features

Feature Description Screenshot
Content Droplets 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.


Content Droplets documentation

screenshot of the Content droplets menu
Content droplets
Enhanced Menu Editor

The main navigation can now contain hierarchical links. In addition, 4 configurations of the sidebar are possible.

Menu Editor documentation

Enhanced Sidebar
PDF Embed It is now possible to embed a PDF viewer in wiki pages. It is contained in the Content Droplets menu for easy access.


Content Droplets documentation

Screenshot of an embedded PDF file
Extension PDFEmbed
Startpage Templates To support the creation of portal pages for the main page and for all other content namespaces, we now provide two startpage templates.



To further support users with the design of portal pages, the renowned icon library Font Awesome is now bundled with BlueSpice.

Startpage Templates documentation

  • Screenshot of "Startpage Intranet"

    Startpage template 1

  • Screenshot of "Startpage Team"

    Startpage template 2

Container Filter 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.

Container Filter documentation

Screenshot of a filtered table
Container filter

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)

Extension Description Developer
ContainerFilter Allows to filter content elements within a page. Hallo Welt!
ContentDroplets VisualEditor integration for inserting predefined content snippets Hallo

Welt!

ContentStabilization Replaces the approval mechanism previously provided by the extensions FlaggedRevs / BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector. The experience for the user should be seamless. Hallo Welt!
FontAwesome Provides a library of icons which can be used in conjunction with the Droplet "Icon" MediaWiki
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!
PDFEmbed Media handler extension for PDF files. MediaWiki
PreToClip Copies contents of <pre> and <syntaxhightlight> tags into the clipboard. MediaWiki
SectionAnchors Adds a link to headings for copying the path to the clipbard. Hallo Welt!

Removed extensions (4)

  • FlaggedRevs: Replaced with extension ContentStabilization
  • BlueSpiceDrawioConnector: Inntegrated into exension BlueSpiceDrawio
  • 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.

More infos about the content changes


To submit feedback about this documentation, visit our community forum.

Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.bluespice.com/w/index.php?title=BlueSpice_4.3&oldid=9998"