BlueSpice 4.3: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:29, 12 May 2023

BlueSpice 4.3 is a minor release.

The code base was updated to MW 1.39. From this release on, PHP 8.2 is supported.

Release date:

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. This feature replaces the "Magic words" menu item of the Visual Editor. Documentation	Content droplets
Startpage Templates	To support the creation of portal pages for the main page and for all other content namespaces, we 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
Enhanced MenuEditor	BlueSpice now includes useful page templates for numerous use cases. These can easily be modified or deactivated as needed. Documentation
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. Documentation	Extension PDFEmbed
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. Documentation

VisualEditor: the copy and paste functionality out of other applications (e.g., MS Word) has been significantly improved.

Developer: MW=MediaWiki extension; HW=Hallo Welt! extension
Extension	Description	Developer
ContainerFilter	Allows to filter content elements within a page.	HW
ContentStabilization	Replaces the approval mechanism previously provided by the extensions FlaggedRevs / BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector. The experience for the user should be seamless.	HW
FontAwesome	Allows highlighting of wikitext-syntax in the source view of a wiki page.	MW
InstanceStatus	Allows to insert a header or footer (on a page basis or on a namespace basis) in the content area of a page.	HW
PDFEmbed	Media handler extension for PDF files.	MW
PreToClip	Copies contents of PRE tags into the clipboard.	MW
SectionAnchors	Adds a link to headings for copying the path to the clipbard.	HW

FlaggedRevs: Replaced with extension ContentStabilization.
BlueSpiceFlaggedRevsConnector: Replaced with extension ContentStabilization.

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 *'''FlaggedRevs:''' Replaced with extension ContentStabilization.
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