Backdrop 1.25.1 Release checklist

quicksketch commented 1 year ago

Release scheduled for June 7, 2023 1pm - 4pm PT

Pre-release tasks

[x] Merge commits (@quicksketch)
[x] Create the next bugfix milestone (@quicksketch)
[x] Move all unfinished issues to the next bugfix release milestone (@quicksketch)
[x] Review all closed issues in milestone: (@quicksketch)
- Issue titles should include a complete, but very brief summary of the problem.
- Issue titles sould be in complete sentences, ending with a period.
- Bug issue titles should start with Fix or Fixed,
- New fearure issue titles should start with Add or Added.
- Each issue should have accurate labels, especially the "type - " labels.
[x] Close the milestone (@quicksketch)
[x] Draft Release notes (@quicksketch)
- [x] Include a short, descriptive summary of the release, for example:
- "Maintenance release for Backdrop CMS. This update contains bug fixes and usability improvements only."
- [x] Include a section heading **Notes for updating**
- [x] Note if any changes were made to files outside the core directory, for example:
  - - No changes have been made to the `.htaccess`, `robots.txt` or default `settings.php` files in this release. Updating customized versions of those files is not necessary.
  - See this example for updates to .htaccess
  - See this example or this example for updates to settings.php
- [x] Note if updates (update.php) needs to be run, for example:
  - Use the text The database update script does **not** need to be run.
  - or **It will be necessary to run the update script** (located at /update.php) for this release.
- [x] Include a section heading **Changes since version 1.xx.x** are listed below.
- Navigate to Actions
- Select the most recent time "Release Notes Generator" has been run.
- Download the release-notes artifact attached to the generator.
- Unzip the file, and copy/pate contents into release notes draft.
- Remove any square bracets in the titles, and move those issues to their own section.

Release tasks

[x] Update bootstrap.inc with version number (@quicksketch)
[x] Tag for release, and push tag to GitHub (@quicksketch)
[x] Revert version number back (@quicksketch)
[x] Create release notes on GitHub, and publish release (@quicksketch)
[x] Update the front page download link on b.org (@quicksketch)
[ ] Tweet that a new release is out (@stpaultim)
- Use text like "There is a bug-fix release out for #BackdropCMS today, version 1.17.1: https://backdropcms.org." or

Immediate Post-release tasks

If this release does NOT accompany a minor release:

[x] Update Tugboat @bwpanda | @klonos
[x] Update Pantheon @herbdool
[ ] Update Platform.sh (assign to herbdool, jenlampton)
[ ] Update Composer @herbdool (or quicksketch)
[x] Update Docker @wylbur
[x] Update the Wikipedia articles (assign to stpaultim / klonos)
- [x] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:BackdropCMS_version&action=edit -
- Auto applied to:
  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdrop_CMS
  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems

Backdrop's Website updates

[x] backdropcms.org @jenlampton (or bwpanda / bugfolder)
[x] beta.backdropcms.org @jenlampton (or bwpanda / bugfolder)
[x] docs.backdropcms.org @jenlampton (or bwpanda / bugfolder)
[x] events.backdropcms.org @jenlampton (or bwpanda / bugfolder)
[x] forum.backdropcms.org @jenlampton (or bwpanda / bugfolder)
[x] localize.backdropcms.org @jenlampton (or bwpanda / bugfolder)

This is a stand-alone release.

quicksketch commented 1 year ago

Release notes draft:

Maintenance release for Backdrop CMS. This update contains bug fixes and usability improvements only.

Notes for Updating

No changes have been made to the .htaccess, robots.txt or default settings.php files in this release. Updating customized versions of those files is not necessary.
The database update script does not need to be run.

Changes since version 1.25.0 are listed below.

Bug fixes

Fix regression: double encoding of option values #6126
Fix PR sandboxes provisioned with PHP 7.2 instead of 8.1 #6133
Fix install.sh with PHP 8.1 causes deprecation notices #6087
Fix "Back to site" link does not respect selected language #6080
Fix fatal error when submitting a form that has a hidden date field and uses the HTML5 Date widget #6027
Restore definitions of variables $v_version and $v_magic in Archive_Tar #3492