Backdrop 1.29.0 Release checklist

jenlampton commented 2 weeks ago

Scheduled for September 15, 2024 4:30pm - 10pm PT

Pre-release tasks

[x] Merge commits @quicksketch
[x] Move all unfinished issues to the next bug-fix release milestone @quicksketch
[x] Review all closed issues in milestone: @jenlampton
- Issue titles should include a complete, but very brief summary of the problem.
- Issue titles should be in complete sentences, ending with a period.
- Bug issue titles should start with Fix or Fixed,
- New feature issue titles should start with Add or Added.
- Each issue should have accurate labels, especially the "type - " labels.
[x] Close the milestone @jenlampton
[x] Draft Release notes @jenlampton
- [x] Copy Preview release release notes, update as follows
- [x] Include a short, descriptive summary of the release, for example:
  - The Backdrop community is proud to release version 1.xx of Backdrop CMS, following our 4-month release cycle.
- [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 /core/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.
  - Re-word issue titles to indicate that the problems have been fixed.
  - Note: This list can also be copied from the list on the preview release, but review closed issuses in the milestone
- [x] Verify the list above matches all changes since the most recent bug-fix release

Release tasks

[x] Update bootstrap.inc with version number @quicksketch
[x] Tag for release, and push tag to GitHub @quicksketch
[x] Branch for new minor number (e.g. 1.10.x) and push to GitHub @quicksketch
[x] Revert version number back on 1.x branch with minor number increased (e.g. 1.11.x-dev) @quicksketch
[x] Revert version number back on new minor number branch (e.g. 1.10.x-dev) @quicksketch
[x] Create release notes on GitHub, and publish release @jenlampton
[x] Unpublish preview release on backdropcms.org @jenlampton
[x] Update the front page download link on b.org @jenlampton
[x] Create a new language template file for the translation server @olafgrabienski

Immediate Post-release tasks

Publicity tasks

[x] Tweet that a new release is out @stpaultim
- Use text like "We're thrilled to announce Backdrop version 1.18.0. This is the 19th new feature release of #BackdropCMS. https://backdropcms.org"
- [x] Mastodon post. @stpaultim
- [x] LinkedIn Post. @stpaultim or @yorkshire-pudding
- [x] Facebook Post @stpaultim
[ ] Publish blog post @cellear
[ ] email katie@phpweekly.com for a note in the PHP Weekly Newsletter @jenlampton
[ ] Update the roadmap page on b.org @klonos
[x] N/A Update list of modules included in backdrop core @jenlampton
[x] N/A Update list of modules included in backdrop_upgrade_status module @jenlampton
[ ] Update the Wikipedia articles @klonos
- [ ] 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

Code tasks

[ ] Update Tugboat @klonos
[ ] Update Composer @herbdool
[ ] Update Docker @wylbur
[x] Update Pantheon @herbdool
[ ] Update Platform.sh @herbdool
[ ] Update Amezmo @jenlampton
[ ] Update DrupalForge @izmeez

Backdrop Website updates

[ ] beta.backdropcms.org @bugfolder
[x] docs.backdropcms.org @jenlampton
[x] events.backdropcms.org @jenlampton
[x] localize.backdropcms.org @jenlampton

2-week Post-release tasks (Sept 30th)

[ ] backdropcms.org @jenlampton
[ ] forum.backdropcms.org @jenlampton Note for forum, after deploy also disable + uninstall X Autoload and Libraries modules

Publicity tasks

[ ] Add a notification to the dashboard @stpaultim
[ ] Send a newsletter to subscribers @stpaultim @bugfolder

New features

Automatically download translation files at install time. #6660
Add layout configuration options to the content type admin area. #2894
Add a visibility condition for 200/403/404 response codes. #6016
Add new file type icon views field handler. #6588

Usability Improvements

Display conditions for menu items on the layout overview page. #1929
Clarify visibility conditions vs access conditions in Layout interfaces. #6705
Improve form item label text for new SVG icon views field handler #6701
Fix outside-right styles so text doesn't overlap #6687

Miscellaneous changes

Update jQuery UI to 1.14 #6677
Update CKEditor 5 to v42.0.2 #6481
Update jquery.ui.touch-punch.js to latest version #6696

jenlampton commented 2 weeks ago

I'm really tired, so I'm going to wait till tomorrow to start updating sites.

izmeez commented 2 weeks ago

Under Code Tasks I would like to add a checkbox for

Update [DrupalForge](https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/wiki/Update:-Drupal-Forge-(devpanel)-Template) @izmeez

jenlampton commented 2 weeks ago

@izmeez thank you so much for volunteering to maintain that :) I've added a new checkbox for all release templates (as well as this issue).

olafgrabienski commented 1 week ago

I've created a new language template file for the translation server.

izmeez commented 1 week ago

I've created a new language template file for the translation server.

Can the list be sorted alphabetically? Oh, I see it is by the abbreviation not the full name of the language!

laryn commented 1 week ago

I've updated the Pantheon upstream.

stpaultim commented 1 week ago

@jenlampton Where is the template for this checklist (or do you just copy from previous release?)?

I added some checkbox for other social media outlets, would like to get them in the template.

jenlampton commented 1 week ago

@stpaultim all the templates for these issues are in this backdrop-issues repo: https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop-issues/tree/main/templates

backdrop / backdrop-issues