Backdrop 1.29.1 Release checklist

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Release scheduled for October 6, 2024 4pm - 8pm 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)
• [ ] 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 (@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 /core/update.php) for this release.
    • Note: you can use this command to see if any install files were changed: ls -1 core/modules/*/*.install | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --pretty="format:%ad %f" --date=format:"%F %R" -- $filename)" $filename; done|sort
  • [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 brackets 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 1.27.2: https://backdropcms.org."

Immediate Post-release tasks

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

Backdrop's Website updates

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

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Release notes draft:

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

Notes for updating

• The default .htaccess file has been modified for clarity. There is no change in functionality, but site owners may optionally choose to update the root .htaccess file for consistency with core. See #6646.
• No changes have been made to the robots.txt or the default settings.php file in this release. Updating customized versions of those files is not necessary.
• It will be necessary to run the update script (located at /core/update.php) for this release.

Changes since 1.29.0

Bug fixes

• Automatic translation downloading not available during installation #6717
• After upgrading from D7 two internal search menu links lose their parents resulting in wrong page titles #5674
• Fix watchdog string typo in views_plugin_display::init() #6721

Miscellaneous changes

• Change the cryptic value of A1209600 for ExpiresDefault to a human-readable one in .htaccess #6646

[quicksketch]

The new release is now out!

https://github.com/backdrop/backdrop/releases/tag/1.29.1

[laryn]

I've updated the Pantheon upstream.

[izmeez]

I have submitted a PR to Drupal Forge to update Backdrop to 1.29.1 release.