RELEASE-NOTES-1.37
= Wikibase 1.37 =
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== Upgrading notes for 1.37 ==
Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
Some specific notes for Wikibase 1.37 upgrades are below:
When upgrading to 1.37 from 1.35 or 1.36 we supply a simple php script
for administrators to run before the actual update happens.
The script gives recommended settings based on the current configuration.
You can download it from https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/P16814
and save it in the Wikibase folder of your mediawiki installation.
Execute it as a normal maintenance script and replace the legacy repositories
configuration with the new entitySources one.
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For a general manual to upgrade MediaWiki see:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading
=== Configuration changes for system administrators in 1.37 ===
==== New configuration ====
* (repo) (T219215) sandboxEntityIds — Entity ids to be used in various live
examples. These entities will be affected by changes made through those
examples, such as edits made by the API sandbox.
==== Changed configuration ====
* (repo+client) (T257262) The entitySources setting is no longer optional, but required.
See the “upgrading notes” section, above, for migration instructions.
==== Removed configuration ====
* (repo) (T285471) foreignRepositories has been removed.
* (client) (T285471) repositories has been removed.
* (repo+client) (T285472) entityNamespaces has been removed.
* (repo+client) (T285473) changesDatabase has been removed.
* (client) (T286539) repoNamespaces has been removed.
* (client) (T287242) repoDatabase has been removed.
* (repo) (T287486) conceptBaseUri has been removed.
=== New user-facing features in 1.37 ===
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=== External library changes in 1.37 ===
==== New external libraries ====
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==== Changed external libraries ====
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==== Removed external libraries ====
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=== Bug fixes in 1.37 ===
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=== Action API changes in 1.37 ===
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=== Languages updated in 1.37 ===
Wikibase supports over 300 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
because of Phabricator reports.
New monolingual support:
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Monolingual entries removed as they are now natively supported by MediaWiki:
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=== Breaking changes in 1.37 ===
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=== Deprecations in 1.37 ===
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=== Other changes in 1.37 ===
* (T272032, T274157) Rate limiting for ID generator is now enforced in all installations.
== Online documentation ==
Installation instructions and FAQ
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase
Developer documentation of Wikibase 1.37
https://doc.wikimedia.org/Wikibase/REL1_37/
== Mailing list ==
Discussion regarding the development of Wikidata
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-tech
== IRC help ==
Questions related to wikibase and wikidata can be asked in #wikibase or
#wikidata on irc.libera.chat.