RELEASE-NOTES-1.39
= Wikibase 1.39 =
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== Upgrading notes for 1.39 ==
Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
Some specific notes for Wikibase 1.39 upgrades are below:
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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 1.39 ===
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=== External library changes in 1.39 ===
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=== Bug fixes in 1.39 ===
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=== Action API changes in 1.39 ===
* T104344: The wbsearchentities response has a new `display` field for each result. It may contain a `label` and `description` key.
Each of those will contain a `text` and a `language` key with the respective data.
The top-level `label`, `description` and `aliases` keys of each result are now considered deprecated and should no longer be used.
See also the official [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata-tech@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/3LA6FDOZGSK6HSQY73XCFNT4BTYWOY64/ significant change announcement].
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=== Languages updated in 1.39 ===
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 1.39 ===
* (T114577) The maintenance script populateInterwiki.php was removed, use the same script from core.
* (T140850) The php entry point were removed, use wfLoadExtension instead.
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=== Deprecations in 1.39 ===
* (T312222) The LanguageFallbackLabelDescriptionLookupFactory service is deprecated.
Use the new FallbackLabelDescriptionLookupFactory service instead:
it has a very similar interface, but returns lookups that also resolve redirects.
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=== Other changes in 1.39 ===
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== Online documentation ==
Installation instructions and FAQ
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase
Developer documentation of Wikibase 1.39
https://doc.wikimedia.org/Wikibase/REL1_39/
== 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 #wikidata on irc.libera.chat.