Backdrop 1.25.2 Release checklist

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Release scheduled for September 15, 2023 4pm - 6pm PT

Note this release accompanies Backdrop 1.26.0.

Pre-release tasks

• Merge commits (@quicksketch / @laryn)
• Create the next bugfix milestone (@quicksketch)
• 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 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.
• Close the milestone (@quicksketch)
• Draft Release notes (@quicksketch)
  • Include a short, descriptive summary of the release, for example:
    • "Maintenance release for Backdrop CMS. This update contains bug fixes and usability improvements only."
  • Include a section heading **Notes for updating**
    • 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
    • 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.
  • 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

• Update bootstrap.inc with version number (@quicksketch)
• Tag for release, and push tag to GitHub (@quicksketch)
• Revert version number back (@quicksketch)
• Create release notes on GitHub, and publish release (@quicksketch)
• Update the front page download link on b.org
• Tweet that a new release is out

See Also

• Checklist for 1.26.0 release

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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.

It will be necessary to run the update script (located at /core/update.php) for this release.

Changes since version 1.25.1 are listed below.

Bug fixes

• PHP 8.2 support for taxonomy vocabularies #6197
• PHP 8.1 Views: Exposed Items Per Page of "All" causes error #6167
• Hidden date field saves null values when editing an existing node, producing notices #6198
• Telemetry UI doesn't show the module name as specified #6222
• Appearance page operations links are missing classes #6205
• Token in field descriptions not working unless in fields that handle multiple values #6196
• Views dropbuttons have bad widths and text alignment in Basis theme #6180
• Remove periods from the labels of radios and checkboxes in the "Account settings" form #6177
• installer_browser_install_button_form() assigns a string to $form['#attributes']['class'] #6168
• Form API element type password_confirm wipes out all preset attributes from the form element #6157
• User login form should not use spellcheck or autocorrect #6153
• Typo in the help text for the "Show as expanded" option for menu items: hierarchial -> hierarchical #6151
• number.module is enforcing a maximum value even if one is not specified #6137
• Views dialogs are rendered partially off-screen and submit buttons are unreachable #6076
• Color Module cannot save colors if uppercase hex codes used in theme's color.inc #6057
• Plural formulas are wiped out upon D7 upgrade #6051
• Filter Reset for Modules and Permissions doesn't clear url search query #5955
• Reordering fails with more than 100 items in a menu #5400
• Click menu gets confused when multiple menus on a page #4488
• Misleading description for 'Trimmed limit' setting on long text fields #3828
• Document Node passed into theme_username as 'account'. #1275
• Replace "Drupal" with "Backdrop" in admin-tabs.css #6218

Miscellaneous changes

• Do not return TRUE from backdrop_session_regenerate() #6019
• Make Backdrop core compatible with PHP 8.2 #5927
• Update jQuery UI to the latest versions #5705

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Release is cut for 1.25.2! Now on to 1.26.0 in #6225