ExpressionEngine v5 Change Log

Version 5.1.3

Release Date: January 24, 2019

• Added the ability for URL fields to accept the mailto: protocol. Or fixed that bug, depending on your 🏔🔭.
• Fixed a bug where some member validation language keys may appear unparsed in some third-party contexts.
• Fixed a potential issue (#76) where some jQuery selectors weren’t specific enough.
• Fixed a bug where some SVGs in File fields would not render a preview on the publish form.
• Fixed a bug (#64) where the absolute_count variable in the File Entries tag did not show the correct number.
• Fixed a bug (#23587) where Markdown links with inline title attributes would not parse correctly.
• Fixed a bug (#94) where the :limit modifier would not preserve whole words as documented.
• Fixed a bug (#101) where there may be errors on a member profile page after creating a new MSM site.
• Fixed a bug (#104) where pipe characters would not be stripped in the Text formatter’s urlSlug() method.
• Fixed a bug where Relationship fields may appear unparsed.
• Fixed a bug where required Grid columns may not have the proper styling on the publish form.

Version 5.1.2

Release Date: January 3, 2019

• Security 🔒

  • Fixed a potential SQL injection vulnerability.
  • Fixed a potential remote code execution vulnerability in PHP 5.

• Bug Fixes 🐛

  • Fixed a bug where the Member Auth module could run queries on Forum tables if Forum was not installed.
  • Fixed a bug where stringified numbers could be inserted into some queries.
  • Fixed a bug (#70) where a template rendered on a POST submission could break Channel Form behavior on that template.
  • Fixed a bug (#74) where File Grid might not parse when used inside a Fluid field.

• Developers 💻

  • Added the Cookie Service

Version 5.1.1

Release Date: December 21, 2018

• Fixed a bug where File Grid may not work in a Fluid field.
• Fixed a bug (#60) where the one-click updater could not back up database tables with a custom prefix.

Version 5.1.0

Release Date: December 20, 2018

• Security: Fixed a privilege escalation bug for members with member administration access.
• Added PHP 7.3 compatibility
• File fields now support drag and drop uploading!
• Brand new fieldtype, File Grid, for uploading multiple files at once and populating them into a Grid. Perfect for product photos and galleries!
• Fixed a bug (#34) where .app-about-info would sometimes appear under some content elements.
• Fixed a possible undefined index error in the members section of the control panel.
• Fixed some typos in some field descriptions.

Version 5.0.2

Release Date: December 13, 2018

• Optimized the member delete routine’s heir assignments.
• Fixed a bug where a PHP error may appear when the CP homepage newsfeed cannot be fetched.
• Fixed a bug where extension hooks may run during a one-click upgrade.
• Fixed a bug (#18) where a supplied class was not added to “select” fields in the shared form view.
• Fixed a potential malformed query issue (#24) in the relationships_query hook.
• Fixed a potential PHP error (#21) when saving option-type Grid columns.
• Fixed a bug (#20) where the installer checks if the user theme directory is writable even when not installing the default theme.
• Fixed a bug (#13) where {if fluid_field} conditionals would not work as expected.
• Fixed a bug (#14) where entries would fail to save when a Toggle field was hidden and MySQL was in strict mode.
• Fixed a bug (#22) where the JavaScript-based URL title generation did not match the PHP version.
• Fixed a bug (#37) where Channel settings could not be saved if the default Channel Form author didn’t exist.
• Fixed a bug (#36) where deleting multiple statuses would not reset the confirmation modal button state.
• Fixed a bug (#29) where curly-braced quantifiers could not be used in regular expression conditionals.
• Fixed a bug (#41) where text formatting buttons would not appear in Channel Form.
• Fixed a bug (#42) where the rte_toolset_id= parameter in Channel Form wouldn’t work.
• Fixed a bug (#31) where the Model service could not eager-load third-party inverse relationships.
• Fixed a bug (#11) where HasAndBelongstoMany relationships wouldn’t work properly.
• Fixed a bug in the installer where a MySQL error could occur in update 4.0.1 if the layout model was used.

Version 5.0.1

Release Date: November 18, 2018

• Fixed a bug (#5) where non-repo downloads could not install or update via admin.php.

Version 5.0.0

Release Date: November 16, 2018

• Free Open-Source Software! 👐🤝🤗
  • Licensing 👩‍⚖️📜
    • FOSS is boss! ExpressionEngine is now free open-source software!
    • Licensed with the permissive Apache License, Version 2.0.
  • Application Changes 🛠
    • ExpressionEngine now requires PHP 5.6+.
    • The ExpressionEngine news feed on the control panel homepage is now opt-in.
    • Sharing of diagnostic and usage data to expressionengine.com is now opt-in.
    • Removed license checks and restrictions from the Site Manager. You can haz All The Sites!
    • Removed the license page from the control panel.
    • Removed license validation.
    • Removed “Core” version feature restrictions.
• Bug Fixes 💃🐛
  • Fixed a rendering bug and potential XSS issue.
  • Fixed a bug where in rare circumstances, a relationship tag was left unparsed.
  • Fixed a bug where a Channel entries tag with a categories parameter could generate errors when the tag returned no entries.
• Developers 💻
  • Development is now taking place in public on GitHub. Get involved!
  • Removed unused Javascript plugins: