ExpressionEngine v6 Change Log

Version 6.0.3 (Release: February 17, 2021)

Important: This version includes important security updates.

Bug Fixes 💃🐛
- Resolved #629 where CP styles were broken by browser extension.
- Resolved #800 where File Picker was not shown for Text fields.
- Resolved #824 where channel entry stats numbers were not consistent.
- Resolved #871 where some channel access checkboxes were still selected on Role edit page after
- Resolved #885 where checking for template access was creating unnecessary server load.
- Resolved #888 where PHP notice was shown when viewing front-end of fresh EE6 installation without templates.
- Resolved bug where removing avatars in legacy member templates was throwing PHP error. removing all permissions.
- Resolved bug where Template Profiler might throw PHP error when checking for memory.
- Resolved bug with file upload not working on entry edit page after invoking file browser in thumb view.
- Resolved bug when JavaScript warning was thrown when file was uploaded and name conflict resolved.
- Resolved bug where database may not have existed in backup during update
- Resolved bug where Theme Folder Path may not have been correct causing errors during updates.
- Resolved but where some 3rd party add-on icons where not properly fetched.
- Security: Fixed a potential remote code execution vulnerability
- Security: Fixed a potential directory traversal vulnerability
Enhancements 🚀
- Added PrimaryMembers relationship for Role model.

Version 6.0.2 (Release: February 5, 2021)

Bug Fixes 💃🐛
- Resolved #192 where keywords filter was not always working in Entries Manager when using Safari browser.
- Resolved #812 where SuperAdmin could not log in after editing its role.
- Resolved #817 where it was not possible to add new items in Simple Commerce.
- Resolved a bug where no icons where displaying for missing files in file field.
- Resolved display issues in file browser for files that have been physically deleted.
- Resolved #847 where parent_id key was missing on exp_categories table.
- Resolved bug with system not being reset to previous online/offline state when performing 1-Click update.
- Resolved bug with Debug Tools banner and version info popup not being shown after 1-Click update.
Enhancements 🚀
- Added extension hooks for Role Model
- index.php and admin.php are now updated automatically when performing 1-Click update.

Version 6.0.1 (Release: January 22, 2021)

Bug Fixes 💃🐛
- Resolved #783 where an exception could be thrown when deleting users with long user names.
- Resolved #768 where some buttons on the “forgot password” screen where not translated.
- Resolved #730 where a link was invalid.
- Resolved #744 where the incorrect file upload directory was selected in an RTE field.
- Resolved #733 where jump menu was not changing correctly when a user choose a different language for the Control Panel.
- Resolved #753 where debug was set to automatically set to 1 on new install.
- Resolved #737 where images uploaded to a file grid field did not always show as added to the entry.
- Resolved #713 where site was set to “offline” after upgrading to EE6.
- Resolved #693 where only 5 images were added to an entry when adding more than 5 images to a file grid within a fluid field.
- Resolved #735 where installer could not finish on some shared hosting environments.
- Resolved #740 where on-the-fly manipulations were not updated when an image is replaced.
- Resolved #714 where Color Picker events are not fired on Grid settings page
- Resolved #742 where logged_in_primary_role_id was not parsing in templates.
- Resolved #725 where a language key was missing for the Jump Menu.
- Resolved #721 where channels named with numbers where not shown correctly in main navigation.
- Resolved #708 where MySQL’s join limit could be reached and cause errors.
- Resolved #717 where new user roles where not being shown in the main navigation.
- Resolved #572 where the main navigation flyout menu could not accommodate long list of channels.
- Resolved #696 where the EECLI was not installed via 1-Click update.
- Resolved #703 where channel form could not upload files to other site.
- Resolved #691 where add-on classes were not properly aliased.
- Resolved #705 where an incorrect tag was added to docs.
Enhancements 🚀
- EE Core code is now formatted for PSR-12!
- Select buttons in Relationship fields can now be customized.
- Add cache clearing option for the JumpMenu #623
- Removed Channel options in relationship field when there is only one channel to choose from #684.
- Added more heading options to the RTE field #695.

Version 6.0.0 (Release: December 17, 2020)

New Control Panel Design 🎨
- Added Jump Menu. Navigate ExpressionEngine fast
- Many new changes and improvements that make the control panel cleaner, and more delightful to use
- Brand new dark theme.
- New sidebar navigation
- New Account Menu
- Create and Edit navigation items have been merged
- Better navigation. Navigation buttons are now in a more consistent location. The member account menu shows the member’s primary role. “Manager” has been removed from most of the page names, e.g “Entry Manager” is now - “Entries”. Navigation works better on mobile.
- Add-ons and categories have been moved out of the dev menu and into the sidebar
- The files page has a new thumbnail view
- Collapsible sidebar navigation
- Editing and preview files is now easier in the files manager
- “Sticky entries” is now optional feature that can be turned on in preferences for each channel
- You can now drag to change the width of the live preview panes
- The add-ons page uses a new card view, shows add-on icons, and has a separate tab for updates
- The SQL query form has new buttons to insert common used SQL snippets
- The tabs and save buttons on the edit entry page are now sticky
- The date picker has a new today button, and days are easier to click.
- The grid field now collapses on mobile
- The dashboard has been upgraded to be more useful.
- “Remove” wording has been changed to the more appropriate “delete” for destructive actions.
- Deletion confirm dialogs are more scary
- Pagination improvements. Pagination shows 8 pages, instead of 3.
- You can now tab to toggle buttons
- Added support for third-party add-on icons to Add-on Manager
- Changed sidebar copyright company name
- Default avatars have been removed
- UX Updates to encourage CMS integrators to take the appropriate next steps while using the CMS
- And many more changes!
- Template editor improvements
  - You can now comment EE code with command + / in the template editor
  - You can now select a single line of text when clicking on a gutter number in the template editor
  - Improved EE syntax highlighting
- New Member Template examples have been added
- New entry manager (Entries listing page) with filters bar, better layout, simpler search, and individual filter clearing!
- Live preview has been modified to make add-on support easier
- New Variable modifiers to crop, resize, and rotate images
- Member Groups have been replaced with member roles.
  - Members have one primary roles, and can also can have multiple other roles
  - Role permissions are additive
- New Field Types
  - New RTE
  - New Color Picker Field
  - New Relationship field
- Began working toward ADA compliance
- Users can now upload WebP images via the File Manager #304
- The Blacklist/Whitelist Module for ExpressionEngine has been renamed to Block and Allow Module.
- Upload Directory and Upload Path are now populated with {base_url} and {base_path} by default when creating new Upload Directories.
- The success notification for a saved entry now links back to the saved entry.
- Improved error message for removed models and tables.
- Updated default system error messages to use new v6 design.
- Updated styles for 1-Click Updater and Installer Screens

Bug Fixes 💃🐛
- Resolved bugs in the updaters where MySQL errors could be triggered.
- Fixed Live Preview functionality with Grid and Fluid Fields
- Fixed a bug where the debugger code highlighter would also highlight and overwrite other code blocks on a site’s page
- Resolved issue where new template groups were not recognized on a blank install until the user also creates a new template group in the Template Manager.
- Resolved #431 where the EE Block/Allow list was not able to be downloaded from within the Block/Allow Module.

Developers 💻
- Moved tests to use Cypress
- Add-ons that use Members must use Roles in place of MemberGroups
- Removed EllisLab from Namespace and EllisLab folders
- Updated CodeMirror to version 5.48
- Deprecated the Channel Status controller getForegroundColor()
- The member property display_avatars has been removed
- The config options enable_avatars and allow_avatar_uploads have been removed
- Removed the deprecated jQuery add-on
- Removed the deprecated Emoticon add-on
- Forgot Password emails will now respect your “Mail Format” preference (essentially enabling the ability to use - HTML in Forgot Password emails).
- Fixed a bug where table bulk selections can be saved by the browser on page reload, but don’t show in the UI.
- New base classes can be extended as part of add-ons (setting the stage for future functionality (migrations etc.- ) Not a required change to add-ons but encouraged.
- allow_php config override now needs to be set in config.php to be able to enable PHP in templates.
- upload_file_name_blacklist config override renamed to upload_blocked_file_names
- exp_sites.site_pages data type has been changed to MEDIUMTEXT.
- Moved language files from system/ee/legacy folder to system/ee/language.
- Added $config['legacy_member_templates'] = 'y'; to allow legacy member functionality which is now not allowed by default see System Config Overrides.
- New member groups no longer have access to HTTP-protected templates by default #279.