1.27.0-preview
Pre-release
This is a preview release of the next release of Backdrop: version 1.27.0. Please use this release to test the new functionality and features in Backdrop 1.27.0 to ensure changes are compatible with your site and modules.
Backdrop 1.27.0 includes a major upgrade to CKEditor, updating from CKEditor 4 to CKEditor 5. While existing sites can continue to use CKEditor 4, it's recommended to transition to CKEditor 5 as soon as possible. CKEditor 4 is still included in Backdrop 1.27.0 and existing sites are not automatically updated. See the upgrading to CKEditor 5 blog post for more information.
Another major compatibility change includes fully dropping support for Internet Explorer (all versions). Microsoft officially stopped supporting Internet Explorer in 2021. Microsoft Edge and other browsers are not affected by this change.
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.
New features
- All-new CKEditor 5 module! #4122
- Better reporting for CKEditor 4 vs 5 in Telemetry #6342
- Make mobile menu toggle text configurable #6264
- Add a 'User account: compare' visibility rule #4029
- Allow 'Content: Link' views field to just output URL #3419
- Provide an easy way to specify attributes for the wrapper div in the output of
theme_item_list()#6148