joomla/joomla-cms 5.4.0-beta1

Joomla! 5.4.0 Beta 1

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👀 Release information

• 💁 13+ contributors
• 🧰 40+ Pull Requests has been merged
• ⬆️ New migration guide
• 📖 New developer documentation
• 🌎 Release page
• 👀 Full Changelog

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💆 New Contributors

• @Aashish-Jha-11 made their first contribution in #45761

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.4] Fix display of auto-update registration state on new installs by @SniperSister in #45754
• [5.4] Stats plugin accessibility by @brianteeman in #45736
• [5.4] Remove outdated reference to fof in comments by @brianteeman in #45740
• [5.4] Fix deprecated cookie set method calls by @heelc29 in #45728
• Remove tests from drone as we have GH actions by @laoneo in #45767
• [5.4] Convert mod_latest to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45762
• [5.4] Convert mod_whosonline to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45775
• [5.4] Replace deprecation AbstractView::get() in layouts by @heelc29 in #45702
• [5.4] naming convention language string by @hans2103 in #45785
• [5.4] Update composer dependencies by @richard67 in #45777
• [5.4] Convert mod_logged to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45801
• [5.4] Convert mod_privacy_dashboard to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45807
• [5.4] Move PHPstan deprecated database interface errors from baseline to main config by @richard67 in #45814
• [5.4] Add checkedout filter to the Article Manager by @Aashish-Jha-11 in #45761
• [5.4] Convert mod_finder to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45815
• [5.4] Update npm dependencies by @richard67 in #45784
• [5.4] Converting DatabaseQuery::castAsChar() to castAs() by @Hackwar in #45826
• [5.4] Update deleted files in script.php for the upcoming 5.4.0-beta1 by @richard67 in #45832
• [5.4] update image for "whats new tour" by @heelc29 in #45836
• [5.4] HTTP: Remove legacy code for Response calls by @Hackwar in #45825
• [5.4] limitstart php deprecation by @brianteeman in #45778
• [5.4] Convert site mod_login to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45835
• [5.4] Feature: Add year filter order parameter for archived articles by @Aashish-Jha-11 in #45841
• [5.4] Code style by @brianteeman in #45853
• [5.4] Fix unlocked and possibly uninstalled core plugins for new installs and updates by @richard67 in #45821
• [5.4] Convert site mod_menu to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45851
• [5.4] Convert administrator mod_submenu to service provider by @joomlaweby in #45852
• [5.4] Plugin and events: extend deprecation to 7 by @Fedik in #45818
• [5.4] Extend deprecation for editors and captcha to 7 by @Fedik in #45819
• [5.4] Deprecate app property in FieldsPlugin by @heelc29 in #45695
• [5.4] Extend deprecation of JLoader::register() from 6.0 to 7.0 by @richard67 in #45878
• [5.4] Fix deprecated direct property access of model state by @heelc29 in #45704
• [5.4] Add support for custom registration menu link in com_users login menu item by @travisrisner in #45715
• [5.4] Fix deprecated direct property access of model state in com_content ArchiveModel (site) by @richard67 in #45889
• [5.4] Update deleted files in script.php for the upcoming 5.4.0-beta1 (2) by @richard67 in #45893
• [5.4] Use database from container and fix menuType table instantiation by @richard67 in #45890
• [5.4] Autoupdates - Improve download logging by @SniperSister in #45900
• [5.4] Allow opt-out from automated updates during installation by @SniperSister in #45697
• [5.4] Pre-Update Check: Show correct php_minimum required version by @brianteeman in #45911
• [5.4] Update OpenLDAP container image in CI workflow to use own mirror image by @LadySolveig in #45912

A big thank you goes out to everyone who contributed to the release! This time, we would like to place special emphasis on the volunteers who carried out the Pull Request (PR) testing. For Beta 1, they were: alikon, bembelimen, brianteeman, ceford, chmst, ChristineWk, dautrich, exlemor, ghazal, Hackwar, hans2103, heelc29, krishnaGandhi11, laoneo, mothershedc, muhme, QuyTon, richard67, RickR2H, rosslace, sergeytolkachyov and travisrisner.

Full Changelog: 5.4.0-alpha3...5.4.0-beta1