v1.3.0

[BenjaminHoegh]

New Features

• Link Configuration:

  • External Links: Added detailed configuration options for external links:
    • Control the enablement of external links. Default is true.
    • Nofollow: Automatically add nofollow to external links for better SEO management. Default is true.
    • Noopener: Adds noopener to improve security when opening external links. Default is true.
    • Noreferrer: Ensures that no referrer information is passed when opening external links. Default is true.
    • Open in New Window: External links will now open in a new window by default. Default is true.
    • Internal Hosts: Specify an array of internal hosts to be excluded from external link settings. Default is an empty array.

• GFM Alerts: Added support for GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) alerts, enhancing the ability to display contextual messages in markdown.

  • Ability to set custom alerts using the new alerts.types setting.

• Enhanced Configuration System:

  • A more robust configuration system has been implemented, featuring type validation and a simplified interface.
  • Management of settings has been streamlined using config()->set() and config()->get() methods.
  • Unified schema naming for a more consistent and intuitive configuration process.

Changes

• Transliteration Update: The transliteration process now leverages the Transliterator module when available, providing better accuracy and performance.
• Table of Contents (ToC) Configuration: The ToC ID setting has been integrated into the main configuration system for easier management.
• Email Links: By default, email links will now open in an external window, enhancing user experience.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Issue Block math written as a one liner fails to get recognized #69: Resolved a bug where predefined abbreviations were not registered if no abbreviations were defined in the markdown input.
• Abbreviation Registration: Fixed an issue ensuring that predefined abbreviations are always correctly registered.

Deprecations

The following methods and settings have been deprecated in favor of the new configuration system:

• isEnabled: Use config()->get() instead.
• setSetting, setSettings: Use config()->set() instead.
• getSetting, getSettings: Use config()->get() instead.
• abbreviations.allow_custom_abbr: Use abbreviations.allow_custom instead.
• abbreviations.predefine: Use abbreviations.predefined instead.
• emphasis.marking: Use emphasis.mark instead.
• headings.allowed: Use headings.allowed_levels instead.
• smarty: Use smartypants instead.
• smarty.substitutions.left-angle-quote: Use smartypants.substitutions.left_angle_quote instead.
• smarty.substitutions.left-double-quote: Use smartypants.substitutions.left_double_quote instead.
• smarty.substitutions.left-single-quote: Use smartypants.substitutions.left_single_quote instead.
• smarty.substitutions.right-angle-quote: Use smartypants.substitutions.right_angle_quote instead.
• smarty.substitutions.right-double-quote: Use smartypants.substitutions.right_double_quote instead.
• smarty.substitutions.right-single-quote: Use smartypants.substitutions.right_single_quote instead.
• toc.toc_tag: Use toc.tag instead.
• markup: Use allow_raw_html instead.
• setTagToc(): Use the new configuration system instead, config()->set('toc.tag', '[TOC]').
• toc.headings: Use toc.levels instead.

Backward Compatibility

All changes in this release are backward compatible, ensuring that existing functionality remains unaffected.

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This discussion was created from the release v1.3.0.