4.0.0-beta.1

[Universal-Omega]

🚀 DynamicPageList4 - Beta 1 Release

This is the very first beta release of DynamicPageList4. This releases also fixes numerous bugs from the alpha releases. Like the last alpha release, this release also has so many changes that I can't list absolutely everything here so just decided to use GitHub's release notes generation again.

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🛠️ Changes and Improvements

• Remove the handleSectionTag config by @Universal-Omega in Remove the handleSectionTag config #465
  • Serves no purpose anymore. It was just making <section> behave like <dpl> which doesnt even seem was ever the intent for it.
• Add PHPUnit tests for the Article class by @Universal-Omega in Add PHPUnit tests for the Article class #461
• Add compatability with the Video extension by @Universal-Omega in Add compatability with the Video extension #468
• Minor cleanup/simplification to Parse by @Universal-Omega in Minor cleanup/simplification to Parse #469
• getSubcategories: fix and add error handling by @Universal-Omega in getSubcategories: fix and add error handling #470
• [Performance] Optimize query for ordermethod=lastedit by @ciencia in Optimize query for ordermethod=lastedit #472
• Replace gallerysize (added in a previous alpha release) with imagewidth and imageheight parameters by @Universal-Omega in Replace gallerysize with imagewidth and imageheight parameters #475
  • This was for compatability with Intersection.
• Move getLogger to Utils by @Universal-Omega in Move getLogger to Utils #476
• Fix catching DBQueryError by @Universal-Omega in Fix catching DBQueryError #474
• Escape category links in gallery by @Universal-Omega in Escape category links in gallery #478
• Fix titlematch by @Universal-Omega in Fix titlematch #482
• Add maintenance script to delete Template:Extension DPL by @Universal-Omega in Add maintenance script to delete Template:Extension DPL #479
• Improve query exception handling by @Universal-Omega in Improve query exception handling #480
• Some cleanup to parameters by @Universal-Omega in Some cleanup to parameters #486
• [Performance] Remove tables from FOUND_ROWS by @Universal-Omega in Remove tables from FOUND_ROWS #490
• Use strict_types by @Universal-Omega in Use strict_types #487
• Don't let titleText become null if match fails by @Universal-Omega in Don't let titleText become null if match fails #491
  • This fixes exceptions if regex is invalid in replaceintitle.

New Contributors

• @ciencia made their first contribution in Optimize query for ordermethod=lastedit #472

Full Changelog: 4.0.0-alpha.5...4.0.0-beta.1

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📌 Notes

The codebase continues to undergo major structural improvements, and while stability is increasing, this remains an beta release. Early adopters are encouraged to test thoroughly and report any issues or regressions.

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As always, if you run into any issues, please open an issue on this repository or leave a comment in the discussion for this release.

Thank you for testing DPL4!

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This discussion was created from the release 4.0.0-beta.1.