Project Roadmap & Beta Release v0.25.2

Dan Brown posted on the 10th of March 2019

We have another patch release for BookStack v0.25 to fix bugs, update translations & to add some new configuration options. We now also have a project roadmap to provide some visibility of where the BookStack is going.

• Update instructions
• GitHub release page

Project Roadmap

Visibility of BookStack’s direction was becoming increasingly requested as more people get involved with the project. To provide some insight into the development plan, a new section has been added to the project readme to outline a high-level roadmap for BookStack:

BookStack Roadmap

Additionally, the release process has been detailed to provide insight into how BookStack releases are organised and how releases are versioned:

BookStack Release Process

Code Block Updates

Code blocks in BookStack have been updated to provide syntax highlighting for two new popular languages: Lua & PowerShell.

Language Updates

• German translations now include translations for shelves. Thanks to @Xiphoseer. (#1272).
• Dutch translations will now show the current password hint information. Thanks to @maantje. (#1314)

Full List of Changes

• Added PowerShell code highlighting to code blocks. Thanks to @christophert. (#1263, #1040)
• Added LUA code highlighting to code blocks. (#1223)
• Added LDAP option to set a custom “Display Name” property. Thanks to @dfanara. (#1317, #1306)
• Added possibility to set a password for Redis connections. (#1283)
• Updated front-end file upload size limit to be configurable. (#1293)
• Updated Dutch translations for the password hint. Thanks to @maantje. (#1314)
• Updated image paste/drop uploads to properly set page relations so image permissions are active. (#1287)
• Updated German translations to include translations for shelves. Thanks to @Xiphoseer. (#1272)
• Updated permissions checked for “Page Copy” function to be more accurate to what permissions are actually required. Thanks to @mark-james. (#1202, #1199)
• Updated permissions checked for the “Shelves” header item to be visible. Now takes into account custom shelve-level permissions. (#1201)
• Fixed bug where using alignment properties could break tables. (#1284)
• Fixed issue where default system language would not be reflected when viewing another user’s profile. (#1316)
• Fixed issue where image-manager tooltips could be cut-off. Thanks to @Abijeet. (#1238, #1186)

Header Image Credits:   eberhard grossgasteiger