RELEASE-NOTES-1.44

= Wikibase 1.44 =

This is not a release yet!

== Upgrading notes for 1.44 ==

Don't forget to always back up your database before upgrading!
Some specific notes for Wikibase 1.44 upgrades are below:

* (T291617) Wikis that do not have either of the following (equivalent) lines in their config:
  require_once "$IP/extensions/Wikibase/repo/config/Wikibase.example.php";
  require_once "$IP/extensions/Wikibase/repo/ExampleSettings.php";
  probably need to change their config, see defaultEntityNamespaces below.
* Entries in the `wbt_term_in_lang` table will be sanitized so that the `wbtl_type_id` column
  always contains `1` as the value for labels, `2` for descriptions and `3` for aliases. This
  migration may take a while when running `update.php`.
* The wbt_type database table was dropped.

...

For a general manual to upgrade MediaWiki see:

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading

=== Configuration changes for system administrators in 1.44 ===

==== New configuration ====

* (T12345) ...

==== Changed configuration ====

* (T291617) The defaultEntityNamespaces repo setting now defaults to true.
  It was previously set to true in the example settings,
  so for wikis that use the example settings, nothing changes.
  Wikis that do not use the example settings probably want to set
  $wgWBRepoSettings['defaultEntityNamespaces'] = false;
  in their LocalSettings.
* (T12345) ...

==== Removed configuration ====

* (T12345) ...

=== New user-facing features in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

=== External library changes in 1.44 ===

==== New external libraries ====

* (T12345) ...

==== Changed external libraries ====

* (T12345) ...

==== Removed external libraries ====

* (T12345) ...

=== Bug fixes in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

=== Action API changes in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

=== REST API changes in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

=== Languages updated in 1.44 ===

Wikibase supports over 300 languages. Many localisations are updated regularly.
Below only new and removed languages are listed, as well as changes to languages
because of Phabricator reports.
New monolingual support:

* (T12345) ...

Monolingual entries removed as they are now natively supported by MediaWiki:

* (T12345) ...

=== Breaking changes in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

=== Deprecations in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

=== Other changes in 1.44 ===

* (T12345) ...

== Online documentation ==

Installation instructions and FAQ
		https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase

Developer documentation of Wikibase 1.44
		https://doc.wikimedia.org/Wikibase/REL1_44/

== Mailing list ==

Discussion regarding the development of Wikidata
		https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata-tech

== IRC help ==

Questions related to wikibase and wikidata can be asked in #wikibase or
#wikidata on irc.libera.chat.