release-notes/5.28.0.md

   1 # CiviCRM 5.28.0
   2
   3 Released August 5, 2020
   4
   5 - **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
   6 - **[Features](#features)**
   7 - **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
   8 - **[Miscellany](#misc)**
   9 - **[Credits](#credits)**
  10 - **[Feedback](#feedback)**
  11
  12 ## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis
  13
  14 | *Does this version...?*                                         |         |
  15 |:--------------------------------------------------------------- |:-------:|
  16 | Fix security vulnerabilities?                                   |   no    |
  17 | **Change the database schema?**                                 | **yes** |
  18 | **Alter the API?**                                              | **yes** |
  19 | **Require attention to configuration options?**                 | **yes** |
  20 | **Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?** | **yes** |
  21 | **Introduce features?**                                         | **yes** |
  22 | **Fix bugs?**                                                   | **yes** |
  23
  24 ## <a name="features"></a>Features
  25
  26 ### CiviCRM Core
  27
  28 - **End of life planning for MySQL server 5.0 - 5.6 (Work Towards
  29   [dev/core#1681](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1681):
  30   [17558](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17558))**
  31
  32   Block sites from upgrading if on a MySQL version less than 5.6.5.
  33
  34 - **Feature Request: Ability to enable SSL for database connection. (Work
  35   Towards [dev/core#1137](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1137):
  36   [298](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/pull/298))**
  37
  38   Makes ssl database connections without client certificates work in php7.
  39
  40 - **Create new customPre hook
  41   ([dev/core#1716](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1716):
  42   [17144](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17144))**
  43
  44    Creates a new hook customPre which makes it so one can impact or observe
  45    custom data before it is saved.
  46
  47 - **Investigate php currency library
  48   ([dev/translation#48](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/translation/-/issues/48):
  49   [17608](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17608))**
  50
  51   Implements the PHP library [brick/money](https://github.com/brick/money) to
  52   better handle currency amounts.
  53
  54 - **Replace all instances of CRM_Core_Fatal with throw new CRM_Core_Exception
  55   (Work Towards [dev/core#560](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/560):
  56   [17555](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17555),
  57   [295](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/pull/295),
  58   [602](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/pull/602),
  59   [17550](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17550),
  60   [17534](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17534),
  61   [17541](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17541),
  62   [17545](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17545) and
  63   [17539](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17539))**
  64
  65   Work towards throwing exceptions instead of fatal errors.
  66
  67 - **V4 activity api has no default for activity_date_time
  68   ([dev/core#1782](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1782):
  69   [17450](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17450))**
  70
  71   Sets the default for `activity_date_time` and `created_date` as the current
  72   date when using the APIv4 Activity.
  73
  74 - **Update guzzle to d8 latest
  75   ([dev/core#1803](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1803):
  76   [17551](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17551))**
  77
  78   This updates guzzle to version 6.5.4, civicrm/civicrm-cxn-rpc to "version"
  79   "v0.19.01.00", guzzlehttp/psr7 to version 1.6.1 and  psr/log to version 1.1.3
  80
  81 - **APIv4 - Improve row_count to work with HAVING, GROUP BY, and SELECT
  82   ([17704](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17704))**
  83
  84   This changes the meaning of $result->count(), to give a total count of
  85   filtered items, ignoring limit and offset.
  86
  87 - **APIv4 - Add more SQL functions
  88   ([17692](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17692))**
  89
  90   Adds support for additional SQL functions in APIv4. Also categorizes them and
  91   adds translated titles for the new Search Builder.
  92
  93 - **APIv4 - Add titles and icons to entities
  94   ([17527](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17527) and
  95   [17685](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17685))**
  96
  97   Adds titles and icons to DAO entities and expose them to APIv4 Entity::get and
  98   adds meta-metadata.
  99
 100 - **APIv4 Explorer - UI support for join ON clause
 101   ([17682](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17682))**
 102
 103   Improves the APIv4 explorer to give selectable clauses when adding a JOIN.
 104
 105 - **Add permission metadata to contact is_deleted field
 106   ([17721](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17721))**
 107
 108   Improves the contact schema metadata.
 109
 110 - **API/DAO Metadata - Retain versioning metadata for possible usage in
 111   runtime+tooling
 112   ([17735](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17735))**
 113
 114   Adds metadata to indicate when fields are created.
 115
 116 - **Connect to database using SET NAMES utf8mb4
 117   ([17716](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17716))**
 118
 119   This change makes it so one can use utf8mb4 characters.  However, databases
 120   that do not support utf8mb4 will not be affected.
 121
 122 - **Remove slow join from activity search
 123   ([17250](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17250))**
 124
 125   Improves performance of the activity search.
 126
 127 - **Add icons to standalone contact tasks
 128   ([17667](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17667))**
 129
 130   This adds icon data to contact tasks that appear in the new search builder
 131   extension.
 132
 133 - **Add icons to multi-valued custom groups and display on contact tab
 134   ([17531](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17531))**
 135
 136   Custom data sets that appear as tabs can now have configurable icons to
 137   display on the tab.
 138
 139 - **Add serialize metadata to domain.locales field
 140   ([17651](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17651))**
 141
 142   Adds metadata to help APIv4 serialize/unserialize the domain.locales
 143   field correctly.
 144
 145 - **Add smarty error event
 146   ([16918](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/16918) and
 147   [292](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/pull/292))**
 148
 149   Improves debugging errors in smarty templates.
 150
 151 - **Allow HEAD requests to generate a form key
 152   ([17321](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17321))**
 153
 154   Avoids generating crashes (500 errors) when bots check links.
 155
 156 - **Include a new SqlParallel queue type that enables multiple queue runners to
 157   process in parallel
 158   ([15422](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/15422))**
 159
 160   Adds a new Sql queue type which will allow multiple runners to fetch the next
 161   available job from a queue and run in parallel.
 162
 163 - **Allow adding datepicker to metadata based settings pages
 164   ([16610](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/16610))**
 165
 166   Makes it so that datepicker can be added to metadata based settings pages by
 167   specifying html_Type='datepicker' in settings metadata.
 168
 169 ### CiviContribute
 170
 171 - **Add payment processor to details on list of recurring contributions
 172   ([17179](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17179))**
 173
 174   The list of recurring contributions now has a column showing the payment
 175   processor.
 176
 177 - **Fix all core processors to throw exceptions and not rely on the
 178   CRM_Core_Payment to convert errors to exceptions
 179   ([dev/financial#131](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/financial/-/issues/131):
 180   [17565](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17565),
 181   [17559](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17559),
 182   [17542](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17542),
 183   [17502](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17502),
 184   [17597](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17597),
 185   [17592](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17592) and
 186   [17596](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17596))**
 187
 188   Makes it so that core payment processors fail gracefully more often.
 189
 190 - **Add selfService flag to cancelSubscription getText so we can display
 191   different text for each case
 192   ([17687](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17687))**
 193
 194   Makes it so payment processor developers can identify the different contexts
 195   someone may be canceling from and display appropriate messaging.
 196
 197 - **Price Field Form: save the fid for the postProcess hook
 198   ([17639](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17639))**
 199
 200   Improves `postProcess` hook for Price Field Form by making the field id
 201   available.
 202
 203 - **Improve error handling on IPN
 204   ([18062](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/18062))**
 205
 206   The error message and backtrace from a failed PayPal Website Payments Standard
 207   instant payment notification (IPN) are now logged.
 208
 209 ### CiviMember
 210
 211 - **Display start/end adjustment on membership status page.
 212   ([dev/core#1809](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1809):
 213   [17571](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17571))**
 214
 215   Improves the Membership Status administration page by adding columns for the
 216   start/end adjustment.
 217
 218 ### WordPress Integration
 219
 220 - **Provide concrete details about civicrm.files
 221   ([18011](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/18011) follows on
 222   [dev/wordpress#66](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/wordpress/-/issues/66), see
 223   also [17868](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17868))**
 224
 225   A message will appear after an upgrade to 5.28.0 or later specifying the
 226   calculated and expected file upload locations.
 227
 228   Changes appearing in 5.27 have been reverted but will be reapplied in 5.29
 229   after more notice is provided.
 230
 231 ## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved
 232
 233 ### Core CiviCRM
 234
 235 - **Contact image is broken
 236   ([dev/wordpress#62](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/wordpress/-/issues/62):
 237   [17853](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17853))**
 238
 239   This resolves a problem on sites managed with Git where the `db.json` file
 240   would be missed.
 241
 242 - **Evaluate if any indexed fields are unused (Work Towards
 243   [dev/core#1634](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1634):
 244   [17686](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17686))**
 245
 246   Remove database index on `medium_id` from `civicrm_activity`.
 247
 248 - **[Activity] Default priority value when add Activity
 249   ([dev/core#1801](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1801):
 250   [17557](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17557))**
 251
 252   Ensures when creating a new activity the priority field defaults correctly for
 253   sites not in english.
 254
 255 - **The multi-lingual multi-domain problem
 256   ([dev/core#1852](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1852):
 257   [17738](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17738) and
 258   [17733](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17733))**
 259
 260   Ensures that the list of languages civicrm_domain.locales is the same for all
 261   domains in a multi-domain set up.
 262
 263 - **APIv4 - Skip empty leaves in WHERE clause
 264   ([17576](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17576))**
 265
 266   Fixes a bug in search builder where APIv4 gives a sql error while building
 267   your where clause.
 268
 269 - **Offset is not respected in Date Preferences
 270   ([dev/core#1847](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1847) and
 271   [dev/core#1874](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1874):
 272   [17762](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17762) and
 273   [17836](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17836))**
 274
 275 - **Fix CRM_Utils_JS::dedupeClosures to ignore comments
 276   ([17717](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17717))**
 277
 278   Ensures comments do not interfere with deduping.
 279
 280 - **Use PHPUnit7 as the primary test runner for PHP versions >= 7.1 when using
 281   the phpunit script
 282   ([17615](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17615))**
 283
 284   Updates PHP unit tests to use PHPUnit7 when the PHP Unit version is 7.1 or
 285   greater.
 286
 287 - **Fix isMultilingual to use static caching and respect current domain
 288   ([17646](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17646))**
 289
 290   Improves the efficiency and accuracy of the `CRM_Core_I18n::isMultilingual`
 291   function, preventing a large number of duplicate queries on every request.
 292
 293 - **Update has_separator field in civicrm_navigation
 294   ([17579](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17579))**
 295
 296   This field was incorrectly marked as a boolean; it's actually an int with an
 297   option list.
 298
 299 - **Payment Propertybag remove warning
 300   ([17506](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17506))**
 301
 302 - **Fix duplicate upgrade function
 303   ([17582](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17582))**
 304
 305   Fixes a fatal error on upgrade caused by a merge conflict.
 306
 307 - **CRM_Case_XMLProcessor::allActivityTypes() doesn't do caching right
 308   ([dev/core#1433](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1433):
 309   [17627](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17627),
 310   [17616](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17616) and
 311   [17614](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17614))**
 312
 313 - **CustomValue.GetTree API Does Not Return Display Value for Money Select/Radio
 314   Custom field ([dev/core#1566](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1566):
 315   [17008](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17008))**
 316
 317 - **whom_url missing contact ID parameter in detailed logging report
 318   ([dev/core#1749](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1749):
 319   [17440](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17440))**
 320
 321 - **Regression : File fields export results in DB error
 322   ([dev/core#1787](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1787):
 323   [17578](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17578))**
 324
 325 - **Relative date filter - End of yesterday not working properly
 326   ([dev/core#1798](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1798):
 327   [17512](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17512))**
 328
 329 - **Editing a custom field choice label changes the `name` if you do it from the
 330   custom field admin screens
 331   ([dev/core#1817](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1817):
 332   [17681](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17681))**
 333
 334 - **Custom Date field with format=yy displays calendar icon that doesn't work
 335   ([dev/core#1829](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1829):
 336   [17664](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17664))**
 337
 338 - **Unable to install 5.28 on Maria DB 10.3 on Ubuntu
 339   ([dev/core#1860](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1860):
 340   [17772](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17772))**
 341
 342 - **APIv4 - filter getActions results based on user permissions
 343   ([17540](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17540))**
 344
 345 - **Pre-upgrade message for php-intl shows twice
 346   ([17748](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17748))**
 347
 348 - **Fix saving of State/Province Multi-select values
 349   ([17737](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17737))**
 350
 351 - **[regression] Attempting to access Multi-Record Custom Field import results
 352   in crash ([dev/core#1841](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1841):
 353   [17697](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17697))**
 354
 355 - **Use psr-4 instead of psr-0 in Civi directory
 356   ([17690](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17690))**
 357
 358 - **Sort options without relying on unavailable buildOptions param
 359   ([17621](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17621))**
 360
 361 - **Throw exception if id not passed into discard
 362   ([17666](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17666))**
 363
 364 - **Fix validation of select2 fields in "On behalf of Organisation" block
 365   ([17672](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17672))**
 366
 367 - **Pass required attribute for quickform fields through to form
 368   ([16488](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/16488) and
 369   [17929](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17929) related to
 370   [dev/core#1903](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1903))**
 371
 372 - **CRM_Core_I18n::setLocale() - Fix bug with repeated usage
 373   ([17374](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17374))**
 374
 375 - **Fix retrieving MySQL version for checking as part of install requirements
 376   ([17593](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17593))**
 377
 378 - **Set ContactType.name as required in the schema.
 379   ([17548](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17548),
 380   [17570](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17570), and
 381   [18070](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/18070) related to
 382   [dev/core#1927](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1927))**
 383
 384 - **Fix "Undefined variable: entryFound" notice on Bookkeeping report
 385   ([17554](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17554))**
 386
 387 - **Zip code range search only supports numeric zip codes
 388   ([17523](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17523))**
 389
 390   Rather than causing a database error, this displays an error message when
 391   attempting to search a postal code range using non-numeric postal codes.
 392
 393 - **Remove isThrowException from CRM_Utils_Type::validate() signature
 394    ([17546](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17546))**
 395
 396 - **codeVersion not displayed in system status check error message about db
 397   version vs codeversion
 398   ([dev/core#1882](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1882):
 399   [17854](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17854))**
 400
 401 ### CiviCase
 402
 403 - **Noncompliant query leads to (semi-)random sorting and failing unit test
 404   CRM_Case_BAO_CaseTest::testSortByCaseContact
 405   ([dev/core#1844](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1844):
 406   [17708](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17708))**
 407
 408 ### CiviContribute
 409
 410 - **Payment instrument ID is not required at processorform level
 411   ([17510](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17510))**
 412
 413   Do not throw warning if payment instrument is not sent.
 414
 415 - **Bank fee has wrong date on import in civicrm_financial_item.transaction_date
 416   incorrected uses import date rather than payment date on
 417   ([dev/core#1776](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1776):
 418   [17389](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17389))**
 419
 420   Ensures the `civicrm_financial_item.transaction_date` gets recorded correctly
 421   when importing a transaction with a bank fee.
 422
 423 - **Payment.create should not set contribution date to today
 424   ([17688](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17688))**
 425
 426 - **Fix PHP notice when we don't have credit card params
 427   ([16514](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/16514) and
 428   [17584](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17584))**
 429
 430 - **Improve PropertyBag handling of offsetGet and custom properties; add more
 431   tests ([17588](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17588) and
 432   [17654](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17654))**
 433
 434 - **Graphs on Contribution Summary report replace final row with grand total
 435   value ([dev/report#40](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/report/-/issues/40):
 436   [17412](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17412))**
 437
 438 ### CiviEvent
 439
 440 - **Event participant_listing_id field defaults to 0 instead of Null
 441   ([dev/core#1833](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1833):
 442   [17677](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17677))**
 443
 444 - **Multiple line item shown on view contribution if participant is transferred
 445   to another contact.
 446   ([dev/core#890](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/890):
 447   [16956](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/16956))**
 448
 449 ### CiviGrant
 450
 451 - **Bug in Grant statistics report
 452   ([17640](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17640))**
 453
 454 ### CiviSMS
 455
 456 - **Can't change SMS recipient on non-bulk SMS
 457   ([dev/core#1840](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1840):
 458   [17691](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17691))**
 459
 460 ### Drupal Integration
 461
 462 - **Error: Class 'CRM_Upgrade_Incremental_General' not found in
 463   Civi\Install\Requirements->checkMysqlVersion()
 464   ([dev/drupal#131](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/drupal/-/issues/131):
 465   [18066](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/18066))**
 466
 467 ### Joomla Integration
 468
 469 - **Ensure that when normal routing trackable urls and opens in Joomla go to the
 470   frontend not administrator site
 471   ([17760](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17760))**
 472
 473 ### WordPress Integration
 474
 475 - **Remove `/` from the beginning and end of query string
 476   ([207](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/pull/207))**
 477
 478   Fixes a 'You do not have permission to access this content.' error resulting
 479   from an extra '/' in the `q=` string in the url.
 480
 481 - **Base page fails to recognise Page Templates in subdirectories.
 482   ([dev/wordpress#58](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/wordpress/-/issues/58):
 483   [204](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/pull/204))**
 484
 485   Ensures that the CiviCRM base page is correctly identified when it does not
 486   reside in the theme root directory.
 487
 488 - **undefined offset bug in BAO/FinancialAccount.php
 489   ([dev/wordpress#61](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/wordpress/-/issues/61):
 490   [17701](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17701) and
 491   [17689](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17689))**
 492
 493   Ensures that the financial account is set correctly even when the name does
 494   not match the label.
 495
 496 - **Prevent session from starting during WordPress pseudo cron procedures
 497   ([dev/core#1889](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/1889):
 498   [17890](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17890) and
 499   [210](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/pull/210))**
 500
 501 ## <a name="misc"></a>Miscellany
 502
 503 - **Support passing old method name into deprecatedFunctionWarning
 504   ([17552](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17552))**
 505
 506 - **Add CRM_Core_Form::isFormInViewMode and CRM_Core_Form::isFormInEditMode
 507   ([17637](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17637))**
 508
 509 - **CRM_Utils_JS - also dedupe 'use strict' directive when deduping closures
 510   ([17711](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17711))**
 511
 512 - **Add isBackOffice, isPayLater, getPaymentMode helpers to
 513   frontendpaymentformtrait
 514   ([17511](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17511))**
 515
 516 - **Fix issue $this
 517   ([589](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/pull/589))**
 518
 519 - **Fix validateAll to no longer support unused abort param
 520   ([17544](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17544))**
 521
 522 - **Remove deprecated billingID from baseIPN
 523   ([17525](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17525))**
 524
 525 - **Add EntityFormTrait to pricefieldForm - stdised getEntityId()
 526   ([17516](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17516))**
 527
 528 - **Update contributor-key.yml
 529   ([17553](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17553))**
 530
 531 - **Export fix ([17644](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17644))**
 532
 533 - **Upgrade HTML Purifier to v4.12.0 to support for PHP7.4
 534   ([297](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/pull/297))**
 535
 536 - **Temporary tables should follow consistent naming convention
 537   ([dev/core#183](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/183):
 538   [15796](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/15796))**
 539
 540 - **Remove unreachable lines
 541   ([17563](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17563))**
 542
 543 - **EventInfo template cleanup
 544   ([17581](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17581))**
 545
 546 - **Misspelled word
 547   ([17652](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17652))**
 548
 549 - **Remove a usage of deprecated funtion get_magic_quotes_gpc and also switch out
 550   {} for [] whne acecssing string or array offsets
 551   ([296](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-packages/pull/296))**
 552
 553 - **Remove unused deprecated class
 554   ([17535](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17535))**
 555
 556 - **Remove obsolete function formatWikiURL
 557   ([17726](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17726))**
 558
 559 - **[REF] Ship Flexmailer extension with Core
 560   ([17669](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17669))**
 561
 562 - **[Ref] Simplify the replacing of the email with the email from the url
 563   ([17491](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17491))**
 564
 565 - **[REF] Replace incorrect usages of array_key_exists when the variable is not
 566   an array with property_exists and also fix the parameter order for an implode
 567   statement ([17573](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17573))**
 568
 569 - **[Ref] Convert Authorize.net to use Guzzle for update subscription class, add
 570   test ([17585](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17585))**
 571
 572 - **[REF] Using {} to access string or array offsets has been deprecated in
 573   PHP7.4 ([17574](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17574))**
 574
 575 - **[Ref] Mark unused date functions as deprecated
 576   ([17487](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17487))**
 577
 578 - **[REF] Using ternary operation without nesting is deprecated and also using
 579   methods and properly instanciate the CiviCase Info object in test
 580   ([17575](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17575))**
 581
 582 - **[Ref] Convert Authorize.net doDirectPayment to use guzzle & add test
 583   ([17501](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17501))**
 584
 585 - **[REF] Replace the deprecated system_rebuild_module_data function with
 586   equivilant extension.list.module service function calls to be Drupal 9
 587   compatiable ([17515](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17515))**
 588
 589 - **[Ref] Remove never reachable lines.
 590   ([17556](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17556))**
 591
 592 - **[Ref] Remove another instance of fatal()
 593   ([17549](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17549))**
 594
 595 - **[Ref] Readability extraction in Dummy class
 596   ([17543](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17543))**
 597
 598 - **[Ref] Throw exceptions from Authorize.net rather than return errors
 599   ([17500](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17500))**
 600
 601 - **[REF] Replace some instances of fatal with thrown exceptions.
 602   ([17533](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17533))**
 603
 604 - **[Ref] Remove calls to, and deprecate, unhandled function
 605   ([17499](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17499))**
 606
 607 - **[REF] Remove handling for 2 fields not on the form
 608   ([17504](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17504))**
 609
 610 - **[Ref] Remove some instances of fatal in BAO classes
 611   ([17536](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17536))**
 612
 613 - **REF Access the method not the property directly to check if a payment
 614   processor supports recurring
 615   ([17602](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17602))**
 616
 617 - **[REF] Ensure that our custom error handler is called when jquery validates
 618   and expand any collapsed accordions that are hiding required fields that
 619   haven't been filled in
 620   ([17673](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17673))**
 621
 622 - **[REF] Consolidate code in processMembership
 623   ([17611](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17611))**
 624
 625 - **[REF] Cleanup function for retrieving contact types.
 626   ([17676](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17676))**
 627
 628 - **[REF] Fix javascript syntax error
 629   ([17678](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17678))**
 630
 631 - **[REF] Fix jquery error message display on select2 field validation
 632   ([17671](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17671))**
 633
 634 - **[REF] Fix allowing users to clear values for raido custom fields when not
 635   required ([17670](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17670))**
 636
 637 - **[REF] Extract getTestTrxnID
 638   ([17642](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17642))**
 639
 640 - **[REF] Fix Compatability issue with flexmailer caused by the PHP7.4 fix
 641   ([17660](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17660))**
 642
 643 - **[REF] Ensure that the Manual Payment Processor sets the _paymentProcessor
 644   variable like other Processors to fix issues in PHP7.4 and UnitTests
 645   ([17648](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17648))**
 646
 647 - **[REF] Fix PHP7.4 Test fails when we are accessing array keys when the value
 648   is not an array
 649   ([17649](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17649))**
 650
 651 - **[REF] Fix parts of code where curly brackets were being used for array or
 652   string access which is deprecated in PHP7.4
 653   ([17647](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17647))**
 654
 655 - **[REF] Fix issue with using array access tools on NULL values
 656   ([17600](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17600))**
 657
 658 - **[REF] Replace incorrect usage of array_key_exists with property_exists in
 659   Group BAO Class
 660   ([17604](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17604))**
 661
 662 - **[REF] Add test for renewing old expired membership via form
 663   ([17564](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17564))**
 664
 665 - **[REF] Update packages to work with PHP7.4
 666   ([17598](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17598))**
 667
 668 - **[REF] Fix another couple of uses of array_key_exists when the variable being
 669   checked is an object
 670   ([17601](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17601))**
 671
 672 - **[REF] Remove deprecated methods of booting drupal container and getting
 673   drupal timezone information
 674   ([17522](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17522))**
 675
 676 - **[REF] Fix some additional issues where curly braces were being used to
 677   access string or array offsets
 678   ([17599](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17599))**
 679
 680 - **[NFC] Update existing APIv3 MembershipType Tests to also test against APIv4
 681   as appropriate ([17528](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17528))**
 682
 683 - **NFC cleanup docblocks in CRM_Utils_JS
 684   ([17714](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17714))**
 685
 686 - **[NFC] Update flexmailer to be PHP7.4 compatible
 687   ([17779](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17779))**
 688
 689 - **[NFC] Include flexmailer in distmaker
 690   ([17768](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17768))**
 691
 692 - **[NFC] Fix some outdated wiki links
 693   ([17739](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17739))**
 694
 695 - **[NFC] Fix contributor key for Lighthouse Consulting and Design
 696   ([17727](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17727))**
 697
 698 - **[NFC] Update PHPUnit Configuration file to be compatible with PHPUnit7
 699   ([605](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-drupal/pull/605))**
 700
 701 - **[NFC] Fix Unit test failure on MySQL 8 due to mysql ordering issue
 702   ([17674](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17674))**
 703
 704 - **[NFC] Fix tests in preparation for phpunit7
 705   ([17661](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17661))**
 706
 707 - **[NFC] Remove instances where html is passed to crmMoney
 708   ([17612](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17612))**
 709
 710 - **[NFC] Add assertions to existing test to lock in current behaviour
 711   ([17605](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17605))**
 712
 713 - **[NFC] Update mocking to use getMockBuilder instead instead of createMock
 714   ([17606](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17606))**
 715
 716 - **NFC Formatting cleanup on contribution/recur templates
 717   ([17603](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17603))**
 718
 719 - **[NFC] Minor code cleanup
 720   ([17566](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17566))**
 721
 722 - **[NFC] Update PHPUnit configuration to be compatible with PHPUnit7
 723   ([120](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-backdrop/pull/120))**
 724
 725 - **[NFC] Update PHPUnit configuration to be compatible with PHPUnit7
 726   ([206](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/pull/206))**
 727
 728 - **MembershipRenewalTest - Fix failure
 729   ([17830](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17830))**
 730
 731 - **[REF] Fix regression where adding any date based field onto a profile
 732   triggers an error date preferences not configured when previewing the profile
 733   ([17973](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/17973))**
 734
 735 - **[NFC] Port some recent test fixes from master to 5.28
 736   ([18053](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/18053))**
 737
 738 ## <a name="credits"></a>Credits
 739
 740 This release was developed by the following code authors:
 741
 742 AGH Strategies - Alice Frumin, Andrew Hunt; British Humanist Association -
 743 Andrew West; Christian Wach; Circle Interactive - Pradeep Nayak; CiviCRM -
 744 Coleman Watts, Tim Otten; CiviDesk - Yashodha Chaku; CompuCorp - Ivan; Coop
 745 SymbioTIC - Mathieu Lutfy, Samuel Vanhove; Dave D; Dietermartens; ES-Progress -
 746 Sandor Semsey; Flinders University of South Australia - Tom Anderson; Fuzion -
 747 Jitendra Purohit; JMA Consulting - Seamus Lee; Lighthouse Consulting and
 748 Design- Brian Shaughnessy; Marcin Lewandowski; Megaphone Technology Consulting -
 749 Jon Goldberg; MJW Consulting - Matthew Wire; Tadpole Collective - Kevin
 750 Cristiano; Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton
 751
 752 Most authors also reviewed code for this release; in addition, the following
 753 reviewers contributed their comments:
 754
 755 a-n The Artists Information Company - William Mortada; Agileware - Francis
 756 Whittle, Justin Freeman; Andrew Thompson; Artful Robot - Rich Lott; Betty
 757 Dolfing; Blackfly Solutions - Alan Dixon; CiviCoop - Jaap Jansma; Fuzion - Luke
 758 Stewart, Peter Davis; JMA Consulting - Joe Murray; MJCO - Mikey O'Toole; Semper
 759 IT - Karin Gerritsen; Squiffle Consulting - Aidan Saunders; Third Sector Design:
 760 Eriol Fox; Timbsoft Technologies - Tunbola Ogunwande
 761
 762 ## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback
 763
 764 These release notes are edited by Alice Frumin and Andrew Hunt.  If you'd like
 765 to provide feedback on them, please log in to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm
 766 and contact `@agh1`.