[docs] Adding release notes for 4.5, 4.4.4 and friends

data/versions.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "versions": [
         {
             "name": "4.5",
-            "codeFreezeDate": "26 August 2024",
             "releaseDate": "7 October 2024",
             "generalEndDate": "6 October 2025",
             "securityEndDate": "6 October 2027",
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@
                 {
                     "name": "4.5.0",
                     "releaseDate": "7 October 2024",
-                    "version": false,
-                    "releaseNoteUrl": false
+                    "version": 2024100700,
+                    "upgradePath": "https://docs.moodle.org/405/en/Upgrading"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -45,6 +44,11 @@
                     "releaseDate": "2 September 2024",
                     "version": 2024042203,
                     "notes": "Unscheduled minor release"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "4.4.4",
+                    "releaseDate": "7 October 2024",
+                    "version": 2024042204
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -97,6 +101,11 @@
                     "releaseDate": "2 September 2024",
                     "version": 2023100907,
                     "notes": "Unscheduled minor release"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "4.3.8",
+                    "releaseDate": "7 October 2024",
+                    "version": 2023100908
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -164,6 +173,11 @@
                     "releaseDate": "2 September 2024",
                     "version": 2023042410,
                     "notes": "Unscheduled minor release"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "4.2.11",
+                    "releaseDate": "7 October 2024",
+                    "version": 2023042411
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -246,6 +260,11 @@
                     "releaseDate": "2 September 2024",
                     "version": 2022112813,
                     "notes": "Unscheduled minor release"
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "4.1.14",
+                    "releaseDate": "7 October 2024",
+                    "version": 2022112814
                 }
             ]
         },

general/releases.md

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ This page lists all official releases of Moodle, grouped by branch in reverse ch
 
 ## Version support
 
-The most recent [long-term support release (LTS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_support) version is Moodle 4.1. The next LTS version will be Moodle 4.5.
+The most recent [long-term support release (LTS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-term_support) version is Moodle 4.5. The next LTS version will be Moodle 5.3.
 
 <SupportedReleases />
 
-![Release graph summarising the currently supported Moodle releases in a visual form](_releases/4043_release_graph.png)
+![Release graph summarising the currently supported Moodle releases in a visual form](_releases/4050_release_graph.png)
 
 <details>
     <summary>Release graph key</summary>
@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ Minor releases dates differ slightly from release to release depending on the ti
 
 :::
 
+## Moodle 4.5
+
+<ReleaseTable releaseName="4.5" />
+
+:::info
+
+Bug fixes for general core bugs in 4.5.x will end 6 October 2025 (12 months).<br/>
+Bug fixes for security issues in 4.5.x will end October 2027 (36 months).
+
+:::
+
 ## Moodle 4.4
 
 <ReleaseTable releaseName="4.4" />

general/releases/4.1/4.1.14.md

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+title: Moodle 4.1.14
+tags:
+  - Release notes
+  - Moodle 4.1
+sidebar_position: 14
+moodleVersion: 4.1.14
+description: The release notes for Moodle version 4.1.14.
+---
+
+import { ReleaseNoteIntro } from '@site/src/components/ReleaseInformation';
+
+<ReleaseNoteIntro releaseName={frontMatter.moodleVersion} />
+
+## Accessibility improvements
+<!-- cspell:disable -->
+- [MDL-83047](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83047) - All headings now have white background colour
+- [MDL-82677](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82677) - Upgrade screen can have poor contrast when a background image is set
+- [MDL-82948](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82948) - Border of &lt;blockquote&gt; tags has insufficient colour contrast
+- [MDL-79288](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79288) - Colour contrast issues with the accessibility toolkit's heatmap
+<!-- cspell:enable -->
+
+## Security fixes
+
+A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.

general/releases/4.2/4.2.11.md

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+title: Moodle 4.2.11
+tags:
+  - Release notes
+  - Moodle 4.2
+sidebar_position: 11
+moodleVersion: 4.2.11
+description: The release notes for Moodle version 4.2.11.
+---
+
+import { ReleaseNoteIntro } from '@site/src/components/ReleaseInformation';
+
+<ReleaseNoteIntro releaseName={frontMatter.moodleVersion} />
+
+## Security fixes
+
+A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.

general/releases/4.3/4.3.8.md

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+title: Moodle 4.3.8
+tags:
+  - Release notes
+  - Moodle 4.3
+sidebar_position: 8
+moodleVersion: 4.3.8
+description: The release notes for Moodle version 4.3.8.
+---
+
+import { ReleaseNoteIntro } from '@site/src/components/ReleaseInformation';
+
+<ReleaseNoteIntro releaseName={frontMatter.moodleVersion} />
+
+## General fixes and improvements
+<!-- cspell:disable -->
+- [MDL-77625](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-77625) - Repeated quiz restoration to same course references original course questions
+- [MDL-80965](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-80965) - Random questions no longer display their source category on the edit quiz page
+- [MDL-83268](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83268) - H5P API Version Unsupported: running 1.26, requires 1.27 or higher
+- [MDL-68676](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-68676) - Cannot remove assignment submissions in "Separate groups" group mode
+- [MDL-75692](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-75692) - H5P content keeps flickering when resources is resizing after initial display
+- [MDL-79628](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79628) - Move the navcache out of $SESSION and into MUC session cache
+- [MDL-83163](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83163) - Fresh install fails if there are dependencies on format plugins
+- [MDL-82875](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82875) - Hidden questions should not be included when exporting from the question bank
+- [MDL-81987](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-81987) - One second Redis timeout causes exceptions instead of degraded performance
+- [MDL-80225](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-80225) - Recordings go missing because they are marked as Dismissed
+- [MDL-83235](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83235) - "ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected - got CLOB" error during upgrade using Oracle
+- [MDL-82995](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82995) - Broken Audio and Video in Text and Media area of Feedback activity
+- [MDL-80929](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-80929) - Backup/restore "Include custom fields" setting is not observed
+- [MDL-82740](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82740) - CSS filter does not apply to monologo icons added in themes
+- [MDL-83264](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83264) - Error when adding random questions to a quiz using a "top" question category
+- [MDL-82492](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82492) - Performance issues in Grader report due to inefficient HTML output
+- [MDL-82494](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82494) - User profile field names are formatted using the wrong method
+- [MDL-82804](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82804) - The "Nothing to display" notification is inconsistently applied in reports
+- [MDL-82488](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82488) - Double encoded custom field names in report editor
+- [MDL-82957](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82957) - Bulk action section checkboxes are not correctly aligned
+- [MDL-81612](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-81612) - Current extension date not displayed when editing an assignment extension
+- [MDL-83094](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83094) - Persistent error when sortorder or descriptionformat for customfield is NULL
+- [MDL-83050](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83050) - Collapsed sections on course index is not highlighting the correct element when scrolling
+- [MDL-79020](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79020) - Can't edit completion settings when bulk edit is activated
+- [MDL-82389](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82389) - Disable Notes Lock Setting not working
+- [MDL-82909](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82909) - Inplace editable loading icon stopped spinning since conversion to SVG
+- [MDL-83205](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83205) - Redis set EXPIRE can't be < 1
+- [MDL-81157](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-81157) - File picker UX issue with button colour in small screens and border CSS issue
+- [MDL-82255](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82255) - TinyMCE can't create blockquotes without direct edit of source code
+- [MDL-82220](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82220) - Error "Can't find data record in database table groups" when restoring activity to the other site using group custom field
+<!-- cspell:enable -->
+
+## Accessibility improvements
+<!-- cspell:disable -->
+- [MDL-83047](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83047) - All headings now have white background colour
+- [MDL-82677](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82677) - Upgrade screen can have poor contrast when a background image is set
+- [MDL-82948](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82948) - Border of &lt;blockquote&gt; tags has insufficient colour contrast
+- [MDL-79288](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79288) - Colour contrast issues with the accessibility toolkit's heatmap
+<!-- cspell:enable -->
+
+## Security fixes
+
+A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.

general/releases/4.4.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Moodle supports the following database servers. Again, version numbers are just
 | [MySQL](http://www.mysql.com/) | 8.0 (increased since Moodle 4.1) | Latest |
 | [MariaDB](https://mariadb.org/) | 10.6.7 (increased since Moodle 4.1) | Latest |
 | [Microsoft SQL Server](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/sql-server/) | 2017 | Latest |
-| [Oracle Database](http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/overview/index.html) | 19c | Latest |
+| [Oracle Database](http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/overview/index.html) | 19c (increased since Moodle 4.3) | Latest |
 
 :::note Database prefixes
 

general/releases/4.4/4.4.4.md

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+title: Moodle 4.4.4
+tags:
+  - Release notes
+  - Moodle 4.4
+sidebar_position: 4
+moodleVersion: 4.4.4
+description: The release notes for Moodle version 4.4.4.
+---
+
+import { ReleaseNoteIntro } from '@site/src/components/ReleaseInformation';
+
+<ReleaseNoteIntro releaseName={frontMatter.moodleVersion} />
+
+## General fixes and improvements
+<!-- cspell:disable -->
+- [MDL-77625](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-77625) - Repeated quiz restoration to same course references original course questions
+- [MDL-80965](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-80965) - Random questions no longer display their source category on the edit quiz page
+- [MDL-83268](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83268) - H5P API Version Unsupported: running 1.26, requires 1.27 or higher
+- [MDL-68676](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-68676) - Cannot remove assignment submissions in "Separate groups" group mode
+- [MDL-75692](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-75692) - H5P content keeps flickering when resources is resizing after initial display
+- [MDL-79628](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79628) - Move the navcache out of $SESSION and into MUC session cache
+- [MDL-83163](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83163) - Fresh install fails if there are dependencies on format plugins
+- [MDL-81987](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-81987) - One second Redis timeout causes exceptions instead of degraded performance
+- [MDL-80225](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-80225) - Recordings go missing because they are marked as Dismissed
+- [MDL-83235](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83235) - "ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected - got CLOB" error during upgrade using Oracle
+- [MDL-82995](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82995) - Broken Audio and Video in Text and Media area of Feedback activity
+- [MDL-80929](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-80929) - Backup/restore "Include custom fields" setting is not observed
+- [MDL-82740](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82740) - CSS filter does not apply to monologo icons added in themes
+- [MDL-83264](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83264) - Error when adding random questions to a quiz using a "top" question category
+- [MDL-82492](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82492) - Performance issues in Grader report due to inefficient HTML output
+- [MDL-83122](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83122) - Matrix exception when deleting a user
+- [MDL-82494](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82494) - User profile field names are formatted using the wrong method
+- [MDL-82804](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82804) - The "Nothing to display" notification is inconsistently applied in reports
+- [MDL-82488](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82488) - Double encoded custom field names in report editor
+- [MDL-83173](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83173) - My courses cards three dots container overlaps the layout in classic theme
+- [MDL-83204](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83204) - No space between "Policies" and "Get the mobile app" link in theme footer
+- [MDL-82957](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82957) - Bulk action section checkboxes are not correctly aligned
+- [MDL-81612](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-81612) - Current extension date not displayed when editing an assignment extension
+- [MDL-83127](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83127) - Ordering questions cannot be edited if hints store NULL for "clearwrong"
+- [MDL-83094](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83094) - Persistent error when sortorder or descriptionformat for customfield is NULL
+- [MDL-83050](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83050) - Collapsed sections on course index is not highlighting the correct element when scrolling
+- [MDL-79020](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79020) - Can't edit completion settings when bulk edit is activated
+- [MDL-82389](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82389) - Disable Notes Lock Setting not working
+- [MDL-82909](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82909) - Inplace editable loading icon stopped spinning since conversion to SVG
+- [MDL-83205](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83205) - Redis set EXPIRE can't be < 1
+- [MDL-81157](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-81157) - File picker UX issue with button colour in small screens and border CSS issue
+- [MDL-82255](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82255) - TinyMCE can't create blockquotes without direct edit of source code
+- [MDL-82220](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82220) - Error "Can't find data record in database table groups" when restoring activity to the other site using group custom field
+<!-- cspell:enable -->
+
+## Accessibility improvements
+<!-- cspell:disable -->
+- [MDL-83047](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-83047) - All headings now have white background colour
+- [MDL-82677](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82677) - Upgrade screen can have poor contrast when a background image is set
+- [MDL-82948](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-82948) - Border of &lt;blockquote&gt; tags has insufficient colour contrast
+- [MDL-79288](https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-79288) - Colour contrast issues with the accessibility toolkit's heatmap
+<!-- cspell:enable -->
+
+## Security fixes
+
+A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.