We are targeting Textpattern 4.9.0 for release in Q4 2024 or Q1 2025 to introduce new features & improvements, provide initial support for PHP 8.5 (plus formal PHP 8.4, PHP 8.3 & PHP 8.2 support), address some snags, and provide further refinements.

The release flight plan includes at least one beta release before the production release.

Please update this post and subsequent replies with tasks etc as needed, assigning yourself or others where appropriate.

Timeline

• beta release(s): Q3 2024 and Q4 2024 as needed
• GA release: from December 2024 (i.e. after PHP 8.4.0 GA) December 2025 (i.e. after PHP 8.5.0 GA)

Beta and / or RC release(s)

GA release

Textpattern 4.9.0

Personnel

• Release pilot: @Bloke or @petecooper
• Release co-pilot: @Bloke or @petecooper

Preflight

• preflight
  • check vendors is up-to-date (everyone)
  • latest translations (@philwareham)
    • tag with release tag in own repo (@philwareham)
  • latest pophelp (@philwareham)
    • tag with release tag in own repo (@philwareham)
  • draft .com blog post (release pilot, or assigned person)
  • write HISTORY.txt (everyone)
    • additional credits where not already listed (e.g. patched security issues) (everyone)
  • top and tail HISTORY.txt with additional information (release pilot or co-pilot)
  • tag public/admin themes with release tag (@philwareham)
    • tag with release tag in own repo (@philwareham)

Take Off

• take off
  • package up for GitHub and .com (release pilot)
  • update latest.zip, latest.tar.gz, and latest.tar.xz in server config (@petecooper)
  • update language pack links in server config (@petecooper)
  • update demo site (@petecooper)
  • publish .com blog post (release pilot, or assigned person)
  • forum announcement (release pilot, or assigned person)
  • forum feedback (release pilot, or assigned person)

Inflight service

• inflight service
  • close milestone (release pilot, or assigned person)
  • update TXPversion on rpc.textpattern.com (release pilot, or assigned person)
  • update https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Textpattern_version (@petecooper or @philwareham)
  • socials (@petecooper or @philwareham)
  • update https://textpattern.com/about/system-requirements to reflect changes