This release brings various accessibility improvements to the Contao back end. In addition, the content of the breadcrumb menu has been optimized to enable better navigation. The database locks in the cronjob framework have also been revised to further improve performance and stability.
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.3.25:
- #8053 Use table lock for the `contao.cron` service again (fritzmg)
- #8036 Fix the Mootools request URL (aschempp)
- #8026 Replace the deprecated global variable `request_token` (bytehead)
- #8022 Add the request token to Ajax request changing the sorting (leofeyer)
- #8016 Enable `enableKeyboardAccessibility` for the ace editor (zoglo)
- #8005 Remove `el.blur()` from all scripts (leofeyer)
- #8001 Use Symfony locks instead of DB locks for the `Cron` service (fritzmg)
- #7991 Sort the news feed in descending order (zoglo)
- #7990 Unset the default `UriSigner` parameters when generating download URLs (fritzmg)
- #7951 Update the `.draft` styles (zoglo)
- #7995 Allow using basic entities in TinyMCE fields (ausi)
- #7975 Add breadcrumb separators to the back end title (ausi)
- #7986 Add missing `ref` for edit profile redirect (fritzmg)
- #7988 Set `defaultSearchField` for `tl_page` to `title` (fritzmg)
- #7977 Fix using numeric theme/identifier names in the `ContaoFilesystemLoader` (m-vo)
- #7982 Prevent useless DB queries in the `CommandSchedulerListener` (Toflar)
- #7920 Improve the `TemplateLocator` performance (fritzmg)
- #7945 Fix the download mime type (ausi)
- #7942 Remove background from regular `MODE_PARENT` listings (fritzmg)
- #7943 Fix a bug with unknown insert tag end names (ausi)
- #7939 Do not use `DC_Table::generateRecordLabel()` for breadcrumbs (ausi)
About Contao 5.3 LTS
The first stable version of Contao 5.3 has been released on February 16, 2024, replacing Contao 4.13 as the long term support version. As an LTS version, 5.3 will be provided with bug fixes until February 14, 2027 and security-related updates until February 14, 2028. Contao 5.7 will be the next LTS version of Contao and will be released in February 2026, ensuring a stress-free transition.
