This release primarily contains improvements to the features newly introduced in 5.6. This applies to both the new accessible navigation and the new Twig-based page layout.
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.6.4:
- #8958 Change the variable name for the active mobile navigation color (Werbeagentur-Kopfnuss)
- #8956 Do not swallow DCA exceptions (aschempp)
- #8953 Add a viewport tag to the new default layout template (leofeyer)
- #8954 Define a minimum height for `.tl_content .inside` (leofeyer)
- #8952 Use `deprecation_info` instead of `deprecated_info` (leofeyer)
- #8951 Replace a leftover MooTools function call in the tooltips controller (leofeyer)
- #8905 Fix the protected icon in the content element preview (aschempp)
- #8944 Cast the slug to string when getting the theme path (Tastaturberuf)
- #8921 Allow disabling the back end search (fritzmg)
- #8919 Remove the `.operations > ul` padding caused by user-agent styles (lukasbableck)
- #8913 Prevent the mobile navigation from flashing on page load (heimseiten)
About Contao 5.6
The first stable version of Contao 5.6 has been released on 18 August 2025 and has been the successor of Contao 5.5. 5.6 will be updated until 14 February 2026, after which it will be replaced by Contao 5.7.
