The time has come: Contao 5.7 is here! As a new LTS version with support until 2030, Contao 5.7 will be with us for a very long time. To help you keep track of everything, we have written an article in which we have collected everything you need to know, see and read.
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.7.0:
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.7.0-RC4:
- #9428 Allow HTML messages in the security view ( zoglo )
-
#9408
Optimize the access time of
ContaoFilesystemLoader#getInheritanceChains()( m-vo ) - #9405 Fix the remaining operation button callbacks ( aschempp )
- #9362 Fix various permission checks ( aschempp )
-
#9427
Disable Turbo prefetching in
dev( fritzmg ) - #9413 Add the missing translation prefix in the Template Studio language files ( m-vo )
-
#9422
Add
@internalto theRegularPageController( m-vo ) -
#9410
Add the
featured--dark.svgicon ( leofeyer ) - #9409 Fix the element count controller (again) ( fritzmg )
- #9406 Always use the deferred renderer for the layout template ( m-vo )
- #9391 Support using the asset component with VFS storages ( m-vo )
- #9379 Fix unsetting the root permissions ( aschempp )
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.7.0-RC3:
-
#9389
Set the minimum line height to
18px( leofeyer ) -
#9399
Force identical UX for
panelLayout( Toflar ) - #9388 Add the missing operation labels ( de-es )
-
#9367
Consider prefixed
forattributes in the row wizard controller ( zoglo ) -
#9384
Use
DataContainer::PASTE_INTOin theDcaUrlAnalyzer( leofeyer ) - #9393 Use callbacks instead of onload config for the element view ( aschempp )
- #9373 Filter empty entries during validation for multi-file upload fields ( lukasbableck )
- #9390 Use double-quoted strings for the Twig string interpolation ( zoglo )
- #9259 Make the tree view template work with whitespaces ( m-vo )
- #9377 Correctly toggle the group icons ( leofeyer )
- #9376 Show a different message if no records match the filter settings ( leofeyer )
-
#9378
Correctly handle "paste into" in mode 4 in the
DcaUrlAnalyzer( ausi ) - #9375 Decode entities in the content record label listener ( leofeyer )
-
#9374
Do not always add the
multipleattribute to the upload field ( lukasbableck ) - #9382 Normalize the layout template ( m-vo )
-
#9381
Set
globals $objPagewhen building the layout template ( m-vo ) - #9232 Improve the theme element list ( aschempp )
-
#9363
Add the missing
perPagechecks when adding the pagination ( fritzmg ) -
#9365
Fix the
ValueFormatterreturn types ( aschempp ) - #9340 Correctly hide empty facets in the back end search ( zoglo )
- #9076 Generate the correct URL for root pages ( aschempp )
-
#9355
Check the page access in the
DcaUrlAnalyzer( ausi ) -
#9323
Replace the
AbstractLayoutPageControllerwith a content composition service ( m-vo ) - #9361 Fix copying records with virtual fields ( fritzmg )
-
#9359
Disable CUD permissions for
tl_pageandtl_article( aschempp ) - #9343 Re-add the database fields for the login content element ( fritzmg )
- #9353 Add the missing title field for the comments content element ( fritzmg )
-
#8737
Remove unnecessary conflict on
thecodingmachine/safe( zoglo ) - #9357 Rename the "title" field to "internal title" ( leofeyer )
- #9344 Replace insert tags in the body CSS class ( Toflar )
- #9348 Allow READ access to the parent records of a page mount ( aschempp )
- #9007 Prevent content overflow to the left of the drag handle ( aschempp )
- #9334 Skip tree trail items without read permission in breadcrumbs ( ausi )
- #9342 Do not toggle the checkbox when toggling a folder ( zoglo )
- #9341 Cast the search image object to an array ( zoglo )
- #9331 Fix the dragging element in the file tree ( fritzmg )
- #9326 Close the file handlers after adding the log files as attachment ( leofeyer )
-
#9322
Handle null values for
cssClassin the modern page layout ( zoglo ) - #9324 Close the log handler after crawling ( fritzmg )
- #9321 Do not pass the context when including Twig templates with specified data ( zoglo )
Changelog of the new features in Contao 5.7.0-RC2:
-
#9243
Add the
check-allcontroller to the CUD and CHMOD widget ( aschempp ) - #9271 Cache the root parent calls for trail calculation ( Toflar )
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.7.0-RC2:
- #9317 Only add the border radius if the jump targets are not sticky ( leofeyer )
- #9320 Check for the theme slug when rendering Twig surrogate templates ( zoglo )
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#9318
Return early in the
ModuleCustomnav::generate()method if there are no pages ( fritzmg ) -
#9258
Add the
toggle-senderandtoggle-receiverStimulus controllers ( fritzmg ) - #9319 Cast the column object in the legacy gallery to an array ( zoglo )
- #9314 Fix the mobile menu layout for views without a Turbo frame ( zoglo )
- #9312 Unify the gray shades of the light design ( leofeyer )
- #9304 Only add the filter panel controller if there is a panel ( aschempp )
-
#9299
Fix a hierarchy styling issue in
DC_Folder( fritzmg ) - #9091 Fix quoting database fields in the value formatter ( aschempp )
- #9297 Allow to create and edit favorites ( aschempp )
- #9295 Deep clone the textarea node in the Template Studio ( zoglo )
- #9294 Increase the border radius of the content areas ( leofeyer )
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#9284
Check for
FORM_SUBMITinLoginController::getTargetPath()( fritzmg ) -
#9287
Use
NoLayoutSpecifiedExceptioninAbstractLayoutPageController( fritzmg ) -
#9283
Add
|rawtorecurringinevent_full.html.twigas it might contain HTML ( lukasbableck ) -
#9276
Fix a syntax error in the
be_tinyMCE.html.twiglanguage setting ( lukasbableck ) -
#9277
Fix the syntax in
news_short.html.twigfor the news archive ID CSS class ( lukasbableck ) - #9274 Replace insert tags in headlines ( bytehead )
- #9267 Prevent errors when teasers are null ( fritzmg )
- #9266 Fix the legacy template editor ( aschempp )
Changelog of the new features in Contao 5.7.0-RC1:
-
#9218
Cache the module access in the
TableAccessVoter( aschempp ) -
#8020
Add the
TwoFactorControlleras content element ( bytehead ) - #9268 Update the Node packages ( leofeyer )
-
#8816
Add the
ChangePasswordControlleras content element ( bytehead ) -
#8801
Add the
CloseAccountControlleras content element ( bytehead ) - #9147 Implement tree trail support for the back end breadcrumb navigation ( zoglo )
- #9186 Add scroll buttons to the jump targets navigation ( zoglo )
- #9192 Allow opening the back end search with keyboard shortcuts ( zoglo )
- #9193 Improve the UX and UI for the filters ( zoglo )
- #8865 Use ALTCHA's floating UI ( zoglo )
- #9212 Add icons to the table picker ( de-es )
- #9181 Show the current trail when opening the accessible navigation on mobile ( zoglo )
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#9187
Show a warning in the SERP widget when using
noindex( zoglo ) -
#9184
Stop using prefixed properties for
appearance( zoglo ) -
#9171
Add templates for
DC_Table::generateTree()( diekatrin ) -
#9170
Add templates for
DC_Table::parentView()( m-vo ) -
#9208
Introduce the
ForeignKeyParserservice ( Toflar ) -
#9217
Deprecate the
trblwidget ( fritzmg ) - #8838 Implement virtual field support with a JSON storage ( fritzmg )
- #9215 Allow closing Template Studio tabs via middle click ( lukasbableck )
- #9012 Add DCA permissions ( aschempp )
- #9150 Dynamically update the job view ( m-vo )
- #9195 Use a datalist for the crawl member ( aschempp )
-
#9173
Introduce a
$config['backendSearch']DCA setting ( Toflar ) -
#9094
Drop support for
scheb/2fa-*^6.0and allow^8.0( bytehead ) -
#9130
Add templates for
DC_Table::treeView()( diekatrin ) -
#9086
Add templates for
DC_Table::listView()( diekatrin ) - #9154 Autosubmit the filters in the back end ( Toflar )
- #8808 Move the theme toggle into the profile dropdown and remove the user prefix ( zoglo )
- #9151 Move the back end controllers into their respective directory ( m-vo )
- #9135 Surrogate template interoperability in the Template Studio ( m-vo )
- #9153 Improve the slot tag DX ( m-vo )
- #9148 Fullscreen mode for the Template Studio ( m-vo )
-
#9021
Enable the "override all" mode if a
DC_Folderis DB-assisted ( aschempp ) - #9034 Improve the articles node operation ( aschempp )
- #9134 Add a "block" operation to newsletter recipients ( de-es )
- #8826 Migrate the legacy crawl logic to the new jobs framework ( Toflar )
- #8778 Migrate the database when deleting variant templates in the Template Studio ( m-vo )
-
#8200
Improve how the
ide-twig.jsonfile is generated ( m-vo ) - #8850 Move the filters to the right side ( zoglo )
- #8802 Ace improvements for the Template Studio ( m-vo )
- #8971 Add a "contao-main" Turbo frame and apply filters to it ( Toflar )
-
#9065
Add tree trails support to the
DcaUrlAnalyzer( ausi ) -
#9110
Add
contao/loupe-bridgeto the monorepo ( Toflar ) - #9095 Style the jobs widget nicely ( Toflar )
-
#9099
Use the translator in
System::getFormattedNumber()( Toflar ) - #9083 Integrate the message bus in the jobs framework for better DX ( Toflar )
- #9103 Remove the schema configuration for messenger transports ( fritzmg )
-
#9026
Add templates for
DC_Table::searchMenu(),DC_Table::sortMenu(),DC_Table::limitMenu()andDC_Table::filterMenu()( diekatrin ) - #9055 Add a CS linter/fixer for Twig ( m-vo )
- #9016 Support downloading multiple job attachments ( Toflar )
- #9030 Add a formatter for DCA values ( aschempp )
- #9067 Add a cancel link to the password change dialog ( aschempp )
- #9073 Add the request object(s) to the request stack in the constructor ( Toflar )
- #9074 Upgrade the service linter to Symfony 7.4 ( Toflar )
-
#9071
Require Symfony
^7.4( Toflar ) - #9046 Add a Twig equivalent for every template ( m-vo )
- #8967 Add an option to limit the back end width in the user profile ( leofeyer )
-
#9018
Remove the
targetURLAfterRedirectFetchhotfix ( zoglo ) -
#8890
Implement
multipleFilesoption in file upload form field ( lukasbableck ) -
#8357
Add an optional "path" argument to the
DebugDcaCommand( Tastaturberuf ) - #8844 Add a diff button to the operations menu ( aschempp )
-
#9005
Add templates for
DC_Table::editAll()andDC_Table::overrideAll()( m-vo ) - #8834 Move the favorites button to the breadcrumb ( aschempp )
- #8821 Introduce a simple, more modern pagination ( fritzmg )
- #9013 Add progress for the back end search jobs ( Toflar )
- #8781 Introduce the row wizard ( zoglo )
- #9002 Apply the border radius to the preview images, too ( leofeyer )
- #8849 Add a progress bar to the jobs framework ( Toflar )
-
#8981
Add templates for
DC_Table::edit()( m-vo ) - #8804 Add facets to the back end search ( Toflar )
-
#8975
Add templates for
DC_Table::show()andDC_Table::showAll()( m-vo ) -
#7562
Add more default values to the autogenerated
.envfiles ( fritzmg ) -
#8907
Deprecate the
child_record_callback( aschempp ) - #8922 Add back end search data to the Contao data collector ( fritzmg )
- #8955 Use a listener to filter member groups ( aschempp )
- #8830 Add job status helpers ( Toflar )
- #8606 Use private elements in Javascript ( aschempp )
- #8818 Implement attachments for the jobs framework ( Toflar )
-
#8901
Add the
referrerpolicyattribute to the_video.html.twigtemplate ( bright-cloud-studio ) -
#8927
Add
|defaulttotoolbar_attributesto fix "Variable does not exist" error ( lukasbableck ) - #8815 Upgrade to PHP 8.3 and PHPUnit 12.4 ( leofeyer )
-
#8658
Use the
password-visibilityStimulus component in thepasswordwidgets ( zoglo ) -
#8646
Use the
textarea-autogrowStimulus component ( zoglo ) - #8852 Add blocks to the toolbar templates ( fritzmg )
-
#8904
Make two
DC_Tablemethods protected ( aschempp ) - #8827 Remove the "save and back" button ( leofeyer )
- #8584 Add file icons to the back end preview of the download elements ( fritzmg )
-
#8615
Rewrite the Stimulus
check-all-controller( zoglo ) -
#8831
Add links to the back end breadcrumb for views with a
keyparameter ( ausi ) -
#8860
Add
@stylistic/stylelintand configuration to lint the CSS files ( zoglo ) - #8840 Add Contao form type basics ( bytehead )
-
#8618
Introduce the Stimulus
toggle-state-controller( zoglo ) - #8832 Remove the dark left column in light mode ( leofeyer )
- #8836 Run the Webpack dev-server with HTTPS ( zoglo )
- #8835 Bump the minimum Symfony version to 7.3 ( Toflar )
-
#8833
Bump
bacon-qr-codeto version 3 ( zoglo ) - #8817 Switch to hierarchical back links in the back end ( ausi )
- #8825 Add a helper method for the job progress based on amounts ( Toflar )
- #8548 Move the drag handle in the file manager to the left side ( aschempp )
-
#8494
Re-add
webpack-dev-serverand configure hot module replacement ( zoglo ) - #8799 Do not render empty labels in widgets ( zoglo )
- #8785 Use the Imagine info provider for format detection ( ausi )
-
#8786
Add new basic entities
[lsqb]and[rsqb]( ausi ) - #8630 Implemented searching by UUID in the file manager ( Toflar )
-
#8608
Add support for YouTube's
mute=1parameter ( fritzmg )
Changelog of the fixed issues in Contao 5.7.0-RC1:
-
#9269
Fix the title for the
close_accountelement ( fritzmg ) -
#9262
Bump the
hotwired/turboversion ( m-vo ) - #9257 Apply the missing changes to the new Twig templates ( ausi )
-
#9256
Also test for
iPhoneandiPadin the deep link controller ( leofeyer ) -
#9253
Refactor the
DC_Tablerecord listing templates ( m-vo ) - #9247 Ignore DCAs whose tables are defined via a Doctrine entity ( lukasbableck )
- #9252 Fix missing virtual fields handler service argument ( Toflar )
-
#9248
Ignore
#tl_limitfor the filter count ( fritzmg ) - #9251 Fix the submit button order in the data container panel ( m-vo )
- #9236 Fix rendering empty DC views ( aschempp )
- #9105 Fix missing template fields for forms ( aschempp )
-
#9241
Fix the
enableaction for the row wizard ( zoglo ) -
#9197
Add
filePickerandpageTreesupport to the row wizard ( zoglo ) - #9233 Fix the row variable in parent mode ( aschempp )
- #9230 Fix popup for wildcard links ( aschempp )
- #9223 Use the drag handle label from the current table ( de-es )
- #9224 Rename abstract form type to fit Symfony naming schema ( bytehead )
-
#9227
Use virtual fields for the new
tl_contentfields ( fritzmg ) - #9222 Remove autoconfigured tags ( aschempp )
- #9221 Remove leftover permissions ( aschempp )
- #9219 Add the request token to URLs with parent node parameter ( ausi )
- #9096 Allow HTML in checkbox and radio labels ( aschempp )
- #9210 Allow HTML in search headers ( aschempp )
- #9160 Improve the button accessibility and the filter panel ( aschempp )
-
#9196
Fix the
be_two_factor.html.twigtemplate ( fritzmg ) - #9185 Do not add a border radius to the pagination menu inside a form ( leofeyer )
- #9178 Fix the breadcrumb in the tree view ( zoglo )
- #9169 Disallow undo preview interaction ( fritzmg )
- #9167 Update the color switch label on click ( zoglo )
- #9164 Reintroduce the "check all" controller to the "edit multiple" view ( zoglo )
-
#9145
Also use a fieldset for filters in
DC_Folder( zoglo ) - #9136 Do not style the pagination in the back end preview ( fritzmg )
- #9156 Always render favorites from the templates ( m-vo )
-
#9157
Don't apply
width: 1%in the row wizard if there is no drag handle ( zoglo ) - #9117 Use POST requests for the back end pagination ( aschempp )
- #9146 Check if the Stimulus targets exist before applying changes ( zoglo )
- #9152 Rebuild the template hierarchy in the layout template migration ( m-vo )
-
#9139
Merge an existing
Varyheader ( fritzmg ) - #9138 Remove surrogate template for previously removed original template ( m-vo )
- #9137 Set the jump targets value in the edit mask ( zoglo )
- #9118 Fix custom backend controllers ( aschempp )
-
#9131
Add
Varyheader for back end responses ( fritzmg ) - #9127 Restore the mobile menu behavior ( zoglo )
- #9125 Fix some autofocus quirks ( zoglo )
- #9124 Fix whitespace in listing layout caused by the operations menu ( zoglo )
-
#9115
Remove the
loupe-seal-adapterfrom the manager bundle ( aschempp ) -
#9120
Fix using the deprecated
DependencyInjectionextension ( aschempp ) - #9108 Show the loading box while saving the file and page tree ( aschempp )
- #9109 Fix the missing favorites handle ( Toflar )
- #9107 Make the optional services non-optional again ( leofeyer )
-
#9085
Improve the extension compatibility of
DC_Tabletemplates ( aschempp ) - #9084 Use POST method for undo operation ( aschempp )
- #9066 Remove the back button from Twig templates ( aschempp )
-
#9056
Add the missing
toggle-state-controllertobe_main.html.twig( zoglo ) -
#9040
Set
nameValuefor widgets using therow-wizard-controller( zoglo ) - #9036 Fix the back end pagination ( fritzmg )
- #9022 Fix the template migration ( aschempp )
- #9006 Do not toggle disabled fields on row click ( zoglo )
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#8999
Do not apply
overflow: clipto#main .content( leofeyer ) -
#8998
Do not check for the
noresizeclass in the SERP preview controller ( zoglo ) -
#8980
Always generate
DC_Table::panel()first ( m-vo ) -
#8962
Simplify the
contao_collector.html.twigtemplate ( leofeyer ) - #8961 Fix HTML escaping for SQLite supported extensions ( stefansl )
- #8910 Drop the experimental state for our Twig integration ( m-vo )
- #8906 Fix the border radius of the legacy wrapper elements ( aschempp )
- #8891 Load the form config ( bytehead )
-
#8896
Remove a superfluous
"in the data-action attribute of thebe_maintemplate ( zoglo )
About Contao 5.7 LTS
The first stable version of Contao 5.7 will be released on February 15, 2026, replacing Contao 5.3 as the long term support version. As an LTS version, 5.7 will be provided with bug fixes until February 14, 2029 and security-related updates until February 14, 2030. Contao 6.3 is the next LTS version of Contao and is due to be released in February 2028, ensuring a smooth transition.
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