New features in 2.7.0.beta3
If your site is not currently running 2.7.0.beta2, please review important warnings in the Discourse 2.7.0.beta2 Release Notes
Improve database migration performance
A database migration in a previous release was found to have the potential of causing read-only time during migration. This was more likely on sites with a larger database. The migration has been updated to be more performant and avoid read-only.
Add new features section to admin dashboard
Did you know there are Discourse site admins that don’t read these release notes? I know, it’s hard for me to believe it too!
Jokes aside, to help all Discourse admins learn about new features we now support highlighting features on the admin dashboard.
Accessibility improvements
We’re always working to ensure that everyone on the internet can use Discourse, including those using assistive technology. To that end, this release includes numerous accessibility improvements based on a recent audit we underwent.
- Hamburger menu aria-{expanded,haspopup} and user title
- Correctly sets role=dialog and aria-labelledby for d-modals
- Uses role=button and supports ariaPressed for tapTile
- Structure user menu as tabs.
- Makes post-edits-indicator a button instead of a link
- Improves search-in-options filter accessibility
- Makes advanced search and html heading
- Associate search controls with their labels
- Add aria-label to input clear button
- Update selected name role to button