* (bug 20489) $wgIllegalFileChars added to override the default list of illegal characters in file names.
* (bug 19646) $wgImgAuthDetails added to display reason access to uploaded file was denied to users(img_auth only)
* (bug 19646) $wgImgAuthPublicTest added to test to see if img_auth set up correctly (img_auth only)
+* UserLoginForm and UserCreateForm hooks, and AuthPlugin::modifyUITemplate, now receive a
+ SpecialPage subclass instead of a QuickTemplate subclass. Hence there is no
+ $template->set(), etc. The hook has access to most of the stuff that will go into the
+ Login/Create form; see the documentation on HTMLForm for syntax for extra fields.
+* LoginForm class is deprecated, its state constants are now in the Login class.
=== New features in 1.16 ===
* Added $wgShowDBErrorBacktrace, to allow users to easily gather backtraces for
database connection and query errors.
* (bug 19646) New hook: ImgAuthBeforeStream for tests and functionality before file is streamed to user, but only when using img_auth
+* Show change block / unblock link on Special:Contributions if user is blocked
+* Display note on Special:Contributions if the user is blocked, and provide an
+ excerpt from the block log.
=== Bug fixes in 1.16 ===
argument
* (bug 20136) Protection form JavaScript now synchronizes the expiry boxes on
any change, in addition to onkeyup.
+* Don't link to "edit this page" on MediaWiki:Noarticletext if user is not allowed
+ to create page. Done via new message MediaWiki:Noarticletext-nopermission
== API changes in 1.16 ==