it from source control: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download_from_SVN
=== Configuration changes in 1.18 ===
+* The WantedPages::getSQL hook has been removed and replaced with
+ WantedPages::getQueryInfo . This may break older extensions.
+* $wgUseCombinedLoginLink controls whether to output a combined login / create account
+ link in the personal bar, or to output separate login and create account links
+* Skin names are no longer created based on a ucfirst version of the key in $wgValidSkinNames but now
+ the value. This means for $wgValidSkinNames["monobook"] = "MonoBook"; the skin
+ loader will no longer try loading SkinMonobook and will instead load SkinMonoBook.
=== New features in 1.18 ===
* Added a special page, disabled by default, that allows users with the
'disableaccount' privilege to permanently deactivate user accounts.
+* (bug 8130) Query pages should limit to content namespaces, not just main namespace
=== Bug fixes in 1.18 ===
* (bug 23119) WikiError class and subclasses are now marked as deprecated
cannot read the page in question.
* (bug 19006) {{REVISIONUSER}} no longer acts like {{CURRENTUSER}} in some cases
* (bug 16019) $wgArticlePath = "/$1" no longer breaks API edit/watch actions
-* (bug 18372) File types blacklisted by $wgFileBlacklist will no longer be shown as "Permitted file types" on the upload form
+* (bug 18372) File types blacklisted by $wgFileBlacklist will no longer be shown as
+ "Permitted file types" on the upload form
* (bug 26379) importImages.php gives more descriptive error message on failure.
+* (bug 26410) + signs are no longer treated as spaces in internal links if
+ link has a % sign in it.
+* (bug 26412) Search results headers no longer show a bogus edit link.
=== API changes in 1.18 ===
* (bug 26339) Throw warning when truncating an overlarge API result
+* (bug 14869) Add API module for accessing QueryPage-based special pages
+* (bug 14020) API for Special:Unwatchedpages
+* (bug 24287) Wrap API Help output at 100 characters
=== Languages updated in 1.18 ===