Fix protection rights usage

[lhc/web/wiklou.git] / RELEASE-NOTES-1.22

diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.22 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.22
index 9be9a9b..45a6f01 100644 (file)
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.22
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.22
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ production.
   'editmywatchlist', 'viewmyprivateinfo', 'editmyprivateinfo', and
   'editmyoptions' restrict actions that were formerly allowed by default. They
   have been added to the default for $wgGroupPermissions['*'].
+* The 'editprotected' right no longer allows bypassing of all page protection
+  restrictions. Any group using it for this purpose will now need to have all
+  the individual rights listed in $wgRestrictionTypes for the same effect.
+* The 'protect' and 'autoconfirmed' rights are no longer used for the default
+  page protection levels. The rights 'editprotected' and 'editsemiprotected'
+  are now used for this purpose instead.
 
 === New features in 1.22 ===
 * (bug 44525) mediawiki.jqueryMsg can now parse (whitelisted) HTML elements and attributes.
@@ -125,6 +131,10 @@ production.
   watchlists.
 * (bug 40518) mw.toolbar: Implemented mw.toolbar.addButtons for adding multiple
  button objects in one call.
+* Rights used for the default protection levels ('sysop' and 'autoconfirmed')
+  are now used just for that purpose, instead of overloading other rights. This
+  allows easy granting of the ability to edit sysop-protected pages without
+  also granting the ability to protect and unprotect.
 * (bug 48256) Make brackets in section edit links accessible to CSS.
   They are now wrapped in <span class="mw-editsection-bracket" />.