Issue 563 - December, 1st 2022

Headlines

JavaScript Minification

"Drupal now minifies JavaScript files on-the-fly when JavaScript aggregation is enabled, using the peast library. This results in a pre-gzipped size reduction of file by up to around 2/3rds. The process removes comments, whitespace, and extra parenthesis, it does not "uglify" or change variable names."

Text Fields Can Enforce a Specific Text Format

yarn.lock and package.json Now Blocked by Default .htaccess and web.config

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Releases

Cookies 1.1.2

crop_image 1.2.1

decoupled_toolbox 1.5.1-Rc3

environment_indicator 4.0.11

google_calendar 8.x-2.5

jsonapi_extras 8.x-3.23

json_table 1.0.8

module_builder 8.x-3.26

require_login 3.0.3

role_expire 2.0.4

role_expire 3.0.0

search_api_page 8.x-1.0

Storage 1.2.3

upgrade_status 8.x-3.18

views_migration 1.2.0

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