6.3 Change Log

6.3

(2026–07–18) 7e860c1 -> Final (Release Notes | by release)


As work on WackoWiki 6.3 is still underway, this is an incomplete list of changes.



1. Features

  • WikiEdit modernization
  • Phiki implementation
  • Composer support
  • Dark mode

2. Configuration

2.1. secondary config

  1. new 
    • wikiedit_toolbar

2.2. constants

  1. new

2.3. conf files

  1. changed
    1. autoload.conf
    2. csp_custom.conf
    3. csp.conf
    4. permissions_policy.conf
    5. router.conf

3. Core

  • add cookie prefixes (RFC 6265bis)
  • add CSP nonces to JavaScript
  • replace Clipboard.js library with native Clipboard API script
  • move all external libs to the Composer managed vendor folder
  • add WackoWiki release builder (see community/devel/build-release.sh)

3.1. Release Builder

build-release.sh

Usage: ./build-release.sh [OPTIONS]

OPTIONS:
    --version=X.Y.Z    Version number for the release
                       (required unless building MASTER snapshot)

    --source=REF       Git reference to build from
                       Can be: HEAD, tag name, commit hash
                       Default: HEAD (current commit)

    --branch=NAME      Build from specific branch
                       (alternative to --source)

    --minimal          Build minimal package (src/ + vendor/)
                       This is the default

    --full             Build full package including docs
                       (src/ + vendor/ + README, LICENSE, etc.)

    --no-log           Disable logging to build.log

    -y, --yes          Auto-accept all prompts (for CI/CD)

    --help, -h         Show this help message

EXAMPLES:
    ./build-release.sh

    ./build-release.sh --version=6.2.2

    ./build-release.sh --version=MASTER

    ./build-release.sh --source=v6.2.2

    ./build-release.sh --branch=6.3 --version=6.3.0

    ./build-release.sh --version=6.2.2 --full

    ./build-release.sh --version=6.2.2 --yes

NOTES:
    - Script must be executed from repository root
    - composer.json must be present in root directory
    - Git remote should be configured (GitHub or Codeberg)
    - Script will check if local repo is up-to-date with remote

3.2. Classes

  • added
    • CookiePrefix

3.3. Methods

This is only a random selection.

3.4. Folders

new folder

  • vendor/ – is managed by Composer and is only part of the distribution package

4. Database

added field

  • editor_height INT(10) to user_setting table
  • autosave_draft TINYINT(1) to user_setting table
  • dark_mode TINYINT(1) to user_setting table
  • syntax_highlighting TINYINT(1) to user_setting table
  • live_preview TINYINT(1) to user_setting table
  • wikiedit_toolbar VARCHAR(2048) to user_setting table

Database schema changes

5. Installer

  • the upgrade configuration array now takes updates to $wacko_config_defaults into account and no longer relies on the configuration cache, which may be out of date

6. Formatters

  • fix setting $this->toc and broken toc generation for newly created pages
  • extend table markup
    • !| col | col |!
    • #|(attr=value)
    • attributes:
      • span = number
      • side = [top|bottom]
      • class = "alternate sticky defaultcenter col1left col4right"
      • type = table_style
    • CSS selectors
      • alternate alternating row shading
      • sticky for sticky header
      • default[left|center|right|top|middle|bottom]
      • colN[left|center|right|top|middle|bottom] N stands for the column number (1–25)
      • col-N[left|center|right|top|middle|bottom] Align the cells in column N counting from the right (1–9).

7. Actions

  • tree:

8. Handlers

  • crfs: dedicated handler for refreshing form tokens
  • rename: add option to rename/move only selected subpages
  • fix possible invalid selector tokens for copy to clipboard
  • replace Clipboard.js library with native Clipboard API script
  • add double click edit for comments
  • add virtual _ prefix to handlers, e.g. page/_edit

9. Themes

  • default theme
    • dark mode integration
  • wacko.css:

10. WikiEdit

  • ES2023+ compatible
  • modularize WikiEdit into ES6 modules
  • add state management layer for WikiEdit
  • use AbortController in fetch calls to avoid memory leaks
  • refactor complex MarkUp(), _LSum(), _RSum(), _TSum() helpers
  • add popup form for creating links and tables
  • fix autocomplete selection issue
  • new features
    • autosave functionality
    • full undo/redo stack
    • search & replace
    • fullscreen mode
    • zen (widescreen) mode
    • live preview
    • syntax highlighting
    • Markdown ↔ Wacko converter
    • option to resize the editor height
    • drag & drop + paste for images/files
    • toolbar customization
    • popup form for creating links and tables

js/
├── core/                  # Foundational files (loaded very early)
│   ├── helpers.js
│   ├── init-captcha.js
│   ├── init-diag.js
│   ├── init-wikiedit.js
│   └── init-usersettings.js
│
├── editor/                # Everything related to WikiEdit
│   ├── autocomplete.js
│   ├── protoedit.js
│   ├── wikiedit.js
│   └── toolbar-customizer.js
│
├── components/            # Independent features / widgets
│   ├── upload.js
│   └── ... (future files)
│
├── utils/                 # Small utility scripts (optional)
│   ├── clipboard.js
│   └── ... 
│
└── default.js             # Main / global page behaviors (double-click edit, etc.)

11. Admin panel

  • upgrade configuration array now takes updates to $wacko_config_defaults into account and no longer relies on the configuration cache, which may be out of date

12. Translations

  • add translation for Croatian, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

13. Packages

updated


See core dependencies


Note that the changelog is usually incomplete, for a complete list of changes that went into R6.3, you can browse the Commit log, the Bug Tracker Log and ToDo list.