The VuFind® 9.0 release date has been set as April 24, 2023. Most of the March development activity has been focused on updating dependencies, fixing bugs and completing outstanding feature work for the release. Translation is also underway, with several languages already back to “100% translated” status.
Another major focus in March was on responding to feedback from the Documentation Survey (and subsequent discussion by the Project Management Committee and in the March Community Call). As a result of all this input, VuFind®'s code style guidelines were modernized to incorporate PSR-12 standards, and all of the code in the project was appropriately updated. Additionally, a review was made of the wiki, and work is underway to update outdated and potentially confusing pages. Finally, discussions have begun about potentially developing a more formal, versioned VuFind® manual to complement the Learning VuFind® book and the less formal wiki information.
The following items were completed in the past month and will be included in release 9.0:
The following item was not adopted into the core code but has been saved for future reference in a feature branch:
The following items were reported / begun in the past month, but are not yet completed:
The following items saw significant progress / activity during the past month: