GovCMS Drupal 8 update (June 2020) (8.x-1.4)

GovCMS Drupal 8 update (June 2020) (8.x-1.4)

Pending the release process, the latest GovCMS Drupal 8 (D8) distribution update is due to be released on 5 June 2020. Deployment is scheduled for 10 June 2020.

What is included in the update?

This release contains:

  • a Drupal core upgrade
  • module updates
  • a new module
  • security patches for the Webform module
  • a bug fix.

Drupal core update

The GovCMS D8 update upgrades the Drupal core from 8.8.5 to 8.8.6.

Module updates

Table 1 identifies the modules that are being updated. The modules are listed in alphabetical order.

Table 1 Updated modules

Module

Link

Config Filter 8.x-1.5 (from 8.x-1.4)

Drupal 9 (D9) ready

https://www.drupal.org/project/config_filter

https://github.com/govCMS/govCMS8/pull/410

Contact Storage 8.x-1.0 (from 8.x-1.0 beta9)

D9 ready

https://www.drupal.org/project/contact_storage

https://github.com/govCMS/govCMS8/pull/350

Crop API 8.x-2.1 (from 8.x-1.5)

D9 ready

https://www.drupal.org/project/crop

https://github.com/govCMS/govCMS8/pull/426

Simple OAuth 8.x-4.5 (from 8.x-3.14)

D9 ready

https://www.drupal.org/project/simple_oauth

https://github.com/govCMS/govCMS8/pull/372

Simple XML Sitemap 8.x-v3.4 (from 8.x-3.0)

D9 ready

https://www.drupal.org/project/simple_sitemap

Entity Class Formatter 8.x-1.3 (from 8.x-1.1)

D9 ready

https://www.drupal.org/project/entity_class_formatter

https://github.com/govCMS/govCMS8/pull/392

Module additions

The update contains one new module – the Minisite module (8.x-1.2). This module allows you to create a small, secondary website on an existing GovCMS website.

Example: An annual report website.

This module is D9 ready.

See: https://www.drupal.org/project/minisite

Security updates

The GovCMS D8 update updates the Webform module from 8.x-5.8 to 8.x-5.13 to fix multiple security vulnerabilities. This module is D9 ready.

See:

Bug fixes

The GovCMS D8 update fixes the bug that caused an error when content is rendered outside a route.

Example: In drush cron.

See:

What does the update remove from the GovCMS D8 distribution?

The update does not remove or disable modules.

What support will be provided for the GovCMS D8 distribution after the update?

The GovCMS D8 distribution will continue to be supported after this update.

What must my organisation do now?

PaaS customers should review the detailed information about this update. A link to this information in GitHub is available here: https://github.com/govCMS/govCMS8/releases/tag/1.4.0 . You may need to apply updates.

SaaS customers don't need to perform any actions as part of the deployment, but do need to check their sites after the deployment to ensure there aren't any issues..

Contact details

Need to contact us? Please email: GovCMS@finance.gov.au