v18.0.00
We're excited to announce Gibbon v18.0.00 (Bo Lo Bao) introduces the first mobile-responsive capabilities to the Gibbon core. This is a milestone release, building on the past several versions of back-end refactoring, and represents the next major steps in improving the Gibbon user experience. We aim to continue this momentum in upcoming versions, with additional interface improvements and themeing capabilities.
This version also introduces new functionality for tracking staff absences and substitute coverage, mobile-friendly HTML email templates, improvements to attendance tracking, fine-grained data updater controls, and more than 60 other fixes, tweaks and improvements.
Continuing the amazing work of our volunteer translators, Gibbon v18 adds both Urdu and Croatian as active languages. Our appreciation goes out to everyone who has worked hard to translate Gibbon into their language: thanks to your ongoing efforts Gibbon is now available in 19 languages!
If you would like to volunteer to translate Gibbon into your language, please email support@gibbonedu.org.
Important Notes for v18.0.00
- Since v17, Gibbon requires a minimum PHP version of 7.0. Please check to ensure your server supports this requirement before upgrading. Gibbon v18 has been tested up to PHP 7.3, which is the highest recommended version.
- Always backup your files and database before upgrading.
- Please read the Changes With Important Notices section of /CHANGELOG.txt before you install, to see if your upgrade requires any manual intervention.
- See the Updating Gibbon guide for detailed steps.
Developer Notes
- Our Gibbon Development Road Map includes our GitHub branch, project board for v19 and future release dates. Take a look at https://docs.gibbonedu.org/developers/getting-started/gibbon-road-map.