v20.0.00

Welcome to Gibbon v20.0.00 (Ding Ding Che). This release, which mainly focuses on maintenance and stability, includes background email sending in Messenger, a new View Logs interface for browsing Gibbon events, PHP 7.4 compatibility and more than 75 other enhancements.

Gibbon’s internationalisation continues to be strengthened, thanks to the hard work of Leonardo Freitas and our team of volunteer translators, whose efforts we greatly appreciate. If you would like to volunteer to translate Gibbon into your language, please email support@gibbonedu.org.

Watch our new Welcome To Gibbon Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v3IZ-clM78

Important Notes for v20.0.00

• Gibbon v20 does not yet support MySQL 8. We are working to add this support into Gibbon v21, releasing January 20, 2021.
• Since v17, Gibbon requires a minimum PHP version of 7.0. Please check to ensure your server supports this requirement before upgrading. Gibbon v20 has been tested up to PHP 7.4, which is the highest recommended version.
• Always backup your files and database before upgrading.
• See the Updating Gibbon guide for detailed steps.

Developer Notes

• Our Gibbon Development Road Map includes our GitHub branch, project board for v21 and future release dates. Take a look at https://docs.gibbonedu.org/developers/getting-started/gibbon-road-map.

Expert Support

The Gibbon community continues to offer a high level of friendly, timely and knowledgeable support via our forums. For schools requiring support beyond what the community provides, we offer a range of Expert Support options via gibbonedu.com.

A Better Query Builder

Gibbon v20 supports Query Builder v1.8.00, which features parameter values for easier querying. In celebrating this improvement, we are offering a 50% discount on gibbonedu.com Value Added Licences, which give access to a library of over 90 useful queries.