diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.txt b/core/CHANGELOG.txt index ecec4a7b82..4d0f896435 100644 --- a/core/CHANGELOG.txt +++ b/core/CHANGELOG.txt @@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ and polished enough for production use. See the core [Inline Form Errors module issue queue](https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/drupal?text=&status=Open&priorities=All&categories=All&version=All&component=inline_form_errors.module) for outstanding issues. +#### Workflows + +The Workflows module provides an abstract system of states (like Draft, +Archived, and Published) and transitions between them. Workflows can be used by +modules that implement non-publishing workflows (such as for users or products) +as well as content publishing workflows. + +Drupal 8.4 introduces a final significant backwards compatibility and data +model break for this module, +[moving responsibility for workflow states and transitions from the Workflow entity to the Workflow type plugin](https://www.drupal.org/node/2849827). +Read [Workflow type plugins are now responsible for state and transition schema](https://www.drupal.org/node/2897706) +for full details on the API and data model changes related to this fix. Now +that this change is complete, the Workflows module became stable! + +While the module can be installed as-is, it is not useful in itself without +either Content Moderation and/or some other module that requires it. + ### Content authoring and site administration improvements * The "Save and keep (un)published" dropbutton has been replaced with [a "Published" checkbox and single "Save" button](https://www.drupal.org/node/2068063). @@ -330,21 +347,6 @@ Drupal versions. [default implementations of getFieldFormatterMap() and processFieldValues()](https://www.drupal.org/node/2896507). * Conflicting text field processing settings [are now identified and logged](https://www.drupal.org/node/2842222). -#### Workflows ([beta stability](https://www.drupal.org/core/experimental#beta)) - -The Workflows module provides an abstract system of states (like Draft, -Archived, and Published) and transitions between them. Workflows can be used by -modules that implement non-publishing workflows (such as for users or products) -as well as content publishing workflows. - -Drupal 8.4 introduces a final significant backwards compatibility and data -model break for this module, -[moving responsibility for workflow states and transitions from the Workflow entity to the Workflow type plugin](https://www.drupal.org/node/2849827). -Read [Workflow type plugins are now responsible for state and transition schema](https://www.drupal.org/node/2897706) -for full details on the API and data model changes related to this fix. Now -that this change is complete, the Workflows module has reached beta stability, -and it may furthermore be marked stable in time for Drupal 8.4.0! - #### Content Moderation ([beta stability](https://www.drupal.org/core/experimental#beta)) Content Moderation allows workflows from the Workflows module to be applied to @@ -375,14 +377,13 @@ the [entity display layout roadmap](https://www.drupal.org/node/2795833) for the next steps for this module, which needs to become stable by 8.5.0 to remain in Drupal core. -#### Settings Tray ([alpha stability](https://www.drupal.org/core/experimental#alpha)) +#### Settings Tray ([beta stability](https://www.drupal.org/core/experimental#beta)) The Settings Tray module allows configuring page elements such as blocks and menus from the frontend of your site. Settings Tray has improved significantly -since Drupal 8.3.0. The goal for this release is to get Settings Tray to beta -stability. Only two issues remain before that milestone: to -[move the off-canvas dialog renderer into a core component](https://www.drupal.org/node/2784443), and to -[rename the machine name of the module to settings_tray](https://www.drupal.org/node/2803375), +since Drupal 8.3.0. The module reached beta stability following completion of +[moving the off-canvas dialog renderer into a core component](https://www.drupal.org/node/2784443), and +[renaming the machine name of the module to settings_tray](https://www.drupal.org/node/2803375), to match its user-facing name. We hope to make Settings Tray stable by 8.5.0. To track progress, see the ["outside in" roadmap issue](https://www.drupal.org/node/2762505).