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This page lists current Limesurvey releases, future development, and release goals. We will try to update this regularly with more details as they become available, but please help us (yes, we are talking about '''you'''!).
This page lists current Limesurvey releases, future development and release goals. We will try to update this regularly with more details as they become available but please help us (yes, we are talking about '''you'''!).


Goals cannot be fulfill by itself so if you want to [https://manual.limesurvey.org/How_to_join_the_LimeSurvey_project_team give a helping hand] or [https://manual.limesurvey.org/How_to_contribute_new_features contribute new features] yourself please get in touch!
Goals cannot be fulfill by itself so if you want to [https://manual.limesurvey.org/How_to_join_the_LimeSurvey_project_team give a helping hand] or [https://manual.limesurvey.org/How_to_contribute_new_features contribute new features] yourself please get in touch!


=Limesurvey v2.05, current (May 2015) old stable version= <!--T:4-->
Last update: 2016/09/21


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=Limesurvey v2.06 - Status: Archived =  
==Status==
* LimeSurvey v2.06 will not receive new features or updates - instead see 2.06 LTS version
[May 2015] Current stable version available for download at [https://www.limesurvey.org/en/stable-release the Limesurvey download page]


==Changes / New Features==
=Limesurvey v2.06 LTS (Feb/March 2016) - Status: Archived  =  
* Plugin support
* A LTS (Long term support) version will be made available to users that bought a LimeSurvey Premium Package (= [https://www.limesurvey.org/services Comfort Update]) - this LTS version includes mainly security fixes.
* Advanced template editor
* This long term support version is scheduled to be maintained until at least 12/2016.
* PLEASE ADD MORE HERE


=Limesurvey v2.06 (June 2015), actual release = <!--T:6-->
=Limesurvey v2.50 (Feb 2016) - Status: Archived =


==Status==
*Completely new administration interface
*Fully responsive survey templates


Please help us testing and [https://www.limesurvey.org/en/community-services/bug-tracker report your bugs at the Limesurvey bugtracker]
= Limesurvey 3.0.0 - Status: Released (Feb 2018)=


==Changes / New Features==
Biggest changes:
(The Change log at the Limesurvey download page listed above lists '''all''' new features!)
* Conditions for sub-questions finally supported based on relevance equations
* Google Analytics update to use Universal Analytics standard
* Equations support showing a different output than the one that is stored at the DB
* Question validation equation for List with comment
* Validating expressions at emails
* Validate expressions within quotas
* Allow 'other' as sub-question code
* New "browse response" overview with advanced sorting and filtering
* Additional plugin events
* Additional data export options
* Export uncompleted (started and not started) tokens
* Ability to use {QCODE} before it's declared
* Create LDAP users taking email and full name from LDAP server
* New authentication method management
* Configurable proxy for comfort update
* Improved answers export to PDF
* Extended audit plugin: logs login, logout and failed login attempt
* Can use Open Layer (OpenStreetMap) for mapping service
* Equation question type can show different sentence than value saved in DB


=Limesurvey v3.0 in development (May 2015), next major release = <!--T:6-->
* Using Twig as template engine.
More information is available at the [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Limesurvey3 Limesurvey 3 wiki page].
* Possible for templates (now called themes) to inherit options and files from each other.
* Question templates (still work-in-progress).
* New side-menu and enhanced admin interface.
* LTS Status at least until December 2020


==Status==
= Limesurvey 4.0.0 - Status: Unreleased (Planned for Jan 2019)=
[May 2015] Currently in development, planned release date: summer 2015


==Changes / New Features==
* LimeStore
Limesurvey 3 will be (another) major rewrite, see [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Limesurvey3 Limesurvey 3 wiki page] for more details.
* Possible to install plugins via ZIP-file
* Extended plugin architecture with separation of authentification and authorization and JSON configuration file.
* Update checks for plugins available in LimeStore
* Extended installer
* TODO
* New DB layout for translations
 
* PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS HERE
= Planned features =
 
* Convert LimeSurvey to Yii 2.
* Refactor answer database to get rid of column limitations.
* [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Tour Adding tours] (Cannot be done before GUI changes)
* Further development of question templates.

Revision as of 16:16, 18 December 2018

General

This page lists current Limesurvey releases, future development, and release goals. We will try to update this regularly with more details as they become available, but please help us (yes, we are talking about you!).

Goals cannot be fulfill by itself so if you want to give a helping hand or contribute new features yourself please get in touch!

Last update: 2016/09/21

Limesurvey v2.06 - Status: Archived

  • LimeSurvey v2.06 will not receive new features or updates - instead see 2.06 LTS version

Limesurvey v2.06 LTS (Feb/March 2016) - Status: Archived

  • A LTS (Long term support) version will be made available to users that bought a LimeSurvey Premium Package (= Comfort Update) - this LTS version includes mainly security fixes.
  • This long term support version is scheduled to be maintained until at least 12/2016.

Limesurvey v2.50 (Feb 2016) - Status: Archived

  • Completely new administration interface
  • Fully responsive survey templates

Limesurvey 3.0.0 - Status: Released (Feb 2018)

Biggest changes:

  • Using Twig as template engine.
  • Possible for templates (now called themes) to inherit options and files from each other.
  • Question templates (still work-in-progress).
  • New side-menu and enhanced admin interface.
  • LTS Status at least until December 2020

Limesurvey 4.0.0 - Status: Unreleased (Planned for Jan 2019)

  • LimeStore
  • Possible to install plugins via ZIP-file
  • Update checks for plugins available in LimeStore
  • TODO

Planned features

  • Convert LimeSurvey to Yii 2.
  • Refactor answer database to get rid of column limitations.
  • Adding tours (Cannot be done before GUI changes)
  • Further development of question templates.