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=General=  
=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'''!).
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!


Last update: 2016/02/26
Last update: 2016/09/21


=Limesurvey v2.06 - Status: Archived =  
=Limesurvey v2.06 - Status: Archived =  
* LimeSurvey v2.06 will not receive new features or updates - instead see 2.06 LTS version
* LimeSurvey v2.06 will not receive new features or updates - instead see 2.06 LTS version


=Limesurvey v2.06 LTS (Feb/March 2016) - Status: Released =  
=Limesurvey v2.06 LTS (Feb/March 2016) - Status: Archived  =  
* A LTS (Long term support) version will be made available to user who bought a LimeSurvey Premium Package (= [https://www.limesurvey.org/services Comfort Update]) - this LTS version includes mainly security fixes.  
* 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.  
* This long term support version is scheduled to be maintained for at least 6 months.
* This long term support version is scheduled to be maintained until at least 12/2016.
 
=Limesurvey v2.50 (Feb 2016) - Status: Archived =


=Limesurvey v2.5  actual release (Feb 2016) - Status: Released=
*Recommended version for new users
*Completely new administration interface
*Completely new administration interface
*Fully responsive survey templates
*Fully responsive survey templates


=Limesurvey v3.0 - scheduled for Q4 2016 - Status: Development halted=
= Limesurvey 3.0.0 - Status: Released (Feb 2018)=
 
<b>This branch is aborted.</b>
 
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*Development is halted as resources are focused on 2.5
*Development will continue when 2.5 and 3.0 are merged
*More information is available at the [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Limesurvey3 Limesurvey 3 wiki page].


==Changes / New Features==
Biggest changes:
Limesurvey 3 will be (another) major rewrite, see [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Limesurvey3 Limesurvey 3 wiki page] for more details.
* Extended plugin architecture with separation of authentification and authorization and JSON configuration file.
* Extended installer
* New DB layout for translations
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=Limesurvey 2.51.0 and onward=
* 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


As Sam's dev branch is aborted, we need to come up with a new roadmap.
= Limesurvey 4.0.0 - Status: Unreleased (Planned for Jan 2019)=


Current pipeline:
* LimeStore
* Possible to install plugins via ZIP-file
* Update checks for plugins available in LimeStore
* TODO


* Denis and HTML
= Planned features =
* Cint plugin
* [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Tour Tour]
* [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Question_object_types Question object types]
* Further improvements of the [https://manual.limesurvey.org/Backend_UI_improvements_for_2.5 admin interface]
* Finally write spec and manual for Louis' template implementation?


Question objec types will break backwards compatibility, so it will bump the major version up to 3.0.0.
* 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.