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Major changes:
Major changes:
* Using Twig as template engine.
* Using Twig as template engine.
* Possible for templates (now called themes) to inherit options and files from each other.
* Possible for templates (now called themes) to inherit options and files from each other.
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* New side-menu and enhanced admin interface.
* New side-menu and enhanced admin interface.


Support time frame:


Support time frame:
* Community Edition: Long Term Support (LTS) available at least until December 2021
* Community Edition: Long Term Support (LTS) available at least until December 2021
* Cloud  / SaaS / Professional: Long Term Support (LTS) available at least until December 2022
* Cloud  / SaaS / Professional: Long Term Support (LTS) available at least until December 2022


== Limesurvey 4.x - Status: Unstable - Stable Release: Jan 2021==
== LimeSurvey 4.x ==
 
Discontinued.
 
== Limesurvey 5.0 - Release: April 2021==


* Updated interface
* Updated interface
* Possible to install plugins via ZIP-file
* Possible to install plugins and question themes via ZIP-file
* Update checks for plugins available in LimeStore
* Update checks for plugins available in LimeStore
* Encrypted fields
* Encrypted fields
* New plugin events : [[ExpressionManagerStart]] and [[SetVariableExpressionEnd]] allowing to manage expression by plugin.
* [[Survey Group Permissions]]
* More...
* More...


= Current release schedule =
== LimeSurvey 5.1 - Release August 2021 ==
 
* Add RPC function to delete a response using its ID (#1928) (arnaudbore)
* Ability to export to SPSS .sav format (#1877) (Adam Zammit)
* Multiple UX fixes
 
== LimeSurvey 5.2 - Release Oct 2021 ==
 
TBA
 
== Current release schedule ==


A bug fix release is released every Monday, for both master and develop branch.
A bug fix release is released every Monday, for both master and LTS.


A new feature release is released every 8 weeks, approximately.
A new feature release is released every 8 weeks, approximately.

Revision as of 12:23, 26 August 2021

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!

Version status

Any version older than LimeSurvey 3.0 - Status: Archived

  • These versions will not receive new features or updates

Limesurvey 3.x - Status: Released (Feb 2018)

Major 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.

Support time frame:

  • Community Edition: Long Term Support (LTS) available at least until December 2021
  • Cloud / SaaS / Professional: Long Term Support (LTS) available at least until December 2022

LimeSurvey 4.x

Discontinued.

Limesurvey 5.0 - Release: April 2021

LimeSurvey 5.1 - Release August 2021

  • Add RPC function to delete a response using its ID (#1928) (arnaudbore)
  • Ability to export to SPSS .sav format (#1877) (Adam Zammit)
  • Multiple UX fixes

LimeSurvey 5.2 - Release Oct 2021

TBA

Current release schedule

A bug fix release is released every Monday, for both master and LTS.

A new feature release is released every 8 weeks, approximately.

A new feature release will be a major release if it breaks backwards compatibility in some way.

Please also see the manual about the release process.