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New optional parameter $native_names in function language_list().
Mar, 24 2021
system_redirect_deprecated_page() should be used for deprecated paths
Mar, 13 2021
New parameter $langcode added to menu_tree_all_data()
Jan, 14 2021
html.tpl.php removed
Dec, 24 2020
Any config value can be overridden via settings.php
Jun, 18 2020
Entity caching added to core
May, 3 2020
IP address blocking removed from core
Apr, 26 2020
Modules (or Drupal 7 module-equivalent features) added to core in Backdrop CMS
Apr, 26 2020
New date and time form elements: html_date, html_time, and html_datetime
Jan, 1 2020
entity_create_stub_entity() removed from core
Jan, 1 2020
New setting for trusted hostname configuration (optional but highly recommended)
Sep, 16 2019
token_clear_cache() replaed with token_cache_clear()
Sep, 5 2019
token_get_entity_mapping() replaced by info from entity_get_info()
Sep, 4 2019
File access functions have been renamed from file_entity module in Drupal 7
Sep, 2 2019
image_style_path_token() does not exist in Backdrop
Aug, 24 2019
The category system has been removed from user edit and user view
Jun, 19 2019
$edit argument removed from hook_user_update/insert/presave()
Jun, 19 2019
taxonomy_term_access() and comment_access() $op "edit" parameter renamed to "update"
May, 1 2019
Image manipulation support removed from Color module
Jun, 6 2018
theme_html_tag() becomes theme_head_tag()
Dec, 26 2017
hook_block_view_alter() Arguments Changed
Sep, 2 2017
Both "uri" and "path" are now allowed in calls to theme('image')
Aug, 20 2017
hook_layout_presave() now takes $layout object instead of $data array
May, 14 2017
Backdrop core is now protected against clickjacking by default (X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN)
May, 11 2017
taxonomy_term_uri
Mar, 15 2017
drupal_is_denied() has been removed
Feb, 18 2017
system_get_date_formats() return value has changed
Sep, 3 2016
Maintenance pages no longer use theme-provided regions
Sep, 1 2016
Redirect module now included in Core
Apr, 14 2016
element_validate_number(), element_validate_integer(), and element_validate_integer_positive() replaced with number Form API element type
Jan, 16 2016
Custom Blocks are now stored in configuration and block_custom table removed
Jan, 6 2016
The category system is removed from user edit and view
Nov, 22 2015
language_list() now takes a second parameter to return an array of strings
Sep, 12 2015
Page title elements now use the class .page-title instead of ID #page-title
Sep, 12 2015
backdrop_get_path() can now find Layouts
Sep, 12 2015
Date, Date Popup, and Date Views modules now included in Core
Sep, 11 2015
Link module now included in Core
Sep, 7 2015
Email module now included in Core
Aug, 27 2015
CKEditor module now included in core
Jul, 31 2015
Variables changed
Jun, 29 2015
hook_library() and hook_library_alter() have been renamed to hook_library_info() and hook_library_info_alter()
Mar, 30 2015
The user_pass_rehash() function now requires the user account ID to be passed in
Mar, 18 2015
Skip calling of hook_boot() and hook_exit() on cached pages
Feb, 19 2015
hook_node_info() removed
Feb, 19 2015
Retrieving date formats has been changed
Feb, 19 2015
date_iso8601() removed
Feb, 19 2015
Image styles converted to CMI
Feb, 19 2015
$form['#node_edit_form'] removed
Feb, 19 2015
Placed all theme-related functions in modulename.theme.inc file
Feb, 4 2015
Placed files in consistent locations for all core modules
Feb, 4 2015
Generic sorting function to replace implementations of uasort()
Feb, 4 2015
system_get_date_types() deprecated; use system_get_date_formats()
Feb, 4 2015
format_username() changed to user_format_name()
Jan, 26 2015
Changes to AJAX execution
Jan, 26 2015
theme_dblog_message() has been removed
Jan, 26 2015
file_delete() now takes file ID as parameter, not a file object
Jan, 26 2015
Definitions for top-level custom menus are now configuration
Jan, 26 2015
Renamed the taxonomy functions that returned multiple values
Jan, 26 2015
language_list() is simplified, locale_language_list() is removed
Jan, 17 2015
System_settings_form() to be deprecated
Dec, 23 2014
Modules added to Backdrop (which were not in Drupal 7 core)
Dec, 12 2014
Modules removed from Backdrop (which were in Drupal 7)
Dec, 12 2014
The mail_system variable has been converted to config
Dec, 7 2014
Entities are now classed objects
Dec, 6 2014
It is now possible to get the last inserted ID from db_merge
Nov, 20 2014
Theme settings converted to CMI
Nov, 20 2014
Removed region-specific template suggestions for blocks
Nov, 20 2014
Update queries now consistently return the number of all rows matched by the query
Nov, 20 2014
Removed the ability for users to select a theme
Nov, 20 2014
Removed the "Navigation" menu
Nov, 20 2014
Remove or consolidate theme functions and templates
Nov, 20 2014
[META] Various other theme system cleanup tasks #196
Nov, 20 2014
Toolbar replaced with Admin Bar
Nov, 20 2014
Converted Field API to CMI
Nov, 20 2014
Converted User roles to CMI
Nov, 20 2014
Converted Vocabularies to CMI
Nov, 20 2014
Converted all variables to CMI
Nov, 20 2014
User entity is now a classed object
Nov, 20 2014
Taxonomy entities are now classed objects
Nov, 20 2014
Node entity is now a classed object
Nov, 20 2014
File entity is now a classed object
Nov, 20 2014
Removed the concept of global theme settings
Nov, 20 2014
Dialog API
Nov, 20 2014
New Layout module: Implements a drag & drop model for building layouts
Nov, 20 2014
Information about tests now in module.tests.info
Nov, 20 2014
The class registry has been replaced with a static class map
Nov, 20 2014
Views added to core
Nov, 20 2014
"drupal" replaced with "backdrop" throughout code
Nov, 20 2014
jQuery updated to 1.11.0
Sep, 14 2014
Removed the theme process layer
Mar, 13 2014
State/Key-Value storage system implemented
Jan, 24 2014
Variable_get, variable_set, and variable_del deprecated by CMI
Jan, 2 2014