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* Should we advertise MathView here, even though it was in 2.15?
 
* Should we advertise MathView here, even though it was in 2.15?
 
* <code>ADD_JS_FILE</code> and <code>ADD_CSS_FILE</code>
 
* <code>ADD_JS_FILE</code> and <code>ADD_CSS_FILE</code>
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* Improved hardcopy of PGML problems
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* TikZ images in problems.
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== Security/Advanced Features ==
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* Revised "WeBWorK errors" page code + error.log records
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* LTI Improvements
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* Same-site Cookies
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* Fix applets in gateway quizzes
   
 
== Upgrade Instructions ==
 
== Upgrade Instructions ==

Revision as of 16:58, 24 March 2021

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New Features

  • Essay grader features
  • MathJax 3
  • Should we advertise MathView here, even though it was in 2.15?
  • ADD_JS_FILE and ADD_CSS_FILE
  • Improved hardcopy of PGML problems
  • TikZ images in problems.

Security/Advanced Features

  • Revised "WeBWorK errors" page code + error.log records
  • LTI Improvements
  • Same-site Cookies
  • Fix applets in gateway quizzes

Upgrade Instructions

  • JQuery is no longer packaged with WeBWorK. The recommended approach is to install via npm:
  1. Install npm from your package manager (Ubuntu: apt install npm CentOS/RHEL: yum install npm).
  2. Use npm to install JQuery:
  > cd /opt/webwork/webwork2/htdocs
  > npm install
  • WW 2.16 requires MathJax v3. Previous versions of WW required MathJax v2, so if you are upgrading an existing WW installation you will need to switch to MathJax v3:
  > cd /opt/webwork/MathJax
  > git checkout origin/master
  • The following perl packages will need to be installed
  • There have been some tweaks to localOverrides.conf.dist. If you have not done any customization to localOverrides.conf then you should consider replacing it with a new copy of localOverrides.conf.dist. If you have made customizations in localOverrides.conf, you should consider synchronizing them with the latest version of localOverrides.conf.dist.
  • WeBWorK is currently not compatible with recent versions of the SQL::Abstract package, so avoid upgrading past version 1.8. WW is known to work with versions up to 1.87.