CiviCRM version 6.2.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
Users of the CiviCRM Extended Security Releases (ESR) do not need to upgrade. The current version of ESR is CiviCRM 5.81.x.
We are committed to keeping CiviCRM free and open, forever. We depend on your support to help make that happen. We thank all our partners, members and ESR subscribers, who are regular financial contributors. If you can, please donate.
What's new in CiviCRM 6.2
General Improvements & Additions
Contribution, participant and membership records are importable without first creating contacts. Users can now more easily view import results.
Improvements to FormBuilder
Ability to add tabsets within the FormBuilder drag and drop interface, allowing users to group fields with form tabs.
UI/UX Improvements
Performance improvements to event dashboard, removal of mail forward feature in CiviMail and general clean up of CiviMember renewal form.
Big thanks to Andie Hunt, Alice Frumin and Jon Goldberg for putting up together release notes.
This release was developed by the following code authors:
AGH Strategies - Alice Frumin; Agileware - Justin Freeman; Artful Robot - Rich Lott; BrightMinded Ltd - Bradley Taylor; CiviCoop - Jaap Jansma; CiviCRM - Coleman Watts, Benjamin W, Tim Otten; Coop SymbioTIC - Mathieu Lutfy; Dave D; Fuzion - Luke Stewart; Jens Schuppe; JMA Consulting - Monish Deb, Seamus Lee; Lemniscus - Noah Miller; Megaphone Technology Consulting - Jon Goldberg; MJW Consulting - Matthew Wire; Nicol Wistreich; OSSeed Technologies LLP - Vinay Gawade; Progressive Technology Project - Jamie McClelland; Squiffle Consulting - Aidan Saunders; TechSoup - Patryk Żukowicz; Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton
Most authors also reviewed code for this release; in addition, the following reviewers contributed their comments:
All In Appli - Guillaume Sorel; anil-circle; Australian Greens - Andrew Cormick-Dockery, John Twyman; Benjamin W; Buildkite - Angus Fretwell; Pooka & Co - Marcus J Wilson; Sjoerd Langkemper; Third Sector Design - William Mortada
New Extensions
- Contact Reference Options - Provides extra settings to customize the Contact Reference search fields (autocomplete), such as which fields are used for searching, and which fields are displayed in the results.
- Location Type Permissions - Creates new permissions to restrict contact info by location type.
- Better Modal Print - Provides a better experience when we click on the print icon of CiviCRM modal popups.
- Self Update Participant - Allows participants to update their registration information, either using the default event profile or a new profile.
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