Merge pull request #1080 from ExpressionEngine/7.dev

Change Log 7.5.17 and a few other updates on RSS and Watermarks

Author: TomJaeger

docs/add-ons/rss.md

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ID number of the channel (not the channel entry, the actual channel).
 
 The code for the language the channel is in (en-us, etc.).
 
-### `channel_name}`
+### `{channel_name}`
 
 The name of the channel.
 

docs/control-panel/file-manager/watermarks.md

@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ Text Watermarks have the following extra options:
 
 Image Watermarks have the following extra options:
 
-- **Path** -- If you wish to test your watermark settings, then you may specify the server path to a test image. This will allow you to see how it would actually appear on a real image. A server path is typically something similar to `/home/domain.com/http_docs/cp_images/watermark_test.jpg`. The specific setting will vary from server to server, so you may need to contact your Host or server admin to determine what your correct "server path" is.
+- **Path** -- The path to the image to use in the watermark, including the image name. **Note:** SVG images will not work as watermarks.
 - **Opacity** -- The opacity (i.e. transparency) of the watermark image. This allows the watermark to be faint and not completely obscure details from the original image behind it. A 50% opacity is typical.
-- **Image transparency map** -- Specify a color on the image to be "transparent" for PNG or GIF images. This works by specifying the "X" and "Y" coordinate pixel (measured from the upper left) within the image that corresponds to a pixel representative of the color you want to be transparent.
+- **Image transparency map** -- Specify a color on the image to be "transparent" for PNG or GIF images. This works by specifying the "X" and "Y" coordinate pixel (measured from the upper left) within the image that corresponds to a pixel representative of the color you want to be transparent.

docs/installation/changelog.md

@@ -8,6 +8,49 @@
 -->
 # ExpressionEngine v7 Change Log
 
+## Version 7.5.17
+(Release: October 27th, 2025)
+<div class="max-w-7xl mx-autotext-center">
+<div class="space-y-8 sm:space-y-12">
+    <ul role="list" class="mx-auto grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-1 sm:grid-cols-4 md:gap-x-6 lg:max-w-5xl lg:gap-x-8 lg:gap-y-1 xl:grid-cols-5">
+    
+<li><div class="space-y-4 text-center"><img class="mx-auto h-20 w-20 rounded-full lg:w-24 lg:h-24" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/563996?v=4" /><div class="space-y-2"><div class="text-xs font-medium lg:text-sm"><p class="mb-1">Bryan Nielsen</p><p class="text-indigo-600"><a href="https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/commits?author=bryannielsen" target="_BLANK">@bryannielsen</a></p></div></div></div></li>
+<li><div class="space-y-4 text-center"><img class="mx-auto h-20 w-20 rounded-full lg:w-24 lg:h-24" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6020323?v=4" /><div class="space-y-2"><div class="text-xs font-medium lg:text-sm"><p class="mb-1">Doug Black Jr</p><p class="text-indigo-600"><a href="https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/commits?author=dougblackjr" target="_BLANK">@dougblackjr</a></p></div></div></div></li>
+<li><div class="space-y-4 text-center"><img class="mx-auto h-20 w-20 rounded-full lg:w-24 lg:h-24" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/422821?v=4" /><div class="space-y-2"><div class="text-xs font-medium lg:text-sm"><p class="mb-1">Tom Jaeger</p><p class="text-indigo-600"><a href="https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/commits?author=TomJaeger" target="_BLANK">@TomJaeger</a></p></div></div></div></li>
+<li><div class="space-y-4 text-center"><img class="mx-auto h-20 w-20 rounded-full lg:w-24 lg:h-24" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23382425?v=4" /><div class="space-y-2"><div class="text-xs font-medium lg:text-sm"><p class="mb-1">Yulya Lebed</p><p class="text-indigo-600"><a href="https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/commits?author=Yulyaswan" target="_BLANK">@Yulyaswan</a></p></div></div></div></li>
+<li><div class="space-y-4 text-center"><img class="mx-auto h-20 w-20 rounded-full lg:w-24 lg:h-24" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/752126?v=4" /><div class="space-y-2"><div class="text-xs font-medium lg:text-sm"><p class="mb-1">Yuri Salimovskiy</p><p class="text-indigo-600"><a href="https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/commits?author=intoeetive" target="_BLANK">@intoeetive</a></p></div></div></div></li>
+<li><div class="space-y-4 text-center"><img class="mx-auto h-20 w-20 rounded-full lg:w-24 lg:h-24" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1181219?v=4" /><div class="space-y-2"><div class="text-xs font-medium lg:text-sm"><p class="mb-1">robinsowell</p><p class="text-indigo-600"><a href="https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/commits?author=robinsowell" target="_BLANK">@robinsowell</a></p></div></div></div></li>
+    </ul>
+</div>
+</div>
+
+**Bug Fixes** 🐛
+
+- Resolved [#5022](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/5022) where Store fieldtype used as an excerpt could throw an error [#5027](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5027)
+- Resolved [#5012](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/5012) where searching for files with 3 digit IDs did not work [#5015](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5015)
+- Fixed a Pro Variable bug where date setting options did not stick [#5000](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5000)
+- Fixed [#4979](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4979) where Live preview button did not trigger when closing preview [#4981](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4981)
+- Fixed bug where using `entry_status` in Comment form threw a PHP error [#4986](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4986)
+- Resolved [#4900](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4900) where `maxlength` for text field in Channel Form could have been set to 0 [#4965](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4965)
+- Resolved [#4881](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4881) where "No access redirect" was not performed if a restricted template is used as layout [#4883](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4883)
+- Resolved [#4346](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4346) where double slashes could appear in URLs [#4347](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4347)
+- Addressed [#4996](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4996) by removing unintended spaces in channel notifications [#4997](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4997)
+
+**Enhancements** ✨
+
+- Improved performance of forms displaying many nested categories [#5014](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5014)
+- Improved performance of the author filter on the Entry listing page [#5009](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5009)
+- Improved performance of the category filter on the Entry listing page [#5008](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5008)
+- Improved performance of the Categories column on the Entry listing page [#5007](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5007)
+- Refactored Pro Variable "Select Entries" to use the Relationship field [#4999](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4999)
+- Improved delete member flow with explicit confirmation toggle [#5002](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5002), addressing [#4998](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4998)
+- Hid text to show only icons for default HTML buttons [#4980](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4980)
+- Made Notes fieldtype compatible with Grid and third-party fieldtypes [#4964](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/4964), addressing [#4955](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/issues/4955)
+
+**Developers** 💻
+
+- Added unit tests for Template library; small fixes in Template and Api libraries [#5021](https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/pull/5021)
+
 ## Version 7.5.16
 (Release: September 15th, 2025)
 <div class="max-w-7xl mx-autotext-center">