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💆 New Contributors

• @soumya-grandhi made their first contribution in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47235

🧹 What has been changed

• [5.4] Deploy_version by @brianteeman in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46866
• [5.4] Reduce exclusions in phpstan-baseline.neon by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46857
• [5.4] Fix highlighting issue in frontend calendar by @krishnagandhicode in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46811
• [5.4] update script browserlist:update by @tecpromotion in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46905
• [5.4] Fix TinyMCE init to work in Firefox Developer edition by @Fedik in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46889
• [5.4] Content data-transitions attribute is inherited from the first allowed item by @Denitz in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46719
• [5.4] Update PR to link issue automatically by @bembelimen in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46835
• [5.4] RTL Calendar fixes by @brianteeman in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46910
• [5.4] Enhance PR template with AI policy by @bembelimen in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46917
• [5.4] Update browserlist 2026-02-17 by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46906
• [5.4] Add publishing checks to banner item retrieval by @nielsnuebel in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46881
• [5.4] Expose filename on autoupdate prepare step by @SniperSister in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46929
• [5.4] README.md – Remove duplicate empty line by @soumya-grandhi in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47235
• [5.4] Choices selected checkmark background by @brianteeman in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47226
• [5.4] Add workflow to mark conflicting PRs by @Hackwar in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47253
• [5.4] Maintenance Task: Disable blank issue template by @rdeutz in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47265
• [5.4] Fix comment typo in merge-conflicts.yml by @tecpromotion in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47286
• [5.4] Update deleted files and folders in script.php for the upcoming 5.4.4 release by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47258
• [5.4] add new versions in CONTRIBUTING.md by @tecpromotion in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47293
• [5.4] Fix sidebar admin flashing icons by @LadySolveig in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47268
• [5.4] mod_tags_popular: Fix duplicate article count caused by many-to-many … by @adarshdubey03 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47218
• [5.4] mod_articles conditional readmore by @brianteeman in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47263
• [5.4] Choices select padding by @brianteeman in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47244
• [5.4] NPM update development dependencies to fix 9 security vulnerabilities by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47321
• [5.4] Fix scheduled tasks stopping when one task gets stuck by @joomdonation in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47217
• [5.4] Check if schema path exists in manifest by @laoneo in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47336
• [5.4] Reset selector filters when clearing SearchTools filters by @adarshdubey03 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47352
• [5.4] fix undefined array key warnings in workflow permissionns by @krishnagandhicode in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/46933
• [5.4] fix missing joomla version in nightly notification by @heelc29 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47274
• [5.4] Use "DRONE_BRANCH" instead of "MINORVERSION" variable for nightly build commands by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47390
• [5.4] Another attempt to fix the nightly build notifications - use double backslash to escape double quotes by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47397
• [5.4] Another attempt to fix the nightly build notifications - back to single quotes and use string concatenation by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47399
• [5.4] Fix MailHelper::isEmailAddress() throwing exception for forbidden characters by @joomdonation in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47376
• [5.4] Hide Versions button when com_contenthistory is disabled by @adarshdubey03 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47388
• [5.4] NPM update indirect dependency "flatted" to fix a high severity security vulnerability by @richard67 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47406
• [5.4] Fix relative asset paths on Cassiopeia error page by @krishnagandhicode in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47251
• [5.4] Maintenance Task: Change feature request issue template by @rdeutz in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47411
• [5.4] update GitHub actions (drops node.js 20) by @heelc29 in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47422
• [5.4] Disable media edit action when no media action plugins are enabled by @krishnagandhicode in https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/pull/47427

Full Changelog: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/compare/5.4.3...5.4.4

:technologist: Test Contributions

Thank you to all the testers who help us maintain high quality standards and deliver a robust product.

In this release they were @465645 (1), @adarshdubey03 (1), @aishwarya-kalshetti (1), @alikon (2), @beni71 (1), @Bodge-IT (1), @boldc (1), @brianteeman (12), @chmst (1), @coolcat-creations (1), @dautrich (4), @exlemor (9), @gioacchino54 (1), @imrohitkodam (1), @krishnagandhicode (5), @LadySolveig (1), @mortezahonar (1), @muhme (4), @OctavianC (1), @richard67 (2), @superknutsel (1), @tecpromotion (2), @ThomasFinnern (5) and @TLWebdesign (1).