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For the release of Mahara 20.04, the April 2020 release, a number of features were identified to support the growth of Mahara.

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<a href="#" class="roadmapcircle roadmapcircle-darkgreen"><i class="fa fa-road fa-4x"></i></a> '''Usability improvements'''<br> to simplify the user interface, keep up with the changing world of how people interact with web applications and thus expect from Mahara.</div>
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* Language switcher when logged in
* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1848092 Label groups to sort them more easily]
* Fixes to the SmartEvidence editor
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<div style="width: 30%; float: left; padding: 40px 10px 40px 0px;"><a href="#" class="roadmapcircle roadmapcircle-lightgreen"><i class="fa fa-magic fa-4x"></i></a> '''New feature development'''<br> to offer tools to learners that they need to create the portfolios they want or are required to set up.</div>
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* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1826284 PDF export of an entire account or parts of it] (released as experimental feature)
* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1855333 Admin setting to change the default group settings]
* [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1855351 Allow system administrator to restrict, which file types can be uploaded]
* SAML authentication improvements:
** [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1855622 Create institutions automatically if it doesn't exist and the first person from it wants to log in]
** [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1855560 Give people a specific role in Mahara based on a role in the IdP]
** [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1855556 A SAML account holder can be created with a minimum number of attributes, e.g. when IdP doesn't send all along that Mahara requires]
** [https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1846412 Self-changing authentication method for SAML account holders]
* Deferred to Mahara 20.10: Extend the portfolio submissions area to include a management tool for group administrators
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<div style="width: 30%; float: left; padding: 40px 10px 40px 0px;"><a href="#" class="roadmapcircle roadmapcircle-yellow"><i class="fa fa-file-code-o fa-4x"></i></a> '''Technical updates'''<br> to make use of new libraries that are used and keep current with technology that is included. That also supports the usability of the site.</div>
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* Refactor Mahara Mobile in React Native (app released for Android; iOS still outstanding)
* Gulp upgrade
* Support of PHP 7.3 and PHP 7.4
* Support for MySQL 8
* Make Mahara theming more efficient by consolidating more elements
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<div style="width: 30%; float: left; padding: 40px 10px 40px 0px;"><a href="#" class="roadmapcircle roadmapcircle-purpleish"><i class="fa fa-bug fa-4x"></i></a> '''Issue resolution'''<br> to fix problems that people have come across.</div>
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See the [https://launchpad.net/mahara/+milestone/20.04.0 release information]
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<div style="width: 30%; background-color: #eeeeee; border-radius:2%; float: left; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;"><a href="#" class="roadmapcircle roadmapcircle-grey"><i class="fa fa-home fa-4x"></i></a> '''Infrastructure updates'''<br> to facilitate the smooth running of the project, the server infrastructure that hosts community sites used for conversations with people using or planning to use Mahara and developers.</div>
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* Create a proof-of-concept to make test environments available in the cloud for easier testing by community members (currently only available to Catalyst staff as still in testing)
* Upgrade the Mahara Manual to use Python 3 for the generating of the manual files
* Run Behat tests more efficiently on Jenkins
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