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C schmitz at 15:15, 15 January 2021

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	At the moment, LimeSurvey 3 is a LTS release. There will not be any new features added. ~~It is supported by~~ the ~~end of 2020~~.		At the moment, LimeSurvey 3 is a LTS release. There will not be any new features added.
			Check out the [[LimeSurvey_roadmap\|LimeSurvey Roadmap]] for information about support timelines.


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	~~{{Note\|To check the versioning scheme of LimeSurvey, please visit the [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle following link]!}}~~


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	Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer! Our advice is to update as soon as possible or to contact one of our [https://limesurvey.com authorized partners] for LimeSurvey 2.06 support.

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Han: Marked this version for translation

2019-03-30T14:43:57Z

Marked this version for translation

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	If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive bugfixes and security updates.}}		If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive bugfixes and security updates.}}
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	{{Note\|To check the versioning scheme of LimeSurvey, please visit the [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle following link]!}}		{{Note\|To check the versioning scheme of LimeSurvey, please visit the [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle following link]!}}


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	Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer! Our advice is to update as soon as possible or to contact one of our [https://limesurvey.com authorized partners] for LimeSurvey 2.06 support.		Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer! Our advice is to update as soon as possible or to contact one of our [https://limesurvey.com authorized partners] for LimeSurvey 2.06 support.

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Han: SUrvey -> Survey

2019-03-30T14:31:35Z

SUrvey -> Survey

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	*LTS version: 2.06LTS. It was later renamed to 2.6.x on October 24, 2016. This version will be supported until the launch of the next LTS version. According to this [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle link], the next LTS version is LimeSurvey 3.x.		*LTS version: 2.06LTS. It was later renamed to 2.6.x on October 24, 2016. This version will be supported until the launch of the next LTS version. According to this [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle link], the next LTS version is LimeSurvey 3.x.
	*up-to-date version. The first up-to-date version after 2.06 was 2.50, which was released on February 2, 2016. Since then, new features have been added with the releases of ~~LimeSUrvey~~ 2.6x.x and 2.7x.x. After the last 2.7x release, LimeSurvey 3 was launched on December 22, 2017.		*up-to-date version. The first up-to-date version after 2.06 was 2.50, which was released on February 2, 2016. Since then, new features have been added with the releases of LimeSurvey 2.6x.x and 2.7x.x. After the last 2.7x release, LimeSurvey 3 was launched on December 22, 2017.

Cdorin at 13:07, 21 March 2019

2019-03-21T13:07:46Z

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	At the moment, LimeSurvey 3 is an LTS release. There will not be any new features added. It is supported by the end of 2020.		At the moment, LimeSurvey 3 is a LTS release. There will not be any new features added. It is supported by the end of 2020.

Cdorin at 13:06, 21 March 2019

2019-03-21T13:06:19Z

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	At the moment, ~~the release that is currently supported by LimeSurvey GmbH is LimeSurvey 3.~~ LimeSurvey 3 is an LTS release. There will not be any new features added.		At the moment, LimeSurvey 3 is an LTS release. There will not be any new features added. It is supported by the end of 2020.


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	Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer!		Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer! Our advice is to update as soon as possible or to contact one of our [https://limesurvey.com authorized partners] for LimeSurvey 2.06 support.

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Cdorin at 13:03, 21 March 2019

2019-03-21T13:03:35Z

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	*LTS version: 2.06LTS. It was later renamed to 2.6.x on October 24, 2016. This version will be supported until the launch of the next LTS version.		*LTS version: 2.06LTS. It was later renamed to 2.6.x on October 24, 2016. This version will be supported until the launch of the next LTS version. According to this [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle link], the next LTS version is LimeSurvey 3.x.
	*up-to-date version. The first up-to-date version after 2.06 was 2.50, which was released on February 2, 2016. Since then, new features have been added with the releases of LimeSUrvey 2.6x.x and 2.7x.x. After the last 2.7x release, LimeSurvey 3 was launched on December 22, 2017.		*up-to-date version. The first up-to-date version after 2.06 was 2.50, which was released on February 2, 2016. Since then, new features have been added with the releases of LimeSUrvey 2.6x.x and 2.7x.x. After the last 2.7x release, LimeSurvey 3 was launched on December 22, 2017.

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	# LimeSurvey 2.50 (now 2.73) introduced responsive default templates, and we had to change the HTML to support this addition.		# LimeSurvey 2.50 (now 2.73) introduced responsive default templates, and we had to change the HTML to support this addition.
	# LimeSurvey 3 introduced a Twig template system and a template inheritance system, which are not compatible with older HTML-based templates.		# LimeSurvey 3 introduced a Twig template system and a template inheritance system which are not compatible with older HTML-based templates.

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Cdorin at 13:01, 21 March 2019

2019-03-21T13:01:54Z

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	{{Note\|'''What does LTS mean for LimeSurvey?'''		{{Note\|'''What does LTS mean for LimeSurvey?'''
	If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive bugfixes and security updates.}}		If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive bugfixes and security updates.}}


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	At the moment, the release that is currently supported by LimeSurvey GmbH is LimeSurvey 3. LimeSurvey 3 is an LTS release. There will not be any new features added.		At the moment, the release that is currently supported by LimeSurvey GmbH is LimeSurvey 3. LimeSurvey 3 is an LTS release. There will not be any new features added.


			{{Note\|To check the versioning scheme of LimeSurvey, please visit the [https://www.limesurvey.org/about-limesurvey/surveyhelp/2137-limesurvey-version-lifecycle following link]!}}


	Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer!''		Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer!

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Cdorin at 12:58, 21 March 2019

2019-03-21T12:58:55Z

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	{{Note\|'''What does LTS mean for LimeSurvey?'''		{{Note\|'''What does LTS mean for LimeSurvey?'''
	If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive ~~only critical~~ bugfixes and security updates.}}		If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive bugfixes and security updates.}}

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	At the moment, the release that is currently supported by LimeSurvey GmbH is ~~only~~ LimeSurvey 3. ~~An LTS~~ LimeSurvey 3 ~~version that will receive only critical bugfixes and security updates~~ will be ~~released with the launch of~~ LimeSurvey 4.		At the moment, the release that is currently supported by LimeSurvey GmbH is LimeSurvey 3. LimeSurvey 3 is an LTS release. There will not be any new features added.

			Please note that LimeSurvey 2.06 is not an LTS version any longer!''

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Cdorin at 12:52, 21 March 2019

2019-03-21T12:52:49Z

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			{{Note\|'''What does LTS mean for LimeSurvey?'''
			If a version is marked as being LTS, then the respective version is eligible to receive only critical bugfixes and security updates.}}

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	~~With~~ the release ~~of the next~~ LTS version ~~which~~ will ~~be based on LimeSurvey 3, no more support~~ will be ~~provided to any other old LimeSurvey version, including~~ the LimeSurvey ~~2.6.xLTS~~.		At the moment, the release that is currently supported by LimeSurvey GmbH is only LimeSurvey 3. An LTS LimeSurvey 3 version that will receive only critical bugfixes and security updates will be released with the launch of LimeSurvey 4.

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Cdorin: Marked this version for translation

2019-03-20T16:27:27Z

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	=Version Numbering=		=Version Numbering= <!--T:2-->


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	To understand the version numbering, remember that version 2.06 was preceded by 1.92, 2.00, and 2.05. LimeSurvey 2.06 is our "starting point" as it is the moment in which a LTS version started to be developed too. Therefore, we have now a(n):		To understand the version numbering, remember that version 2.06 was preceded by 1.92, 2.00, and 2.05. LimeSurvey 2.06 is our "starting point" as it is the moment in which a LTS version started to be developed too. Therefore, we have now a(n):

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	*LTS version: 2.06LTS. It was later renamed to 2.6.x on October 24, 2016. This version will be supported until the launch of the next LTS version.		*LTS version: 2.06LTS. It was later renamed to 2.6.x on October 24, 2016. This version will be supported until the launch of the next LTS version.
	*up-to-date version. The first up-to-date version after 2.06 was 2.50, which was released on February 2, 2016. Since then, new features have been added with the releases of LimeSUrvey 2.6x.x and 2.7x.x. After the last 2.7x release, LimeSurvey 3 was launched on December 22, 2017.		*up-to-date version. The first up-to-date version after 2.06 was 2.50, which was released on February 2, 2016. Since then, new features have been added with the releases of LimeSUrvey 2.6x.x and 2.7x.x. After the last 2.7x release, LimeSurvey 3 was launched on December 22, 2017.


	==Differences==		==Differences== <!--T:5-->


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	All three major LimeSurvey versions described below use different template engines. This means that a template created for LimeSurvey 2.06 cannot be used in LimeSurvey 2.73 or LimeSurvey 3, and a template created in 2.73 cannot be used in LimeSurvey 3.		All three major LimeSurvey versions described below use different template engines. This means that a template created for LimeSurvey 2.06 cannot be used in LimeSurvey 2.73 or LimeSurvey 3, and a template created in 2.73 cannot be used in LimeSurvey 3.

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	''Why did you change the template engines and make them incompatible?''		''Why did you change the template engines and make them incompatible?''

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	# LimeSurvey 2.50 (now 2.73) introduced responsive default templates, and we had to change the HTML to support this addition.		# LimeSurvey 2.50 (now 2.73) introduced responsive default templates, and we had to change the HTML to support this addition.
	# LimeSurvey 3 introduced a Twig template system and a template inheritance system, which are not compatible with older HTML-based templates.		# LimeSurvey 3 introduced a Twig template system and a template inheritance system, which are not compatible with older HTML-based templates.

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	{{Note\|Please note that the '''Template editor''' was renamed in LimeSurvey 3, being called now '''Themes'''.}}		{{Note\|Please note that the '''Template editor''' was renamed in LimeSurvey 3, being called now '''Themes'''.}}

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	You can also observe in the screenshots from below the GUI (Graphical User Interface) changes that took place along the time.		You can also observe in the screenshots from below the GUI (Graphical User Interface) changes that took place along the time.

	==2.06 and 2.6==		==2.06 and 2.6== <!--T:11-->


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	<center>[[File:LimeSurvey 2.06 survey overview.png]]</center>		<center>[[File:LimeSurvey 2.06 survey overview.png]]</center>


	== 2.73 ==		== 2.73 == <!--T:13-->


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	<center>[[File:LimeSurvey 2.73 x survey overview.png]]</center>		<center>[[File:LimeSurvey 2.73 x survey overview.png]]</center>


	== 3.x ==		== 3.x == <!--T:15-->


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	<center>[[File:LimeSurvey 3x survey overview.png]]</center>		<center>[[File:LimeSurvey 3x survey overview.png]]</center>

	= How to upgrade=		= How to upgrade= <!--T:17-->

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	If you wish to upgrade your installation, you can either upgrade it [[Upgrading_from_a_previous_version\|manually]] or use the [[ComfortUpdate]].		If you wish to upgrade your installation, you can either upgrade it [[Upgrading_from_a_previous_version\|manually]] or use the [[ComfortUpdate]].


	=Long-term support (LTS)=		=Long-term support (LTS)= <!--T:19-->


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	With the release of the next LTS version which will be based on LimeSurvey 3, no more support will be provided to any other old LimeSurvey version, including the LimeSurvey 2.6.xLTS.		With the release of the next LTS version which will be based on LimeSurvey 3, no more support will be provided to any other old LimeSurvey version, including the LimeSurvey 2.6.xLTS.

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