Joomla! 5.2.0 Beta 1

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🧹 What has been changed

• [cypress] ESM docu update II by @muhme in #43731
• [5.2] Upmerge 2024-07-23 by @Hackwar in #43835
• [5.2] Media field: selectable folders by @Fedik in #43579
• [5.2] [Guided tours] Add missing auto start parameter in the user interface of tours by @obuisard in #43690
• [5.2] useless array access by @Denitz in #41644
• [5.2] Set php-cs-fixer to run on multiple cores by @Hackwar in #43820
• [5.2] SEF/Router: Only merge default menu item when same component by @Hackwar in #43164
• Make toolbar for mail-template as other layouts by @chmst in #43849
• [5.2][Events] Use event classes for Actionlog plugins by @Fedik in #43639
• [5.x] Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #43765
• [5.2] [feature] Media manager select last uploaded item (iframe) by @dgrammatiko in #43823
• [5.2] Feat: Showon for Use Global Option in ListField by @LadySolveig in #43842
• [5.2] Feat: Introduce Mail Template Layout by @LadySolveig in #43829
• [5.2] parent keyword misused by @Denitz in #41662
• [5.2] Content Category Save to Menu by @brianteeman in #43840
• Don't execute max system tests on pr commits by @laoneo in #43846
• Don't execute all system tests on any commit by @rdeutz in #43863
• Add Language string DELETE_FROM_TRASH and replace alle occurences of … by @chmst in #43841
• [5.2] [PHP8.4] Update for nullable type declaration by @heelc29 in #43323
• [5.2] Upmerge by @laoneo in #43885
• Fixing comments containing editor references by @artur-stepien in #43888
• [5.x] Translation Update by @joomla-translation-bot in #43877
• [5.2] [Guided tours] dark mode colors do not contrast well against the overall interface by @obuisard in #43854
• [5.2] Remove legacy code for filtering state in backend models by @Hackwar in #43230
• [5.2] Delete user access level - check for levels in use by @chmst in #43223
• [5.2] If RSS feed is blocked, don't allow access to RSS output by @Hackwar in #43692
• [5.2] Small fix for the dt- tag in content details list by @chmst in #43729
• [5.2] ModalSelect: selecting the title for the field value, when possible by @Fedik in #43746
• [5.2] [Guided Tours] Arrows do not show properly, especially in dark mode by @obuisard in #43825
• [5.2] [Guided tours] Increase the width and adjust the height of the popup by @obuisard in #43810
• [5.2] Add name to the select image event by @laoneo in #43859
• [5.2] [Guided tours] Tour header visual changes + footer padding fix by @obuisard in #43809
• [5.2] Mail Template Attachments description by @brianteeman in #43898
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• [5.2] Adding undefined vars $filterForm/$activeFilters to HtmlView by @Hackwar in #43352
• [5.2] ArchiveModel: Deprecate and fix getData() by @Hackwar in #43354
• [5.2] AbstractView: Fix translation of error message by @Hackwar in #43355
• [5.2] Installation: Move getOptions() in models to base class by @Hackwar in #43356
• [5.2] Adding missing properties to backend component view classes by @Hackwar in #43358
• [5.2] Remove get()/set() calls to table classes by @Hackwar in #43508
• [5.2] Refactor all instances of File::delete() to use framework by @Hackwar in #43360
• [5.2] Fixing timezone and language parameter in API token auth response by @Hackwar in #43351
• [5.2] Finder: Simplifying the populateState() method of SearchModel by @Hackwar in #43091
• [5.2] Remove Toolbar::getInstance() from views by @Hackwar in #43512
• [5.2] PHPStan integration by @laoneo in #43919
• Remove phan dependency by @laoneo in #43925
• [5.2] SEF: Add "Strict Routing" option by @Hackwar in #43432
• [5.2] SEF: Enforcing correct SEF URL by @Hackwar in #42854
• [5.2] Custom Reply description by @brianteeman in #43870
• [5.2] SEF: Enable new SEF options for new installations by @Hackwar in #43024
• [5.2][Events] Use event classes for Editors and editor buttons plugins by @Fedik in #43635
• [5.2] SEF: Enforce suffix by @Hackwar in #42850
• [5.2] Partial revert of #43230 by @Hackwar in #43930
• Fix for [5.2] admin template broken #43932 by @pe7er in #43935
• 5.1 to 5.2 upmerge 20240817 by @Hackwar in #43937
• [5.2] Updating composer and npm dependencies by @Hackwar in #43939

Full Changelog: 5.2.0-alpha3...5.2.0-beta1