Gramps Web
Open source online genealogy system
Alternative to: ancestry, myheritage, familysearch
v26.8.1
2026-08-27This release brings a couple of small but useful improvements and several bug fixes. Please also note the bug fixes in Gramps Web API mentioned below, including a security relevant fix!
New Features
- The diff viewer in the revision view is now much more user friendly by collapsing unchanged fields. Added by @dsblank in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1346
- Phone numbers and FTP addresses are now shown as links with the correct protocol in the Internet list, e.g. in the person detail view. So you can click a phone number to start a call, if your device supports it. Added by @karlvr in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1359
- The order of citations attached to people or other objects can now be changed. Added by @DavidMStraub in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1348
Bugs Fixed
- Allow deleting individual media ref in case one object is handled multiple times by @DavidMStraub in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1349
- Fix error shown after deleting media object by @DavidMStraub in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1350
- Fix empty namespace when deleting notes by @jerive in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1351
- Disallow empty object refs by @DavidMStraub in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1361
- Preselect the current type when editing an internet address by @karlvr in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1356
Other Changes
- Revise contribution guidelines by @DavidMStraub in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1362
Backend Changes
The docker images for this release contain Gramps Web API v3.21.1, which contains lots of bug fixes, including the fix of a security vulnerability affecting installations using local media files. See the Gramps Web API v3.21.1 release notes for details. All users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.
New Contributors
- @jerive made their first contribution in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1351
- @karlvr made their first contribution in https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/pull/1359
Full Changelog: https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps-web/compare/v26.8.0…v26.8.1