NodeBB v4.5.2 release notes

Release build (patch) of NodeBB @ 2025-09-29T14:04:07.434Z

add a term param to recent controller so it can be controlled without req.query.term (9c18c6fe)
add a new hook to override generateUrl in navigator.js (68a8db85)
add topic templates per category, closes #13649 (0311b98e)

skip header checking during note assertion if test runner is active (7abdfd86)
update note assertion topic members check to simpler posts.exists check (d0c05826)
re-jig handling of ap tag values so that only hashtags are considered (not Piefed community tags, etc.) (4d68e3fe)
missing actor assertion on 1b12 announced upboat (f9edb13f)
use parameterized query for key lookup (6cca55e3)
add pre-processing step to title generation logic so sbd doesn’t fall over so badly (f7c47429)
switch to action (f7bbec7c)
handle cases where incoming ap object tag can be a non-array (b66c30a2)
local pids not always converted to absolute URLs on topic actor controller (f67942ca)
#13657, fix remote category data inconsistency in sendNotificationToPostOwner (225bf85e)
don’t show votes on unread if rep system disabled (dfe19a98)
if reputation is disabled hide votes on /recent (8a786c71)
favicon path (e2dc592c)
check brand:touchIcon for correct path (56fad0be)
remove .auth call (f9ddbeba)
port the try/catch for notes.assert from develop (f9688b36)
perform Link header check on note assertion only when skipChecks is falsy (953c051c)
make auto-categorization logic case-insensitive (527f27af)
closes #13641, log test email sending errors server side (b3ffa007)
pass object to.auth (290a9395)
deps: bump 2factor to 7.6.0 (d1f5060f)