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Syncs the Verawood developer & operator release notes with the latest content on the Verawood - Operator Release Notes wiki page, which has been updated since these notes were first drafted.

Changes:

  • Corrected the Upgrade/upsell widget entry (enabled by default, updated config keys/slot names).
  • Added the new "notifications enabled by default" opt-out waffle flag change.
  • Documented removal of course-level notification preferences, the is_core preference flag, and the V2 notification preferences config API.
  • Expanded the send_email_digest deprecation entry with the new digest scheduling settings.
  • Documented new operator-facing notification settings: instance-level preference overrides, the immediate-email buffer window, and ORA reminder notifications.
  • Added the "Frontend-base" and "Loading External Scripts" sections, which existed on the wiki but were missing from these notes.

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Refs openedx/wg-build-test-release#610

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feoh added 2 commits July 20, 2026 12:21
Populate the Verawood dev/operator release notes with breaking changes,
deprecations & removals, Aspects analytics, and administrators &
operators sections.
Integrate additions and corrections made to the Verawood Operator
Release Notes wiki page since the notes were first drafted here.

- Correct the Upgrade/upsell widget entry: it is enabled by default
  in Verawood, and the config keys and slot names it documented were
  out of date.
- Note that notifications and notification emails are now enabled by
  default via new opt-out waffle flags.
- Document removal of course-level notification preferences, the
  is_core preference flag, and the V2 notification preferences
  config API.
- Expand the send_email_digest deprecation entry with the new daily
  and weekly digest scheduling settings.
- Document new operator-facing notification settings: instance-level
  preference overrides, the immediate-email buffer window, and ORA
  reminder notifications.
- Add the Frontend-base and Loading External Scripts sections, which
  were present on the wiki page but missing from these notes.

Refs: https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/5331222534/Verawood+-+Operator+Release+Notes
Refs openedx/wg-build-test-release#610
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feoh force-pushed the cpatti/verawood-release-notes branch from 1c03c6f to 1d2d1bf Compare July 20, 2026 16:21
@mphilbrick211 mphilbrick211 moved this from Needs Triage to Ready for Review in Contributions Jul 20, 2026
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