# CiviCRM 5.79.1

Released November 25, 2024

- **[Synopsis](#synopsis)**
- **[Bugs resolved](#bugs)**
- **[Credits](#credits)**
- **[Feedback](#feedback)**

## <a name="synopsis"></a>Synopsis

| *Does this version...?*                                         |          |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| Change the database schema?                                     | no       |
| Alter the API?                                                  | no       |
| **Require attention to configuration options?**                 | **yes**  |
| **Fix problems installing or upgrading to a previous version?** | **yes**  |
| Introduce features?                                             | no       |
| **Fix bugs?**                                                   | **yes**  |
| Fix security vulnerabilities?                                   | no       |

## <a name="bugs"></a>Bugs resolved

* **_CiviContribute_: Accounts are sometimes displayed with internal names instead of labels ([dev/financial#229](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/financial/-/issues/229): [#31486](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31486))**
* **_CiviMail_: When re-using a mailing, date fields are copied incorrectly ([#31522](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31522))**
* **_CiviMail_: Concurrent email delivery suffers contention on new date fields ([#31517](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31517))**
* **_Installer_: New installs fail when using alternate locales ([dev/core#5590](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/5590): [#31482](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31482))**
* **_Profiles_: Restore validation of emails ([dev/core#5587](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/5587), [dev/core#5560](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/5560): [#31455](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/31455))**
* **_WordPress_: Shortcodes don't render in some themes ([dev/core#5553](https://lab.civicrm.org/dev/core/-/issues/5553): [wordpress#337](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-wordpress/pull/337))**

  If shortcodes still do not work with your theme, then toggle the option `civicrm_theme_compatibility_mode`.

## <a name="credits"></a>Credits

This release was developed by the following authors and reviewers:

Wikimedia Foundation - Eileen McNaughton; Tadpole Collective - Kevin Cristiano; MJW
Consulting - Matthew Wire; Megaphone Technology Consulting - Jon Goldberg; JMA Consulting
- Seamus Lee, Monish Deb; Jade Gaunt; heitz.jm; Dave D; CiviCRM - Coleman Watts, Tim
Otten; Christian Wach; Australian Greens - Andrew Cormick-Dockery; ASMAC (American Society
of Music Arrangers and Composers) - Jeff Kellem; Agileware - Justin Freeman, Francis
Whittle

## <a name="feedback"></a>Feedback

These release notes are edited by Tim Otten and Andie Hunt.  If you'd like to
provide feedback on them, please login to https://chat.civicrm.org/civicrm and
contact `@agh1`.