[MDBF-627] Permit links to the download site for a release series Created: 2023-11-23  Updated: 2023-11-23

Status: Open
Project: MariaDB Foundation Development
Component/s: Downloads
Affects Version/s: None
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Task Priority: Minor
Reporter: Ian Gilfillan Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 0
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relates to MDBF-459 Download links go to the wrong versio... Open

 Description   

Currently, it's possible to link to a particular release on the download site, for example:

https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/11.1.3/
or (not preferred)
https://mariadb.org/download/?t=mariadb&p=mariadb&r=11.2.2

The latter is not preferred because it's both longer, and, more importantly, doesn't work when the release is moved to the archive. See for example:
https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/11.1.0/
vs
https://mariadb.org/download/?t=mariadb&p=mariadb&r=11.1.0

It would also be good to be able to go to a release series, for example
https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/11.1/
which should take one to the latest 11.1 release.

This would be a useful semi-automation for various links in the Knowledge Base, as well as the purple notices on the download site, which read "This is a short term release which is maintained for one year only. The latest long-term release is MariaDB 10.11, which is maintained for five years.", where the 10.11 links to a particular point release, and has to be updated each time.


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