Update v11.8 changelog

[amyblais]

Fix https://hub.mattermost.com/private-core/pl/j9yez6aw9b85unz6j9wqbeycwa.

[coderabbitai]

No actionable comments were generated in the recent review. 🎉

ℹ️ Recent review info

⚙️ Run configuration

Configuration used: Organization UI

Review profile: CHILL

Plan: Pro

Run ID: 12ce5c61-66d0-4b27-9ae3-b6142ae5ceb9

📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 0bf4e78 and a4ff78e.

📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• source/product-overview/mattermost-v11-changelog.md

✅ Files skipped from review due to trivial changes (1)

• source/product-overview/mattermost-v11-changelog.md

---

📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The v11.8 changelog is updated in two locations: the config.json upgrade impact section removes Azure Blob Storage FileSettings entries and adds ElasticsearchSettings.EnableSearchPublicChannelsWithoutMembership and TeamSettings.EnableChannelCategorySorting; separately, the Administration improvements section links the "Membership Policies" reference.

Changes

v11.8 Changelog Updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
v11.8 config.json upgrade impact list source/product-overview/mattermost-v11-changelog.md	Removes FileSettings Azure Blob Storage backend entries from the Enterprise plan config.json list and replaces them with ElasticsearchSettings.EnableSearchPublicChannelsWithoutMembership and TeamSettings.EnableChannelCategorySorting.
Administration improvements documentation link source/product-overview/mattermost-v11-changelog.md	Updates the "Membership Policies" entry in the Improvements → Administration section to present it as a linked reference.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• mattermost/docs#8976: Adds Azure Blob FileSettings driver mappings to the environment configuration docs — directly related as this PR removes those same FileSettings Azure\* entries from the v11.8 upgrade impact changelog.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'Update v11.8 changelog' directly relates to the changeset, which modifies the mattermost-v11-changelog.md file with configuration and documentation updates.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description references a specific fix from a Mattermost hub discussion, which is related to the changelog updates being made in this pull request.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

_{✏️ Tip: You can configure your own custom pre-merge checks in the settings.}

✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch amyblais-azurefix

---

Thanks for using CodeRabbit! It's free for OSS, and your support helps us grow. If you like it, consider giving us a shout-out.

❤️ Share

• X
• Mastodon
• Reddit
• LinkedIn

_{Comment @coderabbitai help to get the list of available commands and usage tips.}

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Updates the Mattermost v11 changelog entry for v11.8 by removing a config.json bullet related to Azure Blob Storage settings.

Changes:

• Removed the FileSettings Azure Blob Storage configuration-settings bullet from the v11.8 config.json change list.

[github-actions]

Newest code from mattermost has been published to preview environment for Git SHA 0bf4e78

[github-actions]

Newest code from mattermost has been published to preview environment for Git SHA a4ff78e