Feature: "Show hidden records" plugin option for the project lists 

Description 

A new boolean plugin option Show hidden records ( settings.showHiddenRecords, checkbox/toggle, default off) was added to the following plugins:

• Projects ( academicprojects_projectlist)
• Projects (selected) ( academicprojects_projectlistsingle)

Both plugins share the single Configuration/FlexForms/ProjectSettings.xml data structure.

When the option is enabled, the frontend project listing includes hidden (disabled) records, independent of the Context API visibility settings. Only the hidden enable column (disabled) is ignored; the deleted, starttime/endtime and fe_group restrictions stay in effect.

Impact 

Editors can now opt in per plugin instance to display hidden projects in the frontend, for example to preview intentionally hidden records without changing the global preview settings. The option is off by default, so existing plugin instances keep their current behaviour.

Affected Installations 

All installations using the EXT:academic_projects extension starting with version 2.4. No action is required for existing installations.