Merge branch 'develop'

Author: wenzhixin

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1_Bug_report.yaml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ body:
     id: affected-versions
     attributes:
       label: Bootstraptable version(s) affected
-      placeholder: 1.25.0
+      placeholder: 1.26.0
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea

.gitignore

@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ src/**/*.css
 src/**/*.css.map
 .sass-cache
 
-# old docs
-docs_
-
 # check the locale file on README
 release.*
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 ChangeLog
 ---------
 
+### 1.26.0
+
+#### Core
+
+- **New:** Added Chinese locale support to the site.
+- **New:** Added comprehensive tests for utility functions.
+- **Update:** Updated `normalizeAccent` function to handle diacritics properly.
+- **Update:** Set `aria-sort` attribute on sortable headers.
+- **Update:** Refactored `BootstrapTable` into separate modules.
+- **Update:** Clarified exact property names for column options and usage.
+- **Update:** Fixed character encoding for locale files.
+
+#### Extensions
+
+- **Update(filter-control):** Fixed bug where `showSearchClearButton` does not clear `searchText` from options.
+- **Update(filter-control):** Fixed page number resetting to 1 during initial table rendering when filter controls are initializing.
+
 ### 1.25.0
 
 #### Core

bootstrap-table.jquery.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bootstrap-table",
-  "version": "1.25.0",
+  "version": "1.26.0",
   "title": "Bootstrap Table",
   "description": "An extended table to integration with some of the most widely used CSS frameworks. (Supports Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Bulma, Material Design, Foundation)",
   "author": {