Disable homepage release banner (#10398)

wagtail/admin/tests/test_whats_new.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import unittest
+
 from django.test import RequestFactory, TestCase, override_settings
 from django.urls import reverse
 
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ class TestWhatsNewInWagtailVersionPanel(WagtailTestUtils, TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, "")
 
 
+@unittest.skip("Wagtail 4 banner has been removed.")
 class TestWhatsNewOnDashboard(WagtailTestUtils, TestCase):
     """Test 'What's New In Wagtail' banner rendered by `wagtailadmin_home` view"""
 

wagtail/admin/views/home.py

@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ class HomeView(WagtailAdminTemplateMixin, TemplateView):
         request = self.request
         panels = [
             SiteSummaryPanel(request),
-            WhatsNewInWagtailVersionPanel(),
+            # Disabled until a release warrants the banner.
+            # WhatsNewInWagtailVersionPanel(),
             UpgradeNotificationPanel(),
             WorkflowObjectsToModeratePanel(),
             PagesForModerationPanel(),