Author: Boone Gorges

Commons 1.13.6

I’ve just released version 1.13.6 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release, which is also a major theme/plugin update release, contains some performance improvements for certain scheduled tasks, as well as some streamlining of the way that data is handled during aborted account registrations.

For complete details, visit the 1.13.6 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for July 24, 2018

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.13.6 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for July 24, 2018:

  • Broadcast (43.6)
  • Business Directory Plugin (5.3)
  • Instagram Feed (1.9)
  • Jetpack by WordPress.com (6.3)
  • Knight Lab TimelineJS (3.6)
  • Link Library (6.0)
  • List category posts (0.77)
  • Media Library Assistant (2.74)
  • MetaSlider (3.8)
  • Open Graph for Facebook (0.0)
  • Page Links To (2.11)
  • Quiz And Survey Master (6.0)
  • Redirection (3.3)
  • Simple Staff List (2.1)
  • User Role Editor (4.44)
  • Widget Context (1.1)
  • Yoast SEO (7.7)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.13.6 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for July 24, 2018:

  • Author (1.30)
  • Sydney (1.47)

For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.

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Commons 1.13.4

I’ve just released version 1.13.4 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This is a maintenance release, and also a major update release for themes and plugins. Among the issues addressed in this release:

  • Finalized the migration of our “cron” system to a new set of tools
  • Fixed bug that caused per-site upload limits to be enforced incorrectly in some cases
  • Fixed display bug with “plain text” notice in WordPress editor
  • Performance improvements for avatars

For complete details, visit the 1.13.4 milestone.

Commons 1.13.3

I’ve just released version 1.13.3 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release fixes a number of issues:

  • Removed duplicate ‘Create a Group’ link from toolbar dropdown
  • Fixed bug introduced in 1.13.0 that prevented status messages from appearing when redirecting to wp-login.php from non-public sites
  • Fixed bug in the display of private message receipients

For complete details, visit the 1.13.3 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for June 26, 2018

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.13.4 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for June 26, 2018:

  • Broadcast (43.5)
  • BuddyPress (3.1)
  • BuddyPress Docs (2.1)
  • Event Organiser (3.7)
  • Google Forms (0.94)
  • MultiSite Clone Duplicator (1.5)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.0)
  • Ninja Forms (3.3)
  • Page Links To (2.10)
  • Password Protected (2.2)
  • Quiz And Survey Master (5.3)
  • User Role Editor (4.43)
  • WP Email Users (1.5)
  • Yoast SEO (7.6)
  • YouTube (11.9)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.13.4 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for June 26, 2018:

  • BusinessBuilder (3.8)
  • Hemingway (1.65)
  • Rowling (1.12)
  • Twenty Eleven (2.8)
  • Twenty Fifteen (2.0)
  • Twenty Fourteen (2.2)
  • Twenty Seventeen (1.6)
  • Twenty Sixteen (1.5)
  • Twenty Ten (2.5)
  • Twenty Thirteen (2.4)
  • Twenty Twelve (2.5)

For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.

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Commons 1.13.2

I’ve just released version 1.13.2 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is also a major release for plugins and themes. The update includes an update to WordPress, which includes various tools related to privacy and GDPR compliance. In addition, we address a number of items related to the 1.13.0 release:

  • Fixed incorrect character encoding on invitation modal
  • Fixed bug that caused erratic behavior when on the invitation step of group creation
  • Improved formatting of invitation modal and invitation email text
  • Fixed issues with mixed-content warnings on mapped domains

For complete details on the release, visit the 1.13.2 milestone.

Commons 1.13

I’ve just released version 1.13.0 of the CUNY Academic Commons. Twice a year, the Commons team prepares a “feature release”, which includes major new functionality in addition to routine upgrades and bug fixes. Version 1.13 is the feature release fer Spring 2018.

Below are some development highlights for the release. Read more about the user-facing improvements in the 1.13 post on the News blog.

  • A new system for invitations – The Commons has various entities that one can “belong to” – sites, groups, the Commons itself – and, historically, the process of inviting someone to “join” one of these entities was completely different for each entity type. For the 1.13 release, we reconceptualized the idea of “invitations” on the Commons, with an all-new unified invitation system. Invite friends to join the Commons, to join groups, to join sites, all from a common interface. As the Commons starts to welcome more students taking courses on the platform, we’ve included features that will make it easier for instructors to invite students in bulk to join course groups or sites.
  • HTTPS for all administrative tasks – For a number of years, we’ve forced HTTPS for all *.commons.gc.cuny.edu subdomains, which encompasses the vast majority of sites on the Commons. As part of the 1.13 release, we’ve made a change that forces “mapped domains” – those sites that are part of the Commons, but have a domain that doesn’t end in .commons.gc.cuny.edu – to be managed over HTTPS. This is another step in our ongoing project of making the Commons a platform that is as secure as possible for all members.
  • Reply-by-email for group sites – We’ve long supported reply-by-email for group forums, private messages, and other social content on the Commons. As part of this release, we’ve added reply-by-email functionality for posts and comments on Commons sites that are linked to groups.
  • An improved CSS editor – We’ve overhauled the custom CSS tool under Dashboard > Appearance on Commons sites, for better compatibility with modern CSS and a slicker interface.
  • Accessibility improvements – The Commons team is dedicated to making the site usable for all members, including those who use assistive technologies to engage with the Commons. In 1.13, we’ve made significant improvements to our accessibility standards across the main site, for better compatibility with screen readers and other assistive technologies. Stay tuned for more improvements in our ongoing accessibility improvements.

For complete details on the release, visit the 1.13 milestone.