Author: Boone Gorges

Commons 2.3.0

I’ve just released version 2.3.0 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This is a major feature release for the site.

This release focuses on the member profile experience. The headline feature is our new “CV” tool, which replaces the old “Public Portfolio”. This new tool allows Commons members to create attractive public CVs with an easy-to-use visual editor. The CV editing experience is built on the WordPress Block Editor, and our technical work deploying the Block Editor for a front-end tool like this represents an innovative jump in the way that WP sites typically work.

As part of our focus on members, we have also overhauled the appearance and behavior of the “Inbox” view that users see when reading and composing private messages and site notifications. This change helps to integrate the Inbox with recent design refreshes on other parts of the Commons.

For complete details, visit the 2.3.0 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for January 23, 2024

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.1 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 23, 2024:

  • Block Visibility (3.2)
  • ChatBot (5.1)
  • Gutenberg (17.4)
  • Jetpack (12.9)
  • MetaSlider (3.60)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.55)
  • Otter – Page Builder Blocks & Extensions for Gutenberg (2.6)
  • PressForward (5.6)
  • Quiz And Survey Master (8.2)
  • Redirection (5.4)
  • Share This Image (1.90)
  • Super RSS Reader (5.1)
  • SyntaxHighlighter Evolved (3.7)
  • Theme Check (20231220.0)
  • WP Inventory (2.2)
  • Webinar and Video Conference with Jitsi Meet (2.6)
  • Yoast SEO (21.7)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.3.1 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 23, 2024:

  • Ashe (2.226)
  • ColorMag (3.1)
  • Hello Elementor (3.0)
  • Raft (1.1)
  • Sydney (2.32)

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

Major plugin and theme updates for December 26, 2023

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.2.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for December 26, 2023:

  • AMP (2.5)
  • Blubrry PowerPress (11.3)
  • Broadcast (50.6)
  • BuddyPress Docs (2.2)
  • ChatBot (5.0)
  • Custom Post Type UI (1.15)
  • Event Tickets (5.7)
  • Export WP Page to Static HTML/CSS (2.2)
  • Folders (3.0)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (8.22)
  • Gutenberg (17.1)
  • Jetpack (12.8)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.13)
  • Meta Box (5.9)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.54)
  • Ninja Forms (3.7)
  • Otter – Page Builder Blocks & Extensions for Gutenberg (2.5)
  • Query Monitor (3.15)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (2.25)
  • Share This Image (1.89)
  • Shortcodes Ultimate (7.0)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.57)
  • Smush (3.15)
  • Subscribe2 (10.42)
  • Table of Contents Plus (2311.0)
  • Twentig (1.7)
  • WP Accessibility (2.1)
  • Yoast SEO (21.6)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.2.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for December 26, 2023:

  • Ashe (2.222)
  • Inspiro (1.8)
  • Sydney (2.31)
  • Twenty Eleven (4.5)
  • Twenty Fifteen (3.6)
  • Twenty Fourteen (3.8)
  • Twenty Nineteen (2.7)
  • Twenty Seventeen (3.4)
  • Twenty Sixteen (3.1)
  • Twenty Ten (4.0)
  • Twenty Thirteen (4.0)
  • Twenty Twelve (4.1)
  • Twenty Twenty (2.4)
  • Twenty Twenty-One (2.0)
  • Twenty Twenty-Three (1.3)
  • Twenty Twenty-Two (1.6)

As part of the 2.2.5 release, WordPress will also be update to the latest major release sequence, 6.4.x.

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

Commons 2.2.2

I’ve just released version 2.2.2 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release includes the following fixes:

  • Fixed a bug that prevented group creation
  • Fixed bug that prevented menus from being saved in the Customizer in certain cases
  • Fixed bug that prevented the Author dropdown from appearing when editing blog posts
  • Changed behavior of group settings, so that changing a group’s privacy level from public to non-public results in existing activity items being marked as non-public as well
  • Fixed bug that caused 404 errors on the primary site not to be displayed correctly
  • Hid Jetpack’s new AI helper feature
  • Fixed the way that the Google Scholar profile link is built

For complete details, visit the 2.2.2 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for November 28, 2023

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.2.3 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for November 28, 2023:

  • Ajaxify Comments (2.1)
  • Blubrry PowerPress (11.2)
  • BuddyPress (11.4)
  • BuddyPress Group Email Subscription (4.2)
  • ChatBot (4.9)
  • Gutenberg (16.9)
  • Jetpack (12.7)
  • Jetpack Boost (2.2)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.12)
  • MetaSlider (3.50)
  • News Announcement Scroll (9.1)
  • Query Monitor (3.14)
  • Restrict Media Library Access (1.4)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (2.24)
  • Share This Image (1.87)
  • TablePress (2.2)
  • TaxoPress (3.11)
  • XPoster (4.1)
  • Yoast SEO (21.5)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.2.3 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for November 28, 2023:

  • Ashe (2.219)
  • Hello Elementor (2.9)
  • Sydney (2.30)
  • Twenty Nineteen (2.6)
  • Twenty Seventeen (3.3)
  • Twenty Sixteen (3.0)
  • Twenty Twenty (2.3)
  • Twenty Twenty-One (1.9)
  • Twenty Twenty-Two (1.5)

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

Commons 2.2.0

I’ve just released version 2.2.0 of the CUNY Academic Commons.

This is a feature release for the Commons. The primary feature is the implementation of a redesign of the user account pages, including the user settings panels. This redesign brings us closer to a unified visual look for the entire Commons site, as part of an ongoing project begun with Commons 2.0.0.

As part of 2.2.0, we’ve reworked and simplified the options available for logged-in users in the global admin bar. We’ve also consolidated user notifications (of group invitations, friendship requests, etc) with private messages in a new Notifications area.

In addition to these larger changes, 2.2.0 includes some smaller, more targeted improvements:

  • Fixed a bug that prevented hidden groups from appearing in the My Groups section of the logged-in home page
  • Improved handling of pending group/site invitations associated with an email address when a new Commons account is created with that email address
  • Added a search feature to the Members section of groups

For complete details, visit the 2.2.0 milestone.