Commons 1.5.6

I’ve just released version 1.5.6 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release added support for Github and Vimeo profile fields, as well as a new Storify embedding plugin for WordPress.

In addition, 1.5.6 is a major plugin update release. See for a list of plugins updated with this release.

For complete details, see the 1.5.6 milestone.

Major Commons plugins updates scheduled for 2013-10-21

The following plugins will receive major updates during the maintenance release on October 21, 2013. The numbers in parentheses represent the major version series for each plugin; on the 21st, the plugin will be updated to the latest available version in that series, but no later.

  1. Custom sidebars (1.3)
  2. Jetpack (2.5)
  3. List Pages Shortcode (1.6)
  4. PhotoDropper (2.2)
  5. Rotating Tweets (1.6.1)
  6. Subscribe2 (9.0)
  7. TablePress (1.1.1)
  8. The Events Calendar (3.1)
  9. ThreeWP Broadcast (1.32)
  10. Twitter Widget Pro (2.6.0)
  11. WP Security Scan (4.0.1)
  12. WP-PostRatings (1.76)

No themes will receive major updates during the maintenance release on October 21, 2013.

Question or concerns about these releases? Leave a comment below, or contact our team at commons@gc.cuny.edu.

(This post is the second in the series of “major update release warning posts”, announced in https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/09/05/new-release-schedule-and-procedures-document-available/ and described in detail at https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/release-schedule-and-procedures/#major-update-releases.)

Commons 1.5.2

I’ve just released version 1.5.2 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This is a maintenance release. Some highlights:

  • Users are now redirected to the public profile view after editing
  • New Positions fields now reflected in the Members Directory
  • Improved UX for the College and Title field deprecation notices
  • WordPress upgraded to 3.6.1 security release

For complete details on the release, visit the 1.5.2 milestone.