I’ve just released version 2.6.5 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release includes major updates for plugins and themes, and also updates WP to the 5.9 series.
For complete details, visit the 2.6.5 milestone.
Tag: major update releases
Major plugin and theme updates for January 27, 2026
The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 27, 2026:
- Advanced Custom Fields (6.7)
- Advanced Views Lite (3.8)
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection (5.6)
- Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler (8.7)
- Blubrry PowerPress (11.15)
- Bulk Delete (6.11)
- Categories Images (3.3)
- Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.15)
- Cool Timeline (3.2)
- DK PDF (2.3)
- Draw Attention (2.1)
- Easy WP SMTP (2.13)
- Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery (0.0)
- FeedWordPress (2025.1211)
- Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (9.11)
- Gutenberg (22.3)
- Jetpack (15.3)
- LiteSpeed Cache (7.7)
- MetaSlider (3.104)
- MetaSlider Lightbox (2.20)
- Newsletters (4.12)
- NextGEN Gallery (4.0)
- Redirection (5.6)
- Relevanssi (4.26)
- Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.14)
- Smash Balloon Instagram Feed (6.10)
- Smush (3.23)
- Subscribe2 (10.45)
- Super RSS Reader (5.4)
- TaxoPress (3.42)
- WP Document Revisions (3.8)
- WP-ShowHide (1.6)
- WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (7.6)
- YYDevelopment – Back To The Top Button (2.3)
- Yoast SEO (26.6)
The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 27, 2026:
- Ashe (2.264)
- Neve (4.2)
- Sydney (2.63)
- Twenty Eleven (5.0)
- Twenty Fifteen (4.1)
- Twenty Fourteen (4.4)
- Twenty Nineteen (3.2)
- Twenty Seventeen (4.0)
- Twenty Sixteen (3.7)
- Twenty Ten (4.5)
- Twenty Thirteen (4.5)
- Twenty Twelve (4.7)
- Twenty Twenty (3.0)
- Twenty Twenty-Five (1.4)
- Twenty Twenty-Four (1.4)
- Twenty Twenty-One (2.7)
- Twenty Twenty-Two (2.1)
In addition, the 2.6.5 release will include an update to the WordPress 6.9.x series.
For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.
Major plugin and theme updates for December 22, 2025
The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.3 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for December 22, 2025:
- Advanced Custom Fields (6.7)
- Advanced Views Lite (3.8)
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection (5.6)
- Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler (8.7)
- Blubrry PowerPress (11.15)
- Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.15)
- DK PDF (2.2)
- Draw Attention (2.1)
- Easy WP SMTP (2.13)
- Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery (0.0)
- Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (9.10)
- Gutenberg (22.2)
- Jetpack (15.3)
- MetaSlider (3.103)
- MetaSlider Lightbox (2.20)
- Newsletters (4.12)
- Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.14)
- Smash Balloon Instagram Feed (6.10)
- TaxoPress (3.41)
- WP-ShowHide (1.6)
- WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (7.5)
- Yoast SEO (26.5)
The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.3 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for December 22, 2025:
- Ashe (2.263)
- Neve (4.2)
- Sydney (2.63)
- Twenty Eleven (5.0)
- Twenty Fifteen (4.1)
- Twenty Fourteen (4.4)
- Twenty Nineteen (3.2)
- Twenty Seventeen (4.0)
- Twenty Sixteen (3.7)
- Twenty Ten (4.5)
- Twenty Thirteen (4.5)
- Twenty Twelve (4.7)
- Twenty Twenty (3.0)
- Twenty Twenty-Five (1.4)
- Twenty Twenty-Four (1.4)
- Twenty Twenty-One (2.7)
- Twenty Twenty-Two (2.1)
For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.
Commons 2.6.2
I’ve just released version 2.6.2 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This is a major-update release for plugins and themes, and also includes the following:
- Improved error messages during site creation
For complete details, visit the 2.6.2 milestone.
Major plugin and theme updates for November 25, 2025
The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.2 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for November 25, 2025:
- Advanced Custom Fields (6.6)
- Better Search (4.2)
- Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler (8.6)
- Blubrry PowerPress (11.14)
- Broadcast (51.11)
- BuddyPress (14.4)
- Co-Authors Plus (3.7)
- Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.14)
- DK PDF (2.1)
- Easy WP SMTP (2.12)
- Editoria11y Accessibility Checker (2.1)
- EmbedPress (4.4)
- Events Manager (7.2)
- Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF (5.0)
- Featured Images in RSS for Mailchimp & More (1.7)
- Feedzy RSS Feeds Lite (5.1)
- Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay (2.10)
- Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (9.9)
- Gutenberg (22.0)
- Jetpack (15.2)
- List category posts (0.93)
- LiteSpeed Cache (7.6)
- Media Library Assistant (3.30)
- MetaSlider (3.102)
- MetaSlider Lightbox (2.12)
- Ninja Forms (3.13)
- Popup Maker (1.21)
- Post Timeline (2.4)
- Query Monitor (3.20)
- Quiz And Survey Master (10.3)
- Relevanssi (4.25)
- Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.13)
- Simple MathJax (2.1)
- Simply Static (3.5)
- SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.70)
- Smush (3.22)
- TablePress (3.2)
- Tag Groups (2.1)
- TaxoPress (3.40)
- Team Members (5.4)
- User Switching (1.11)
- WP Accessibility (2.2)
- WP Document Revisions (3.7)
- WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (7.3)
- WordPress Importer (0.9)
- Yoast SEO (26.3)
The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.2 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for November 25, 2025:
- Ashe (2.262)
- Bravada (1.2)
- ColorMag (4.1)
- Sydney (2.60)
- Twenty Fourteen (4.3)
- Twenty Sixteen (3.6)
- Twenty Twenty-Five (1.3)
- Twenty Twenty-One (2.6)
For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.
Major plugin and theme updates for September 23, 2025
The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.5.15 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for September 23, 2025:
- Advanced Custom Fields (6.5)
- Better Search (4.2)
- Broadcast (51.9)
- Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.12)
- Easy WP SMTP (2.12)
- Editoria11y Accessibility Checker (2.1)
- EmbedPress (4.3)
- Events Manager (7.1)
- Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF (4.3)
- Feedzy RSS Feeds Lite (5.1)
- Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay (2.10)
- Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (9.7)
- Gutenberg (21.5)
- Jetpack (15.0)
- LiteSpeed Cache (7.4)
- Media Library Assistant (3.28)
- Ninja Forms (3.11)
- Query Monitor (3.20)
- Relevanssi (4.25)
- Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.12)
- Simple MathJax (2.1)
- Simply Static (3.4)
- Smush (3.21)
- TablePress (3.2)
- Tag Groups (2.1)
- WP Accessibility (2.2)
- WP Document Revisions (3.7)
- WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (7.1)
- WordPress Importer (0.9)
- Yoast SEO (25.8)
The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.5.15 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for September 23, 2025:
- Ashe (2.260)
- Bravada (1.2)
- Sydney (2.56)
- Twenty Fourteen (4.3)
- Twenty Sixteen (3.6)
- Twenty Twenty-Five (1.3)
- Twenty Twenty-One (2.6)
For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.
Major plugin and theme updates for August 26, 2025
The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.5.14 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for August 26, 2025:
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection (5.5)
- Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler (8.5)
- Broadcast (51.8)
- Custom Post Type UI (1.18)
- Event Tickets (5.25)
- Export WP Page to Static HTML & PDF (4.1)
- Fullwidth Page Templates (1.2)
- Gutenberg (21.3)
- Jetpack Boost (4.2)
- LiteSpeed Cache (7.3)
- Media Library Assistant (3.27)
- MetaSlider (3.100)
- MetaSlider Lightbox (2.0)
- Newsletters (4.11)
- Open External Links in a New Window (1.45)
- Post Type Switcher (4.0)
- PressForward (5.9)
- Query Monitor (3.19)
- Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.11)
- User Switching (1.10)
- WP RSS Aggregator (5.0)
- WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (6.9)
- Yoast SEO (25.6)
The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.5.14 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for August 26, 2025:
- Academica (2.1)
- Ashe (2.259)
- Inspiro (2.1)
- Twenty Twelve (4.6)
For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.
Commons 2.5.12
I’ve just released version 2.5.12 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes, and also includes a major-version update for WordPress, to version 6.8.x.
For complete details, visit the 2.5.12 milestone.
Major plugin and theme updates for July 22, 2025
The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.5.11 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for July 22, 2025:
- Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments (3.1)
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection (5.4)
- Blubrry PowerPress (11.13)
- Broadcast (51.7)
- Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.11)
- Contact Form 7 (6.1)
- DK PDF (2.0)
- Easy WP SMTP (2.11)
- Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery (0.0)
- Event Tickets (5.24)
- Events Manager (7.0)
- Folders (3.1)
- GD bbPress Attachments (4.9)
- Github Embed (2.2)
- Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (9.6)
- Gutenberg (21.1)
- Jetpack (14.8)
- Jetpack Boost (4.1)
- List category posts (0.91)
- LiteSpeed Cache (7.2)
- MetaSlider (3.99)
- Newsletters (4.10)
- Otter – Page Builder Blocks & Extensions for Gutenberg (3.1)
- Query Monitor (3.18)
- Quiz And Survey Master (10.2)
- Shortcodes Ultimate (7.4)
- Simply Static (3.3)
- SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.69)
- Smash Balloon Instagram Feed (6.9)
- Smush (3.20)
- TaxoPress (3.37)
- Two Factor (0.14)
- WP Grade Comments (1.6)
- WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (6.8)
- Yoast SEO (25.4)
- Zotpress (7.4)
The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.5.11 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for July 22, 2025:
- Ashe (2.258)
- Hello Elementor (3.4)
- Neve (4.1)
- Sydney (2.55)
As part of this update, WordPress will also be updated to the 6.8.x series.
For more details on major update releases, please visit our release schedule and procedures page.
Commons 2.5.9
I’ve just released version 2.5.9 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for WP plugins and themes. The release also includes improvements to the logic that enables dashboard access to administrators of sites with mapped domains.
For complete details, visit the 2.5.9 milestone.
