Tag: major update releases

Major plugin and theme updates for October 24, 2023

The Commons team is working on a release in the upcoming weeks that may change the version number for the October 24, 2023 release to the 2.2.x series. Below, we will refer to it as the 2.1.17 release.

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.1.17 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for October 24, 2023:

  • Akismet Anti-Spam: Spam Protection (5.3)
  • Block Visibility (3.1)
  • Broadcast (50.5)
  • Embed Plus YouTube WordPress Plugin (14.2)
  • EmbedPress (3.9)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (8.20)
  • Gutenberg (16.7)
  • Jetpack (12.6)
  • Jetpack Boost (2.1)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.11)
  • Meta Box (5.8)
  • MetaSlider (3.40)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.41)
  • Otter – Page Builder Blocks & Extensions for Gutenberg (2.4)
  • Restrict Media Library Access (1.2)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (2.23)
  • Share This Image (1.85)
  • Simply Static (3.1)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.55)
  • Table of Contents Plus (2309.0)
  • WP Ajaxify Comments (2.0)
  • WP to Buffer (3.9)
  • Webinar and Video Conference with Jitsi Meet (2.5)
  • Yoast SEO (21.3)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.1.17 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for October 24, 2023:

  • Neve (3.7)
  • Sydney (2.29)

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

Major plugin and theme updates for May 23, 2023

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.1.6 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for May 23, 2023:

  • Better Search (3.2)
  • Blubrry PowerPress (10.0)
  • Broadcast (50.0)
  • ChatBot (4.5)
  • EmbedPress (3.7)
  • Gutenberg (15.7)
  • Jetpack (12.1)
  • MetaSlider (3.30)
  • Share This Image (1.78)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.49)
  • SoundCloud Shortcode (3.1)
  • The Events Calendar: Category Colors (7.3)
  • Theme Check (20230417.0)
  • Webinar and Video Conference with Jitsi Meet (2.1)
  • Yoast SEO (20.6)
  • wpDiscuz (7.6)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.1.6 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for May 23, 2023:

  • Ashe (2.213)
  • Sydney (2.21)

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

Commons 2.1.5

I’ve just released version 2.1.5 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is also a major-update release for plugins and themes, and also included the upgrade to the WordPress 6.2. Specific issues addressed in this release:

  • Fixed bug causing “last active” member count not to match in all cases
  • Ensure that forum attachments are not included in group library clones
  • Fixed bug that caused 2FA code to be required twice in certain cases
  • Fixed regression in email notification subject lines

For complete details, visit the 2.1.5 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for April 25, 2023

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.1.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for April 25, 2023:

  • Advanced Custom Fields (6.1)
  • Akismet Anti-Spam (5.1)
  • Broadcast (49.7)
  • Cincopa video and media plug-in (1.158)
  • Configurable Tag Cloud (5.3)
  • Elementor (3.12)
  • Enable Media Replace (4.1)
  • Folders (2.9)
  • GD bbPress Attachments (4.5)
  • GTranslate (3.0)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (8.14)
  • Gravity Forms (2.7)
  • Gutenberg (15.5)
  • Jetpack (12.0)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.7)
  • MetaSlider (3.29)
  • Query Monitor (3.12)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (2.20)
  • Share This Image (1.76)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.47)
  • TablePress (2.1)
  • TaxoPress (3.7)
  • Twentig (1.6)
  • Two Factor (0.8)
  • Ultimate Category Excluder (1.7)
  • Wufoo Shortcode Plugin (1.55)
  • Yoast SEO (20.4)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.1.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for April 25, 2023:

  • Ashe (2.212)
  • Hello Elementor (2.7)
  • Sydney (2.20)
  • Twenty Eleven (4.3)
  • Twenty Fifteen (3.4)
  • Twenty Fourteen (3.6)
  • Twenty Nineteen (2.5)
  • Twenty Seventeen (3.2)
  • Twenty Sixteen (2.9)
  • Twenty Ten (3.8)
  • Twenty Thirteen (3.8)
  • Twenty Twelve (3.9)
  • Twenty Twenty (2.2)
  • Twenty Twenty-One (1.8)
  • Twenty Twenty-Three (1.1)
  • Twenty Twenty-Two (1.4)

In addition, WordPress will be updated to the 6.2.x series as part of this release.

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

Commons 2.1.0

I’ve just released version 2.1.0 of the CUNY Academic Commons.

Version 2.1.0 is one of our twice-yearly “feature releases”, and includes the following improvements:

  • Redesign of the top-level Events interface
  • Overhaul and consolidation of the Commons’s “About” page and subpages
  • Overhaul of the “Activity” page to replace the old “News” page, with features pulled from “My Commons”
  • Redesign and simplification of the ‘Create’ page

With these changes, we bring the redesign first launched in version 2.0.0 to more areas of the Commons.

In addition, Commons 2.1.0 is a major-release update for plugins and themes.

For complete details, visit the 2.1.0 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for January 24, 2023

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.0.15 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 24, 2023:

  • 3D FlipBook – Lite Edition (1.13)
  • Broadcast (49.2)
  • Categories to Tags Converter Importer (0.6)
  • Contact Form 7 (5.7)
  • Custom Sidebars (3.36)
  • Easy Appointments (3.11)
  • EmbedPress (3.6)
  • GD bbPress Attachments (4.4)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (8.11)
  • Gutenberg (14.9)
  • Jetpack (11.6)
  • List category posts (0.88)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.5)
  • MetaSlider (3.28)
  • Movable Type and TypePad Importer (0.6)
  • News Announcement Scroll (9.0)
  • Open External Links in a New Window (1.44)
  • Popup Maker (1.17)
  • Query Monitor (3.11)
  • RSS Cloud (0.5)
  • RSS Importer (0.3)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (2.19)
  • Share This Image (1.74)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.46)
  • Subscribe2 (10.39)
  • Table of Contents Plus (2212.0)
  • TablePress (2.0)
  • Team Members (5.2)
  • Tumblr Importer (1.0)
  • Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) (5.30)
  • Yoast SEO (19.13)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.0.15 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 24, 2023:

  • Ashe (2.207)
  • Author (1.49)
  • Sydney (2.17)

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