Major plugin and theme updates for May 26, 2026

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.7.4 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for May 26, 2026:

  • Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection (5.7)
  • Better Search (4.3)
  • Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler (8.9)
  • Blubrry PowerPress (11.16)
  • Co-Authors Plus (4.0)
  • Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.18)
  • Custom Post Type UI (1.19)
  • Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery (0.0)
  • Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay (3.0)
  • Gravity Forms (2.10)
  • Gutenberg (23.0)
  • Jetpack (15.7)
  • Link Library (7.9)
  • Meta Box (5.12)
  • MetaSlider (3.109)
  • MetaSlider Lightbox (2.23)
  • NextGEN Gallery (4.2)
  • OSM (6.2)
  • Password Protected (2.8)
  • Query Monitor (4.0)
  • Scholar Publications Fetcher (2.3)
  • Seriously Simple Podcasting (3.15)
  • Share This Image (2.15)
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle (1.72)
  • Smush (4.0)
  • TablePress (3.3)
  • TaxoPress (3.45)
  • WP Document Revisions (4.0)
  • WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (8.2)
  • Yoast SEO (27.5)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 2.7.4 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for May 26, 2026:

  • Ashe (2.268)

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

Major plugin and theme updates for February 24, 2026

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 2.6.7 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for February 24, 2026:

  • Broadcast (51.14)
  • Constant Contact Forms for WordPress (2.16)
  • Edit Flow (0.10)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (10.0)
  • Gutenberg (22.5)
  • Jetpack (15.5)
  • Kadence Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks for Page Builder Features (3.6)
  • MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress (4.11)
  • Media Library Assistant (3.32)
  • Meta Box (5.11)
  • MetaSlider (3.105)
  • MetaSlider Lightbox (2.22)
  • Newsletters (4.13)
  • Ninja Forms (3.14)
  • Share This Image (2.12)
  • Simple Calendar (3.6)
  • Simple Custom Post Order (2.6)
  • TaxoPress (3.44)
  • WP Accessibility (2.3)
  • WP OAuth Server – CE (4.5)
  • WPBot ChatBot for WordPress for Live Support and Lead Generation (7.7)
  • Yoast SEO (26.9)

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.

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 March 22, 2022

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.19.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for March 22, 2022:

  • 3D FlipBook – Lite Edition (1.12)
  • Advanced Custom Fields (5.12)
  • Broadcast (48.7)
  • BuddyPress (10.1)
  • Easy search and use CC-licensed images for WP (3.1)
  • Event Tickets (5.3)
  • FeedWordPress (2022.222)
  • Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights (8.4)
  • Gutenberg (12.7)
  • Jetpack (10.7)
  • Media Library Assistant (2.99)
  • Meta Box (5.6)
  • MetaSlider (3.27)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.23)
  • Share This Image (1.66)
  • Smash Balloon Instagram Feed (6.0)
  • Tag Groups (1.44)
  • TaxoPress (3.5)
  • The Events Calendar (5.14)
  • WP Document Revisions (3.4)
  • Yoast SEO (18.2)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.19.5 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for March 22, 2022:

  • Sydney (2.1)
  • Twenty Twenty-Two (1.1)

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

Major plugin and theme updates for June 22, 2021

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.18.12 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for June 22, 2021:

  • 3D FlipBook – Lite Edition (1.11)
  • AMP (2.1)
  • Change Password Protected Message (2.2)
  • Email Before Download (6.4)
  • Gravity PDF (6.0)
  • Gutenberg (10.7)
  • Link Library (7.1)
  • Meta Box (5.4)
  • NextGEN Gallery (3.11)
  • Query Monitor (3.7)
  • Shortcodes Ultimate (5.10)
  • Tag Groups (1.43)
  • The Events Calendar (5.7)
  • The Events Calendar Category Colors (6.5)
  • WP Document Revisions (3.3)
  • Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) (5.23)
  • Yoast SEO (16.4)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.18.12 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for June 22, 2021:

  • Radcliffe (2.0)
  • Sydney (1.77)

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