Tag: registration

Commons 2.4.1

I’ve just released version 2.4.1 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. It also addresses a number of additional issues:

  • Improve behavior of Sites directory search
  • Fix bug that caused incorrect user to show in ‘Last Poster’ column on group forums
  • Fix compatibility with recent upstream updates to two factor authentication tools
  • Fix compatibility with recent upstream updates to user data export tools
  • Add DBLP link functionality to CV editor
  • Lift ban on the use of @login.cuny.edu email addresses during registration

For complete details, visit the 2.4.1 milestone.

Commons 2.0.14

I’ve just released version 2.0.14 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major-update release for plugins and themes. Other fixes include:

  • Better messaging for compatibility between Custom Sidebars and the block editor
  • Fixed AJAX validation of non-CUNY registration codes

For complete details, visit the 2.0.14 milestone.

Commons 2.0.0

I’ve just released version 2.0.0 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This is the latest in our twice-yearly “feature releases”, where we introduce major changes to the site.

Highlights from the 2.0.0 release:

  • A redesigned interface for People, Groups, Sites, and Courses directories. This is a continuation of redesign work that we began in version 1.19.0.
  • In the redesign vein, we also reworked the appearance of the registration page.
  • Improvements to group forums, including better search and pagination
  • Integration between the WP Grade Comments plugin and the Reckoning tool, often used by instructors to review student work.
  • Improved tools for leaving sites, writing site descriptions for display in directories, and uploading site logos.

For complete details on the release, visit the 2.0.0 milestone.

Commons 1.18.12

I’ve just released version 1.18.12 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release includes fixes for the following:

  • Improved compatibility between Elementor tools and the Commons admin bar
  • Improved appearance of form elements during group and site creation
  • Fixed bug that prevented email addresses from being properly validated during registration

For complete details on the release, visit the 1.18.12 milestone.

Commons 1.16.9

I’ve just released version 1.16.9 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major update release for themes and plugins, and includes an update to WordPress 5.4.x. Other fixes include:

  • Updates to Google Docs Shortcode plugin, for better compatibility with Block Editor
  • Improvements to registration workflow
  • Added AMP plugin

For complete details, visit the 1.16.9 milestone.

Commons 1.13.10

I’ve just released version 1.13.10 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is also a major update release for themes and plugins. Fixed in this release:

  • Improvements to the registration process to avoid problems with commons username and email address confusion
  • Improvements to the email notification unsubscribing process
  • Removed unneeded “Topic Status” selector from group forum topic creation process

For complete details, visit the 1.13.10 milestone.

Commons 1.13.8

I’ve just released version 1.13.8 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release includes:

  • Some fixes for Jetpack connections
  • Fixes for cases where protected content may be posted in blog posts syndicated to the home page
  • Improvements to the registration process to warn against the use of @login.cuny.edu pseudo-email addresses
  • Improvements to the appearance of parts of the invitation modal
  • More consistent display of title data on single forum posts

For more details on the release, visit the 1.13.8 milestone.

Commons 1.13.6

I’ve just released version 1.13.6 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release, which is also a major theme/plugin update release, contains some performance improvements for certain scheduled tasks, as well as some streamlining of the way that data is handled during aborted account registrations.

For complete details, visit the 1.13.6 milestone.