Commons 1.17.4

I’ve just released version 1.17.4 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release is a major update release for plugins and themes. It also includes a major update to WordPress, to release series 5.5.x. Commons 1.17.4 contains a number of fixes to ensure compatibility with WordPress 5.5.x, as well as the following:

  • Fix bug that could cause Reply link to lead to the wrong place when viewing group forums in a thread
  • Ensure that content copied from a template at the time of site creation is attributed to the site creator

For complete details on the release, visit the 1.17.4 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for December 24, 2019

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.16.2 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for December 24, 2019:

  • Broadcast (45.6)
  • Custom Post Type UI (1.7)
  • Gravity PDF (5.2)
  • Gutenberg (7.0)
  • Jetpack by WordPress.com (8.0)
  • MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress (4.7)
  • Media Library Assistant (2.81)
  • Page Links To (3.2)
  • Query Monitor (3.5)
  • Redirection (4.5)
  • Smash Balloon Custom Facebook Feed (2.12)
  • WP Retina 2x (5.6)
  • Yoast SEO (12.6)
  • bbPress (2.6)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.16.2 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for December 24, 2019:

  • Author (1.39)
  • Sydney (1.56)

The 1.16.2 release will also include a major WordPress update, to the 5.3 series.

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

Major plugin and theme updates for January 21, 2017

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.10.8 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 21, 2017:

  • BuddyPress Group Email Subscription (3.7)
  • Category Posts Widget (4.7)
  • FeedWordPress (2016.1213)
  • Gravity Forms (2.1)
  • Hypothesis (0.5)
  • List category posts (0.71)
  • Meta Slider (3.4)
  • PressForward (4.2)
  • Redirection (2.5)
  • The Events Calendar Category Colors (4.6)
  • ThreeWP Broadcast (35.1)
  • User Role Editor (4.31)
  • WP Retina 2x (4.7)
  • WP-PostRatings (1.84)
  • WP-Print (2.58)
  • Widget Shortcode (0.3)
  • Yoast SEO (4.0)
  • oEmbed Gist (4.7)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.10.8 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for January 21, 2017:

  • Make (1.8)
  • Onetone (2.0)
  • Sydney (1.34)
  • Twenty Fifteen (1.7)
  • Twenty Fourteen (1.9)
  • Twenty Thirteen (2.1)
  • Twenty Twelve (2.2)

WordPress will also be updated, to version 4.7.x.

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

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Commons 1.9.19

I’ve just released version 1.9.19 of the CUNY Academic Commons. This maintenance release includes a number of fixes, including:

  • An update to the latest maintenance version of WordPress (version 4.5.3)
  • A fix for a bug that caused the wp-accessibility plugin to show the Log Out button to logged-out users
  • Removal of MediaWiki from the codebase, in accordance with the wiki sunset plan

For complete details, visit the 1.9.19 milestone.

Major plugin and theme updates for May 21, 2016

The following plugins will receive major updates as part of the 1.9.16 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for May 21, 2016:

  • Fourteen Colors (1.3)
  • Frontend Uploader (1.0)
  • Jetpack by WordPress.com (4.0)
  • Media Library Assistant (2.25)
  • News announcement scroll (8.8)
  • Really Simple CAPTCHA (1.9)
  • ThreeWP Broadcast (29.1)
  • WP Retina 2x (4.5)
  • WP-Polls (2.73)
  • Yoast SEO (3.2)

The following theme will receive major updates as part of the 1.9.16 release of the CUNY Academic Commons, scheduled for May 21, 2016:

  • Canvas (5.9) (Woo)
  • Make (1.7)
  • Twenty Eleven (2.4)
  • Twenty Fifteen (1.5)
  • Twenty Fourteen (1.7)
  • Twenty Sixteen (1.2)
  • Twenty Thirteen (1.9)
  • Twenty Twelve (2.0)

There will also be an update to WordPress, version 4.5.x.

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

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