Author: Cameron Terry

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WordPress Cluster 6.10.3

  • Must-Use Plugins updated;
    • Release Notes to 1.0.1
      • Change the logic that looks for the Release Notes in the comment block of style.css.
      • It now uses the methods which use the directory path rather than the URI.
      • This was causing slow downs on Staging as BrightSolid are unable to resolve DNS for their own IPs within their own network …

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/835

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WordPress Cluster 6.10.2 – Security Release

  • Upgraded to WordPress 4.9.2;
    • Security
      • An XSS vulnerability discovered in the Flash fallback in the MediaElement
      • The fallback has been removed.
    • Fixes
      • JavaScript errors preventing Firefox browser saving a post.
      • The previous taxonomy-agnostic behavior of get_category_link() and category_description() was restored.
        Switching themes will now attempt to restore previous widget assignments, even when there are no sidebars to map.
      • Use MySQLi when available by default.
      • Update random_compat external library for PHP 7 linting failure.
  • More information available here;
  • Language files updated.
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WordPress Cluster 6.10.1

  • Plugins updated;
    • Admin Columns to 3.0.7
    • Bulk Delete to 5.6.0
    • Regenerate Thumbnails to 3.0.1
  • Moved the Pull Request Template into the correct folder path.
  • Language files updated.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/833

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WordPress Cluster 6.10.0

  • Added a brand new Pull Request Template to aid developers in the new Release Notes process.
  • Must-Use Plugins added
    • Release Notes 1.0.0
      • Reads from the header block in style.css for a new property called “Release Notes”.
      • If specified with a correct Category slug, WordPress will display a Release Notes meta box on the Dashboard.
      • The Dashboard meta box will display the latest Release Notes for the theme as well as WordPress Cluster releases.
      • Each Release Notes post on the Dashboard meta box clicks through to the WordPress Cluster – Release Notes website.
      • Combines Release Notes slugs from child and parent themes.

Pull Request: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/823

Updating style.css Files

To get the Dashboard widget to appear, you will need to update the theme’s style.css file header to include the new “Release Notes:”. The following is an example based on the Blocks theme.

The amendment is highlighted in bold and lists the category slugs which are relevant to that release. It can include multiple slugs for different, relevant releases if applicable.

Please note: WordPress Cluster is included separately any way, therefore there is no need to add it manually in the theme.

/*
Theme Name: Blocks
Theme URI:
Author: Robert Paul
Author URI: http://www.dcthomson.co.uk
Description: A flexible Blocks theme with Customizer options.
Version: 1.1.0
License:
License URI:
Tags:
Release Notes: blocks-theme,esio,syndicate
*/

New Release Notes process

By the fact you are reading this means you have some inclination that a change is occurring. This area is optional but can be use to provide useful information on the new release such as animated GIF walk-through, screenshots, links to third parties or even an example of the new functionality (if it is say an embed).

In this case, it is a link to Confluence with detailed instructions on the new Release Notes process.

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WordPress Cluster 6.8.8

  • Must-Use plugins updated;
    • Embeds (WordPress Cluster) to 1.2.5
      • Added oEmbed equivalent for SmartyContent.
      • Added shortcode for SmartyContent.
        • Can be used like the following;
  • Plugins updated;
    • akismet 4.0.2
    • contact-form-7 4.9.2
    • image-widget 4.4.7
    • pods 2.7.1
    • regenerate-thumbnails 3.0.0
    • the-events-calendar 4.6.8
    • editorial-calendar 3.6.5
    • wordpress-seo 5.9.3
  • Plugin core language updated

SmartyContent embed example