WordPress Cluster 9.6.13

  • MU Plugins updated:
    • Consent 2.0.7
    • Removing references to Inspiralist
    • Optimising array
    • User Management 1.2.0
    • Changed action (‘muplugins_loaded’ -> ‘init’ ) execution of adding DCT custom roles.
    • Added Admin WPC Settings sub page to manually add/remove DCT custom roles/capabilities on a specific site.
    • Additionally ways to restore
      • Default WP user roles/capabilities on a specific site.
      • Yoast roles/capabilities on a specific site.
  • Plugins updated:
    • DCT CTA 1.1.13
    • Resolved plugin notices NP-1306
    • Blaize 1.24.5
    • Removed references to Inspiralist
  • Themes updated:
    • Inspiralist
    • Removed theme
    • Evening Telegraph 4.3.21
    • brand colours added to byline
    • Evening Express 4.4.21
    • brand colours added to byline

PRs: #3550, #3553 , https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3554, #3535

JIRA: CORE-2599 , NP-1292

WordPress Cluster 9.6.10

Plugins updated:

  • amp 2.1.2
  • polldaddy 2.2.3
  • stream 3.7.0
  • user-switching 1.5.7
  • wordfence 7.5.3
  • wp-smush-pro 3.8.5

Premium plugins updated:

  • wp-all-import-pro 4.6.5

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3528 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3529 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3530 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3531 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3532 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3533 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3536
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2611

WordPress Cluster 9.6.9

Themes Updated:

  • Blocks 2.18.15 AT-135

    • Blocks Sidebar MPU Fix
  • Courier 4.4.4

    • Updated All Sections Menu styling.
  • Evening Express 4.4.20

    • Updated All Sections Menu styling.
  • Evening Telegraph 4.3.20

    • Updated All Sections Menu styling.
  • Sunday Post 4.1.19

    • Updated All Sections Menu styling.

Dev:

  • Change to MCE script to ban lines beginning with "in"

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3527, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3523, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3534

WordPress Cluster 9.6.7

MU Plugins Updated:

  • Advertising 2.2.3 AT-110

    Complete rebuild of the cluster advertising plugin using modern javascript standards using Babel & Webpack to manage compiling and optimising the javascript code for browser compatibility.

    Feature Summary:

    • Maintains existing page level & slot level targeting values with some minor additions
    • Reintroduces prebid functionality with bids being requested from Criteo, IX, Appnexus & oZone.
    • Introduces lazy bidding and loading of Ads as the user scrolls down the page
    • Introduces refresh of in view Ads after a period of inactivity (currently set to 30s)
    • Introduces a new plugin architecture using Babel & Webpack which allows us to use modern javascript standards whilst ensuring maximum browser compatibility
    • Fully respects & responds to the TCFv2 (Transparency and Consent framework) API

    PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3475

Plugins Updated:

WordPress Cluster 9.6.6

Core Update:

  • WordPress 5.7.2 Security Release

Dev:

  • Unwanted files removed:
    • src/wp-admin/install.php
    • src/wp-admin/setup-config.php

Themes updated:

  • Blocks 2.18.13
    • Added header and footer styles to their own, new stylesheets. These are then added to the page via inline styles.
    • Required child theme changes to accommodate these now higher priority styles.
  • EV 5.2.6
    • Added support for head_open action

Themes added:

  • Scottish Wedding Directory (2021) Manto Child Theme 1.0.0
    • Redirects all pages to the homepage

Plugins updated:

  • JW Player 1.6.2-dct-1
    • Replace $.browser.msie logic that are not jQuery 3 compatible
  • Force Plaintext Paste 1.0.0 NP-1180
    • New plugin that forces plaintext paste in TinyMCE editor

https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3508 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3515 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3512 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3520 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3504 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3513 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3519