WordPress Cluster 9.4.x

  • Plugins updated:
    • Ad Inserter 2.6.24 (#3448)
    • Debug Bar (ElasticPress) 1.0.0 (#3457)
    • Google Tag Manager 1.12.3 (#3451)
    • Redirection 5.1.1 (#3454)
  • Plugins removed:
    • Category Posts Widget (#3450)
    • Feature Posts (#3458)

Jira: CORE-2578

WordPress Cluster 9.4.06

  • MU Plugins updated:
    • Advertising 2.1.9
    • Removed critical dfp.css stylesheet enqueue; inlined in head instead
    • Enqueued non-critical dfp.debug.css stylesheet in footer
    • Embeds
    • Added PollDaddy feature:
      • Handles PollDaddy <style> tag insertion via inline JS (taken from Blocks theme)
  • Plugins updated:
    • DCT HiJobs 1.1.2
    • Added lazy loading to widget images
  • Themes updated:
    • Blocks 2.18.3
    • Added lazy loading to widget images
    • Blocks 2.18.4
    • Fixed WhatsApp icon issue
    • Blocks 2.18.5
    • Migrated PollDaddy JS functionality to MU Plugin:
      • Now controlled in Blocks theme option
    • Optimised Contact Form 7 loading:
      • CF7 stylesheet no longer queued by default
      • Now using do_shortcode_tag to enqueue CF7 stylesheet only if shortcode is in use
    • Added local environment (non-minified) block-library/style.css ‘dequeue’ for Production consistency
    • Blocks 2.18.6
    • Added podcast series check around Ad Chunks "breakout" filter
    • Minor PHP fixes
    • Energy Voice 5.2.3
    • Fixed Popout Post type bug
    • Sunday Post 4.1.17
    • Fixed heading line height bug

PRs: #3447; #3442; #3437; #3438; #3459
Jira: NP-1177; NP-221; NP-865; CORE-2580

WordPress Cluster 9.4.04

  • MU Plugins updated:
    • Misc
    • Add filter to JSON Feed article title classes
    • Optimisation 1.0.3
    • Removed unnecessary wp_kses_post on CSS input processing
    • Embeds
    • Added filterable width and height attributes to img templates in the shortcode
    • DCT Media Listen Live 1.0.3
    • Added missing height attribute to img template
    • PHP fixes
  • Plugins updated:
    • Blaize 1.12.4
    • Added width and height attributes to plugin img templates
    • DCT CTAs 1.1.12
    • Added width and height attributes to plugin img templates
    • DCT Timeline 1.2.2
    • Added width and height attributes to plugin img templates
  • Themes updated:
    • Blocks 2.18.0
    • Added self-hosted font directories:
      • Self-hosted fonts include:
      • Expresso Head
      • Open Sans
      • Montserrat
      • Includes shared typesetting CSS for each font:
      • Easier cross-theme reuse and consistency
      • Reduces style duplication
    • Updating font-size properties to rem
    • PHP fixes
    • Blocks 2.18.1
    • Added filterable width and height attributes to logo img template
    • Added width and height attributes to ALL theme-side img tag templates
    • Added missing minified version of blocks_print.css stylesheet
    • Removed redundant code:
      • Customizer CTA configuration screen; no longer used
      • Old Subscribe/Sign Up (‘post intro’) styles; no longer used
      • Deprecated legacy [subscribe] shortcode; no longer used, could cause confusion with new CTA / UICs
    • PHP fixes
    • Blocks 2.18.2
    • Montserrat font tweak
    • The Courier 4.4.0
    • Removed Guardian Web Compact font; replaced with shared Expresso Head font
    • Added self-hosted Open Sans web font
    • Streamlined child theme type styles
    • Updated AMP font styles
    • Updating font-size properties to rem
    • PHP fixes
    • The Courier 4.4.1
    • Added logo dimension filters
    • Removed redundant image assets
    • PHP fixes
    • Press and Journal 4.4.0
    • Removed Merriweather font; replaced with shared Expresso Head font
    • Removed Oswald font
    • Added self-hosted Open Sans web font
    • Streamlined child theme type styles
    • Updated AMP font styles
    • Updating font-size properties to rem
    • PHP fixes
    • Press and Journal 4.4.1
    • Added logo dimension filters
    • Removed redundant image assets
    • PHP fixes
    • Evening Express 4.4.16
    • Added self-hosted Montserrat web font
    • Streamlined child theme type styles
    • Updated AMP font styles
    • PHP fixes
    • Evening Express 4.4.17
    • Added logo dimension filters
    • PHP fixes
    • Evening Express 4.4.18
    • Package block CSS fix
    • Evening Telegraph 4.3.16
    • Added self-hosted Montserrat web font
    • Streamlined child theme type styles
    • Updated AMP font styles
    • PHP fixes
    • Evening Telegraph 4.3.17
    • Added logo dimension filters
    • PHP fixes
    • Evening Telegraph 4.3.18
    • Package block CSS fix
    • Energy Voice 5.2.1
    • Updated AMP font styles
    • Font fixes post-Blocks theme changes
    • PHP fixes
    • Energy Voice 5.2.2
    • Added logo dimension filters
    • Removed redundant image assets
    • PHP fixes
    • Sunday Post 4.1.15
    • Updated AMP font styles
    • Font fixes post-Blocks theme changes
    • PHP fixes
    • Sunday Post 4.1.16
    • Added logo dimension filters
    • PHP fixes

PR: #3424 ; #3440
Jira: NP-974; NP-993

WordPress Cluster 9.4.03

  • Plugins updated:
    • Ad Chunks 2.0.2
    • Added breakout enable filter
  • Themes updated:
    • Blocks 2.17.0
    • Added Podcast Series custom taxonomy:
      • ACF-based Podcast Series content
      • New Podcast Series content template
    • PHP fixes
    • Blocks 2.17.1
    • Podcast Series fixes:
      • Feature thumbnail error
      • Styling errors
      • Added breakout ad filter
    • Energy Voice 5.2.0
    • Added The 10 Point Podcast styling and image assets
    • Child theme template override fixes
    • Minor PHP cleanup
    • Fixed byline CSS bug

PR: #3405
Jira: EVW-105; EVW-83