Author: Robert Paul

• MU Plugins updated:
  • Optimisation 1.0.2
    • Added wpc_insert_tag() function for <style>/<script> tag insertion in templates (with optional minification)
    • Added wpc_load_async_styles() function for aynschronous stylesheet loading
• Themes updated:
  • Blocks 2.14.0
    • Migrated all plugin CSS into new stylesheet, blocks_plugins.css
    • Loaded blocks_plugins.css stylesheet asynchronously with wpc_load_async_styles()
    • Moved all blocks’ and block widgets’ CSS into own stylesheets to optimise style loading
    • Added globals.php file, containing $style_tags global array for inline <style> tag loading
    • Added wpc_insert_tag() loader to all block (and block widget) templates
      • Adds inline <style> tags containing each block’s styles
      • Checks $style_tags global to ensure non-repetitive loading
    • Added wpc_insert_tag() loader to template parts:
      • Gallery
      • Premium – Default
      • Premium – Main
    • Refactored shared block styles for independent styling:
      • Full Width Posts
      • Top Stories With Sections
    • Removed blocks_layouts.css (old blocks styles)
    • Minor CSS migrations and updates
  • The Courier 4.3.13
    • Updated styling for refactor
  • Press and Journal 4.3.14
    • Updated styling for refactor
    • Removed old Puzzler application:
      • Files, folders and assets
      • Integration functions in child theme
  • Evening Express 4.4.11
    • Updated styling for refactor
  • Evening Telegraph 4.3.11
    • Updated styling for refactor
  • Sunday Post 4.1.14
    • Updated styling for refactor
    • Removed old Puzzler application:
      • Files, folders and assets
      • Integration functions in child theme
  • Energy Voice 5.1.24
    • Updated styling for refactor

Jira: NP-766; NP-764

• VVV Changes
  • phpmd is now a supported project again, so we download latest version as part of provision
  • don’t enable es service by default (JVM is quite heavy and not needed for day to day)
  • update VVV scripts to latest plugins needed
  • update local superadmins
  • disable wordfence by default
  • various small updates to bin/ scripts
  • exclude some paths as libraries in phpstorm config
• Plugins updated:
  • Blaize 1.23.5
    • Added Request a Receipt functionality to active subscriptions:
      • Added new WYSIWYG field to Shortcodes ACF
      • Added shortcode [blaize-request-receipt]
      • CSS fixes

Jira: NP-866

• Plugins updated:
  • Blaize 1.23.4
    • Removed CSS margin bug
  • Advertising 2.1.8 (Remove prebid functionality)
• Themes updated:
  • Subscription Manager 1.0.15
    • Prevented MU Plugin advertising.php JS contents from loading via filter
    • PHP ‘beautification’

Jira: CORE-2485

• Plugins updated:
  • DCT CTA 1.1.8
    • Fixed ACF value errors

• MU Plugins updated:
  • Added Theme Features JS directory:
    • Contains reusable copies of globally-used JS files and plugins
      • HTML5 Shiv
      • jQuery Cookie
      • jQuery Cycle2
      • jQuery Cycle2 Carousel
      • jQuery Loading Overlay
      • jQuery Validate
    • Added wpc_js_register_scripts() function for global JS plugin registration
      • Enables easier enqueueing later with wp_enqueue_script()
    • Advertising
      • Added checks around advertising variables to prevent common errors.
    • Template Tags
      • Added wpc functions to display icons and social media profiles
        • wpc_the_icon()
        • wpc_get_icon()
        • wpc_the_social_links()
  • Optimisation 1.0.1
    • Added wpc_load_async_scripts() function:
      • Enables async / defer loading of script tags
      • Enables pre-fetch (e.g. dns-prefetch, dns-preconnect) loading of script tags
  • Moved old theme feature script enqueues into Theme Features JS, and removed old MU Plugin partials:
    • jQuery Cookie (sso.php)
    • jQuery Cycle2 (cycle2.php)
    • jQuery Cycle2 Carousel (cycle2.php)
    • HTML5 Shiv (html5-shiv.php)
• Plugins updated:
  • Blaize 1.23.3
    • Added defer/dns-prefetch to enqueued script:
      • Braintree Dropin
    • Merged blaize-accordion.js into blaize.js; removed old script
    • Reviewed script enqueues
    • Removed copies of script files from plugin.
  • DCT CTA 1.1.7
    • Added checks around CTA fields.
• Themes updated:
  • Blocks 2.13.0
    • Added defer/dns-prefetch to enqueued scripts:
      • jQuery Cookie
      • jQuery Cycle2
      • jQuery Cycle2 Carousel

Jira: NP-783, MAG-11