Category: WordPress Cluster

• Plugins Updated:

  • Advertising 2.4.47
  • Collapse ads when blocking UICs are present on the page, to avoid having blank spaces on the ads parts

  PR:
  https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4502

  JIRA:
  https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2295

Third party plugin updates

Plugins name	version	update_version
wordfence	7.5.8	7.5.9
wordpress-seo	18.4	18.4.1
wpmudev-updates	4.11.9	4.11.11
advanced-custom-fields-pro	5.12	5.12.1
wp-smush-pro	3.9.7	3.9.8

PRs: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4510 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4511 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4512 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4513 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4514

• WordPress 5.9
  • https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-9/
  • WordPress 5.9.1
  • https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-9-1/
  • WordPress 5.9.2
  • https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-9-2/

Requires Network Upgrade upon deploy

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4501
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2772

• MU Plugin Updates
  • Optimisation (WordPress Cluster) 1.0.6
  • Before inserting a tag if restful then return empty early
  • Template tags
  • new function wpc_is_restful: simplifies the check to determine if the request is restful
• Theme Updates
  • Bauchan 1.2.6
  • 404.php: defined( ‘ABSPATH’ ) || die();
• Plugin Updates
  • WP Offload Media DCT Config 1.0.1
  • upload/sideload override function: now converts file extension to lowercase

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4498, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4499, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4500
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2711, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2777, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/DESK-8187

Third party plugin updates

Name	Update	version	update_version
Ad Inserter	Available	2.7.11	2.7.12
Publish to Apple News	Available	2.3.1	2.3.2
Stream	Available	3.8.2	3.9.0
Yeost SEO	Available	18.2	18.4

Themes Updated:

• Energyvoice 5.3.11
  • Reduce CSL on thumbnail images

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4460
JIRA: 2254

• Theme updated:
  • Blocks 2.24.1
  • Fixed News Block (Splash) sidebar issue

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4477

• Plugins added:
  • DCT United Robots 1.0.0
  • Handles Match Report JSON feed ingestion from United Robots
  • Provides a series of Match Report template functions
• Themes updated:
  • Blocks 2.24.0
  • Added DCT United Robots supporting functionality
  • Added Youth Football block
  • Added Match Report post template
  • Refactored Footer Posts "block":
    • Split into separate template parts, with separate stylesheets
  • Refactored block sidebar functionality and ACF
  • The Courier 4.5.13
  • Updated Footer Post "block" styling
  • Press and Journal 4.5.17
  • Updated Footer Post "block" styling
  • Energy Voice 5.3.10
  • Updated Footer Post "block" hooks

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4475

• Plugins Removed:

  • DCT Corporate Custom Post Types
  • Official Jacqueline Wilson Custom Post Types

• Themes Updated

  • Jacqueline Wilson Hueman Child Theme 2.1.0
  • DC Thomson Corporate 2.2.0

MU Plugins Updated

• Wyvex Paywall 2.2.13

  • Pass additional COFUsage key/value on repeat

• WordPress 5.8.4 Security Update

  • https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-8-4/#maintenance-updates

PR:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4451, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4461, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4464

JIRA:
https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2785, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2750

• Plugins Updated:

  • Advertising 2.4.46
  • Reduce Cumulative Shift Layout caused by ads on thecourier / sundaypost / pressandjournal / energyvoice

  PR:
  https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4409

  JIRA:
  https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-177