Category: WordPress Cluster

• CDN Patching
  • Added logic to set a “Deploy Mode” so JS and CSS assets could be served from WPC rather than Zephr.

I’ve had to partially roll this back while we investigate why the site option won’t toggle off on production!

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2573

• Themes updated (version bumps):
  • Blocks 2.6.1
  • The Courier 4.2.11
  • Press and Journal 4.2.6

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2573

• Plugins updated:
  • Blaize 1.11.23
    • Added fade effect to ‘Continue Reading’ UIC
• Plugins added:
  • DCT Timeline 1.0.0
    • Displays intentionally related posts in a timeline format
• Themes updated:
  • Blocks 2.6.0
    • Added new Premium block type
    • Added ALL Blocks ACF as ACF PHP fields:
      • Easier to maintain
      • Avoids data loss across multiple environments
      • Reduces calls to the database, speeding up the site
    • Removed ALL old Blocks ACF local JSON:
      • Handled now by ACF PHP fields
      • No more need to sync ACF after a deploy!
    • Moved ALL Blocks layout CSS into own stylesheet
      • includes @media and @supports tags for responsive CSS and feature queries
    • Added Enhanced Profile functionality:
      • Adds stylised author profile pictures to Simple template
    • CSS improvements
  • The Courier 4.2.10
    • Premium block CSS
    • Enhanced Profile author bio CSS
  • Press and Journal 4.2.5
    • Premium block CSS
    • Enhanced Profile author bio CSS
  • Syndicate 1.2.0
    • PA Subjects area added to the post template
      • Queries the PA API to retrieve the latest data
      • Quick way to verify if PA have tagged a story correctly

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2564/, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2572

• Plugin updates
  • • Blaize 1.11.22
      • Version bump to clear static file caches

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2569

• Plugins updated:
  • Blaize 1.11.21
    • Added Blaize Meter content fade
    • Moved sailthru purchase vars to item object vars

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2566

• Plugin updates
  • • Blaize 1.11.20
      • Stop loading spinner showing on every page

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2567

• Plugin updates
  • • Blaize 1.11.19
      • cache busting version bump

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2565

• Plugin updates
  • • Blaize 1.11.18
      • Sailthru user tracking fix (hid cookie & purchases)
    • Sailthru 1.2.7
      • Use sandbox api keys for staging environments

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2563

• Plugin updates
  • • WordFence 7.4.6
    • WordPress SEO 13.1
    • WordPress SEO Premium 13.1
    • WordPress SEO News 12.4.1
    • codepress-admin-columns 4.0.1
    • amp 1.4.4
    • mailchimp-for-wp 4.7.5
    • polldaddy 2.2.0
    • redirection 4.7
    • redis-cache 1.5.6
    • regenerate-thumbnails 3.1.3
    • responsive-lightbox-lite 1.3.3
    • user-switching 1.5.4

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2559,https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2558,https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2560