WordPress Cluster – Release Notes

Themes updated:

• Blocks Theme 2.30.26
  • Added ACF editorial_links_soundbites_toggle and editorial_soundbites to enable functionality for text field ‘Soundbites’ to be included in Editorial Template non-Podcast Series Posts.
  • Fixed bug so Editorial Template posts now render high quality featured image.
  • Added ‘Expert’ label functionality to display a label on articles by authors/bylines who are marked as experts
• Energy Voice 6.0.9
  • Fixed bug so content is not duplicated on Editorial Template non-Podcast Series posts.
  • Added ‘Expert’ label ACF fields to allow authors and bylines to be marked as experts
  • Minor update to build process instructions
• ESG Voice 1.0.12
  • Fixed bug so content is not duplicated on Editorial Template non-Podcast Series posts.
  • Fixed bug so logo now renders on Editorial Template posts as desired.
  • Minor update to build process instructions

Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-565, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NPDEV-165
PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5034, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5060, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5064

Third Party Plugin Updates

name	status	update	version	update_version
ad-inserter	inactive	available	2.7.22	2.7.23
contact-form-7	inactive	available	5.6.4	5.7.2
redirection	inactive	available	5.3.5	5.3.6
wordpress-seo	inactive	available	19.11	19.13

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5047
PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5049
PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5052
PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5055

Themes Updated:

• Blocks 2.30.24
  • Removed featured image from the vast majority of ACF relationship fields within the WordPress admin.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5040
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-579

Plugins Updated:

• DCT Zephr UICs 1.3.4
  • Fixed bug on Energy Voice so UIC appears mid-way through article as intended.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4993
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-427

• Blaize
  *Remove impact dropdown from WP backend – this is not being used on any of the sites.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5021
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2604

Third Party Plugin Updates

name	status	update	version	update_version
advanced-custom-fields-pro	active-network	available	6.0.5	6.0.6
pods	inactive	available	2.9.9	2.9.10.2
post-expirator	inactive	available	2.8.0	2.8.2
custom-facebook-feed	inactive	available	4.1.5	4.1.6
wordfence	inactive	available	7.8.0	7.8.2

• Block-themes 2.30.23
  • Migration-landing template updated to style the new P&J About-us page
• DCT-travel-hub 1.11.13
  • Removed the limitation on the number of Sponsors blocks which can be added to an Event.
  • De-activated ACF fields from WP-Admin so they cannot be configured via Admin and are pulled from code instead.
• EV NPD Landing Page Template
  • Added new blocks and template to enable NPD Trio to spin up landing pages at will
  • Adds Typeform shortcode to allow users to embed Typeform forms on pages using a shortcode

PR’s:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5045
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5031
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5036

Jira:
NP-2667
PRO-44
NPDEV-108

⚠️ Emergency Deploy

• MU Plugins
  • Update to allow users to view article revisions

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5022

Plugins updated:

• DCT Viafoura Cleanup 1.1
  • Specify domain when clearing _vfa cookie

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5033

Plugins added:

• DCT Viafoura Cleanup 1.0
  • Plugin to clear up the Viafoura cookie leak on the Courier and Press and Journal

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5032

Third party plugin updates

Plugins

WP Name	Plugin Name	Version	Update Version
mailchimp-for-wp	MailChimp for WP	4.8.11	4.8.12
redis-cache-pro	Redis Cache Pro	1.16.4	1.17.0
wordfence	Wordfence	7.7.1	7.8.0
worpress-seo	WordPress SEO	19.1	19.11

• Themes Updated:
  • Blocks Theme 10.30.21
  • Resolved issue where images on homepage would show empty grey caption box if no caption is provided.

PR’s:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5014
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5024
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5025
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5026
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5027

JIRA:
https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-495
https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2894

• Themes Updated:

  • DC Thomson Corporate 2.2.3
  • Added additional Skillsets for use within the Vacancies.

• Block theme 2.30.19:

  • Scrollers updated to use Yoast primary category.

• Block theme 2.30.20:

  • Added Ad Light feature toggle.
  • Added element if Ad light is enabled.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5015, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5008, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5013
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/PRO-31, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2663, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-475

• MU Plugin Updates

  • Theme Features
  • Add new theme feature: hero-hub-hygiene
  • Add new article type metabox to the post edit screen
  • Add new options page in WP admin to set up the article type list per site

• Plugin Updates

  • Syndicate Subscriber 1.3.12
  • API: PHP 8 compatibility fix
  • Blocks 2.30.17
  • Add article type and template type to GTM datalayer push
  • Piano 1.1
  • Various improvements
  • Courier 4.7.6
  • Add hero-hub-hygiene theme support
  • Press and Journal 4.7.7
  • Add hero-hub-hygiene theme support
  • Blaize plugin 1.28.13
  • Avoid redirection when user is on /subscribe page so they can register/login and go to checkout without the page reloading
  • Blocks 2.30.18
  • Resolve issues with the queries being used to power the scrollers

• Documentation Update

  • Improved ngrok set up instructions in readme

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4999
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2892

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5006
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2655

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5009

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5004

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5002
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2310

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4964/
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2602

• Plugins Updated:

  • Piano 1.0.1
  • Handle WP_Error
  • Change options table’s values to use underscores instead of dashes

• Themes Updated:

  • DCT Travel Hub 1.11.13
  • Updated the hard coded footer menu to use WP menus editable via WP Admin

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4988
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/SUM-131

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5001
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/TRAV-20