WordPress Cluster – Release Notes

MU Plugin Updates
- Picture Use Reporting 1.0.1
- New EISidentifier match criteria logic to find metadata when it is stored as an attribute as-well-as than the value of a tag.
  - Aligned the preg_match order to follow the previous order for dct_payable and tark_id
Themes Updated
- Blocks 2.24.2
- Updated podcast template to include post-grid template parts & css
- Updated JS to prevent runtime error when element not present
- ~~Blocks 2.24.3~~
  ~~– Improves base SQL queries for blocks.~~ reverted
- Blocks 2.24.4
- Splash block image quality updated from 620px to 940px

Third party plugin updates

Requires Network Upgrade upon deploy

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

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:

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