WordPress Cluster – Release Notes

• Misc
  • Site Cleanup Script
    • Added a script to help in removing multiple sites from cluster on a given environment.

PR:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4000

Themes Updated:

• Blocks 2.23.8:
  • Refactored event listeners such that they are now separated – load and resize
  • 50 ms delay between init func and destory func in attempt to reduce the cycle2 warning log
• DCT Corporate 2.1.18
  • Amended number of items per row on the brand page.

Plugins Updated:

• Advertising 2.3.06:
  • type check added within Js
  • recompiled code
• Syndicate Subscriber 1.3.11:
  • New function that takes the output from wp_get_attachment_image_src and converts HTTP URL scheme to HTTPS if WP is using HTTPS
  • Function applied whilst processing syndicate instruction images
• Theme Features:
  • type check added within PHP

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4272/, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4294, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4291

JIRA: 2064
https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2748

• Themes Updated:
  • Blocks 2.23.6
  • Tag links bug fix
  • Energy Voice 5.3.9
  • Added styles for the Bigger, Better Podcast
  • Blocks 2.23.7
  • Removed the lightbox theme feature and maintained the .lightbox-content container around the main article content.
  • Sunday Post 4.2.5
  • Removed the lightbox theme feature and maintained the .lightbox-content container around the main article content.
  • DCT Corporate 2.1.17
  • Added Brands options page to control display order.
  • Removed brands filtering.
  • Handled slider image better.
  • Added brands external link.
• Plugins Updated:
  • ESIO3 WebServices 3.3.4
  • Queued elapsed timezone fixes

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4212, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4208, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4276, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3968
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2155, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-151, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-1894

• Themes Updated:
  • Blocks 2.23.5
  • Amended the flexbox properties of the puzzle page header.
  • The Courier 4.5.10
  • Removed logo styles.
  • Press and Journal 4.5.15
  • Removed logo styles.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4210, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4207, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4270
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2124, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-1966

Plugins updated:

• amp 2.2.0 (from 2.1.4)
• custom-facebook-feed 4.1.1 (from 4.1)
• duplicate-post 4.3 (from 4.2)
• duracelltomi-google-tag-manager 1.14.2 (from 1.13.1)
• elasticpress 3.6.6 (from 3.6.5)
• instagram-feed 2.9.9 (from 2.9.7)
• polldaddy 3.0.5 (from 3.0.1)
• publish-to-apple-news 2.3.1 (from 2.3.0)
• wordpress-seo 17.8 (from 17.7.1)
• wpmudev-updates 4.11.8 (from 4.11.6)
• dark-matter 2.2.1 (from 2.1.7)

Premium Plugins updated:

• redis-cache-pro 1.14.3 (from 1.14.1)
• wordpress-seo 17.8 (from 17.7)

Themes updated:

• hueman 3.7.20 (from 3.7.19)

PR:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4255
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4256
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4257
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4258
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4259
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4260
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4260
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4261
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4262
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4263
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4264

https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4238
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4237

https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4231

• Themes Updated

  • Blocks 2.23.3
  • Refactored ACF declaration into separate files.
  • Added checkbox functionality to the admin to toggle control over active blocks on a per site basis.
  • The Courier 4.5.9
  • Added site specific styles for long read articles
  • Added site specific styles for lite-content UIC
  • Sunday Post 4.2.3
  • Updated tags functionality on the single template.
  • Energy Voice 5.3.7
  • Added support for the long read template.
  • Press and Journal 4.5.14
  • Fixed background colour bug on the hamburger menu.

• Plugins Updated

  • DCT UIC 1.2.9
  • Added new lite-content UIC template.
  • Added functions to retrieve the markup for a specific UIC
  • Added shortcode to retrieve a specific UIC

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4241, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4213, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4267
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-1423, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-1424, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2122

_WordPress Security Update:__

• WordPress 5.8.3
  • https://wordpress.org/support/wordpress-version/version-5-8-3/

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4232

• Plugins updated:
  • Blaize 1.26.15
  • Added Sub Group packs function
  • Added Sub Group slug validation
  • Added duration validation
  • Cleaned up [blaize-subs-hero] shortcode pack logic to only show packs in Sub Groups
  • Added toggle logic
  • Blaize 1.26.16
  • Toggle fixes

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4200, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4204

Plugin & Theme Release

Plugins
name	version	update_version
ad-inserter	2.7.5	2.7.8
advanced-custom-fields-pro	5.11.1	5.11.4
elasticpress	3.6.4	3.6.5
pods	2.8.5	2.8.8.1
post-expirator	2.6.3	2.7.0
custom-facebook-feed	4.0.5	4.1
wp-smush-pro	3.9.3	3.9.4
wordpress-seo	17.6	17.7.1
wordpress-seo-premium	17.6	17.7.1

Themes
name	version	update_version
hueman	3.7.18	3.7.19

PRs:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4191
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4171
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4172
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4187
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4174
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4190
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4188
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4186
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4189

MU Plugins Updated:

• Google Tag Manager 2.3.2
  • Added embed counting and grouping.

Plugins Updated:

• PA Importer 1.7.0
  • Improvements
  • Now has 3 attempts to download the featured image from PA, with logging included
  • Tidied up logging into function
  • Manual download retrieval hyperlink added underneath existing "Set featured image"
    • Appears only for Posts post type and when no featured image is attached
  • Fixes
  • width querystring now added correctly onto featured image download URL.
• Blaize 1.26.14
  • Removed the show/hide functionality from the Subs page.

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4182, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4183, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/4060
JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2736, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2737, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2092, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-1528,