WordPress Cluster 9.8.54

  • Advertising 2.2.7
    • adds support for locally sold native ads
    • adds supports prebid programatic native ads
    • adds functionality for placing native ad slots
    • introduces a native ad custom render endpoint
    • refactors plugin structure with supporting functionality moved into appropriate controller files
    • moves braintree ui dropin javascript onto disk (prevents website slowdowns)
    • removes adyoulike
  • Blocks 2.22.28
  • Blocks 2.22.29
    • Removal of option to filter out ET posts on TheCourier (redundant)
  • Courier 4.5.6
  • Energy Voice 5.3.3
  • Evening Express 4.4.28
  • Oor Wullie 1.2.2
  • Platinum 1.3.4
  • Scottish Agricultural Show 1.0.4
  • Selkie+ 1.6.13
  • Society 1.3.2
  • Sunday Post 4.2.1

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3972

WordPress Cluster 9.8.53

Admin Columns 4.3.2 > 4.4.1
Contact Form 7 5.4.2 > 5.5.1
Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings 3.0.0 > 3.0.1
ElasticPress 3.6.2 > 3.6.3
Pods 2.7.30 > 2.7.31
Post Expirator 2.5.0 > 2.6.0
Smush Pro 3.9.0 > 3.9.1
User Switching 1.5.7 > 1.5.8
WPMU DEV Dashboard 4.11.3 > 4.11.5
Yoast SEO 17.1 > 17.3
Yoast SEO Premium 17.1 > 17.3

WordPress Cluster 9.8.51

  • Themes updated:
    • Blocks 2.22.27
    • Removed redundant blocks_post_category function and template references
    • Energy Voice 5.3.3
    • Removed redundant blocks_post_category template references
    • Evening Express 4.4.28
    • Removed redundant blocks_post_category template references
    • Press and Journal 4.5.7
    • Removed redundant blocks_post_category template references
    • Removed redundant .category-color-- classes
  • Plugins added:
    • WP Offload Media
    • WP Offload Media Config

PRs:
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3970
https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3985

WordPress Cluster 9.8.50

  • Themes updated:
    • Blocks 2.22.24
      • Commenting Fake Door component created
      • Js to handle toggle
      • ACF fields/options page added + Blocks Option
      • Logic for Categories or Display All or on selected Cats
      • Tracking Js pushed to DataLayer once on click per user
    • Blocks 2.22.25
    • Fixing explode function error
    • Blocks 2.22.26
    • Toggle fixed
    • Correct fonts added to unsuccessful payments
    • The Courier 4.5.5
    • Brand specific styling for fake door commenting component
    • Press and Journal 4.5.5
    • Adding Subs v2 CSS
    • CSS improvements
    • Press and Journal 4.5.6
    • Fixed Subs colour issue

PRs: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3960, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3962, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3948, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3969

WordPress Cluster 9.8.47

  • MU Plugins updated:

    • Misc
    • Added Storm Web Chat shortcode support ([storm])
  • Themes updated:

    • Blocks 2.22.21
    • Reconfigured dataLayer push so that it includes author and byline override.
    • Blocks 2.22.22
    • Nav fixes (IE10+)
    • Blocks 2.22.23
    • Added Storm Chat URL theme option
    • Added Storm Chat URL filter
    • Press and Journal 4.5.4
    • Added size adjustment to logo when on single template or when js-off class is present.
    • Syndicate Theme 1.3.4
    • Bug fixes:
      • column_post_title: handle null from get_post
    • Enhancements
      • Syndicate Instructions view
      • get_columns additions:
        • post_id column
        • added_date column
      • ordered by, changed:
        • added_date ascending order
      • Queue update actions
      • added_date column
      • Database
      • table
        • new column added:
        • added_date datetime
          • defaults to: ‘0000-00-00 00:00:00’
      • Updated SYNDICATE_DB_VERSION to 20210925
  • Plugins updated:

    • Blaize 1.26.5
    • Subs v2 CSS fix
    • Syndicate Subscriber 1.3.10
    • Bug fixes:
      • syndicate_sub_instructions_import
      • log input $post_id json encoded to prevent errors
    • Enhancements
      • Sub instruction add
      • added_date column
      • syndicate_sub_instructions_get
      • updated PHPDOC to the correct number of results it is returning (30)
      • ordered by, changed:
        • added_date ascending order

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3955, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3956, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3957, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3958, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3938, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3959

WordPress Cluster 9.8.46

  • MU Plugins updated:
    • Added wpc_the_featured_video function (NP-1715)
    • Added [jwplayer] shortcode handling to feature_video custom field (NP-1293)
    • PHP improvements
    • Advertising 2.2.6
      • Resolves a bug which causes ads to be disabled on category archives in certain cases AT-176
    • Add Sponsored Relationship to External Links 1.2
      • Lowered the priority of the_content filter to avoid a conflict with the Ad Chunks plugin (NP-1914)
  • Plugins updated:
    • DCT UICs 1.2.4 (NP-1491)
      • Fixed button alignment issue
      • Minor CSS fixes
  • Themes updated:
    • Blocks 2.22.20 (NP-1945)
      • Replacing const for login status check
      • Running login status check 20x, at 500ms intervals
    • Syndicate 1.3.4 (NP-1715)
      • Added content-single.php (template override of Twenty Sixteen theme) with Featured Video functionality

PRs: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3942, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3944, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3947, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3949, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3950, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/3941