WordPress Cluster – Release Notes

• Themes Updated:
  • Blocks 2.31.10
    • Emergency fix to resolve data tracking issue on sidebar

Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2847

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5353

• Themes Updated:
  • ESG Voice 1.0.15
    • Duplicated Podcast Series styling from Energy Voice to accommodate Nav Graphic functionality
    • Updated colour of gigawaters.svg to meet accessibility guidelines.
  • Blocks 2.31.6
    • Added data tracking to article sidebar.
  • Blocks 2.31.7
    • Reduced featured image with on Hero templates
    • Revert fix: Zepher UCI fix and feature video Figma styling added including figcaption
  • Blocks 2.31.8
    • Added webpack build process to js minification files
  • Blocks 2.31.9
    • Remove united robots associated code removed from block themes
• Plugin Removed:
  • United Robots
    • Remove United Robots plugin and match reports as no longer required
• WordPress Security and Maintenance Update 6.1.2 to 6.1.3

Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/EVW-708, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2840, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2861, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2847, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2951, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2943

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5339/, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5321, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5335, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5336, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5350, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5351

• Plugins
  • Piano
    • Updated to match integration branch changes.
    • Introduced cookie/_GET check to only load Piano for internal users.

https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5283

• WordPress Security and Maintenance Update 6.1.1 to 6.2.1 rolled-back
• WordPress Security and Maintenance Update 6.1.1 to 6.1.2

JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2941, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2942
PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5341, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5345

• MU Plugins Updated:

  • Advertising 2.4.51
    • Further unit tests added
  • Embeds 1.6.5
    • Fixes Flourish script placement conflicting with advert placement at start of content

• Themes Updated:

  • Blocks 2.31.4
    • REVERTED: Publish dates not showing on Hub templates fix
    • REVERTED: Byline override and crime & courts articles to now show silhouette avatar
    • REVERTED: Byline override styling fixes
    • Update sidebar to prepare for Google Optimize A/B test

PRs: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5248, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5249, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5274, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5326
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2762, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2820, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2803, https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2847

• Themes Updated:
  • Blocks 2.31.3
    • Removed publish date from homepage grids in Hub articles

JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/NP-2811

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5286

Plugin Updates: Plugin Name	Version	Update Version
Yoast SEO	20.6	20.7
Yoast SEO Premium	20.6	20.7
WP-PageNavi	2.94.0	2.94.1

PRs: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5330 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5331 https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5332
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2940

• Themes removed:
  • DC Thomson Travel 1.11.13

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5322
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2938

Plugins Updated:

• Advanced Custom Fields Pro 6.1.4 > 6.1.6
  • Security patch for XSS vulnerability

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5329
Jira: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2940

• Plugins Updated:

  • Mailchimp for WordPress 4.9.3 to 4.9.4
  • Smash Balloon Instagram Feed 6.1.3 to 6.1.4
  • Yoast SEO Free, Premium 20.5 to 20.6
  • WordPress Importer 0.8 to 0.8.1

• MU Plugins Updated:

  • Advertising 2.4.51 > 2.4.51 ( no production changes )

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5317, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5316, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5319, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5320, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5198, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5208, https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/5301

JIRA: https://dcthomson.atlassian.net/browse/CORE-2937