WordPress Security Update, New Plugins and General Updates

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The WordPress Core Security Update (version 4.7.3) has been applied to all networks we host.

The following updates have been made to all CampusPress networks:

General Theme Updates:

  • Skirmish: Date format post list fix.
  • Nature:  Fix issue with comments displaying on theme.

General Plugins Updates:

  • Subscribe by email:  added weekly digest time selector in Subscriptions > Settings > General so admin users can select when the digest is sent to subscribers; added unsubscribe link option in Subscriptions > Settings > Mail Template; fixed follow button anchor causing scrolling of page on some themes such as Divi.
  • Akismet – disabled Akismet on private sites (those set to only registered users, admin users only and password protected).
  • Lean Captcha Word list: updated word list.
  • WordPress Importer:  fix for importer image sizes.
  • Simple SEO:  enabled 301 redirection only on single posts.
  • Super admin scripts: fixed issue with member sites number.

New Plugins:

New plugins are added as ‘Super Admin only’.  Refer to managing plugins documentation on how to enable these plugin for all users.

Latest Support Documentation:

The following new support documentation has been added to Edublogs User Guide: