UW Theme Updated to 1.10.0
On Thursday, July 9, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.10.0. A full list of changes in this version of the UW Theme can be reviewed in the changelog. This release is mostly filled …
July 9, 2020Important Update Relating to wpDataTables Table Display
It was brought to our attention recently that several wpDataTables that were using Google Sheets as its source were no longer displaying data even though the source tables were still working correctly.
June 24, 2020Events Calendar and Gravity Forms Updates
The Events Calendar and Gravity Forms plugins have been updated to the latest versions in production.
June 24, 2020WordPress Core Updated to Version 5.4.1
WiscWeb was updated to WordPress Core version 5.4.1 on May 21.
May 26, 2020UW Theme Updated to 1.9.0
On Thursday, March 5, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.9.0. A full list of changes in this version of the UW Theme can be reviewed in the changelog.
March 5, 2020Known Issues with Modsecurity Update of February 28
In rolling out the Modsecurity updates of February 28, our team has uncovered a few recurring issues that are affecting a good portion of our users. We are currently working on updates to our configuration …
February 28, 2020Important: Revised Rollout Date for Modsecurity Updates
Modsecurity changes planned for March 2nd are rolling out early due to a botnet attack Friday morning that resulted in a service-wide outage. Please report any and all error messages to the WiscWeb team via the customer support form.
February 28, 2020Important Updates Regarding Service Impacts Starting Monday, March 2
We will soon be making an important change to Modsecurity settings for the service to combat botnet attacks. This change may affect your sites and it is requested that you review this information and report any issues found.
February 27, 2020WiscWeb Domain Redirect Updates
When the service moved to native WordPress domain mapping in August of 2019, this changed the way that users can login to their WiscWeb sites.
February 11, 2020Important Changes to Launch and Plugin Activation Processes
We would like to make all site owners aware of two important changes that are now in effect for our services: All site launches, including launches of new domains, now require two weeks’ notice. Requests …
February 5, 2020UW Theme Updated to 1.8.0
On Thursday, January 9, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.8.0. A full list of changes in this version of the UW Theme can be reviewed in the changelog.
January 9, 2020New Training Videos Posted
Though we would always recommend in-person training to learn the basics of the UW Theme, we have created three videos that cover the same topics for “just in time” training needs. You can view those …
December 19, 2019WordPress Core 5.3.1 Security and Maintenance Release
WordPress recently updated Core to version 5.3.1 to accommodate some security- and maintenance-related fixes. WiscWeb has rolled out this update on December 13, 2019.
December 13, 2019Decommissioning of Enhanced Media Library Plugin
Due to unforeseen conflicts with the plugin and the latest version of WP Core, as well as the fact that the plugin has been abandoned by the developer, we have decided to decommission the Enhanced Media Library plugin for the WiscWeb service.
December 4, 2019WiscWeb Holiday Availability
The WiscWeb team will have low availability during the winter holidays (December 23, 2019 – January 2, 2020). Please expect delays in messaging. Outage Reporting If you experience a site outage during the holidays, please …
December 4, 2019WordPress Core Update to 5.3
The WiscWeb Service was updated to WordPress Core version 5.3 on Monday, November 25, 2019. This update is mostly related to changes to and fixes for the Gutenberg editor, which is not yet available with the UW Theme. More information about these changes can be found on the WordPress website.
November 25, 2019UW Theme Updated to 1.7.0
On Thursday, November 7, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.7.0 within the WiscWeb Service. A full list of changes in this version can be reviewed in the changelog. Here is the one …
November 7, 2019Gravity Forms Alert After Update
If you are seeing a new alert message in your Gravity Forms notifications settings, fear not. This is not something that should interfere with the functioning of your forms.
October 24, 2019Plugin Updates for October 2019
After testing the plugins in our Dev and QA environments, we will be rolling out plugin updates to a few of our more major plugins on Thursday, October 24. We plan to roll these out …
October 23, 2019Performance Improvements for July and August 2019
Over the past two months, various members of DoIT, University Marketing, and CALS have been focusing on key performance updates for the WiscWeb service to improve page load times. This effort was in response to reports of slow page load times for both authenticated (logged into the editing environment) and unauthenticated (not logged in, your general website visitors) users of the tool. We would like to provide an update on the status of this endeavor.
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