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.
UW 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 …
Gravity 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.
Plugin 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 …
Performance 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.
WordPress Core Update to 5.2.3
The WiscWeb Service was updated to WordPress Core version 5.2.3 on Friday, September 6. This update is a security release that aims to fix several potential vulnerabilities (mostly related to cross site scripting). More information about these changes can be found on the WordFence website.
UW Theme 1.6.0 + Updates to Publications Plugin
On Thursday, September 5, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.6.0 within the WiscWeb Service. Additionally, some changes were rolled out to the publications plugin. A full list of changes in this version …
Removal of Events Tickets Add-On for Events Calendar
Our team has been working diligently over the past few months to identify areas of improvement with our service. Specifically, we’ve been focused on providing increased performance for both authenticated (logged in) and unauthenticated users. …
Known Issues and Updates with Migration to Native WP Domain Mapping
The following document outlines the current known issues and updates with the migration from MU Domain Mapping to WordPress’s native domain mapping functionality. This list is being regularly updated so please check back if you experience a new issue.
Service Update for WiscWeb Editors and Administrators
We are aware of the noticeable slowness that authenticated users (those that are logged in) of WiscWeb sites have been experiencing. We are actively investigating this issue and are making changes that should begin improving …