Release Update 2022.11.15

Starting with this release we're changing our release strategy a bit. Instead of releasing every 2 weeks, we're now releasing new features as soon as they're through our QA process. This has meant that some weeks we've released two or three small updates to customer sites.

We have updated our button that adds meetings to your calendar so that it meets accessibility needs. During this process we also updated the whole infrastructure behind adding items to a calendar so that it's using current technologies. We also revamped how to include JavaScript and CSS in our default theme so that we should be breaking any cache issues faster and users won't see CSS errors that have been resolved.

The final big change we made was to move our internal repositories off Google hosting to Github. We had experience intermittent issues with access to repositories via Google which meant sometimes a plugin would not be installed as expected on a site. Moving to Github has meant that plugins and themes are installed every time.

What's Up Next

The next releases will focus on getting us ready for PHP 8 and revamping our Kubernetes setup so we can more effectively deal with spam form submissions. This update will come around December 15th.

Changelog

New features

• Fixed Add to Calendar button so it provides details for events: #2117
• Added multi-level drag and drop quick menus: #2083.
• Changed out WP Proud Admin so that we can add settings without adding plugin dependencies: 2022.11.03.0952
• Updated the publish metabox so you can see more detail: #2090
• upgraded all Google hosted repositories to Github version to stop repository downtime while building a pod: #2125
• Changed CSS and JS versions to help eliminate caching issues when we update a theme: #2126

WordPress Core Update:

• Updated WordPress Core to 6.1

Third-party plugin updates:

• Admin Menu Editor 1.10.3 -> 1.10.4
• Broken Link Checker 1.11.18 -> 1.11.20
• Events Manager 6.1.3 -> 6.1.4
• Site Origin Panels 2.17.0 -> 2.18.4
• Popup Maker 1.16.10 -> 1.16.14
• Post Expirator 2.7.8 -> 2.8.0
• Say What 2.1.1 -> 2.1.2
• SO Widgets Bundle 1.43.0 -> 1.44.0
• WP Job Manager 1.38.0 -> 1.38.1
• WordPress SEO 19.8 -> 19.10
• WP Sitemap Page 1.9.1 -> 1.9.2

Release 1.134.0

Release 1.134.0 brought some fixes to accessibility, specifically with tabindex on meeting links. That fix allowed us to update our Add to Calendar scripts and remove a connection to an external service. Add to calendar links are now generated with code entirely running and hosted on client sites. We also continued to clean up some of our legacy JavaScript code to improve it's function and speed.

What's Up Next

Release 1.135.0 will have more bug fixes and a new menuing system. It will be released on Nov 1, 2022.

Changelog

New features

Bugfixes:

• Fixed tabindex issue with add to calendar buttons: #2111
• Fixed double lightbox galleries loading: #1851

Third-party plugin updates:

• Events Manager 6.1.2.1 -> 6.1.3
• Popup Maker 1.16.9 -> 1.16.10
• Post Expirator 2.7.7 -> 2.7.8
• Safe Redirect Manager 1.11.0 -> 1.11.1
• SO Widgets Bundle 1.42.1 -> 1.43.0
• WP Mail SMPT 3.5.2 -> 3.6.1
• WordPress SEO 19.7.1 -> 19.8
• WP Rocket 3.10.9 -> 3.12.1.1
• WP Media Folder Addon 1.0.1 -> 3.6.3

Release 1.133.0

In this release we resolved some issues with deploy that were causing some of our plugins to become unavailable when Kubernetes Pods were rebuilt. We also updated some of our :hover and :focus styles to have more obvious states to improve accessibility.

What's Up Next

Release 1.134.0 will have more bug fixes. It will be released on October 11, 2022.

Changelog

New features

Bugfixes:

• Updated the :hover state for inverse cards: #2101
• Resolved an issue during deploy where some private plugin repositories were unavailable: #2079
• Updated Events Manager templates to v6: #2100

Third-party plugin updates:

• Disable Comments -> 2.4.2
• Events Manager -> 6.1.2.1
• Popup Maker -> 1.16.9
• SO Widgets Bundle -> 1.42.1
• WordPress SEO -> 19.7.1

Releas 1.132.0

This release brought us a new updated CSS and JS build process which will make future work on styles faster and more robust. We also added some more tests for file validation to help us produce more robust builds.

What's Up Next

Release 1.133.0 will have more bug fixes. It will be released on Sept 20 2022.

Changelog

New features

• Added basic .sh file validation to catch programmer errors: #2065
• Fixed a developer error bug where headers were sent already: #2032
• Confirmed WP Rocket settings change resolved date display issue: #2035
• Add a new custom sidebar for locations: #2051
• New build processed based on Laravel Mix: #2094
• Fixed missing link underlines: #2099

WordPress Core Update:

• WordPress Core: 6.0.0 -> 6.0.2

Third-party plugin updates:

• Admin Menu Editor: 1.10.2 -> 1.10.3
• Edit Flow: 0.9.6 -> 0.9.7
• Font Awesome: 4.2.0 -> 4.3.1
• SiteOrigin Panels: 2.16.19 -> 2.17.0
• Say What: 2.1.0 -> 2.1.1
• SO Widgets Bundle: 1.40.0 -> 1.40.2
• WP Job Manager: 1.37.0 -> 1.38.0
• WordPress SEO: 19.6 -> 19.6.1

Testing emphasis

Testing should focus on any JavaScript interactions on the pages due to the new build process.

Release 1.131.0

This release added some editing capabilities to the new ProudCity Quick Menu plugin to continue to bring it back in line with the features of it's predecessor. We also added the ability for Editor's to clear their own site cache as well as enhance alerts for the ProudCity team when plugins may be deactivated by accident so we can resolve these issues.

What's Up Next

Release 1.132.0 will have more bug fixes as we start rewriting some of the core CSS and JavaScript to help modernize the ProudCity development stack. It will be released on Sept 6.

Changelog

New features

• Added the ability for labels to be edited in ProudCity Quick Menu: #2080
• Editors can now clear their own cache on a site: #2088
• ProudCity will now be alerted if some crucial plugins are deactivated: #2095

Bugfixes:

• Resolved an issue with the save button on the ProudCity Integrations page cycling page load but doing nothing else

Third-party plugin updates:

• Broken Link Checker -> 1.11.18
• Disable Comments -> 2.4.1
• Events Manager -> 6..1.1
• Site Origin Panels -> 2.16.19
• Say What -> 2.1.0
• SO Widgets Bundle -> 1.40.0
• WP Job Manager -> 1.37.0
• WP Mail SMTP -> 3.5.1
• WordPress SEO -> 19.6

Release 1.130.0

This release we focused on improving the security of WP Quick Menu by taking it over and rewriting the very old code. ProudCity Quick Menu represents a complete rewrite of the functionality to bring the plugin up to modern standards around coding practices and code security.

What's Up Next

The next release will continue to enhance features with ProudCity Quick Menu as we work to bring it up to feature parity with the older Quick Menu Plugin.

Release 1.131.0 will have more bug fixes. It will be released on August 23, 2022.

Changelog

New features

• Release an updated and renamed version of WP Quick Menu because it hadn't been updated in years. ProudCity Quick Menu achieves the basic functions of the old plugin but is fully updated. More features will be coming. #2057

Bugfixes:

• fixed an issue where editing a page would redirect you to all pages: #2073

Hotfixes:

• 1.129.1 fixed an issue with password protected pages redirecting improperly: #2078

WordPress Core Update:

• Core updated to 6.0.1

Third-party plugin updates:

• Disable Comments updated to 2.4.0
• Events Manager updated to 6.0.1
• Site Origin Panels updated to 2.16.17
• Post Expirator Updated to 2.7.7
• SO Widgets Bundle updated to 1.38.2
• WP Job Manager updated to 1.37.0
• WP Mail SMTP updated to 3.5.1
• WP Rocket updated to 3.11.4.2
• WordPress SEO updated to 19.4

Release 1.129.0

This release cleaned up some issues with caching and making sure that the media library plugin was activated across all client sites. We also verified that Gravity Forms exports were working as expected and fixed a bug that sent all users back to the main Posts page in the WordPress admin if they saved any content.

What's Up Next

Release 1.130.0 will have more bug fixes. It will be released on July 26, 2022.

Changelog

New features

Bugfixes:

• Ran search and replace on some domains to remove legacy testing domains: #2068
• Readded commands to activate WP Media Folder plugin as some sites didn't have it activated with 1.128.0: #2067
• Possible fix for alert bar messages not being shown once update: #2071
• Possible fix for menu links not working and only refreshing the page: #2070
• Fixing issue where saving any content type redirected you to the main posts page: #2070
• Gravity Forms exports work: #1887

Hotfixes:

• 1.128.1 fixed an issue with escaped HTML in the new pager

Third-party plugin updates:

• SiteOrigin Panels upgraded to 2.16.16
• SO Widgets Bundle upgraded to 1.37.1
• User Role Editor upgraded to 4.63
• WP Rocket upgraded to 3.11.3

Release 1.128.0

Release 1.128.0 involved some clean up of our WP Rocket addition. We will now be automatically flushing the cache during each deploy. We also added a new system for users to navigate between pages of documents on their site. It is now more obvious that there are pages of documents to switch between.

What's Up Next

Release 1.129.0 will have more bug fixes. It will be released on July 12, 2022.

Changelog

• Fixed issue with being able to detect plugin updates: #2058
• Updated the pagination view for the Document Custom Post Type to better suit the data: #2000
• Added cache flushing commands for WP Rocket to our standard build process: #2066
• Removed deployment calls to W3Total Cache as we aren't using it anymore.

New features

Third-party plugin updates:

• Disable Comments 2.3.6
• WordPress SEO 19.2
• Safe Redirect Manager 10.11.0
• SiteOrigin Panels 2.16.15
• SO Widgets Bundle 1.36.0
• WP Job Manager 1.36.2
• Duplicate Post 4.5
• Font Awesome 4.2.0

Release 1.127.0

This release rolls out WP Rocket as a caching layer for all sites. It should improve the performance of your site and of the WordPress Admin. We have automatically excluded some pages from the cache due to issue. See the Scripted Updates for more information.

What's Up Next

Release 1.128.0 will have more bug fixes and should have some updated plugins that ProudCity has taken over released so they are up to date. It will be released on June 23, 2022.

Changelog

• activated the WP Media Folder plugin across all sites: #2045
• moved back to the proper release version of WP Stateless: #2040
• migrated to WP Rocket for caching: #2006

New features

Third-party plugin updates:

• WordPress Seo 19.1
• Admin Menu Editor 1.10.2
• WP Mail SMTP 3.4.0
• SiteOrigin Panels 2.16.13
• SO Widgets Bundle 1.35.1
• Popup Maker 1.16.4
• Post Expirator 2.7.6

Scripted updates

We are running scripts to automatically ignore pages that are likely to have the calendar of events on it as there can be an issue with dates displaying correctly. The following pages have special exceptions

• /library-calendar
• /calendar
• /events
• /events-calendar

If you have calendars on other pages and are having issues please get in touch with support.

Release 1.126.0

This release was focused on bug fixes and continued accessibility enhancements. Icons that are purely decorative should now have the aria-hidden="true" label applied so they don't show up in the page flow for keyboard and screen reader users. We also did some more bugfixes around our new icon picker and Font Awesome 6.

Changelog

New features

Bugfixes:

• fixed issue with form submission on the Integrations Page: #2044
• moved back to the official Simple Staff List plugin as it has our changes integrated: #2010
• finished adding accessibility to the icons across our forms: #1677
• fixed conflict in Font Awesome icons that caused incorrect characters to show: #2042
• fixed a bug where site admins couldn't save the Integrations page under ProudCity settings: #2044

Hotfixes:

• 1.125.1 updated the icon picker (#2041) for better performance and removed icons that are purely decorative from the keyboard focus to improve accessibility

WordPress Core Update:

• Updated to WordPress Core 6.0.0. See release blog post.

Third-party plugin updates:

• there were no 3rd party plugin updates