Weekly Web Updates – December 17, 2018

Updates

    • Drupal 8.6.4
    • WordPress 4.9.9
    • WordPress the-events-calendar plugin 4.7.2
    • WordPress editorial-calendar plugin 3.7.2
    • WordPress foogallery plugin 1.6.7
    • WordPress co-authors-plus plugin 3.3.1

Fixes and Tweaks

  • Events automatically syncing from 25Live in the Institute site now can only have their non-syncing fields changed by editors, preventing edits from getting overwritten on the next sync.
  • Added old Flash audio/video players back to MiddMedia as these are still embedded in some sites.

Ongoing Work

  • Fixes and tweaks for the new Institute site https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/
  • Creating a new “Offices” site for institution-wide anchor functions.
  • Upgrading applications to run on PHP 7.1.
  • Upgrading the Drupal sites for the Davis programs, Dining Menus, and Museum of Art to Drupal 8.
  • Providing O365 Groups to classes via the Course Hub.