Due to the holiday schedule and an early code freeze, it’s been a quiet period for deployments. Our focus has been on routine maintenance and platform stability, with no major changes introduced. Today, 16 plugins were updated. We’re not expecting any issues, but feel free […]
Categories: Deployment
As we close out 2025, the WordPress team has been hard at work modernizing our WordPress platform. What We’re Doing We’re systematically updating our custom plugins to follow modern WordPress standards and best practices. This means: We Haven’t Forgotten About Features While our focus is […]
Categories: Deployment
A few weeks ago, we changed how we deploy WordPress. We moved from bi-weekly batch deployments to Continuous Deployment. What does this mean for you? Simple. When we build something new or fix something broken, you get it immediately. No more waiting for the next […]
Categories: Deployment
Earlier today, an issue with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud platform that hosts all the websites on our WordPress theme, caused temporary slowdowns and errors across multiple institutions nationwide. Amazon has resolved the primary issue, and most services are now operating normally. However, there […]
Categories: Outage
During our recent web audit, we discovered that some users were not adding Page Titles to their WordPress pages and posts because they wanted to use a banner image, hero area, or another graphical element in place of the page title. This created accessibility […]
Categories: Deployment, Functionality Change
In our WP 4.1.7 deployment, we made small child theme updates and refreshed the Button Block to meet current coding standards. While the frontend appearance remains the same, the Button Block now enforces stricter validation, buttons must include both text and a link before […]
Categories: Deployment
In our WP 4.1.6 deployment, we addressed several bug fixes and plugin updates. One of those fixes improves the Latest Posts block, which now lets you set a word count for excerpts. Beyond fixes and features, we’re excited to highlight a few ways you […]
Categories: Deployment
Today’s release includes bug fixes, plugin updates, and accessibility improvements, plus the introduction of a new plugin designed to give you more control over who can see your website. Understanding Site Visibility Your site’s visibility setting (found under Settings > Reading) determines who can access […]
Categories: Deployment, New Feature
Today’s deployment includes bug fixes, plugin updates and accessibility improvements. SLA Acknowledgement Starting today, you’ll see a quick pop-up in the WordPress dashboard asking you to acknowledge our Service Level Agreement (SLA). This acknowledgement is required once each year. The SLA clearly defines what […]
Categories: Deployment
Our WP 4.1.1 deployment included bug fixes, plugin updates and global changes to improve SEO and performance. What We Learned From Auditing 20,000 Web Pages: Mobile Users Need Speed We recently engaged with a third party to perform an SEO and Technology Audit, spanning more […]
Categories: Deployment