WP 4.1.6 Deployment – Resources to build your site

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 can keep learning and stay connected with the campus web community:

Accessibility Training Opportunities

The Technology Accessibility team offers ongoing training in both live and on-demand formats. These sessions are designed to help you build confidence in creating content that works for everyone. Opportunities are available throughout October and November, take a look and sign up.

Join Digital Collegium (free!)

Wake Forest has an institutional membership to Digital Collegium (formerly HighEdWeb). That means you can join at no cost and tap into year-round professional development and a welcoming peer network across higher ed.

Why join

• On-demand Professional Development Library (talks, summits, conference sessions).
• Topic-based community groups + member Slack for real-time help.
• Discounts on events (annual conference, Accessibility Summit, Analytics & AI Summit, and more).
• Jobs & career opportunities you can browse or post.

Who should join

Anyone working around the web — content, design, dev, accessibility, analytics, UX — as well as in IT, admissions, advancement, and academics. Students are welcome, too.

How to activate your free membership (2 minutes)

Select Wake Forest University from the “Membership to join” list and submit. That’s it.

Go to Join an Institutional Membership and create/log in to your account.

Feel free to reach out using the Digital Request Form if you have any questions.