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Blog updates 2018.10.0 released

Version 2018.10.0 of the blog theme introduces social footer customization within the MSU Magazine Pro theme and restructures plugins and themes within the project repo.

2018-11-05 by

General

Changed

  • Changelog to break out to discrete changelogs per plugin/theme; repo changelog notes repo-specific changes and plugin/theme version updates
  • Version numbers on plugins/themes to no longer directly follow the project version number

Themes

MSU Magazine Pro (1.4.6)

Added

  • Social footer settings to theme customizer

Changed

  • Masthead and footer logos to use circle-R versions

Feature details

Social footer settings

If you use the MSU Magazine Pro theme, you now have the ability to easily customize your social footer. To add your social footer to your blog, do the following:

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
  2. In the sidebar, hover over “Appearance” and click on “Customize”.
  3. In the settings sidebar, click on “Social Footer”.
  4. Fill in settings that apply to your unit and blog (delete any text you don’t want to have display).
  5. You can check your progress in real-time in the preview window.
Social footer settings
Field Description
Display the social footer? Toggles on and off the social footer
Unit name Typically the name of the unit/department that hosts the blog
Hashtag A hashtag that is typically associated with your unit/department or blog; be sure and include the hashtag (#) symbol in the text; refer to the university’s guidelines on social media content and official hashtags for additional information
Hashtag URL Supply a valid URL that may be associated with your hashtag such as a link to a Tagboard site
Facebook profile URL A valid Facebook profile URL
Twitter profile URL A valid Twitter profile URL
Instagram profile URL A valid Instagram profile URL
YouTube profile URL A valid YouTube profile URL
Pinterest profile URL A valid Pinterest profile URL
LinkedIn profile URL A valid LinkedIn profile URL
Flickr profile URL A valid Flickr profile URL

Currently, the social footer is limited to the platforms listed in the settings table, and the platforms cannot be reordered.


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