Blog upgrade update

Updated 12/4/24

The blog network’s WordPress version, themes, and plugins have been updated to their latest versions. This week, we are reconfiguring various plugins (add-ons), including Jetpack and Yoast. The process should be complete within the next two weeks as planned.

During the upgrade process, the core features of blogs will remain operational. 

We are upgrading the WordPress version that powers the university’s blogs. The upgrades are necessary to resolve issues due to conflicts between the current versions of WordPress, themes (blog layouts) and some plug-ins (add-ons).

The upgrades will provide bug fixes, enhanced security, increased compatibility and allow us to implement new features for editors and blog visitors. 

Estimated timeline for completion

We estimate that the upgrades will be completed in mid-December. 

What to expect

Updated 11/8/24

During the upgrade process, the blogs will continue to function normally. However, the following plug-ins and items will be impacted until the upgrades are complete: 

• Jetpack subscribe via Email 
  • Blog visitors will not be able to subscribe to blogs. 
  • Existing blog subscribers will continue to receive email notifications for new blog posts. 
• Jetpack admin dashboard
  • Some dashboard elements will not display updated content
• Yoast
  •  Intermittent issues and may be unusable.
• New blog creation
  • New blog setup requests will be processed after the upgrades are complete

Questions?  

Updates will be posted here, and blog editors will be notified.

Contact WSD at WebSupport@MissouriState.edu for any questions.