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Blog updates 2018.10.0 released

November 5, 2018 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.

Filed Under: WordPress blogs Tagged With: blog, theme, update

Blog updates version 2018.6.2 released

July 10, 2018 by

Themes

MSU Magazine Pro

Changed

  • Global masthead to match general template markup

Fixed

  • Masthead to search the correct campus

Filed Under: WordPress blogs Tagged With: blog, theme, update

Blog updates version 2018.6.1 released

July 9, 2018 by

Themes

MSU Magazine Pro

Fixed

  • Accessibility issue with the blog search form by enabling the <label>
  • Site title from arbitrarily wrapping by changing site-header structure to flexbox

 

Filed Under: WordPress blogs Tagged With: blog, theme, update

Blog updates version 2018.6.0 released

July 2, 2018 by

Themes

MSU Magazine Pro

Changed

  • Global masthead and footer from externally maintained <iframe> content to PHP includes within the theme

Deprecated

The following files are marked for removal on Oct. 1, 2018:

  • MSUHeaderFooter files
    • FontLoader.js
    • HeaderFooterscripts.js
    • MSUFooter.html
    • MSUFooterWP.html
    • MSUHeader.html
    • MSUHeaderWP.html

Fixed

  • West Plains theme styles from inheriting random maroon links
  • Widget items from unnecessarily indenting

Plugins

Web Widgets

Fixed

  • PHP error with calendar widget

Filed Under: WordPress blogs Tagged With: blog, theme, update

Improve your digital marketing strategies Feb. 23

February 14, 2018 by Web Strategy and Development

Students taking a selfie

Join us for a free half-day session about best practices for websites, blogs and social media. We’ll offer tips and tricks for online marketing and communications. This training is a terrific opportunity for faculty, staff and students who didn’t attend the session last September.

Making your statement in a digital world

You’ll learn practical strategies for managing websites, blogs and social media. We’ll answer questions like:

  • How do we repurpose our website and blog content and distribute it on social media?
  • What do users want my website, blog or social media to provide?
  • How do we become better strategic storytellers?
  • How can we utilize the newest features of the upgraded blog themes?
  • What are some tips and tricks we can use to make sure our site is accessible for all users?
  • How do we manage messaging on multiple social media channels?
  • What are some advanced strategies to increase our effectiveness on Facebook, Twitter
    and Instagram?
  • How can we best leverage photo and video content?
  • What can we do immediately to make our digital communications more strategic?

Key details

  • What: Making Your Statement in a Digital World, a free training session on websites and social media presented by Kevin Agee and Kai Raymer
  • When: 1-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23.
  • Where: Karls Hall, room 102
  • Who: Open to faculty, staff and students who manage content for Missouri State University websites, blogs and social media platforms.
  • How: This event is free; registration though My Learning Connection is requested. Please feel free to bring your own laptop or tablet.

Filed Under: Social media, Training, web strategy and development Tagged With: blog, blogging, Blogs, content, facebook, Social Media, storytelling, Training, Twitter, web and new media

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