Deprecation of BadgeOS Plugin
On Feb 28th. The BadgeOS plugin and all its add-ons will be removed from UBC CMS. Reason for Removal After careful review, we have decided not to continue supporting the BadgeOS plugin. This decision is based on the security vulnerabilities the plugin currently expose and the author of the plugin has not been updated the […]
WordPress 6.7.2
WordPress on UBC Blogs has been updated to WordPress 6.7.2.
Removal of some plugins on UBC Blogs
We will be removing the below plugins from UBC Blogs. This is due to those plugins have unfixed security vulnerabilities. Alongside each we have outlined the alternative, where appropriate. BigBlueButton BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. This plugin integrates BigBlueButton into WordPress allowing bloggers to create and manage meetings rooms by using a […]
WordPress 6.7.1
WordPress on UBC Blogs has been updated to version 6.7.1.
WordPress 6.6.2
UBC Blogs has been updated to run WordPress version 6.6.2.
New themes available on UBC Blogs.
Additional 20 WordPress themes that have been added to our platform and they are now available to site administrators on UBC Blogs. Including: Simple Life Obulma Reykjavik Receptar Zooey Koji Kanso Coldbox Greyd WP Catch Box Chosen Modern Drop Period Michelle Founder Cele Shift Simone Unlimited CTLT WordPress Team
Scheduled Maintenance Mon June 19th 2023 @ 22:00
Update: The maintenance is now complete. No notable downtime of the service occurred. UBC Blogs will be unavailable from 22:00 until 22:30 on Monday June 19th 2023 for scheduled maintenance. We will update this post after the maintenance has been successfully completed.
WordPress 6.2.2
Hot on the heels of 6.2.1, UBC Blogs has been updated to WordPress version 6.2.2.
WordPress 5.9.3
UBC Blogs has been updated to WordPress version 5.9.3.
Comments being held for moderation
Update @ 13:45 Mon Mar 21st 2022: Akismet has now been returned to full functionality. However, any comments that have been held for moderation for the past few days will remain in the moderation queue, you will still manually need to approve those comments.