On March 15 and April 15, 2021 we released versions 1.7.49 and 1.7.50 of the OpenLab. They were both small releases, which included some changes to the OpenLab Attributions plugin, a few minor plugin and theme updates, and a small bug fix. … Continue reading this post
Author: Bree Zuckerman
This Month on the OpenLab: February 2021 Release
On February 18, 2021 we released version 1.7.49 of the OpenLab. It was a very small release, which included one new plugin and a few small bug fixes.Â
The new plugin is called Block Navigation, and adds a sidebar panel to the Block editor that shows an outline of all the blocks on the page or post.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: January 2021 Release
On January 21, 2021 we released version 1.7.48 of the OpenLab. It included a few new features and updates to all existing themes and plugins, including BuddyPress, the main plugin that together with WordPress, powers the OpenLab.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: November 2020 Release
On November 19, 2020 we released version 1.7.47 of the OpenLab. It included two new features and five new plugins, as well as a few minor plugin and theme updates.
New Features
- We added a link on Course, Project, and Club directory pages allowing OpenLab members to create or clone these groups from the directory page, in addition to the usual location in My OpenLab.
This Month on the OpenLab: October 2020 Release
On October 15, 2020 we released version 1.7.46 of the OpenLab. It was a small release, which included a few small bug fixes and some minor plugin updates.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: September 2020 Release
On September 21, 2020 we released version 1.7.45 of the OpenLab. It was a fairly large release, and included improvements to cloning functionality, a few additional improvements and updates, and a new plugin.… Continue reading this post
New on the OpenLab: Model Courses & Course Hubs
This semester, you may have noticed Model Courses and Course Hubs on the OpenLab.
Model Courses
- Model Courses are department-specific OpenLab courses that faculty can clone to use with their students, via the OpenLabâs âshared cloningâ feature.
- They are built by course coordinators and/or other faculty, reviewed by colleagues, and assigned a âModelâ badge by the OpenLab team.
This Month on the OpenLab: August 2020 Release
On August 4, 2020 we released version 1.7.44 of the OpenLab. It was a large release, and included multiple new features, new plugins, updates to all existing themes and plugins, and updates to WordPress and BuddyPress, the software that powers the OpenLab.… Continue reading this post
Teaching with the OpenLab?
We have a brand new online self-paced training module for faculty: Teaching with the OpenLab. The site provides resources and best practices to help you use the OpenLab effectively when teaching online, or (in the future) hybrid or in person.… Continue reading this post
Introducing the Block Editor
In December 2018 with the release of WordPress 5.0, the Block editor (also known as Gutenberg) became the new default post editor, replacing the editor that has been around since the beginning, now called the âClassicâ editor.… Continue reading this post