Last semester, the OpenLab hit an impressing milestone, welcoming its 25,000th member at the start of the fall. This term, the OpenLab reached an even more impressive 28,000 members: we continue our retrospective series here, looking back at how the OpenLab has grown and evolved since its inception in 2011.… Continue reading this post
Author: Claire Cahen
This Month on the OpenLab: January Release
January 2019
On January 17, version 1.7.28 of the OpenLab was released. It included updates for all themes and plugins, as well as for WordPress and BuddyPress, the software that powers the OpenLab. The release also included a number of new features and plugins, as well as some bug fixes.… Continue reading this post
In the Spotlight: Welcome back & OpenLab Support Opportunities
Happy New Year and welcome back! As you all are sinking back into your semesterly routines, we want to take a moment to highlight the different ways we’re here to support and engage you this semester.
Spring 2019 Office Hours
Meet with a member of the OpenLab Community Team for face-to- face support.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: December Release
December 2018
Version 1.7.76 of the OpenLab was released on December 17. This release was small, but did include some important new features and a bug fix.
Features
We added the ability to disable and enable Discussion, Docs, and Files on the profile page of any Course, Project, or Club.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: October and November Release(s)
October & November 2018
The last two OpenLab updates were on October 15 and November 13, 2019, for versions 1.7.25 and 1.7.26 of the OpenLab. They were both fairly small releases, but each included some notable new features.
Features
The October release included an improvement for staff profiles, which has been under development for quite some time.… Continue reading this post
This Month on the OpenLab: September Release
September 2018
On September 18, 2019 we released version 1.7.24 of the OpenLab. It was a small release, with two small functionality improvements, and a few small bug fixes.
In this release, the Navigation Menu widget functionally was changed slightly so menu that appears in the widget no longer includes the Group Profile and Home links by default, without a way to remove them.… Continue reading this post
