On October 11 we released version 1.7.70 of the OpenLab. It included improvements to new features, minor theme and plugin updates, some retired plugins, and a few bug fixes.
Commenting
When embedding an image in a comment, we added a space to include an alt text description of the image.
We also made some improvements to the way links are added to make it a smoother experience.
OpenLab Connections
We made a few improvements to OpenLab Connections:
- Added a notification to show when a change to the content you’re sharing with other groups has been made
- Clarified when invitations are pending or there’s an outstanding invitation to accept
- Improved the accuracy when searching for groups to send a connection invite
Retired plugins
We retired a number of plugins that are no longer being supported or had other issues:
- WP Broken Link Status Checker (Broken Link Checker is a replacement for this)
- Edge Suite
- Papercite
- Watu Quiz
- Quiz Maker
Bug fixes
We made some small accessibility fixes around the site, mainly to improve the structure of headings on a few pages.
The Reckoning assessment plugin added in the August release was not visible in the site Dashboard. It now appears, and can be activated in Dashboard > Plugins.
We fixed an issue causing the timestamps in email notifications to be 4 hours ahead of the actual time of site activity.
During Course, Project, Club, creation there was an incorrect error message that could appear when choosing the URL for a site. If there were invalid characters entered, the message would say “Sorry, that URL is already taken.” This has been fixed, and we’ve also made a change so that if spaces are included in a URL, instead of generating an error message they will be automatically converted to dashes.
As always, please contact us with any questions!
