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WebTech Monthly News – July 2021

August Drupal Training Sessions Available

Are you new to editing a Drupal site? Or are you a current Drupal user that wants to improve your editing game? There are some Drupal training sessions in August still open for sign-up:

  • Tuesday, August 10; 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Thursday, August 12; 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Learn more and reserve your spot at the

July Site Launches

There were two site launches completed last July. Information Technology Services launched a site for their , where you can learn about security best practices and get support. The also launched a program site, where you can learn about β€œthree colleges, two pathways, one program.”

Drupal Updates

Version 7.11.2 of Western’s Drupal platform was released, which updates a range of modules including but not limited to:

  • Editoria11y (this module is now added and enabled by default in new site installs)
  • Layout Builder Nested Forms
  • Honeypot
  • Entity Embed

New Modules

There are no new modules for this month’s releaseβ€”check back in for new features next month.

Drupal Theme Updates

  • 3.9.29: COVID Banner removed, bug fixes
  • 3.9.28: General theme fixes
  • 3.9.27: Bug fixes

Ashlar 4.0.0 update is coming soon!

A new version of Ashlar (which features some minor cosmetic upgrades to the front end) will be released in early September, with testing on development sites in mid-August. 

WordPress

Updates from CampusPress

CampusPress released basic fixes for plugins like Divi, Live Shortcodes, and Formidable, as well as their themes.

Review the for specific details on the plugin updates.