Project Status – Soft Launch
We are in a “soft launch” mode. Early adopters willing to accept a level of risk and instability can potentially become part of the soft launch. Candidates Non-coursework micro-sites and blogs Sites...
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Moving on to the next phase
Greetings, publish.illinois.edu Community! Thank you so much for your involvement so far with the publish.illinois.edu aka the P.I.E Project. As many of you are aware, this service is provided to you...
View ArticleUpgraded to WordPress 3.4.2
The publish.illinois.edu site has been upgraded to the most recent version of WordPress. Please send an email to pie-support@illinois.edu if you encounter any problems. Information about what comes...
View ArticleWordPress updated to 3.5.1
All updates have been completed. If you notice any problems with your site, please send a message to pie-support@illinois.edu with a description of the problem and a link to the page. The updates took...
View ArticleWordPress updated to 3.7.1
We upgraded the core WordPress tonight which brings a lot of small improvements. Highlights of this version include background updating for security fixes and improved searching. If you are interested...
View ArticleWordPress updated to 3.8.1
The core of WordPress was updated tonight to version 3.8.1. The first change you’ll notice is that the admin dashboard looks different thematically. All the buttons and links are mostly in the same...
View ArticleQuotas increased from 10MB to 500MB
After some negotiating and finagling, we have been able to increase the available file upload space for each site from 10MB to 500MB. This amount is still not a lot compared to the 50GB all students,...
View ArticleWordPress updated to 3.9.1
We updated WordPress to the latest version tonight. The latest update includes the 3.9 and 3.9.1 updates which have such features as improved media insertion, improved image editing, image galleries,...
View ArticleWordPress updated to 4.0
Highlights Manage your media and embedded content with style Explore your uploads in a beautiful, endless grid A new details preview makes viewing and editing any amount of media in sequence a snap....
View ArticleWordPress updated to 4.0.1
WordPress has now been updated to version 4.0.1. This was a critical security release. Version 4.0.1 also fixes 23 bugs with 4.0, and two hardening changes, including better validation of EXIF data...
View ArticleWordPress updated to 4.1
WordPress has now been updated to version 4.1. Some key highlights: Distraction-free writing: Just write. Sometimes, you just need to concentrate on putting your thoughts into words. Try turning on...
View ArticlePIE Changes Catch-Up
WordPress Current Version: 4.31 XML-RPC disabled New Plugin: Syntax Highlighter Evolved Current WordPress Version on Publish The current version of WordPress on Publish.Illinois.Edu is now 4.3.1. This...
View ArticlePIE Scheduled Maintenance, 1/14/2016, 9pm
Publish will be undergoing maintenance Thursday, January 14, beginning at 9pm. Updates will be applied to the system and the WordPress application software. The service will be unavailable for...
View ArticleScheduled Maintenance, 5/18 @ 9pm
On Wednesday, 5/18 at 9pm Publish.Illinois.Edu will be updated to the latest WordPress version, 4.5.2. The Publish service and all hosted websites will be unavailable for 5-10 minutes while updates...
View ArticlePublish Upgrade and Feature Update
Publish.Illinois.Edu will be upgraded to the latest WordPress version Wednesday 10/12/2016 starting at 9pm. The publish service and websites hosted on Publish will be unavailable for part of the...
View ArticleWordPress update and maintenance 1/11/2017
Beginning at 9pm, Wednesday, 1/11/17, the Publish service will be undergoing maintenance. The WordPress software will be updated to the latest version, 4.7, plugins and themes will be updated to their...
View ArticleWordPress update and maintenance 2/8/2017
At 9pm on Wednesday, 2/8/2018, we will be updating WordPress to the latest version. The Publish service and websites hosted on Publish will be unavailable for up to 30 minutes.
View ArticleBlock-I Theme Updates
Those of you who are using Illinois customized themes on Publish should have received an email informing you of updates that are coming today to those themes. The updates are in are now complete....
View ArticleMaintenance 11/8 @ 9pm
Publish will be briefly unavailable during maintenance on Wednesday, November 8, at 9pm.
View ArticleMaintenance 12/6/2017 @ 9pm
The WordPress software that supports Publish.Illinois.Edu will be updated to the latest version on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 9pm. Websites and dashboards will be unavailable during maintenance.
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