We’re delighted to announce the release of ClassicPress 2.6.0! This version focuses on updating compatibility with modern technology. It includes support for PHP 8.5, a strategy parameter for wp_enqueue_script(), inline attachments in wp_mail, and Twemoji v16. It also introduces a new ability to delete post and page revisions. Previously, this was possible only by going […]
We’re delighted to announce the release of ClassicPress 2.5.0! This version focuses on eliminating reliance on the obsolescent backbone.js library and on replacing old code that relies on jQuery with modern HTML5 and (if required) vanilla JavaScript. As well as helping to future-proof the code, this makes admin pages load faster, and they become interactive […]
We have just released version 2.4.1 of ClassicPress, which fixes some bugs we have identified in the 2.4.0 release. We encourage users to update as soon as possible. Full details of the bugs identified may be found at https://forums.classicpress.net/t/classicpress-2-4-1-release-notes/6096.
We’re delighted to announce the release of ClassicPress 2.4.0! This version introduces three new features: Support for the AVIF image format A “Copy” button for the “All Settings” screen The ability to enable the Link Manager AVIF AVIF is a new image format that usually produces file sizes far smaller than other formats, including WEBP, […]
We have today released version 2.3.1, which fixes a bug on the admin menu. We have also taken the opportunity to update several build dependencies. Full details may be found at https://forums.classicpress.net/t/classicpress-2-3-1-release-notes/5706.
We’re delighted to announce the release of ClassicPress 2.3.0! Previous releases have made big strides in improving the way that ClassicPress handles media. They have made it easy to add categories and tags, to see where each media file is used, and even to upload media to specific folders that correspond to media categories. This […]
Many readers will be aware of the increasingly bitter dispute currently going on between Automattic and WP Engine. Automattic is a company that specializes in hosting WordPress websites. It was founded by its current CEO, Matt Mullenweg, who was also a co-creator of WordPress. WP Engine is a hosting company that also specializes in hosting […]
Elisabetta Carrara has been writing a great series of posts about ClassicPress over at LinkedIn. Take a look!
In a previous post, I talked about how recent versions of ClassicPress have removed from core and deprecated the thickbox library, and I also explained how developers can follow suit in their themes and plugins. In this post, I am going to tell a similar story about the jQuery UI library, which ClassicPress has now […]
A theme of development since version 2.0 of ClassicPress was released has been the replacement of obsolete JavaScript libraries. In version 2.1, for example, the thickbox library was removed from core. The point of thickbox is to enable the use of modals, but there is a much better alternative available these days. The dialog element […]
