releases

WFT has been updated with the latest release from wp.org.

WFT has been updated with the latest release from WordPress.org

This release of WordPress for Texas includes the following updates.

WordPress 5.5: https://wordpress.org/news/2020/08/eckstine/

Genesis 3.3.3: https://studiopress.github.io/genesis/changelog/

The UT WordPress theme (default theme for sites created with the WFT upstream) has been updated to allow for configuring the Header Logo link from the Customize menu.

To set the URL for the Header Logo link, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Header Logo. This field requires a fully formed URL (ex: http://utexas.edu).

WFT has been updated with the latest security and maintenance release from WordPress.

https://wordpress.org/news/2020/04/wordpress-5-4-1/

The following updates are included in this release.

• WordPress 5.4
• Genesis Framework 3.3.2

WordPress for Texas has been updated with a critical security patch for the SimpleSAMLphp authentication software. SimpleSAMLphp is utilized by WFT on Pantheon to allow sites to integrate with UT Login.

It is recommended that all users of WordPress for Texas on Pantheon apply this upstream update as soon as possible.

How to apply upstream updates on Pantheon

WFT has been updated with the latest WordPress security release, 5.2.4

UT Theme Updates

Customize the UT Theme Header Logo

With the release of Genesis 2.10 (UT WordPress framework), all theme settings have been moved into the WordPress Customizer. This change affects how the custom header logo is set.

Your UT WordPress header logo can now be set in the WordPress customizer. Just go to Appearance -> Customize -> Header Logo. See the page below for more instructions on customizing your header logo.

Add Secondary Identification to the UT Brand Bar

The UT WordPress theme now has the ability to allow configuration of the UT branding bar with a “Secondary Identification” title. This area (top left of UT WordPress Theme) has typically been used to call out the specific school/group/lab related to the site.

To configure the secondary identification go to:

Customize -> UT Brand Bar -> enter Secondary Identification

UT WordPress Theme Changes

With the release of Genesis 2.10 (UT WordPress framework), all theme settings have been moved into the WordPress Customizer. This change affects how the custom header logo is set in the UT WordPress Theme.

Your UT WordPress header logo can now be set in the WordPress customizer. Just go to Appearance -> Customize -> Header Logo. See the page below for more instructions on customizing your header logo.

https://sites.utexas.edu/customizing-the-ut-theme-header-logo

Genesis Framework Update

The Genesis Framework has been updated to 3.0.2

https://studiopress.github.io/genesis/changelog/