We have rolled out five new themes today, a combination of magazine-style and general blogging layouts. All are responsive for attractive display on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
Author Archives: Scott Dellinger
WordPress Upgrade
UVM Blogs (blog.uvm.edu) has been upgraded to the latest version of WordPress. Some highlights: The media manager has been overhauled and is much, much better and easier to use. Want to add a bunch of images to a post? Just drag them all at once from your hard drive into the media manager and tell …
Site Updates
I have updated the theme of the top-level UVM Blogs site. It now displays much better on different screen sizes–including phones–and brings site activity front and center so you can more quickly see what people have been up to with their sites. WordPress and several plugins have also been updated to their latest versions. Please …
Minor Upgrade
WordPress has been updated to version 3.3.2, fixing several security issues. If you notice any problems, please let us know.
Site Upgrade
WordPress has been upgraded to the latest version, 3.3.1. Along with several necessary security fixes, this version improves the layout of the toolbar at the top of the screen (note that the Login link is on the right now), simplifies media uploading–including drag-and-drop into your browser window!–and should have improved performance for people reading your …
WordPress 3.2
UVM Blogs has been updated to WordPress 3.2.1. The most noticeable changes are an update to the look of your admin dashboard, a nice “distraction-free” writing mode that simplifies writing new posts, and the introduction of the new, highly customizable “Twenty Eleven” theme. For a good overview, check this out:
WordPress 3.1
With the upgrade of UVM Blogs to WordPress 3.1, you’ll notice several changes that are aimed at making blogging even easier than before. New Admin Bar WordPress sports an attractive new admin bar at the top of the screen with direct links to frequently-used actions. Note that several options may be in slightly different places from …
Admin bar update
The admin bar at the top of pages on blog.uvm.edu is very useful, and the “My Blogs” menu that shows up when you’re logged in is probably the easiest way to choose between your blogs and post new content to them. Until now, the only blogs listed there were the ones to which you had …
Comment spam protection
After some vendor delay, we have licensed and enabled the Akismet comment spam filter for all blogs. Comments posted in response to articles on your blog will automatically be checked for spammy content so that you will be pestered less often for comment moderation. If a spam comment does get through, simply mark it as …
Flurry of new themes
We have just added 14 new themes to the UVM blogs theme gallery, representing many different styles and layout options. To check them out (and maybe use one for your blog), log in to your admin dashboard and click Appearances in the left-hand menu.