{"id":47973,"date":"2026-03-19T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/?p=47973"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:44:11","slug":"inside-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/inside-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have used Spring Break to perform updates on Inside. The underlying server operating system and the software associated with running WordPress were updated to the latest available released versions. These updates allowed us to update the WordPress software from version 6.6.4 to version 6.9.4 and to update plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have been many new features added to WordPress in versions <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2024\/11\/rollins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6.7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2025\/04\/cecil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6.8<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2025\/12\/gene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">6.9<\/a>. Feel free to explore the links to learn more about these features. Some highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New style section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editor improvements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notes (block level comments in the editor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fit text to container<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The next release of WordPress, version 7.0, will introduce track changes and real-time collaborative editing. This release is expected in a month or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"other-improvements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We also took the opportunity to add and update some locally developed and maintained plugins. First, the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/a-z-site-listing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A-Z Site Listing page<\/a> now also includes the editors for the site. Second, we added a local plugin that provides some commonly requested blocks and some block patterns that will make creating complex page and post layouts faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"47976\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/wooster-blocks.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Wooster Blocks in the WordPress Block screen\" class=\"wp-image-47976\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"283\" data-id=\"47977\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/wooster-patterns.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Wooster Block Patterns in the Patterns screen of WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-47977\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"47974\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/content-layouts-380x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Wooster content layout patterns\" class=\"wp-image-47974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/content-layouts-380x1024.jpg 380w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/content-layouts-185x500.jpg 185w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/content-layouts.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"523\" data-id=\"47975\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/people-layouts.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Wooster People layout patterns\" class=\"wp-image-47975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/people-layouts.jpg 378w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2026\/03\/people-layouts-361x500.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, if you have any questions, please contact the <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@wooster.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Help Desk<\/a>. If you have a request for editing access or creating an Inside site, please complete the appropriate sections of the form on the <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/editing-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Editor Resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have used Spring Break to perform updates on Inside. The underlying server operating system and the software associated with running WordPress were updated to the latest available released versions. These updates allowed us to update the WordPress software from version 6.6.4 to version 6.9.4 and to update plugins. 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Some highlights include: New style section Editor improvements Notes (block level comments in the editor) Fit text to container The next release of WordPress,&hellip;<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/category\/announcement\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Announcement<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Dr. Jon Breitenbucher","url":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/author\/jbreitenbucherwooster-edu\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress.png",420,375,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress-300x268.png",300,268,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress.png",420,375,false],"large":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress.png",420,375,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress.png",420,375,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2018\/08\/wordpress.png",420,375,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Dr. Jon Breitenbucher","author_link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/author\/jbreitenbucherwooster-edu\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We have used Spring Break to perform updates on Inside. 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