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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

WCMS 3.0.4 release

All WCMS 3 sites have been upgraded to WCMS 3.0.4.

SPECIAL NOTE: This release changes where authentication information is held, which may require you to clear cookies/cache and/or expressly log out. In addition, the configuration for default menu items was changed; we have logged in to make any necessary changes, but if something was missed you may need to fix it manually.

These release notes are subject to change without notice.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

WCMS 3.0.2 release

All WCMS 3 sites have been upgraded to WCMS 3.0.2. (A previous release, 3.0.1, only contained improvements to migration scripts and was only applied to new sites.)

Separate from this release, a fix has been deployed to allow Instagram embeds to display.

These release notes are subject to change without notice.

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

WCMS 3 now available

Information Systems & Technology’s Web Development team is excited to announce the launch of the new Waterloo Content Management System (WCMS) 3 platform.

Thursday, January 14, 2021

WCMS 2.9.1 release

All WCMS "FDSU", single page, conference and publication sites are being upgraded to WCMS 2.9.1, a maintenance release.

This upgrade is scheduled to be deployed to pilot sites overnight on Monday, January 18, and to production sites starting on Monday, January 25.

These release notes are subject to change without notice.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

WCMS Kitchen sink survey summary

IST's Web Development team conducted a WCMS Kitchen sink survey to gather feedback from WCMS users on some general questions we have for the WCMS 3 rebuild project.

The survey was available to all WCMS content maintainers for a period of approximately two weeks and received submissions from 64 participants who were asked to comment on various content types, formatting processes, and functionality.

Friday, July 31, 2020

WCMS 2.9.0 release

All WCMS "FDSU", single page, conference and publication sites are being upgraded to WCMS 2.9.0.

This upgrade is scheduled to be deployed to pilot sites overnight on Wednesday, September 23, and to production sites starting on Monday, September 28.

This is intended to be the final feature release for WCMS 2, with any future releases being maintenance-only (patches, security).

These release notes are subject to change without notice.

Thursday, July 16, 2020

WCMS 3 Kitchen sink survey

What is happening? Information Systems & Technology’s (IST) Web Development team has launched a survey to gather feedback from WCMS users on some general questions we have for the WCMS 3 rebuild project

Thursday, April 2, 2020

WCMS Drop-in lab open online

We are back - virtually!

Beginning April 2, a virtual Drop-in lab will be open every Thursday afternoon to provide WCMS content maintainers one-on-one website and training support.