For those of you who prefer to use the classic editor instead of the Gutenberg editor which was introduced with the WordPress 5.0 release last December, you can now enable the “Classic Editor” plugin. Go to Plugins and click “Activate” to enable the Classic Editor.

PmWiki, used for the wikis hosted at https://macwiki.mcmaster.ca/, has been upgraded to version 2.2.111.  Please report any issues with your wiki to libweb@mcmaster.ca.

Have a great day.

The blogs hosted at https://macblog.mcmaster.ca have been upgraded to WordPress 5.0 this afternoon.

New to the editor is building using blocks. Have a look at this video for more information. The 2019 theme is now available.

Please report any issues with your blog to libweb@mcmaster.ca.

The WordPress 4.9.5 security and maintenance update was applied yesterday.

WordPress 4.9.5 Security and Maintenance Release

The WordPress 4.9.3 update was applied yesterday.

WordPress 4.9.3 Maintenance Release

Good morning

There was a problem with the server which hosted the macblog.mcmaster.ca service.  A restore was made using a backup from December 24, 2017.  Please contact libweb@mcmaster.ca if you have added content since then.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.

Hi all

All the blogs at macblog.mcmaster.ca have been updated to WordPress 4.9.

Enjoy your day!

The new security certificate has just been installed.

The security certificate for macblog.mcmaster.ca has expired.  Our systems administrator has ordered a new one and it will be installed once he receives it.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.