System Updates

For the sake of transparency, we’ve decided to list our changes to the system as we make them. Plus, if you were having issues, this list will let you know whether or not we’ve fixed it.

If you’re experiencing any issues, please use this contact form to let us know and we’ll get to the issue as soon as possible.

Thanks!

Server Updates

  • 2020 05 04 – Image Upload Errors
    • Fixed server permissions so users can upload new images.

Site Changelog

  • 4.2.0 – 2021 05 12
    • Updates
      • New “Sponsors” Navigation section underneath user nav
      • Search Bar in Header Menu Nav
  • 4.1.2 – 2021 04 23
    • Bug Fixes
      • When signing up, can no longer “double-click”, which was causing an “Already Registered” error
  • 4.1.1 – 2021 04 15
    • Updates
      • Added Privacy Policy link to footer.
    • Bug Fixes
      • Added ‘2021’ to Participants List.
  • 4.1.0 – 2021 04 14
    • Updates
      • Added ability to change Event/Signup dates within WordPress menu
    • Bug Fixes
      • Removed ‘Template Snoop’ debug function because it’s more annoying than helpful.
  • 4.0.3 – 2020 05 08
    • Updates
      • Error Form will now include detailed error data when sent to admins.
  • 4.0.2 – 2020 05 06
    • Bug Fixes
      • Recaptcha V3 was being too strict, so the requirements for success are lower.
  • 4.0.1 – 2020 05 05
    • Recaptcha V3
      • Added Recaptcha V3 to registration form, which removes annoying “I’m not a Robot” checkbox and detects bots based on user behavior.
  • 4.0.0 – 2020 04 13
    • New Design
      • Styled most of site with new design, courtesy of Mediocre Creative.
  • 3.1.3 – 2019 06 01
    • Updates
      • Enabled Revisions for Poems. NOTE: These are only for administrative purposes and users will not be able to see revisions of their posts.
    • Bug Fixes
      • Limited sub-searches within search query to prevent errors.
      • Removed accidental secondary scrolling bar on List of Participants page.
    • Misc.
      • Removed some unnecessary comments
      • Changed some functions with user logins to optimize code.
  • 3.1.2 – 2019 06 01
    • Updates
      • Added “2019” to “Your Poems” in Dashboard
    • Design
      • Added styles for submenus on Header Navigation Menu.
    • Bug Fixes
      • Redirecting instead of editing headers directly.
      • Fixed users’ poems being deleted when they tried to edit.
      • Changed ‘isset’ to ‘!empty’ to prevent errors appearing in log files.
  • 3.1.1 – 2019 05 04
    • Changed versioning numbers:
      • Major Number 3 to represent huge architectural overhaul that started in 2018
      • Minor 1 to represent tweaks since last year’s event
      • Patch 1 to represent this patch.
    • Fixed bug where user profiles weren’t updating
    • Fixed bug where registrations weren’t being created
  • 2.8.0 – 2017 06 26
  • Added ability to import poems from 2015 and 2016.
  • 2.7.0 – 2017 06 25
    • Added the “Social” menu to dashboard, along with ability to view recent comments.
    • Still need to add “Social Menu”, “Forum Activity”, “Poets to Follow”, and “Favorite Poems”
  • 2.6.0 – 2017 06 22
    • Fixed the ability to edit poem for fifteen minutes after submitting
  • 2.5.0 – 2017 06 15
    • Changed dashboard so that poems have side panel with year, rather than all being on main nav
  • 2.4.5 – 2017 06 08
    • Removed Admin Bar for all users
  • 2.4.4 – 2017 06 07
    • Fixed bug where profile pages only displayed first five poems, not all poems
  • 2.4.3 – 2017 06 03
    • Fixed bug where “change_avatar” would also change comment author’s avatar
  • 2.4.2 – 2017 06 01
    • Fixed some bugs
  • 2.4.0 – 2017 05 26
    • Corrected several errors, including incorrect counting on Dashboard pages
  • 2.3.20- 2017 05 28
    • Corrected all of log_in.php and edit_profile.php so that it is tied into the WordPress system
  • 2.3.5 – 2017 04 06
    • Added “display_name” argument when creating user so that people’s Pen Names show up, not real names.
  • 2.3.4 – 2017 04 03
    • When user from 2016 registers, it will create registration for 2016
  • -Added other bug fixes, such as Participants page viewing correctly.
  • 2.3.3 – 2017 04 02
    • Added Media Library page & Registration post type
    • When a user registers, it creates a post of type “lpm_registration”, which
    • can be used to record when they registered for that year.
    • The content of this post is the “Reason for Joining”.
    • NEED: When a user is deleted from the WordPress User menu, that user’s registration needs to be deleted, too.
  • 2.3.2 – 2017 04 01
    • Added image upload functionality
  • 2.3.1 – 2017 03 31
    • Changing Signups so that they create a proper user
  • 2.3.0 – 2017 03 28
    • Added Settings Menu
  • 2.2.0 – 2016 07 05
    • Removed Tab
    • Added global variables for “Sign-Up” time period
    • LexPoMo Tab only shows during sign-up time period and end of event
  • 2.1.0 – 2016 07 01
    • Additional time
      • Also made Time Zone New York
    • allowed people to post on July 1st
  • 2.0.0 – 2016 06 20: Additional Features
    • Features Added:
      • User Features
        • Instead of posting one poem per day, poets are able to post as many poems as the day of the month. So if it’s the 15th and they’ve posted 10 poems so far, then they can post five more before they are blocked from posting anymore.
        • Poets have fifteen minutes to edit their poems
        • Poets may now delete any poem submitted this year
      • Administration
        • Poem List that can be sorted (ascending or descending) by title, date, Pen Name, First Name, or Last Name
  • 0.9.9 – 2016 05 30
    • Updated Release before June
      • Features Added:
        • User Features
          • Ability to change profile pic
          • Pics, bios, and reason for joining on “view poets” page
          • On “Edit Profile” page, user can change profile pic
          • Old image is deleted, too
        • Administration
          • Added global variable “LEXPOMO__UPLOAD_URL” to differentiate from “LEXPOMO__UPLOAD_DIR “
          • “URL” can be used to display image, but “DIR” is used when uploading or deleting the actual file
      • Features still not included:
        • User Featires
          • Ability to comment with LPM sign-in
        • Administration
          • Ability to change variables from menus
          • Poem List view in settings
          • Ability to pull all emails, or even send email, from Admin dashboard
          • Create Databases during Activation
          • Delete Databases during uninstall
          • Ability to Import/Export databases
  • 0.9.0
    • General release for Accents Blog.
      • Features not included:
        • User Features
          • Ability to change profile pic
          • Pics, bios, and reason for joining on “view poets” page
          • Ability to comment with LPM sign-in
        • Administration
        • Ability change variables from menus
        • Poem List view in settings