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Hi Marilyn - Thanks for passing this along.

This package includes a list of plugins they want to use, but we don't have all of these plugins on the Commons:

1. CoBlocks
2. Crowdsignal Forms
3. Layout Grid
4. Page Optimize
5. wordpress.com Editing Toolkit

In a number of cases, I have misgivings about installing on the Commons.

1. We already have a number of block library plugins on the Commons: https://wordpress.org/plugins/kadence-blocks/, https://wordpress.org/plugins/atomic-blocks/.
2. We already have a number of form creation plugins on the Commons, including Gravity Forms and Ninja Forms
4. We generally do not offer performance plugins like this on the Commons, as they may not be compatible with our hosting infrastructure
5. The description for this plugin suggests that it's guaranteed to work only on wordpress.com, and that it's not really a production-ready plugin. https://wordpress.org/plugins/coblocks/

In general, we ask partners to try to use plugins that we already have on the site. And when they can't, we prefer that they reach out to us regarding potential plugins before designing their site around them, in case of incompatibility. See https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/hosting-partner-handbook/ for more. It's possible that some of these plugins (at least 1-3) could be made available on the Commons, but there'd have to be overwhelming reason for providing duplicate functionality.

If the Prelude team needs these specific plugins, it may be best to seek more flexible hosting. If they'd like to host on the Commons as in the past, it may be best to consider plugins that we've already got on the site.

Thanks, Marilyn. Please pass the following along to Guarav:

In general, our team doesn't have the resources to make changes to your theme on your behalf, but as a courtesy I've done some of the hardcoded URL swapouts. See the attached prelude20.zip.

In making these changes, I've noticed some references to URLs like .../wp-content/uploads/2020/... It's almost certain that these URLs will not work, in part because the WP importer will not guarantee the same folder structure (2020 vs 2022) and in part because the Commons multisite installation uses a different way of mapping the upload directory URL for its sites. I'd recommend moving these image and video assets into a theme directory, and then embedding like this:

<img data-toggle="modal" data-target="#globe" width="100px" height="100px" style="cursor:help" src="<?php echo esc_url( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() ); ?>/img/clippy-help.gif">

Once you've made these modifications, please pass an updated zip back to me, and I'll slot this theme for the next release (Tuesday Jan 25).

Sounds good, thanks!