Mid Month News - May 2026

A quick round up of everything that's happening at Reclaim this month.

Recent Security Update for Domain of One's Own and Managed Hosting with cPanel Administrators

On April 30, we became aware of a critical vulnerability in cPanel that had just been patched: Security: CVE-2026-41940 - cPanel & WHM / WP2 Security Update 04/28/2026 . This vulnerability in cPanel's authentication system affected all recent versions. We reached out to our customers with an update on how we mitigated the issue on all servers by deploying a software update released concurrently with the public announcement. The update was applied to all relevant servers on the same day the vulnerability was disclosed. Out of an abundance of caution, we have reset all administrator passwords for WHM servers. If you are an administrator for Domain of One's Own or a Managed Hosting service running cPanel and are experiencing difficulty logging into WHM, please contact our support team so we can assist you in regaining access.

Support, tips and training

Contact us for help & support via our support portal.

Upcoming PHP changes

Here is a quick reminder of upcoming changes, which will affect Shared Hosting customers, as well as sites hosted on Domain of One's Own and Managed cPanel servers:
Removal of PHP 7.3 & 7.4: We are on track to fully remove PHP 7.4 from our cPanel servers by Mid Year 2026. If you have a website on PHP 7.4 at the time of depreciation, your website will automatically move to the lowest version available.

Major Upgrades to Domain of One's Own are coming this summer

We’re rolling out a new upgraded version of Domain of One’s Own this summer and we're running dedicated sessions for admins to find out what's in store. The upgrades will offer admins centralized and simplified administration, easier updates, increased security and more freedom in how your instance is themed.  Join us for an upcoming briefing session for admins on June 10 (register), and look out for our communications to admins with more details and timelines closer to the time.

Open for Entries: Reclaim's Student Showcase 2026

If you are working with students in a Domain of One’s Own, Shared Hosting or a Wordpress Multisite, we want to hear from you! This year we are expanding our student competition to showcase even more emerging voices from across our community.

Events

Find out what's on and register via our events calendar.

Accessibility in Action: Editoria11y plug-in and live review: Community ProfDev Session
May 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern
Speakers: Alexis Block and Taylor Jadin

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Reclaim’s Student Showcase 2026: Info Session
May 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern
Join us for an information session all about this year's Reclaim's Student Showcase. Find out who is eligible, how to enter and what we are looking for in this competition.

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Reclaim @ ILTA Annual Conference 2026
June 3-4, 2026, Dublin, Ireland
This year we are excited to take part in EdTech Conference 2026 - EdTech You: Digital Learning From How to Who. This year, the Irish Learning Technology Association’s annual EdTech conference takes place in Dublin and we'll be on the ground, so come and say hello if you are going!

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Archiving and Preservation: Community ProfDev Session
June 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern
Speakers: Jason Teitelman, Taylor Jadin

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Security Update for Domain of One’s Own and Managed Hosting with cPanel Administrators

‼️This announcement is relevant to administrators of Domain of One’s Own and Managed Hosting servers that run cPanel/WHM. Two days ago, we became aware of a critical vulnerability in cPanel that had just been patched: Security: CVE-2026-41940 - cPanel & WHM / WP2 Security Update 04/28/2026 This vulnerability in

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Open for Entries: Reclaim’s Student Showcase 2026

If you are working with students in a Domain of One’s Own, Shared Hosting or a Wordpress Multisite, we want to hear from you! This year we are expanding our student competition to showcase even more emerging voices from across our community. Since its launch over a decade ago,

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Major Upgrades to Domain of One’s Own are coming this summer

We’re rolling out a new upgraded version of Domain of One’s Own this summer and we’re running dedicated sessions for admins to find out what’s in store. The upgrades will offer admins centralized and simplified administration, easier updates, increased security and more freedom in how your instance is

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