November '25 - Mid Month News
Welcome to your quick mid-month summary of all things important & upcoming across our community.
Meet the winners of the Student Showcase 2025
We announced the winners of this year's student showcase at Reclaim Open on November 6. They are (in no particular order):
- Hilltown Edge Magazine (HEM), Olivia Grozier and the SUNY Oneonta Fashion Journalism Students
- Diplomacy Lab, Sophia Raymond, Mahima Suresh, Maysem Al-Khakani, Zoe Gainer, Kate Tillett, Morgan Hendrickson
- Red Dragon Portfolio Theme, developed by SUNY Oneonta Inclusive Design Lab
- The State Times and WONY.FM, Rick Heil and the staff of TheStateTimes.com
All entries were reviewed by our panel of judges and scored based on innovation, applicability as well as on creative use of the technology.
Support and Services Updates
Contact us for help & support via our support portal.
Look out for product updates for 2026
Our small, dedicated team is always working hard to improve our products and services, and we'll be introducing updates to products for the new year to ensure that our hosting services remain secure, accessible and reliable for our community. Stay tuned for updates via email, our website and the round up newsletter in the coming weeks.
Plan ahead for upcoming PHP Version 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.
- Raising Default Version from PHP 8.1 to PHP 8.2: On December 1, 2025 we will be changing the default PHP version on all our cPanel servers, from PHP 8.1 to PHP 8.2. Only the default command-line PHP and sites set to "inherit" the PHP version will be impacted by this change; all other sites with a specified PHP version will remain using that PHP version.
- Removal of PHP 7.3 & 7.4: We are also on track to fully remove PHP 7.3 from our cPanel servers by January 5th, and PHP 7.4 by Mid Year 2026.
If you are unsure which version of PHP your site is using, or whether your site is set to "inherit" the default version, you can always check and/or the version using the MultiPHP Manager tool in cPanel. Note that it is only possible to set PHP versions for domains or subdomains, not for subdirectories. If a site is installed on a subdirectory (eg, defaultsite.com/example), it will use the PHP version set for its parent domain (in this case, defaultsite.com).
Events and Streams on Reclaim TV
For upcoming events check our Events Calendar.
- 11/14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST “On Writing” with Dr Catherine Cronin on Reclaim TV.
- 11/21 #ReclaimOpen25 Rewind: Conference Highlights As part of our #ReclaimOpen25 Rewind series we are bringing you highlights from our recent conference. If you missed it live, this is your chance to experience the magic of the event, find inspiration and explore resources.
- 11/28 #ReclaimOpen25 Rewind: Rewilding voice in a time of enclosure . No live stream as our team takes a well deserved break. We wish all who celebrate Happy Thanksgiving! Instead, we have a treat in store for you :)
- 12/05 #ReclaimOpen25 Rewind: AI Maddeness. Join Jim Groom and Tom Woodward as they delve into how generative AI tools like ChatGPT can be used to simulate, narrate, and enhance digital sports experiences inspired by Madden 2001.
Watch at Reclaim TV, or catch the recording later on archive.reclaim.tv or our YouTube channel!
Also, we have a new date for our next admin workshop:
Admin Workshop: WordPress Multisite (WPMS) (February 17 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST). This workshop will help you learn about administering WPMS, explore themes and plug-ins, find out how to build a WPMS that supports your goals and also learn more about troubleshooting and how to fix common issues.
