Email: wpcms@hku.hk

Themes and Plugins preinstalled by ITS

The non-editable themes as below are included in the WordPress CMS supported by ITS. Users are able to create child theme to do own-customization, or add the self-created theme and those themes purchased online to the website.

Theme name Version Description License
default1.7.2 The default WordPress theme that graced version 1.7.2 to version 2.9, based on the famous Kubrick. N/A
Twenty twenty two1.6WordPress default theme for 2022 N/A
Twenty twenty three1.3WordPress default theme for 2023  N/A
Twenty twenty four1.0WordPress default theme for 2024N/A

The following non-editable plugins are pre-installed and pre-configured by ITS in the WordPress CMS. Users are able to install any self-created plugin or those plugins purchased online to the website.

Plugin nameVersionDescriptionLicense
Admin-Tools1.3.9Prepare the Admin interfaceGPLv2
Akismet-Anti-spam-Spam-Protection5.3.3Anti-SpamGPLv2
Big-file-uploads2.1.2Enables large file uploads in media uploaderGPLv2
Hide-Admin-Bar1.0.1Hide Admin BarN/A
HKU-Customization0.0.1-20201118For ITS to manage users’ WordPressN/A
Kinsta-Mu-Plugins3.1.1The Kinsta MU (must-use) plugin has been designed to work on our WordPress hosting platform N/A
OpenID-Connect-Generic3.10.0OpenID Connect for HKUPortal loginGPLv2
Remove-Dashboard-Access1.2Limit Dashboard access GPLv2
WP-Activity-Log5.10.0Security LogGPLv2
WP-Mail-SMTP4.1.1
Reconfigures the wp_mail() function to SMTP
GPLv3
WP-Private-Content-Plus3.4Advanced private content restrictions GPLv2