dim1

That fixed it! All is well again. Thanks for the assistance.
Dan

I moved back to v. 1.4 by restoring the code from a backup. Later today I will try removing the plugin and reinstalling 1.4 from the zip file. 1.4 from the backup works fine with the content below.

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[a href=https://rss.blackboardconnect.com/227007/cornellalert/feed.xml]CORNELLALERT MESSAGES[/a]

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[wp_rss_retriever url=”https://rss.blackboardconnect.com/227007/cornellalert/feed.xml” items=”5″ excerpt=”0″ read_more=”false” new_window=”true” date=”false” source=”false” thumbnail=”false” cache=”30″]