diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1304a35..54c92ac 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 A tool that makes it easy to embed dynamic course data from Kuali.
 
+## What's new in v1.1
+
+- Provides a default API url in the event that one is not supplied in the network settings
+- Limits pulled courses to ones with active status
+- Fixes an issue that caused the cache recency to not be honored
+
 ## Example Usage
 
 ``[courses subject="COM"]``
@@ -12,6 +18,6 @@ __Contributors:__ [bjcfuller](https://github.com/bjcfuller), [alexandragauss](ht
 __Tags:__ plugins, shortcodes  
 __Requires at least:__ 5.0  
 __Tested up to:__ 6.0.2  
-__Stable tag:__ 1.0  
+__Stable tag:__ 1.1  
 __License:__ GPL-3.0  
 __Licence URI:__ https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
diff --git a/inc/uri-kuali-api.php b/inc/uri-kuali-api.php
index fd232fe..43b3591 100644
--- a/inc/uri-kuali-api.php
+++ b/inc/uri-kuali-api.php
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ function uri_kuali_api_get_courses( $id, $atts ) {
 
   /* Build URL for a list of courses if a course number isn't specified */
   if (null === $atts['number']) {
-    $url = $api_base . '/cm/courses/queryAll?subjectCode=' . $id . '&sort=number&limit=' . $atts['limit'];
+    $url = $api_base . '/cm/courses/queryAll?subjectCode=' . $id . '&sort=number&limit=' . $atts['limit'] . '&status=active';
     return uri_kuali_get_data( $url );
   }
 
   /* If a course number is specified, build URL for single course */
   else {
-  $url = $api_base . '/cm/courses/queryAll?subjectCode=' . $id . '&number=' . $atts['number'];
+  $url = $api_base . '/cm/courses/queryAll?subjectCode=' . $id . '&number=' . $atts['number'] . '&status=active';
   return uri_kuali_get_data( $url );
   }
 }
diff --git a/inc/uri-kuali-helpers.php b/inc/uri-kuali-helpers.php
index 1485595..27476fe 100644
--- a/inc/uri-kuali-helpers.php
+++ b/inc/uri-kuali-helpers.php
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ function uri_kuali_render_course_list( $courses, $attributes ) {
 	print $attributes['before'];
 
 	foreach( $courses as $course ) {
-		include $template;
+    //var_dump($course);
+    //if ( null === $course->dateStart || 'online' == $course->teachingMethod ) {
+		  include $template;
+    //}
 	}
 
 	print $attributes['after'];
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ function uri_kuali_hash_string ( $string ) {
  */
 function uri_kuali_cache_is_expired( $date ) {
 
-	$recency = get_option( 'uri_kuali_recency', '1 day' );
+	$recency = get_site_option( 'uri_kuali_recency', '1 day' );
 	$expiry = strtotime( '-' . $recency, strtotime('now') );
 
 	return ( $date < $expiry );
diff --git a/uri-kuali.php b/uri-kuali.php
index bb598bc..fcbbe42 100755
--- a/uri-kuali.php
+++ b/uri-kuali.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Plugin Name: URI Kuali
 Plugin URI: https://www.uri.edu
 Description: Implements a shortcode to display course data from Kuali's API. [courses subject="AAF"]
-Version: 1.0
+Version: 1.1
 Author: Brandon Fuller
 Author: Alexandra Gauss
 Author URI: