Author: Gabe Przygoda

v3.0.2

Posted on by Gabe Przygoda

Summary

Version 3.0.2 of the Illinois WordPress Theme reorganizes the block files and toolkit import scripts to optimize loading. This release provides new versions of several blocks along with accessibility and visual improvements to links and buttons.

What’s Changed

New Features

  • Added V3 version of Card Block

Enhancements

  • Added text field to allow overriding alt text of selected media in Image Feature Block
  • Implemented Block Manifest structure to optimize loading and future development of theme blocks
  • Updated WordPress core Buttons block to reflect V3 styling of buttons
  • Updated Feature Quote block to V3 version
  • Updated Lede block to V3 version
  • Replaced aria label text control in Button block with new behavior which auto appends an aria label when “Open in new tab” checkbox is selected

Bug Fixes

  • Added CSS to allow YouTube Media Embed Blocks to honor the “Wide” alignment setting
  • Added CSS to correct color contrast accessibility issue with File block button
  • Added CSS to correct display of Social Icons block
  • Added CSS to correct Featured Image display in mobile layouts
  • Added CSS to correct link formatting colors and hover states
  • Adjusted Image Feature block to load media URL instead of permalink (attachment page)
  • Adjusted Statistic Block to allow Rich Text content to render appropriately in content fields
  • Corrected page template conditional logic to remove error log bloat associated with Featured Images
  • Embedded Bootstrap files to serve locally
  • Implemented block deprecations for Button, Feature Quote, Image Feature, Lede, and Statistic blocks
  • Optimized the Toolkit V3 import script loading
  • Purged unused files

Upgrade Notes

Card block

The new Card block is separate from existing Clickable Card and Card Deck blocks (both will remain unchanged in this release).

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v3.0.1

Posted on by Gabe Przygoda

Summary

Version 3.0.1 of the Illinois WordPress Theme makes visual improvements, resolving style and logic bugs, associated with our recent transition to support the Illinois Toolkit V3.

What’s Changed

New Features

  • Added V3 version of Accordion Block

Enhancements

  • Updated Call to Action block to V3 version
  • Updated Statistic block to V3 version

Bug Fixes

  • Added CSS for List block to allow ordered lists nested in unordered lists to correctly display numbering
  • Added CSS to adjust text wrapping around images when using the alignleft and alignright controls
  • Added CSS overrides to force V3 link styling
  • Corrected typo in Vertical Tab block instructional text
  • Imported Toolkit v3.6 to fix conflicts with WordPress image upload controls in Toolkit v3.7
  • Recategorized Image Feature block to display with other Illinois Theme blocks in the menu
  • Removed dummy menu listings from Side Navigation Menu select
  • Removed empty Secondary Site Title tags in header and footer to tighten up spacing
  • Updated search.php page template to prevent errors in PHP log files
  • Updated index.php page template to include <h1> in markup when returning posts

Upgrade Notes

Accordion block

The new Accordion block is separate from existing Accordion Section and Accordion Deck blocks (both will remain unchanged in this release).

Call to Action block

Existing versions of the Call to Action block will automatically migrate to the V3 markup in the editor view. To save this migrated version, you must make an edit on the page then save it. WordPress needs to detect the content has changed somewhere on the page to force the blocks on the page to update in the database.

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v3.0.0

Posted on by Gabe Przygoda

Summary

Version 3.0.0 of the Illinois WordPress Theme brings in the updated header and footer along with several visual improvements to correct page alignment and layout. This version includes various bug fixes to support WordPress 6.8.2.

What’s Changed

New Features

  • Implemented the new header and footer
  • Added HTML support for V3 Builder Toolkit Code

Enhancements

  • Improved controls for the Section Navigation linking
  • Updated colors for “Heritage 3” and “Arches Blue”

Bug Fixes

  • Corrected alignment/margins on the page and post listing templates
  • Rebuilt Image Feature block to restore image select functionality
  • Rebuilt Button block to restore link functionality
  • Removed extra <div> tags getting wrapped around <li> tags
  • Corrected alignment control options in Video Feature and Call to Action blocks

Upgrade Notes

Image Feature

Due to necessary accessibility updates, some users may be prompted with an “Attempt Recovery” button when editing preexisting Image Feature blocks. This is expected. Clicking the button will reformat the block content into the new, accessible markup.

A screenshot of the block validation error message with the blue "Attempt Recovery" button

Clearing Your Browser Cache

Because of the structural changes to the block controls, clearing your browser’s cache is recommended if you notice other unexpected behavior with the Button block and Image Feature block controls.

Call to Action Colors

Due to a conflict with the V2 and V3 versions of the toolkit scripts, the Call to Action block color theme selections “Blue Gradient” and “Orange Gradient” render with a white background instead of a transparent background as intended. This will be corrected in a future revision to the Call to Action block.

Get v3.0.0

View/Download the Release on GitHub

The theme is available on GitHub: https://github.com/web-illinois/wptheme_university_of_illinois_2020/releases/tag/v3.0.0

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