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).