UW Theme release v2.9.0

Accessibility and usability updates

• Improved list structure of the today.wisc.edu block.
  • Events are now grouped under month headings instead of a single nested list.
  • Heading level for each month group can now be set in block settings (defaults to H3).
  • Links within the block are now display-only to prevent accidental clicks while editing.
• Fixed the UW Tabs block so the block toolbar in the editor no longer displays over the tab title.
• Updated the “UW Link” block’s label in the editor to “UW Single Link” to better communicate its intended use: one call to action only. For multiple links, use the UW Group of Links block instead.
• Added a notice in the UW Single Link block’s settings sidebar reminding editors to use it for one call to action only, and to use the UW Group of Links block for multiple links.

General design improvements

• Reduced margin around the navigation controls in the UW Story Slider block to condense spacing.
• Updated styling for comments to improve readability, including adjusted font size, font weight, and converting uppercase text to normal case. This only applies to sites not hosted in the WiscWeb WordPress Service.
• Updates to the full-page pattern titled Service area page layout
  • Moved the Title block inside the first column to prevent long titles from displaying over the second column.
  • Reduced the pattern’s top margin to Large so content sits closer to the main navigation and breadcrumbs, and matches the theme’s default spacing.

UW Events plugin updates

• Updated the the events listing page with improved pagination and clearer navigation between upcoming and past events.
• Removed the card style that displays if no events are found within a list to cleanup the design.
• Fixed an issue where month abbreviations were wrapping awkwardly in the events list view at narrower widths; also removed the leading zero from single-digit dates (e.g., “May 9” instead of “May 09”).
• Fixed a bug where setting an event to “all day” defaulted the date to today’s date instead of the chosen event date.

UW People plugin updates

• UW People Listing block
  • Removed the empty space that displays when images are hidden in one column layouts.
  • Removed the large amount of padding that displays around each person within one column layouts. Visit feature request #191 for more details.
• Enabled support for HTML entities, like the ampersand character, within data fields on individual biography pages.

UW Quote block fix

Restore the ability for inline formatting options in the UW Quote block so they render on the published page. These inline settings include options such as Footer, Language, Strikethrough, Subscript, and more.

Developer documentation added

• For developers, documented theme action and filter hooks in the project README files for the UW Theme, UW People plugin, UW Events plugin, and UW Theme blocks plugin.
• Documented use of javascript filters in the UW Theme’s README file.

Technical updates

• Fixed issue where Open Graph images were not being shown in page previews for URLs shared on social media.
• Removed deprecation warnings in the UW Single Link block.