UW Theme release v2.10.0

Accessibility and usability updates

• Removed extra alt attribute in UW People plugin being added in the editor view to profile images on an individual’s biography page. 
• Updated headings in the UW Single Link and UW Featured Post block settings to use normal case instead of title case to follow research provided by USA.gov.

Mobile design improvements

• Fixed the theme’s navigation menus so it’s the same color on both desktop and mobile. Visit the feature request #207 for more details.
• Fixed the UW Story Slider block so that content aligns to the top of the image on small screens to remove large gaps of white space.

Minor style fixes

• When adding a border to an image in the editor view, without a selected color, updated to automatically apply the theme’s default border gray instead of black. 
• Removed the red Mini Bar from post titles on the post archive and search results template pages.
• Updated patterns in the theme’s Pre-footer category to include instructional text and fix alignment and button issues.

Condensed spacing option for UW Group of Links block

UW Group of Links block now includes the option to select condensed spacing between links. Visit the UW Group of Links block page for more details about these settings.

Updates in preparation for the WordPress 7.0 release

These are updates made ahead of the WordPress 7.0 release due to accessibility, branding, or feature maturity concerns. The changes below are backwards compatible with WordPress 6.9:

• Disabled Icon and Breadcrumbs blocks 
• Disabled the font library menu in WordPress Admin. 
• Disabled contentOnly mode when inserting a new pattern.
• Disabled the viewport width options when hiding blocks.
• Disabled the ability to fit/stretch text, indent text, and automatically display paragraph content in columns.

Technical updates

The following changes were made to the UW Theme and UW Blocks, UW Events, UW Embed Blocks, and UW People plugins: 

Updated the theme’s linting and formatting package reference in package.json to use the latest @uw-mark/eslint-config-umark version and link.

Additional technical updates include:

• Names of action hooks and functions in the UW Theme and UW People plugin were updated for better consistency.
• UW Theme
  • Updated theme settings logic to use the new UW_Theme_Settings::get() helper, reducing duplicate settings validation logic and making settings values easier for developers to filter in code.
  • Fixed the X/Twitter Card Type radio buttons in the SEO and Social Media settings so that “Summary with large image” is checked by default. 
• UW Events plugin
  • Added missing cache-busting timestamps to the UW Events plugin CSS files so future CSS changes load correctly instead of being held by browser or site caching. 
  • Updated plugin README for developers with more instructions and details about timezones.