NC State Theme Development Plan

Upcoming Product Features

• Adding a CTA Button to the Quote block. Expected in 4.14.0
• Update Fancy Paragraph Images to be hyperlinked. Expected in 4.14.0
• Updated Fancy Paragraph Images so that their captions can be edited. Expected in 4.14.0
• Mega Menu Beta version for Premium Add on. Expected 4.14.0
• Update Fancy Paragraph to allow forms as an accompaniment. Expected in 4.14.0
• Megamenu option for Premium tier sites. Alpha version in 4.14.0
• Add the ability to swap the heading levels in Icon Links from h3 to h2, with no visual change. Expected in 4.14.0
• Automatic appending of an External Link Icon on links that leave the site. Expected in 4.15.0
• Add a Large Text paragraph style variation. Expected in 4.15.0
• Allow more than Three Items to be displayed in the Events Block. Expected in 4.15.0
• Implement Outline Versions of the Icon set. Likely in 4.15.0
• Adding Tints and Shades to existing designs. Either 4.15.0 or 4.16.0

Upcoming QoL Enhancements

• Localist Embed Cleanup. Expected in 4.14.0
• Update to packages to pull from new github.com. Expected in 4.14.0
• Update instructions for open graph image field to include more accurate dimensions recommendation. Expected in 4.14.0
• Some aria-labels will be added for the smart search overlay to improve accessibility on that feature. Expected in 4.14.0
• Adding a Share label to the In-Post Toolbar to clarify the use of the social media icons. Expected in 4.14.0 (Pro Add On v2.11.0)
• Several News Post QA Updates. Expected in 4.14.0
• Removal of the Light Gray background which often causes accessibility issue. Expected in 4.14.1
• Remove version support for old add-on block registration, to handle use of old versions from prior to the code consolidation. Expected in. 4.14.1
• Update to the Post Title Length recommendations based on feedback after release. Expected in 4.14.1
• Make URL optional for Courses CPTs. Expected in 4.14.1

Upcoming Bug Fixes

• Non-credit programs without end dates do not appear in archive view. Estimated 4.14.0
• The spotify embed has extra spacing on top due to grid. Estimated 4.14.0
• The Events Calendar shortcode embeds have a .alignwide that conflicts with theme styles. Estimated 4.14.0
• The image aspect ration on Featured People is not set and this is causing some images to be too long. Estimated 4.14.0
• Recent posts without an image are being moved out of order if the enhanced layout is not being used. Estimated 4.14.0 (Pro Add On v2.11.0)
• The Media Banner Header is too close to the block below it, due to a lack of padding. Estimated 4.14.0 (Premium Add On v2.10.0)
• Immersive Featured Image Caption does not populate on the editor. Estimated 4.14.1
• Descriptions added to course categories and departments are not shown on the category / department pages. Estimated 4.14.1
• Links to filtered post listing from single post use incorrect URL structure post-JS update. Estimated 4.14.1

Known Bugs

• When the featured image caption is exceedingly long it breaks the background. Estimated 4.14.1
• The Courses CPT Single page has some spacing issues mainly the bottom margin missing. Estimated 4.14.1

Tentative Release Plan