NC State Theme Development Plan
Last Updated 5/1/26
Upcoming Product Features
- Automatic External Link Icon Appending in Menus. Expected in 4.17.0
- Block Feature Packs. Likely in 4.17.0
- Support for Smart Search in Unbranded. Expected in 4.17.0
- Adding the ability to choose the heading tag level for accordions to improve accessibility. (Styles will stay the same) Likely 4.17.0
- SVG Icon Selector Categories (Waiting till after SVG Library intake process is rewritten) Possibly 4.17.0
- Custom SVG Icon Functionality (Waiting till after SVG Library intake process is rewritten. Custom SVG icons will require UCOMM review.) Likely 4.18.0
Upcoming QoL Enhancements
- Due to accessibility we will be making the Table block’s heading section toggled on by default. Expected 4.16.1
- Removal of the label tag in CPT Filters due to accessibility warnings. Expected 4.16.1
- Change the default behavior for Attachment singles to redirect to the actual file. Expected 4.16.1
- Adding a role to indicate that the table of contents is a navigation element for accessibility. Expected 4.16.1
- Updating the Heading blocks from H2 through H4 to be black in order to use red more strategically. Likely 4.17.0
- Rewriting the SVG library intake process. Likely in 4.17.0
Upcoming Bug Fixes
- Fix for Scrolling Spotlight images focal points. Expected 4.16.1
- The breakpoint at which the number of News Pre-footer items decreased was happening to early. Expected 4.16.1
- The captions of elements shown when the Load More is clicked in the Thumbnail Gallery are not showing. Expected 4.16.1
Known Bugs
- Some animations such as image fade in are not working correctly. Likely 4.16.1
Tentative Release Plan
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Planned Patch Release (4.16.x)
Late May
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Feature Release (4.17.0)
Late June
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Planned Patch Release (4.17.x)
July
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Feature Release (4.18.0)
August