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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

  • Late May

  • Late June

  • July

  • August