{"id":38102,"date":"2024-10-23T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=38102"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:19:44","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates and Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Release Notes<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/category\/announcements\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/category\/announcements\/\"\n            >All Release Notes<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-release-v4-15\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-39497\"\n            alt=\"Pink azaleas in front of campus building\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/march-2026-newsletter.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/march-2026-newsletter.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/march-2026-newsletter-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/march-2026-newsletter-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/03\/march-2026-newsletter-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">March 05, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State Theme Release v4.15<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">This release includes many new features including Mega Menu, new Events block display options, media clips functionality and much more.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-release-v4-14\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-39042\"\n            alt=\"Fall leaves frame the Technology Tower at the Talley Student Union. Photo by Becky Kirkland.\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-scaled.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/11\/Technology-Tower-Autumn-Talley-Student-Union-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">November 19, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State Theme Release v4.14<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">A smaller update before the holiday as we prepare for future releases in spring of 2026.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-release-4-13\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-38065\"\n            alt=\"Talley Student Union framed by trees with autumnal leaves\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/talley-autumn.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/talley-autumn.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/talley-autumn-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/talley-autumn-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/talley-autumn-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">September 18, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State Theme Release 4.13<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">New post blocks, an improved Thumbnail Gallery block, and many other small improvements and bug fixes comprise v4.13.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-release-4-12\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-38778\"\n            alt=\"Sunflowers in front of Hunt Library\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/07\/hunt-library-sunflower.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/07\/hunt-library-sunflower.jpg 600w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/07\/hunt-library-sunflower-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">July 22, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State Theme Release 4.12<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">We&#8217;re excited to announce the release of NC State Theme version 4.12! This update brings several enhancements designed to make your content creation experience smoother and more efficient. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s new for content maintainers. Enhanced Content Creation Features More Responsive Post Type Filtering One of the most significant improvements in this release is the addition&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-release-4-11\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-38650\"\n            alt=\"NC State Belltower behind flag and metal sculpture\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/belltower-with-flag.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/belltower-with-flag.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/belltower-with-flag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/belltower-with-flag-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2025\/05\/belltower-with-flag-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">May 29, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">NC&#160;State Theme Release 4.11<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">This release of the NC State Theme focuses on improving the user experience for content maintainers while fixing several important bugs. The standout feature is an enhanced dashboard experience that makes it easier to find blocks and documentation.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/documentation-site-user-discussions\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-2775\"\n            alt=\"Student with other graduates in regalia looking to side\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/NS.Commencement.Spring19.6053.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/NS.Commencement.Spring19.6053.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/NS.Commencement.Spring19.6053-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/NS.Commencement.Spring19.6053-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/06\/NS.Commencement.Spring19.6053-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">April 24, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Documentation Site User Discussions<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Are you a frequent user of our documentation site? Do you have ideas or feedback on how we can make it even better? We\u2019d love to hear from you! Join us for a user discussion session happening throughout next month. We\u2019re looking to better understand what\u2019s working well\u2014and where we can improve. From April 25th&hellip;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">Web Meeting Notes<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/category\/web-updates\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                          data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/category\/web-updates\/\"\n            >All Notes<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/april-2025-open-web-meeting\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">April 22, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">April 2025 Web Meeting<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The Monthly Open Internal Web Meeting covered theme updates, technical improvements, upcoming projects, and future events, focusing on enhancing user experience and streamlining web operations across the university.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/march-2025-open-web-meeting\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">March 25, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">March 2025 Web Meeting<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">The Monthly Open Internal Web Meeting focused on NC State theme design system updates planned for mid-April release, including documentation improvements, Newswire functionality changes, and backend performance enhancements.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/february-2025-web-updates\/\"\n  >\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">February 25, 2025<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">February 2025 Web Updates<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">Get the latest updates 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