{"id":38833,"date":"2025-09-03T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=38833"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:59:37","slug":"nc-state-theme-development-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-development-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NC&#160;State Web Platform Development Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Product Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Block Feature Packs (Phase 2, Integration with documentation testing). <strong>Likely in 4.19.0 <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Block to countdown to a date. <strong>Expected 4.19.0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Active State tracking in Mega Menu. <strong>Likely in 4.19.0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gravity Forms Event tracking with Google Analytics. <strong>Likely in 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