{"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":"2026-08-07T14:29:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:29:17","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>Support for Smart Search in Unbranded. <strong>Expected in 4.18.0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Block feature packs. <strong>Likely in 4.18.0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Block to display a date based on a lead time. <strong>Expected 4.18.0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendar+ support. <strong>Likely 4.18.0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potentially adding a Two Column Layout for 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