{"id":39424,"date":"2026-03-05T12:33:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?p=39424"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:01:37","slug":"nc-state-theme-release-v4-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/nc-state-theme-release-v4-15\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Theme Release v4.15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Mega Menu Releasing in Beta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new Mega Menu<\/a> for the NC State Theme provides an expanded alternative to the traditional website navigation. Instead of displaying a simple dropdown list, the Mega Menu opens a large panel that can organize links into multiple columns with headings and grouped sections. This structure helps users quickly scan available content and navigate complex websites. This feature is currently in beta, but is now available on sites running the Premium Add-on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mega Menu supports first, second, third and fourth level menu items, in addition to a promo area.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New Layout Option within Events Block<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Events block<\/a> has a new layout option that includes deeper integration with the University Calendar<\/a>. Users can now display up to nine upcoming events using the block. The block now automatically includes widget-only events. Widget-only events allow an organizer to add an event to calendar.ncsu.edu but only have it appear on their own websites rather than the entire University Calendar. This can be a good option for groups that are looking to consolidate their calendaring into one solution rather than also leveraging Google Calendar or a plugin such as The Events Calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new layout option allows you to display three, six or nine upcoming events from calendar.ncsu.edu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Statement Style Variation for Paragraph Blocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Statement styling allows writers to give emphasis to specific bodies of text<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new style variation has been added to Paragraph blocks<\/a> within Pages and Posts, giving editors the ability to apply larger text with increased font weight. This option also allows selection of a font color from the site\u2019s approved brand color palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the News Post Type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does your college or unit regularly appear in the news? The NC State Theme now includes a dedicated In the News<\/strong> custom post type, making it easy to showcase media mentions right on your website. Add each mention’s headline, publication name, date, and link \u2014 then let visitors browse your full coverage archive or feature recent mentions on your homepage. It’s a great way to highlight the subject matter experts and research putting NC State in the spotlight. Read the full documentation<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple Resources Post Types Now Possible<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Resources post type is a great way to provide a filterable and searchable database for users. Sites have been able to have a single resources database since the release of v4 of the NC State Theme, but now up to four Resources databases can be created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re unfamiliar with this post type, you can take a look on wellness.ncsu.edu<\/a> and our documentation site<\/a>. More details are available in the Resources post type documentation article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Table Formatting Options Available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For large and complex tables, the Ninja Tables plugin can be used with the NC State Theme. Additional formatting options<\/a> have been included in this release so that tables can be displayed in a wider format on pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n