UW Theme Updated to 1.19.0

On Thursday, August 4, 2022, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.19.0 in the WiscWeb service. A full list of changes in this version of the UW Theme can be reviewed in the changelog.

A few of the other noteworthy changes are outlined below:

New Styles for Text Blocks and Featured Content Blocks

We’ve added an option to add a drop shadow as a styling option for both the Text Block and Featured Content Block page elements.

This option will appear below the content area of both elements:

Screenshot depicting a text editor with two checkbox items at the bottom. The heading is Text Block which appears in white text on a greenish background. Screenshot depicting a box with two checkbox items at the bottom. The heading is Featured Content Block which appears in white text on a red background.

Drop Shadow

Text Block

White box with a drop shadow and black text. Heading reads "Drop Shadow" and it is followed by Lorem Ipsum text

Featured Content Block

White box with a red bottom border, a drop shadow, and black text. Heading reads "Drop Shadow" and it is followed by Lorem Ipsum text. There is a red flourish above the heading.

UW Card Style

Text Block

This is not a new feature for Text Blocks, but it is being renamed from UW Box Style to UW Card Style. That’s the only change for Text Blocks. It will still look like the same styles that you’ve always enjoyed:

White box with black text and a red line at the bottom. Heading reads UW Card Style" and it is followed by Lorem Ipsum text

One note, however, is that the old setting will still show up if you have it selected. When you find those instances, we recommend unchecking “UW Box Style” and checking “UW Card Style” instead.

Screenshot of Style Settings for a Text Block which has to green boxes displayed around "UW Box Style" and "UW Card Style"

Featured Content Block

This style option was not available previously, and is a new feature of Featured Content Blocks!

White box with a red bottom border and black text. Heading reads "UW Card Style" and it is followed by Lorem Ipsum text. There is a red flourish above the heading.

Both: Drop Shadow with UW Card Style

You also have the option to add both the dropshadow feature and the UW Card Style to Text Blocks and Featured Content Blocks:

Text Block

White box with a drop shadow, a red bottom border, and black text. Heading reads "UW Card Style and Drop Shadow" and it is followed by Lorem Ipsum text

Featured Content Block

White box with a drop shadow, a red bottom border, and black text. Heading reads "UW Card Style and Drop Shadow" and it is followed by Lorem Ipsum text. There is a red line flourish above the heading.

Alternating Content Blocks Bug Fix

When a page’s background color was light gray, there was CSS that caused the card style of the alternating content blocks to become light gray, as well. This update will fix that bug.

Before:

Two columns of content. One with text followed by and image. The other with an image followed by text. This depicts the "before" view of the alternating content boxes in the UW Theme.

After:

Two columns of content. One with text followed by and image. The other with an image followed by text. This depicts the "after" view of the alternating content boxes in the UW Theme.

Advanced Custom Field Update

This release includes a security update for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).

If you notice any breaking issues on your site after this update, please submit a request via our Customer Support Form (Note: please choose the “Emergency Issue” option when submitting). Please provide as much detail as possible when documenting the issue you are experiencing.