On Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, the WordPress UW Theme was updated to version 1.26.0 in the WiscWeb service. A full list of changes in this version of the UW Theme can be reviewed in the changelog.
This update does not include any new features. It is primarily made up of bug fixes, accessibility improvements, and tweaks to existing tooling:
Bug fix: Image Carousel alignment
After the UW Theme 1.25.0 release, images in the image carousel feature were not lining up with the red text box next to it. This was likely from the update to the accessible slick slider.js:
This has now been fixed:
Thanks to the user who reported this issue!
Accessibility improvements: Text overlapping bounding box
At 200% magnification and 724px width, the contents of a Group of Links menu or a Text Block in a two column layout (60/40) were cut off, causing the text to overlap the surrounding box:
Both issues were related to tablet display for columns. This release switches the narrow/wide columns to the 50/50 column split at the tablet/medium breakpoint so that text in these columns can be more readable (especially if there is an element with extra padding in use). This allows text to flow as expected, without overlapping the bounding box.
Thanks to the Center for User Experience, who found this issue when conducting an accessibility evaluation of a user’s website. Thanks also to the user who reported it to us!
Bug fix: Search results for UW Events
When searching for UW Events in the native WordPress search, the results were displaying oddly:
We’ve adjusted the styling for these results so that they display as expected:
Thanks to the user who reported this bug!
Update: Title change for meta tag settings
With the addition of the UW No Index plugin, we wanted to make it clear that the meta tag settings in the UW Theme are specific to social media displays.
All the OpenGraph / social tags use the HTML attribute property. However, certain meta tags like <meta name="robots" content="noindex"> use the attribute name. The title of this content area has therefore been changed to “SEO / Social Media Meta Tag Settings” to offer more clarity in what it should be used for.
Note: We no longer recommend using the “noindex” tag in these meta tag settings (for preventing a page from being crawled by Google). Instead, try the UW No Index plugin.
Update: More prominent focus style for button-style links
This change removes the override that took away the default browser outline on focus for buttons and adds an outline-offset so it is more visible for keyboard navigation. Previously, there was a focus style, but it had potential to look like other buttons on the page which was confusing.
Note that this solution leverages the browser’s focus type so it will look different in Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari.
https://mediaspace.wisc.edu/id/1_n16b6d92?width=649&height=401&playerId=25717641
Thanks to the Center for User Experience, who found this issue when conducting an accessibility evaluation of a user’s website. Thanks also to the user who reported it to us!
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.