Category: Blocks Theme

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Blocks 2.7.4

  • Bugfix removed list style from skip links
  • Added close menu button at the bottom of the all sections menu for keyboard users
  • Removed copyright notice from the bottom of all sections menu
  • Added aria-label to Dianomi block
  • Added a JS solution for removing empty link being generated by PollDaddy plugin.
  • Removed audscience theme feature support

PR:

  • https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2655
  • https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2661
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Blocks 2.7.3

  • All block layout templates have header objects.
  • All block layout templates have been refactored.
  • Added new function for setting a block ID from the sequence on the page.
  • Added aria-labelled by to all block layouts.
  • Refactored blocks_title()
  • Headings are now in a sequential structure.
  • Removed comma from block_title() to fix critical error

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2642
PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2647

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Blocks 2.7.2

  • Removed hardcoded Signup CTA logic; made dynamic instead
  • Added Yoast SEO Primary category detection

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2637

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Blocks 2.7.1

  • Text label added to header search form
  • Fixed inconsistent Footer hover states and font-weight
  • Skip links added and targeting anchors added
  • Block sidebar change from aside landmark to div object.
  • Updated carousel navigation UI elements to show a hover state
  • Active state added to search button when its clicked on mo…
  • Headers added to all dynamic navigation lists
  • Updated blocks_navigation to handle outputting a title
  • Updated blocks_the_social_networks to handle outputting a title

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2636

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Blocks 2.6.9

Accessibility Updates

  • Cycle2 Gallery and Carousel can now be interacted with by a keyboard user
  • Added a visible focus state to all interactive objects
  • Breaking News section labelled with aria attributes
  • Moved Breaking News into a landmark
  • Added an h1 object on pages-blocks.php with the condition of whether to show or not on the front page. This is obscured by CSS and is for screen readers only.
  • Improved print CSS

PR: https://github.com/dc-thomson/wordpress/pull/2622