Core Changelog

In Core v1.15.2, we’ve made some small CSS fixes and improvements to elements on blue backgrounds and multimedia background panel width. 🐛🐛🐛 

Improvements 

• Adjusted the max-width of the panel in the multimedia background it be a little less wide 

Bugs 

• Fixed a bug where the tables set on a blue background had white text instead of dark gray 
• Fixed the button text color on Call to Action modules with a blue background 
• Fixed a bug where a Card Grid with two items would always show the cards in two columns, even when it was set to three 

In Core v1.15.1, we added some minor improvements to recently updated features like the profile lists and handled a few small bugs.

Improvements

• Updated the Multimedia Background thumbnail grid to match the new card components
• Overview pages can now have custom titles in the navigation dropdowns. You’ll find the field to overwrite the Overview page title on the section folder
• Events modules can now have a header and description. The content area label should no longer be used as the heading text
• Photos in profile listings are now cropped from the top of the image. We recommend uploading square profile photos (500x500) moving forward
• Profile lists with only three profiles now show three in a row rather than a row of two and a row of one
• Updated the HTML sitemap to only have one link for a section landing page rather than a section title and then a link to the overview page

Bugs

• Fixed an issue where the sitemap was displaying the wrong title for a section under certain conditions
• Fixed an issue in the searchable interfaces where certain characters in the filters were breaking the modules 

In Core v1.15, we’ve made some major improvements. 🙌

Thumbnail grids were resurrected with an all-new design and headers got a major makeover with new options to include a logo and a tertiary nav. We also improved support for video captions in native video players. Some additional bugs got squashed as well. 🐛

Improvements

• Replaced the thumbnail grid with an all-new design. This module is once again supported with an all-new look. The icons have been removed. In the instances where entries have no thumbnail will look like the cards design, but we highly recommend using an image with this module.
• Added new header with logo and tertiary navigation. Colleges, schools and divisions can now use their approved logos on their website. Please refer to the Brand website for information about logo usage at FIU . The logos have two different options: vertical & horizontal. The dropdown menu borders are now rounded off and include a new tertiary nav.
• Added .vtt (video subtitle track files) to list of allowed files in web config for new sites. Sites created prior to this release will still need these done manually. You can submit a request to make this change to your website at digimaint@fiu.edu.
• Added an images option to the Events module. To enable this feature, open your Events module in Cascade and select to “show event thumbnails if available.” 

Bugs

• Fixed an issue where the gray background was not working on the News module
• Horizontal sub-navigation items with a submenu now have a submenu indicator (arrow)
• Fixed an issue where links in Multimedia Background modules had both an underline and a bottom border
• Fixed an issue where the email links in the profile listings were broken
• Fixed an issue that prevented searchable interfaces from working if there was a question mark symbol included in an item
• Fixed an issue where descriptive paragraphs appeared even when they shouldn’t
• Fixed an issue where the .cta-link-primary a had both an underline and a bottom border
• Fixed an issue where the multimedia background panel would show even if there was no content
• Added the ID “page-intro” to the page intro row that contains the auto-generated h1 and description text for easier targeting with CSS
• Fixed an issue where the mobile section nav was missing its gray background
• Fixed an issue where the .cta-link-primary a had both text-decoration: underline and a bottom border

Core 1.14 is coming in hot with a nice portion of practical improvements to our Multimedia Background modules, a new design for profile lists and a side of bug fixes, yum!

Users can now enjoy more text placement options to the Multimedia Background, no more being limited to just right, left and center! You can now position your content using the following options:

• Top left
• Top middle
• Top right
• Center left
• Center center
• Center right
• Bottom left
• Bottom center
• Bottom right

Improvements

• Added a variety of text placement options to Multimedia Background
  • Try republishing pages with Multimedia Backgrounds if you run into any issues
• Updated the design for the profile card module
  • Users can use square images if they prefer the original look!
• Updated background videos to turn off if "prefers reduced motion" is set to true to respect accessibility preferences
• Swapped out JavaScript-rendered background videos in multimedia backgrounds for a non-JavaScript solution
• Added a .block-center class to center block elements on pages. It works well in conjunction with “.accessible-max-width" to create a centered block no more than 70 characters wide
• Updated the color of the border within the events modules from gold to blue
• Removed default meta descriptions from the site information block and homepages of new websites. Read Moz’s post on meta descriptions to learn more about the purpose, importance and optimal length of a page’s meta description
• Removed font dropdown from text editors. Doing the groundwork for this change made updating the editor across all sites a lot easier. Keep an eye out for future enhancements!

Bugs

• Fixed an issue where menu dropdowns weren’t handling long page titles well
• Fixed an issue causing multiple pages to show as active in the side nav
• Site footer no longer disappears if the compact footer option is selected
• Fixed an issue causing the “hide the H1 option” to not work
• Fixed an issue where CSS and JS files referenced in Site info block from another site were not working
• Fixed an accessibility issue where link text and an aria-label in the compact footer were mismatched

Core v1.13 includes some visual updates to our modules along with a few bug fixes 🐛.

The news module got a facelift and looks more cohesive with some of our new or newly updated modules like the card grid, and our gray background color has been updated to a modernized bluish gray (it’s the little things😊). Be sure to clear your cache to see updates on your end!

Improvements

• Updated the simple stats class to look better on mobile
• Added "Apply to FIU" to the compact footer
• Updated the design of the news module to match the new cards design
• Updated the news module to have background color options
• Updated the gray used throughout the template to a new bluish gray. This color will continue to be referenced and referred to as “gray"

• Updated the page banners to use a new method for background videos that will improve reliability and performance. We’ll do the same to the multimedia background module in an upcoming release.

Bugs

• Fixed an issue where the logo in the footer was not displaying properly. If the FIU logo in the footer of your page does not appear, republishing the page will fix the issue
• Fixed the background color for the “related content” box in the one-column content blocks that use a gray background
• Fixed an issue where cta-link-primary elements were off-center in centered modules

Core v1.12 is the first of a string of small releases we’ll be putting out over the next few weeks—but don’t be fooled, these features will pack a punch! 🥊

Highlights include standardized button styles and classes, new background colors for the content blocks, link support in the Profile custom fields and updated options for text on page banners—and more to come!

Features

• Users can now easily create button-link links using the “button” class. The option is available in the text editors under Formats > Custom options on newer websites. If you’d like this option added to your website, email digimaint@fiu.edu.

Improvements

• Text content is now centered over the page banners. You can also add a paragraph of text under the heading. Any text that’s added to the page banner will automatically add an overlay. Look for more options for page banners in upcoming releases!
• Profile custom fields can now have a link
• Placeholder code for a new custom page region that is a building block for some new and exciting features around the corner
• Released the first part of a performance improvement for font loading

Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where lengthy headings in the page banners would be taller than the height of the banner on mobile.

v1.12.1 - March 4, 2022

Core v1.12 was the first of a string of small releases we’ll be putting out over the next few weeks—but don’t be fooled, these features will pack a punch! 🥊

We’re excited to announce a brand-new addition to the content block family: Full-Width Content + Media! This new module can serve as an alternative option to a two-column or a multimedia background. Users can use a wide range of background colors and can shift the size of each column. This easy-to-use module is a fantastic way to highlight content for your users using vibrant imagery and a fresh style.

Features

• 🚨New Module Alert: We’ve added the Full Width Content & Media module, which offers a new way to display an image or video side-by-side with text.

Bugs

• Fixed the issue and made a small improvement to ensure the text is only ever 70 characters wide—an accessibility best-practice we’ll be adding throughout the template.

V1.12.2 - March 17, 2022

Core v1.12 is back with a brand-new bunch of improvements and bug fixes! We’re happy to announce a brand-new module: the Blockquote slider. The Blockquote slider is ideal for showcasing multiple quotes back to back all in one place, without lengthening the page.

Admins now have the option to remove the H1 from a page and update the site footer to a “compact” version reserved mostly for marketing landing pages and websites with specific external audiences.

This release also includes a string of style fixes, improvements and updates to accessibility.

Improvements

• Module Update: Blockquote slider – users can now add multiple quotes in one module. This module replaces the old single quote module.
• Removed the imported Adobe Fonts CSS file from the main stylesheet
• If you notice any issues on your website regarding the font, republish the page!
• Added option to remove the h1 from a page
• Added option for Global vs. Compact Footer
• Added height, width and loading attributes to the header and footer FIU logos to improve page rendering speed

Bugs

• Fixed style issues with new card module
• Fixed an issue where some profile photos were being stretched on the profile pages
• Accessibility fixes for some links with bad contrast
• Removed the legacy ID option from the data definition, anchors can be added using the descriptive paragraph instead
• Fixed an issue with button contrast large card modules with blue or cyan backgrounds
• Fixed an issue with the play/pause button hiding behind banner overlays on mobile

v1.12.3 - April 1, 2022

It’s April 1st but these new improvements to Core are no joke! Core v1.12 is back at it again with a jam-packed release, you’d be a fool not to check it out. We’ve added a slew of classes to help users customize their pages easily within the WYSIWYG, along with improvements to page banners and a bug fix for profile cards.

Improvements

• Added helper classes to float content to the left/right in content blocks: .media-left and .media-right
• Added custom class to add energy lines to images that are placed in the WYSIWYG: energize-media--cyan—left, energize-media--cyan—right, energize-media--magenta—left, energize-media--magenta--right
• Added .accessible-max-width class
• Added classes to content blocks to create stats lists: simple-stats-list, .simple-stats-list--cyan, .simple-stats-list--magenta
• The custom class field is now available to all users. This field will allow users to apply additional styles to the banners. Check back soon for a list of read-to-use classes to add custom overlays, new font styles and text positioning to your banners!

Bugs

• Fixed bug causing profiles to not wrap properly if the card contained too much text
• Added missing space to banner custom classes

This latest release of Core features site-wide and page-specific language selection 🇺🇸🇭🇹🇪🇸 as well as Schema.org markup on all pages. We’ve also fine-tuned the new Cards and Slideshow modules and made some other minor accessibility fixes. Last, made making CTA links a little easier by adding an option in the editor to select "cta-link-primary" for links and dynamically adding the arrow icon when using the class. It's no longer necessary to add the icon manually.

This release contains some of the last bits of code from our recently graduated student assistant developer, Manuel Garcia. Good luck, Manny! ✈️

Features

• The site language can now be set to something other than “en-US.”
  • If your website is in a language other than English or requires a different regionalization, the language can be set to any combination of a two-letter language code and two-letter region code, e.g. “en-US” for English (United States 🇺🇸) or ”en-GB” for English (United Kingdom 🇬🇧).
  • Language can also be set at the page level for single pages of a website from the page meta tab
  • The most-common use cases for an FIU website would be creating Spanish-language (es-US) or Haitian Creole (ht-US 🇭🇹) websites or pages.
• All pages now contain basic Schema.org markup.
  • All pages contain website- and page-specific meta information
  • Homepages will also have information about FIU
  • Profiles will have “Person” schema markup
  • Hoping to apply news and other academic schema markup in the future!

Improvements

• The CTA link class is now available in the format's dropdown of the WYSIWYG editor. It is listed as “cta-link-primary.”
  • Users no longer have to manually add the arrow icon for the cta-link-primary links. The new code is: <a class="cta-link-primary" href="INSERT URL HERE">INSERT CTA TEXT HERE</a>
  • The Code Snippets page has been updated with the new code.

Bug fixes

• Dropdowns no longer add focus to the first item in the dropdown by default. Focus remains on the trigger that opened the dropdown.
• Slideshow modules now work with less than three items, but we continue to recommend using the gallery or carousel with at least three items.
• Cards module will now properly set the number of columns when there are only two items in a row
• Aria labels have been removed from the anchor tag of the individual news links in the News Module. These labels were creating a mismatch with the text content of the link and were not necessary.

v1.11.1 - February 9, 2022

Improvements

• FIU is committed to a safe and inclusive university community. We've updated the "Share a Concern" link in the footer to make it more clear where you can report discrimination, harassment or misconduct. The new link text will be " Report Discrimination or Harassment." Site administrators will need to republish their pages to see the change.
• Added Sitemap page to the HTML and XML sitemaps to satisfy an item on Siteimprove's QA checklist.

Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where certain HTML characters in page titles, descriptions or other meta information were breaking the new Schema.org JSON. Updated the method to work around these characters and prevent XSS vulnerabilities.

Updates to the thumbnail grid, card and content grid modules are now live! Users can implement the new card grid design on their sites. The card and thumbnail grids are being phased out of the template. Later this year they will be removed completely. We encourage you to update your card and thumbnail grid modules to the new card grid design!

Improvements

• Updated the modules that have the card-like design to look like the cards in the Carousel module.
• No longer supporting the Thumbnail Grid module and creating a new module, Card Grid.
• The Card grid will incorporate the same card design as the Carousel.
• Updated the News module with to ensure news images are uniform in size.
• Removed the Google Tag Manager <noscript> tag from the Core template to help with Google PageSpeed Insights results.

Bug fixes

• Subnav colors were not displayed properly on mobile devices. They are now consistent with desktop.

v1.10.1 - February 2, 2022

Enhancements/Improvements

• Updated global footer to include Share a Concern link and updated Nondiscrimination and Title IX link. Pages will need to be republished to see the changes. If any student, employee or applicant has a good faith belief that they have been discriminated against or harassed based on age, color, disability, gender, marital status, ethnic or national origin, race, religion, retaliation, sex or any other protected category, the Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility (CRCA) encourages them to report their concern.
• Fonts loading from Adobe will now use the swap technique to avoid text not being displayed on slow connections.

Bug fixes

• Manually adding FontAwesome icons to a grid card will no longer make the icon look large with a rounded background
• If the site has no items on the menu the mobile menu icon will not appear and the padding around the title of the site will be consistent

In v1.9, we made some general bug fixes and improvements to several components including the News Feed and Stats components.

Sitemap links have been added to the footer, and the Web/Accessibility link in the footer has been updated to point to the new Accessibility @ FIU website. The social links in the footer have also been updated to make maintaining accessibility standards easier. Finally, pages and folders in your site can now be excluded from the sitemap.

Improvements

• The Web/Accessibility link in the footer has been updated to point to the new Accessibility @ FIU website. Pages will need to be published to see the change.
• Updated the News Feed component to handle a new format.
• Slideshow images can now have a value added to their alt attribute.
• Pages and folders can now be set to be excluded from the sitemap.
• Updated the line-height in the Stats component to follow accessibility best practices.
• Made a small adjustment to the font weight in the Stats component.
• Updated the styles for blockquotes in the WYSIWYG fields of the Content Block components.
• Added Sitemap (hierarchical list of all pages on the website) link to the footer.
• Removed the italic styles from the blockquote element to conform with accessibility best practices.
• Removed italic styles from the figure figcaption element to conform with accessibility best practices.
• Updated the aria-label for the social links in the footer to mention following FIU. This should limit future issues where colleges create social links that say “Follow us on ….” but link to a different channel.

In v1.8, we made some updates to the usability of the Call to Action component, Multimedia Background and Carousel components. The two-link Call to Action is now responsive: Links will stack on top of the other instead of creating two lines within the same link. Carousels can now have their descriptions flipped, so images can be placed either on the right or left side. We also resolved some minor inconsistencies with padding throughout the design.

Improvements

• Removed Social Directory link from global footer.
• Improved the look and responsiveness of the layout of the two-link option in the Call to Action. component. You can now use .flex-links to display a list of links inline that will stack as the browser. sizes down. You can also add .cta-links so the arrow icon appears on any link with the .primary class.
• Carousels in the Featured Content > Slideshow module can now have the description flipped so the carousel items are on the left and the description on the right.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the “Short” setting on the Multimedia Background component was not being respected.
• Fixed an issue where the photo area was overlapping the slider controls in the gallery module.
• The Call to Action component can now use images when selecting the custom option.
• Fixed an issue where Call to Action components needed to have text to render. A Call to Action component can now consist of just an image or an iframe, for example.
• Fixed some inconsistent padding in the dropdown menu item.
• Fixed some inconsistent padding and alignment in the Call to Action component.

In v1.7, we’re introducing the brand-new Carousel/Slideshow component! Users can find this component in the featured content group. Users can now feature photos from events, highlight faculty & staff, and much more in a sleek and compact format. But that’s not all, accordions got a makeover! Pages with accordions will automatically get updated to the contemporary design. See the latest look on Pantera. We also resolved some issues with the breadcrumb functionality and sub nav rendering on mobile.

Improvements

• The accordion module design has been updated; users can now incorporate different background colors as well.
• New module alert 🚨 Slideshow/Carousel/Gallery - An alternative, graphic-centric option to the tabs and accordion modules is a slideshow/carousel.

Bug fixes

• The home button wasn’t loading at all when clicked from the breadcrumbs on a page.
• Users were unable to click certain breadcrumb links when the first module had energy lines
• When selecting “yes” to the subnav question it removed the anchor nav question and implementation from Cascade & the page. Users can now select both.

In v1.6, we resolved some usability issues with the section navigation (formerly known as side navigation) and site footers. We also fixed some accessibility issues on some of our Featured Content and Content Block components.

The updated section navigation will premiere on the forthcoming Student Affairs website and fix the pesky white space issues created by the old side navigation. Section navigation will now be easier to find on mobile, as well. The option to implement the new section nav will be rolled out selectively. Keep an eye out for upcoming releases to stay in the loop!

Improvements

• Updated section navigation no longer creates awkward white space
• Improved mobile side navigation is now easier to locate and use
• Updated the Multiple Columns option in the site footer so the columns stack at the same point the global footer does

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the section navigation was completely hidden when "hide from top nav" option was selected
• Fixed an issue where Multiple Columns footer option content was not showing on pages unless there was text under the Custom HTML option
• Fixed a navigation issue where the border for the active, highlighted items were bright yellow instead of blue
• Fixed an accessibility issue with Media Background components where the play/pause button had no default alternative text before the video loaded
• Using the .cta-link-primary class to a content grid module will no longer display an additional border under the link
• Thumbnail grid (bordered) links should now open in a new window when they are external
• Fixed an issue that allowed a page to be saved in Cascade without having a banner image selected when the option to enable banner was checked

In v1.5, we resolved some usability and accessibility issues with the video banner and site-specific search bar components.

You can now highlight top navigation items to your site. This is a fun and easy way to call attention to specific sections in your navigation.

Improvements

• Improvements
• Updated text on search flyout to “Search this site” to make it clear to users the search results will be coming from the site they are in and not all FIU sites.
• Added a new highlight option to the main navigation under folder options. You can now pick between cyan and bright gold to bring attention to items in the nav
  (highlighted items will be cyan on mobile to not conflict with existing styles for the active section).

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where “back to top” functionality was not working properly in homepages.
• Fixed an issue where the play/pause button had no default alternative text before the video loaded.
• Fixed an issue where enabled anchored section with no content areas attached was creating an empty navigation element and horizontal rule on the page.
• Added “Loading…” text to searchable interface pagination element to clear “WCAG 5.2.5 Required Owned Elements” error.

In v1.4, we resolved some usability issues with the mobile navigation by moving the mobile navigation trigger closer to the site name. You’ll notice the FIU logos look crisper on retina devices as they were switched out for SVGs. Multimedia Background modules now show their background on mobile—including video.

We covered some ground on accessibility by improving some text formatting to comply with WCAG AAA line-height standards and completed a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) for Core 1.4.

Improvements

• Mobile nav has been improved by moving the mobile nav trigger next to the site name
• Searchable interface can now use external links
• Multimedia Background modules now maintain their background on mobile devices
• Profile cards can now be added without a link to a profile page
• Two- and three-column lists now have uniform spacing around them
• Increased line-height on news headlines and in profile card text to conform to WCAG AAA standards
• Swapped out FIU logos in header and footer for SVGs

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where similarly named pages in the top navigation might both show as active one when one is active

Miscellaneous

• Completed v1 VPAT for Core 1.4 using WCAG 2.0 AA criteria

In v1.3, we resolved several accessibility issues that will ensure a better user experience for everyone and higher accessibility scores in Siteimprove. Users can now easily customize their site footers without writing code, and TikTok has been added to our global footer, replacing the Tumblr icon.

Improvements

• TikTok icon is now available for the global footer, replacing the Tumblr icon
• Site footer is now more customizable, users can now add columned content without fiddling with code or writing HTML

Bug fixes

• Profile/Faculty lists created an ul when there are no profiles
• Links in footer had mismatched aria labels vs. link text
• Line-height values for footer headings were giving WCAG AAA warnings

Improvements

• Added padding around energy lines in Call to Action module
• Ordered list numbers now align with the rest of the text
• Upgraded jQuery from v1.11.3 to v1.12.4
• Added padding above the H1 in content areas
• Added canonical tags to prevent duplicate URLS

Bug fixes

• Updated FIU Calendar bug - Admin users can once again access the admin menu from calendar.fiu.edu.

v1.2.2 - August 6, 2021

Bug fixes

• Removed canonical tags from 404 and search results pages
• Moved meta-tags system region back to its original position to make sure the character encoding meta tag was within the first 1024 bytes of the page

v1.2.1 - August 5, 2021

Bug fixes

• Profile pages canonical URLs were missing the page extension

Features

• Added new option to Content Block component:
  • Large Cards is a new Multimedia Background option that is more card-like and has options for background colors and energy lines

Improvements

• Content grid headings can now be displayed without a link
• Improvement - The gray shade in tables is now darker

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where Calendar/Events feed was picking up the wrong URL for the "More Events" link

v1.1.1 - July 13, 2021

Bug fix

• Energy lines were showing up even when not selected

• Initial Release

v1.0.1 - August 17, 2020

• Added new brand colors, FIU blue and bright gold
• Added new brand fonts, Frank New
  • Improved heading fonts use varied weights for Frank New
  • Frank New is preloaded into WYSIWYG
• Removed old digital fonts
• Fixed bug with main and mobile nav icons on custom core projects

v.1.0.2 - October 19, 2020

• Improved design for Calls to Action component. New features include:
  • More background colors: FIU blue, gray, or white
  • Optional border frame around images (learn about energy lines)
  • New heading/body text colors complementary to frame

v1.0.3 - November 30, 2020

• Added new banner design
  • Optional border frame around banner image (learn about energy lines)
• Added video playlist of Cascade training for online instruction

v1.0.4 - December 18, 2020

• Improved design for Calls to Action component. New features include:
  • Optional border frame around centered text without image (learn about energy lines)
  • Inputting external links (links to outside of your website) is easier in the backend. Just copy/paste the URL while editing the page — no external link asset necessary

v1.0.5 - January 25, 2021

• Added options to Featured Content component. New features include:
  • New design – Icon Link Row
  • New background colors – FIU blue
  • Improved functionality – Icon dropdown lets you choose from 500 icons (available on Icon Link Row and Thumbnail Grid)
  • Improved functionality – Inputting external links (links to outside of your website) is easier in the backend
• Improved functionality of accordions (a Content Block component)
  • All panels closed by default
  • Multiple panels can be opened at the same time

v1.0.6 - February 8, 2021

• Improved design for Design Elements component. New features include:
  • New design - Stats List
  • Optional accent colors – energy lines
  • Improved functionality – Inputting external links (links to outside of your website) is easier in the backend

v1.0.7 - March 9, 2021

• Added new option to Design Elements component:
  • New design – Callouts

v1.0.8 - May 17, 2021

• Improved design for News Feed:
  
  • Articles/posts now presented 3 to a row instead of 2
  • Feed entries consist of an image and headline per article/post
  • Max of 12 articles/post per feed + 1 for featured story
  • Featured story enhanced – no word count on story description
  • Improved functionality – Inputting external links (links to outside of your website) is easier in the backend
  • Default Thumbnail – Upload an image so articles/posts that don't contain an image will use the default image of your choice