New WordPress Theme Update

Posted by: mwhite - Posted on:

We are pushing an important WordPress theme update (Version: 2.2.3.1) today (05/10/20). This will bring significant extra features and stability to your WordPress site. The following new features are included in this release:

  • Latest posts block rewritten to take note of editor settings (column count, hide/show author, date, featured image etc, category selection, sort order)
  • Previously when adding latest posts block to a page it would ignore these settings, but now they will be accepted.
  • Also, now there is an option for Featured images to be displayed either on top, left or right of the post. This option is available under the customizer -> Layout settings. This is applied sitewide.
  • Compatibility with a new configurable NHS Jobs plugin for displaying lists of vacancies from https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

Bug and Display Fixes

  • fixed error with form plugin compatibility
  • fixed footer link display
  • corrected hero inner arrow display
  • corrected hero background width
  • added switch for featured image display to be top / right float / left float
  • latest post and content post – cleaned logic in code and tidied display
  • Multiple code tweaks to improve accessibility. 
  • Improved layout and display of month and day view on the events calendar content.

Known Issues in this Version

  • Hyperlink on the NHS button does not work correctly, for the time being we ask users to use the WordPress standard button instead. This issue is being currently investigated. For further help on how to add and modify a WordPress button please click on the following link for help: https://wordpress-support.hee.nhs.uk/wordpress-features/blocks/design/

If you experience any issues with your WordPress site please raise a ticket by sending an email to websupport@hee.nhs.uk