README

URI Modern is the primary WordPress theme for the University of Rhode Island, designed to unify the online brand and experience.

What's new in 4.1.5

• Adds a screenreader only class
• Adds a Table of Contents class for jump links
• Adds an underline on links in paragraphs for better accessibility
• Adjusts the color of the Notice component for increased contrast against links
• Edits the aria-label for the Reveal Search button

What's new in 4.1.4

• Restructures the mobile global main menu into a button with a dropdown via Javascript
• Removes stretchy paragraph and heading block variations for WP 6.9.x
• Reveals search submit button for screenreaders
• Makes Promo component admin only
• Removes HTML editing access from non-admins

What's new in 4.1.3

• Fixes cache busting when a child theme is active

What's new in 4.1.2

• Enhances the accessibility of the You navigation menu and Search button

What's new in 4.1.1

• Updates EOE statement in footer (this was previously changed in v4.0.3 but was inadvertenty reverted in v4.1)
• Whitelists future Component Library Tooltip block for administrators

New in 4.1.0

• Updates navigation, footer, banner, contrast, and more for better accessibility.

  • Add search role to search form in banner
  • Use <nav> tags for You menu dropdown
  • Use <nav> tags on global menu
  • Make date component admin only
  • Make metric component admin only
  • Increase contrast of source text for tides widget in footer
  • Put 'actionbar' links in region landmark
  • Increase contrast for 'Continue Reading' button on category pages
  • Increase contrast for feature-caption credit
  • Hardcode social media in footer; edit accessible name
  • Use $lightgold color on yellow notices
  • Remove aria-labels from <label> elements in footer
  • Remove menu role from links in footer--make them just links
  • Remove menu role from actionbar 'Quick Links'--make them just links
  • Consolidate banners into one under 'masthead'
  • Move 'Skip to Content' link into header
  • Enlarge touch target for legal links in footer
  • Edit the external and internal header templates

How do I get set up?

Typical installation

1. Grab a copy of the latest version
2. Install it into your WordPress wp-content/themes directory
3. Activate it as your site's theme
4. Configure it with Customizer

Using Packagist

If your site is built on a composer stack, you can add the latest version by running:

composer require uriweb/uri-modern

Theme details

Contributors: bjcfuller, alexandragauss, johnpennypacker
Tags: themes
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.9.4
Stable tag: 4.1.5
License: GPL-3.0