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Stanford Sites v5.4.0 Released – 11/21/2024

5.x
Newest release contains an accordion as well as bug and accessibility fixes

Release Notes

Version 5.4.0 was a minor release and included the following:

FAQ - Accordion List

People

  • Adjusted person display for lists and improved image resolution

Media

  • Updated metadata for image sizes
  • Adjusted embeddable media so that embed codes with captions respect 100% widths on iframes
  • Added modal colorbox image display choices in the Text Area paragraph and other components that allow rich media

Theme/Appearance

  • Omitted default favicons if a custom favicon is uploaded in the theme settings
  • Improved spacing for home pages that do not include a banner image
  • Adjusted the left padding on some pages
  • Added a version of the global footer to the Minimally Branded Subtheme so that people/group sites have the required legal notices 

Site Ownership Information

  • Fixed contact information redirect logic

Accessibility

  • Added aria label to masthead section
  • Adjusted skip to main content location in the DOM
  • Fixed to back-to-top button placement
  • Made changes so that article tags on cards are used only when a header is provided

Other 

  • Updated links from stanford.edu to www.stanford.edu
  • Hid description field on menu link content form to prevent inaccessible tooltips
  • Adjusted Editori11y settings on Stanford Sites Intranet to reduce warnings for links to external documents 
  • Scoped google analytics cookies to the individual site and reduced cookie lifespan to better support privacy/consent