UNL CMS Updates

Deployed Features and Issue Fixes

  • WebAudit errors:
    • Added a condition to remove empty address tags in the Person Center content type.
    • Added tabindex="0" to address the "Scrollable region must have keyboard access" error.
    • “Attribute “xmlns:xlink” not allowed here.” on a div. (Site editors would need to remove deprecated x:link attribute on their SVGs) to fix the issue
    • Resolved a 301 redirect warning for the "More News" button by adjusting the link to end with a /.

  • HTML validator (validator.unl.edu) in WebAudit is deployed
  • Issues with Tandem fade option are fixed - Tandem image aspect ratios (Fade and Right) don't fill space in 6.0
  • Narrow floated images in CKEditor are output too large
  • Social Media Links component background color not showing in unl_six_herbie on Layout Builder edit pagetheme
  • People teaser centered option is not displaying the image as a circle in 6
  • Update unl_events for unl_six_herbie
  • Time webform element is available for use


Finalized and In Review
  • CMS Sites on WebAudit: Ability to have all CMS sites in production automatically added to WebAudit.
  • Ability to create and use custom blocks in Layout Builder


In Development
  • Drupal 11 Upgrade
  • Fixing some Framework 6 issues
  • Ongoing WebAudit fixes


Future Plans
  • Last Editor Display: Display the name of the last editor on the Content list page.
  • Block Layout for Developers: Enable block layout functionality for developers.
  • Path Alias Patterns: Implement Developer access to path alias patterns for content types like taxonomies.
  • URLs in Text Area (Body Field): Linking to an internal Drupal node can sometimes result in empty anchor tags, which may also prevent content from being saved. A Drupal upgrade is required to permanently fix this issue.
  • Ongoing fixes of Web Audit errors
  • Other issues can be found on Github - https://github.com/unlcms/project-herbie/issues

More details at: https://wdn.unl.edu/documentation/unl-cms-roadmap/