Version 4.3
Released: November 12th, 2024 with WordPress 6.7
- Show the Verse block in the same font family in the editor as it has on the front end. (#61140)
- Respect user-defined font size settings in Code blocks. (#61697)
- Add missing
initial-scale
value in viewport meta tag. ([59026]) - Load block patterns on the
init
hook to avoid triggering notices caused by loading the translations too early. (#62237) - Add contributors to copyright notices. (#61943)
Version 4.2
Released: July 16th, 2024 with WordPress 6.6
- Update Table block font size so it inherits any custom size set on the block. (#56204)
- Remove empty spaces at the ends of lines in CSS. (#53874)
- Update HelpHub link for post format documentation to avoid unnecessary redirections. ([57800])
Version 4.1
Released: April 2nd, 2024 with WordPress 6.5
- Cast font URL functions to
string
foradd_editor_style()
, to avoid PHP warnings on child themes. (#59704)
Version 4.0
Released: November 7, 2023
- Use default display for
summary
element within a Details block, to ensure the toggle icon appears (#58915) - Update default themes to use new script function signature: the last parameter of
wp_enqueue_script()
is an array instead of the booleantrue
(#59302) - Use
defer
loading strategy for theme scripts (#59316)
Version 3.9
Released: August 8, 2023
- Remove an unnecessary bottom border from the Table block (#56538)
- Deprecate the skip link focus fix, removing the script from the functions.js file (#54421)
- Remove Internet Explorer-specific checks (#56699)
- Remove call to
load_theme_textdomain()
function if the WordPress version is at least 4.6 (#58318) - Add “Requires at least” and “Requires PHP” to readme.txt (#57857)
Version 3.8
Released: March 29, 2023
- Improve various globals documentation, as per docblock standards (#57069)
- Remove title attributes (#57199)
- Fix Separator block “Dots” style variation (#56008)
- Bundle Google Fonts locally (#55985)
- Mark strings for screen readers (#29748)
- Use the new
/documentation/
URLs for HelpHub links (#57726) - Use strict comparison in bundled themes’ PHP files. ([55420])
- Improve various globals documentation, as per docblock standards (#57069)
Version 3.7
Released: November 1, 2022
- Multiple Themes: Correctly escape stylesheet URL (#56696)
Version 3.6
Released: May 24, 2022
- Add gradient background options using the theme color scheme (#49762)
- Define List item separator as a WP_Locale property (#39733)
- Rename parameters that use reserved keywords in bundled themes (#55327)
- Note visually hidden text for translators (#55591)
Version 3.5
Released: January 25, 2022
- Remove “role” attribute on HTML5 elements with a default landmark role. (#54079)
- Bundled Themes: Add “Tested up to” in style.css (#53797)
Version 3.4
Released: July 20, 2021
- Add Block Patterns. (#51104)
- Add “No Shadow” style to button block. (#51223)
- Improve display of blocks in widget areas. (#53422)
- Improve the display of the Query Loop block. (#53438)
Version 3.3
Released: March 9, 2021
- Core blocks are positioned incorrectly in some core bundled themes. (#52009)
- Cover block alignment issues. (#51224)
Version 3.2
Released: December 8, 2020
- Prevent incorrect link color within the Social Icon block. (#50809)
- Correct alignment of blocks inside a full-width or wide-width group block. (#51440)
- For image attachments, replace the text “Return to” with “Go to”. (#47235)
- Correct list block alignment in editor styles. (#51157)
- Declare support for the HTML5 feature navigation-widgets. (#51445)
Version 3.1
Released: August 11, 2020
- Add custom color palettes for block editor. (#50120)
- Use HTTPS for XHTML Friends Network URL. (#48002)
- Consistently check for WP_Error before outputting get_the_tag_list(). (#39860)
- Use strict type check for in_array() and array_search() where strings are involved. (#49542)
Version 3.0
Released: March 31, 2020
- Update calendar widget styles for 5.4 markup. (#49546)
Version 2.9
Released: May 7, 2019
- Trigger a new
wp_body_open
action immediately after the openingbody
tag, and add shim. (#12563, #46679) - Use theme version number when enqueuing styles, and correct Genericons stylesheet version number. (#39997)
- Update readme.txt file content to fix validation errors. (#45871)
- Update link to child theme documentation to point to its new locations. (#46450)
Version 2.8
Released: February 21, 2019
- Add escaping to the pingback URL. (#43717)
Version 2.7
Released: January 9, 2019
- Make sure button blocks respect the default rounded style, as well as the squared and outline options. (#45541)
- Bump version numbers of updated scripts and stylesheets to prevent caching. (#45679)
Version 2.6
Released: December 19, 2018
- Update styles so button blocks will apply theme’s custom colors. (#45431)
- Correct block appender appearance in block editor. (#45450)
- Remove the term “Gutenberg” from code comments. (#45452)
Version 2.5
Released: December 6, 2018
- Add front end styles, editor styles and a custom color palette for the new block-based editor. Also add support and styles for wide block alignments. (#45041 and #45242)
- Add theme support for responsive block embeds. (#45274)
Version 2.4
Released: May 17, 2018
- Code is Poetry. WordPress’ code just… wasn’t. (#41057)
- Docs: Remove @summary tags from JSDoc. (#42901)
- Add link to privacy policy page in footer. (#43715)
- Comments: Move comment consent input outside the label for a11y. (#43436)
Version 2.3
Released: November 14, 2017
- Change tag cloud format to a list (ul) for better semantics and accessibility. (#40138)
- Make sure new gallery widgets look good in themes. (#41969)
Version 2.2
Released: June 8, 2017
- Improve styles for 4.8 widgets. (#40745)
Version 2.1
Released: December 6, 2016
- Add preconnect to fonts.gstatic.com. (#37171)
Version 2.0
Released August 15, 2016
- Remove .pot files from Default Themes. (#34884)
- Fix selective refresh of Masonry-laid out widgets by deferring initialization until DOM ready. (#37390)
- Fix PHP 7 compatibility issues. (#37227)
- Update theme tags. (#37426)
Version 1.9
Released April 12, 2016
- Add selective refresh framework with implementation for widgets and re-implementation for nav menus. (#27355)
- Standardize on “front end”/”back end” (noun) and “front-end”/”back-end”. (#34887)
- Use selective refresh to preview changes to site title and tagline in core themes. (#27355)
- Prevent elements within fieldsets from overflowing in Webkit. (#35421)
- Removes title attribute from footer. (#35843 )
- Fixes insufficient check for existence of DOM elements in jQuery object. (#34033)
- Update screenshot to 1200 x 900. (#34806)
- Require opt-in for selective refresh of widgets. (#27355)
Version 1.8
Released January 6, 2016
- Add missing loop to image.php template. (#35110)
Version 1.7
Released December 8, 2015
- Correct license information in readme.txt. (#33590)
Version 1.6
Released August 18, 2015
- Add readme file to explain basic theme usage, link to changelog in Codex, and include license information. (#31814)
- Use https for Google API external libraries. (#32552)
- Set the max-width of images in themes to 100%, not in pixels. (#33022 and #31250)
- Fixed: Remove Genericons example.html files.
Version 1.5
Released April 23, 2015
- Fix escaping and minor code style issues (#29127)
- Update editor styles to improve image and caption display in small screens (#31250)
- Replace current() with reset(), which is guaranteed to be the first item (#31259, #31260)
- Update CSS rules for
.screen-reader-text
to be consistent with current accessibility guidelines (#31279) - Add ARIA attributes to menu toggle and add documentation for new
onResizeARIA
function (#31527) - Use SSL for theme and author URIs (#31699)
- Make sure submenu links work correctly on small screens with touch events (#31762)
- Add trailing slashes to theme URIs to avoid a redirect (#31839)
Version 1.4
Released: December 18, 2014
- Move the “Continue Reading” arrows back inside the translatable strings so they can be localised. (#30641)
- Use proper way to get customizer settings values. (#29577)
- Replace ellipses appended to automatically generated excerpts with both ellipses and a “Continue Reading” link to meet accessibility-ready requirements. (#30178)
- Fix non-responsive layout in IE8. (#24194)
- Add bottom margin to audio and video players. (#29146)
- Improve keyboard accessibility on Custom Header and Custom Background screen. (#29289)
- Change instances of “Theme Customizer” to just “Customizer”, as the Customizer isn’t necessarily theme-specific. (#29947)
- Use HTTPS URLs for core.trac.wordpress.org. (#27115)
- Prevent the arrow in “Continue reading” links from wrapping to a second line. (#27908)
Version 1.3
Released: September 4, 2014
- Make small-screen menu accessible to keyboard commands and voice-driven software by using a focusable
button
element rather thanh3
for the toggle element. (#28293) - Adjust background size of header image(s) for small devices. (#26856)
- Make submenu links work correctly on tablets. (#24767)
- Update to Genericons 3.0.3. (#25391)
- Fix layout issue with search form in older versions of Safari and Android. (#24192)
- Add
accessibility-ready
tag. (#28225)
Version 1.2
Released: May 8, 2014
- Use correct logic in IE conditional comments in header template. (#28151)
- Prevent ‘Page %s’ from being added to page title on 404 error pages in bundled themes. (#16468)
- Style to support the new HTML5 line-break-less galleries. (#27637)
- Implement HTML5 markup for galleries and captions. (#27502)
- Add Audio, Video, and Gallery Styles to editor styles. (#27462)
- On attachment pages for audio and video, display players. Currently, only a link is displayed. Add minimal CSS rules for compatibility. (#27243)
- In
prepend_attachment
, add logic to support attachment types that are notimage
. (#27243) - In
get_post_class()
, don’t add thehas-post-thumbnail
class for attachment pages. (#27243) - Improve menu navigation for keyboard and voice-over interactions by properly focusing on submenu items when they are open. (#24839)
- Remove doc block comments for
@return void
. (#27098) - Don’t print the featured image when viewing an attachment. (#27243)
- Update the HTML5 Shiv across the default themes to 3.7.0. (#26491)
- Use the ‘display’ filter for get_bloginfo( ‘name’ ) attached to the wp_title filter. (#26811)
- New screenshots at 880×660 to maximize theme goodness in the new theme viewer design. (#26159)
- Add and display new tags to highlight the ever-growing number of responsive themes available. (#21442)
- Implement Microsoft-specific
@viewport
rules for better responsive styling in Windows 8 “snapped” views. (#25888) - Capitalize “Not Found” string for use in a page title. (#24891, r25907)
Version 1.1
Released: October 24, 2013
- Translator comments are special, make sure they are parsed properly. (#25256)
- Restore the original “Not found” string. (#24891)
- Fix description layout on attachment outputs. (#25578)
- Use correct font name in comment docs. (#25593)
- Don’t use
/**
docblocks for simple multiline comments. (#25256) - Remove unneeded .single-attachment selector. (#25506)
- Update code comments to reflect WP inline docs standards. (#25256)
- Fix case where comment layout can break if a really, really long word is in the comment content. (#25195)
- Revert combining two similar ‘Nothing Found’ strings. (#24891)
- Ensure custom headers are set up after the localization is initialized. (#24943)
Version 1.0
Released: August 1, 2013
Initial release.
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