Twenty Twelve changelog

Version 4.4

Released: November 12th, 2024 with WordPress 6.7

Prevent navigation submenus from hiding behind page content by increasing their z-index to 99999. (#55892)
Respect user-defined font size settings in Code blocks. (#61753)
Fix Code block font family difference in editors. (#61808)
Fix Button block Outline style text color on the front end. (#61846)
Fix Navigation block submenus, preventing them from being cut off. (#61672)
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 4.3

Released: July 16th, 2024 with WordPress 6.6

Update Table block font size so it inherits any custom size set on the block. (#58074)
Correct Pullquote block alignment so it centers within the non-framed editor. (#57472)
Remove the last sentence of the ‘Left-aligned Image and Paragraph’ pattern to resolve oddly spelled words. ([57987], #61004)
Remove blank CSS lines. (#59493)

Version 4.2

Released: April 2nd, 2024 with WordPress 6.5

Version 4.1

Released: November 7, 2023

Implement the_header_image_tag function for enhanced compatibility with new image features such as lazy loading, async decoding and fetch priority (#58675)
Update default themes to use new script function signature: the last parameter of wp_enqueue_script() is an array instead of the boolean true (#59302)
Use defer loading strategy for theme scripts (#59316)

Version 4.0

Released: August 8, 2023

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 3.9

Released: March 29, 2023

Improve various globals documentation, as per docblock standards (#57069)
Remove title attributes (#57199)
Bundle Google Fonts locally (#55985)
Properly reflect text color changes in Table block (#56466)
Use strict comparison in bundled themes’ PHP files. ([55420])

Version 3.8

Released: November 1, 2022

Multiple Themes: Correctly escape stylesheet URL (#56696)

Version 3.7

Released: May 24, 2022

Typo correction in a bundled pattern (#55099).
Define List item separator as a WP_Locale property (#39733)

Version 3.6

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 3.5

Released: July 26, 2021

Bundled themes: block-patterns.php file should use get_template_directory_uri instead of get_stylesheet_directory_uri (#53769)

Version 3.4

Released: July 20, 2021

Introduce block patterns for Twenty Twelve. (#51105)

Version 3.3

Released: December 8, 2020

For image attachments, replace the text “Return to” with “Go to”. (#47235)
Correct punctuation in “Your comment is awaiting moderation” string. (#49867)

Version 3.2

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 3.1

Released: March 31, 2020

Update calendar widget styles for 5.4 markup. (#49549)

Version 3.0

Released: May 7, 2019

Trigger a new wp_body_open action immediately after the opening body tag, and add shim. (#12563, #46679)
Use theme version number when enqueuing styles. (#39997)
Update readme.txt file content to fix validation errors. (#45871)
Update link to child theme documentation to point to its new locations. (#46450)
Correct linear-gradient syntax in the theme’s CSS. (#46786)

Version 2.9

Released: February 21, 2019

Add escaping to the pingback URL. (#43717)

Version 2.8

Released: January 9, 2019

Correct px and em order in the blocks.css. (#45794)
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 2.7

Released: December 19, 2018

Update styles so button blocks will apply theme’s custom colors. (#45432)
Correct block appender appearance in block editor. (#45450)
Remove the term “Gutenberg” from code comments and editor styles. (#45452)

Version 2.6

Released: December 6, 2018

Add front end styles, editor styles and a custom color palette for the new block-based editor. (#45040 and #45240)
Add theme support for responsive block embeds. (#45274)

Version 2.5

Released: May 17, 2018

Code is Poetry. WordPress’ code just… wasn’t. (#41057)
Add link to privacy policy page in footer. (#43715)
Comments: Move comment consent input outside the label for a11y. (#43436)

Version 2.4

Released: November 14, 2017

Remove “called called” and “can can” dittography. (#41836)
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 2.3

Released: June 8, 2017

Improve styles for 4.8 widgets. (#40745)

Version 2.2

Released: December 6, 2016

Add preconnect to fonts.gstatic.com. (#37171)

Version 2.1

Released: August 15, 2016

Remove .pot files from Default Themes. (#34884)
Update theme tags. (#37426)

Version 2.0

Released: April 12, 2016

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)
Require opt-in for selective refresh of widgets. (#27355)

Version 1.9

Released: December 8, 2015

Correct license information in readme.txt. (#33590)

Version 1.8

Released August 18, 2015

Fix content skip link appearance. (#32232)
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)

Version 1.7

Released April 23, 2015

Fix escaping and minor code style issues (#29127)
Fill in support for screen-reader-text class (#31095)
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)
Use SSL for theme and author URIs (#31699)
Add trailing slashes to theme URIs to avoid a redirect (#31839)

Version 1.6

Released: December 18, 2014

Fix widget stacking problem in older IE browsers for Front Page template. (#28938)
Menu on touch devices: fix jQuery selector for menu items with submenus. (#24767)
Use proper way to get customizer settings values.(#29577)
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)
Add an alt attribute with the site title for header images linked to the home page. (#15926)
Use HTTPS URLs for core.trac.wordpress.org. (#27115)
Prevent the arrow in “Continue reading” links from wrapping to a second line. (#27908)

Version 1.5

Released: September 4, 2014

Make small-screen menu accessible to keyboard commands and voice-driven software by using a focusable button element rather than h3 for the toggle element. (#28224)
Bump JS version. (#24767)
Make submenu links work correctly on tablets. (#24767)
Avoid a PHP notice in bundled themes if no images were found. (#28361)
Use correct logic in IE conditional comments in header template. (#28151)
Prevent ‘Page %s’ from being added to page title on 404 error pages. (#16468)

Version 1.4

Released: May 8, 2014

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 not image. (#27243)
In get_post_class(), don’t add the has-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)
Style select element. (#27434)
Remove unused singular selectors in print CSS block. (#26866)
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)

Version 1.3

Released: October 24, 2013

Translator comments are special, make sure they are parsed properly. (#25256)
Don’t use /** docblocks for simple multiline comments. (#25256)
Update code comments to reflect WP inline docs standards. (#25256)
Spell out duplicate hook locations. (#25658)
Use the correct body class for attachments in the IE stylesheet. (#25506)
Use the correct body class for attachments where .single-attachment is only used when the attachment’s parent is not a page. (#25506)
Simplify header image check. (#25400)

Version 1.2

Released: August 1, 2013

Load Google Font in the visual editor to improve user experience. #22499)
Fix button active state to avoid a 2px shift. (#22825)
Fix double featured images in Front Page Template. Show featured image in single page views. (#22943)
Update post author comment markup and styles, improving hCard data parsing and simplifying styles.(#23128)
Better layout for floated image captions. (#23147)
Remove unnecessary class values in posts navigation. (#23152)
Properly style visited links in entries, widgets, and comment text. #23200)
Clear center-aligned images properly. (#23244)
Use .text() instead of .html() for blogname and blog description in Theme Customizer JavaScript handlers. (#23435)
Better handling for cases where a background color is set to white or an empty value (like first run with no theme_mods set) and a background image is enabled, which resulted previously in a broken layout. (#23586)
Enable live preview for Header Text Color in Theme Customizer. Change also removes an !important declaration (yay) in Custom Header CSS rules. Fix regression introduced in r23572, allow hide/show of Header Text in Customizer. (#23600)
Improve Appearance > Header styles to match front end view better — including loading special Google Font there. Add back missing space in CSS value. (#23790)
Add identifier to style elements added by the theme. (#24033)
Add .displaying-header-text to the default themes, as the Custom Header page toggles this class. (#24113)
In editor-style.css change .mceWPnextpage to .mce-wp-nextpage to match the core fix for Chrome. (#24177)
Fix minor indentation issues in CSS files (spaces to tabs). (#24196)
Remove the_title_attribute() title attributes where it duplicates the_title() in anchor text. (#24203)
Remove /extend/ from Theme URI headers in default themes. (#24389)

Version 1.1

Released: December 11, 2012

Initial release.