We’re pleased to share the latest enhancements to the YaleSites platform. This release focuses on expanding your creative options with new typography and visual elements, while strengthening accessibility and user experience across the platform—all based on valuable feedback from our community.
Release Notes: YaleSites v2.3
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Background Images for Action Banners and Callouts
Enhance your calls-to-action with new background and pattern image options for Action Banner and Callout blocks.
How to Use: Upload an image into the new overlay field on Action Banner and Callout blocks. If you want a pattern, make sure it’s a repeatable pattern. For suggested image sizes for each block, reference our Working with Images guide for more information.
Facts and Figures Icon Support
Improve your data storytelling with 26 new icon options for Facts and Figures blocks. These selected icons help improve visual engagement and content scannability, making your key statistics and metrics more accessible and impactful for your audience.
How to Use: Look for the new icon field on Facts and Figures items that includes a dropdown with icon preview. This is essentially an icon library for the Yale Design System, and we can extend this support to other blocks in the future.
Content Management Updates
- Enhanced Spotlight Blocks: Added caption field support for both Spotlight - Landscape and Spotlight - Portrait blocks
- Facts and Figures Improvements: Heading and content fields are now optional for increased layout flexibility
- Coffee Module Integration: Quick administrative search functionality for faster site management. Use keyboard shortcuts: Cmd+D (Mac) or Alt+D (Windows) or click the new “Find” button on the top administrative top bar
- Google Analytics Migration
- In alignment with DrupalCore and Google, we are transitioning from Google Analytics to Google Tag Manager
- Added Google Tag Manager module
- Added an alert where Google Analytics was to inform users of our transition to Google Tag Manager
- Post Author Link: Added a link field to Profile content types to enhance author attribution capabilities
- Mallory Typography Option: Expand your site’s visual identity with Mallory, now available as a heading font option in Site Settings
- BlueSky Embed: Added BlueSky social media posts as an option for Embed blocks
User Experience Improvements
- Environment Indicators: Clear visual indicators showing whether you’re working on live, development, or local environments
- Improved Breadcrumb Spacing: Better visual hierarchy and cleaner presentation
- Streamlined Pagination: Clearer, less overwhelming navigation options
- CAS Protection Modal: New warning dialog when protecting pages with CAS authentication to ensure compliance with low-risk data policies
Accessibility Enhancements
- Improved Heading Structure: Fixed taxonomy page headings to properly start with H1 instead of H2 for better screen reader navigation and SEO performance
- Enhanced Link Contrast: Improved color contrast for links within In-line Message blocks for better visibility and accessibility compliance
Bug Fixes
- Fixed duplicate required field indicators on Event content type “Basic Info” sections
- Resolved pencil icon display issues in footer areas for logged-in users
- Fixed a bug where dragging and dropping content blocks caused an error in Layout Builder
- Resolved issue where admin labels were overridden when configuring an existing block
- Fixed critical bug where deleting the node title of a content collection could cause a white screen error
We encourage you to explore these new features and discover how they can enhance your YaleSite. As always, comprehensive documentation and training resources are available through our resource library.
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback and helped shape this release. This update represents our ongoing commitment to creating a platform that meets the diverse needs of the Yale community while maintaining our core principles of uniformity, inclusivity, user-centricity, standardization, and sustainability.
YaleSites Product Roadmap
What’s on the horizon for YaleSites?
The YaleSites Product Roadmap is a dynamic blueprint that outlines our vision for the future of the YaleSites platform. It provides a clear and strategic overview of the innovative features we’re planning to deliver in the upcoming year.
We’ve carefully charted our map to meet the evolving needs of our users, and this document serves as guidance, helping us stay on track and focused on what matters most.
