Current Issues & Fixes

The YaleSites team is committed to providing a reliable and user-friendly platform for the Yale community. As part of our dedication to transparency and continuous improvement, we maintain this list of known issues that our team is actively working to resolve.

This page serves as a central resource to help you understand any limitations you might encounter while using the platform. We prioritize fixes based on severity, impact on users, and alignment with our roadmap. Each issue is tracked and updated regularly to keep you informed of our progress.

Issue Description Status GitHub Issue (Internal Team Only)
Quick Links – URL without https:// Quick Links blocks using URLs without an explicit https:// prefix may fail to render the link correctly. In Progress #1158
White screen in Layout Builder – embed Embedding certain content types via the Layout Builder can cause a white screen error on the edit view. In Progress #1187
Post Views – future posts Post Views may surface future-dated posts before their intended publish date. Coming Up #164
Long URLs in link fields Entering a very long URL in a link field can cause layout issues in the editor. Coming Up #619
External links in navigation menus External links added to the main navigation menu may not render the external link indicator consistently. Coming Up #215
Event map – missing pin The location pin on the Event map component on Event Pages and Embed blocks may not appear when the address is set. Coming Up #1174
Content collection – item weights Manual weight/ordering of items within a Content Collection may not persist as expected after saving. Coming Up #1145
Event descriptions (Localist) Event descriptions imported from Localist may include extra <p> tags, causing unexpected spacing in the event body. Identified #476
Gallery block – large images Uploading very large images to a Gallery block can trigger an error. Workaround: resize images before uploading. Identified #998
Accordion – opens on page load In some configurations, Accordion items may appear expanded on initial page load instead of collapsed. Identified
Site Name SVG rendering In certain theme configurations, the site name SVG may not render at the expected size or position. Identified #673
Accessibility – aria-hidden on Custom Cards Custom Card components may include an aria-hidden attribute that causes Axe accessibility audit failures. Identified #531
Page title hidden + Text block padding When the page title is hidden, the first Text block on the page may display unexpected top padding. Identified
Calendar List – recurring events Recurring events may not display correctly in the Calendar List component. Identified #1206

Status key:

  • In Progress — a fix is actively being developed *
  • Coming Up — scheduled for an upcoming release *
  • Identified — confirmed bug, not yet scheduled

* This does not mean it will be in the next release, bugs can be worked on throughout multiple release cycles

Recently Fixed Bugs

  • Fixed sitewide branding name reverting to “Yale University” when saving Header Settings in a content collection. - Release V2.22
  • Fixed a drag-and-drop overlay blocking the “Add block” button when a no-padding block sat at the bottom of a section. - Release V2.22
  • Fixed a menu drag-and-drop issue that was preventing editors from reorganizing large navigation structures. - Release V2.22
  • Profile pages now expose metatag fields in the manage settings sidebar. - Release V2.22
  • Custom Vocabularies now default to “Custom Vocab” if the name field is left blank. - Release V2.22
  • Fixed SoundCloud embeds using the newer double-encoded URL format. - Release V2.22
  • The pre-built form block now shows a warning when a site is still using the default platform email address. - Release V2.22
  • Fixed cloned page errors caused by book module conflict - Release V2.20
  • Fixed contrast accessibility issue in Add or Select Media - Release V2.20
  • Fixed view block alignment when teaser images are turned off - Release V2.20
  • Fixed extra padding between Headers and Profile Meta block - Release V2.20
  • Fixed profiles with missing display names showing unreadable text to visitors - Release V2.20 
  • Fixed Calendar Block: include/exclude logic and filter logic now working properly - Release V2.20
  • Fixed admin warnings related to View block - Release V2.20

  • Fixed an issue where you couldn’t make a new draft with pages in a content collection
  • Multi-day events now properly display the event date(s) in View results - Release V2.10
  • Previously, multi-day events resulted in a View block repeating the first date for every iteration of that event  - Release V2.10
  • Reference card image was blurry, fixed and now displays clearly - Release V2.10  
  • Removed Siteimprove code from pages that aren’t user facing - Release V2.10
  • Fixed section padding on 50/50 sections with the first item on the left-side section - Release V2.10
  • Fixed incorrect text shadow styling on image caption links in multi-column sections- text shadow now matches the section background color - Release V2.10 
  • Fixed HTML code block syntax highlighting in text editors - Release V2.10
  • Fixed an issue with Content collections navigation dropdown where the last item dropdown displays off-screen - Release V2.10 
  • All items on sidebar are visible when selecting “Move” in Layout Builder - Release V2.10
  • Removed extra top padding from Spotlight Blocks in Banner Regions - Release V2.10
  • Added padding to the left side of the accordion block when used in a 50/50 section - Release V2.10
  • Fixed issue with dragging and dropping video blocks in columns in sections  - Release V2.10
  • Removed unwanted shadow on image caption links - Release V2.9
  • Fixed the z-index issue on the Background Overlay Image field on Action Banner, Callouts, and Quick Link blocks - Release V2.9
  • Removed duplicate required field indicators on Event content type “Basic Info” sections - Release V2.3
  • Pencil icon no longer shows in footer areas for logged-in users - Release V2.3
  • Dragging and dropping content blocks error in Layout Builder resolved - Release V2.3
  • Admin labels no longer overwrite when configuring an existing block - Release V2.3
  • Deleting the node title of a content collection no longer causes a white screen error - Release V2.3
  • Sites with no menu items correctly do not display a hamburger icon on mobile - Release V2.0
  • Multi-day events now show the next upcoming event day in the event meta area - Release V2.0
  • Multi-day event view results now display the correct day in the multi-day sequence - Release V2.0
  • Unintended center text options in WYSIWYG - Release V2.0
  • Links in Mega Footer now have proper color contrast - Release V1.13
  • Cloning a page when specific blocks are present no long cause a site-wide error - Release V1.13
  • Various caching issues with View block fixed - Release V1.13

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