YaleSites Platform Roadmap

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 months. We’ve carefully charted our map to meet the evolving needs of our community, and this document serves as guidance, helping us stay on track and focused on what matters most. 

Please note that certain features or work may be subject to shifts or removal. We advise against planning work solely based on the roadmap.

Latest Releases

View our latest features, bug fixes and enhancements.  

Release Notes v1.10.0

Release Notes v1.8.0

Upcoming Work

We are in the process of developing numerous exciting new features and enhancements for the near future. The following is an evolving list outlining our planned work.

Platform Improvements

As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, the YaleSites platform will undergo security updates and comprehensive module enhancements. Our module updates will include a thorough cleanup of the ys_core module, removing unnecessary dependencies and improving its overall structure.

Additionally, we will be reorganizing our main YaleSites repository to facilitate easier collaboration with YaleSites developers, ensuring a more streamlined and efficient development process.

Improved Documentation

We’re expanding our documentation efforts to support contributors and site owners alike. We’ll address color palette logic, how to contribute and extend a theme, and explore the architectural reasons behind our shift from Paragraphs to Blocks.

Expanded Support for Publications, Research, and Referencing

Authors will be provided with a flexible way to manage and display bibliographic references, simplifying the process of organizing, displaying, and citing research and related materials. We’re also revisiting Profiles to better support the inclusion of publications and presentations.

Introducing Templates

Authors can now speed up the creation process by choosing from a selection of pre-designed page templates. Find a template that best matches your needs, drop in your content, and publish. We’ve also updated our documentation to explain how templates can be added and updated.

Vendor Collaboration Projects

We are thrilled to announce the start of vendor collaboration projects on the YaleSites platform. Various Yale community organizations have engaged vendors to develop custom features that will be contributed back to YaleSites, enhancing the platform for all users.

Secondary Navigation

Add a secondary layer of navigation to your YaleSites, enabling you to create site sections with a horizontal submenu. This feature enhances site organization and improves user experience by providing easier access to subsections within your website.

Extended Views Filters and Search

In addition to recent view filters, new dropdown menus based on taxonomy vocabularies and search boxes will be added to the YaleSites custom view block.

New Layout Options

New layout options will be introduced to enhance the flexibility and design capabilities of YaleSites:

  • Additional block options for the current 2-column layout, providing more versatility in content arrangement
  • Introduction of a new 50/50 2-column layout option, allowing for equal-width content sections

These new layout options will give content creators more control over the visual presentation of their pages, enabling them to create more engaging and organized content structures.