April 2024 Meeting Notes

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 2:00pm

Shared Governance Board update

  • Subdomain requests
  • Revisited text-wrap options.

Slacktivity

  • text-wrap WebAudit errors - Was a brief period where the html validator did not recognize this CSS as valid. it has been exempted, and a new site scan will return your score to normal
  • How to updated "email me" address on website - Go to WebAudit instance for that site, then click "Edit Site Info" and fill out the "Support Email Address"

WebAudit Metrics

Analytics Updates

  • If you haven't completed migration to GA4 by July 1, 2024, you must set up new analytics and download data as old data will be removed on that date
  • If you want a Google Looker Studio panel, please contact Ryan Dee

Framework updates

  • 5.3.488 update will deploy Tuesday, April 9
    • Remove UNL theme modal style overrrides
    • Add .dcf-bg-foreground mixin/utility class

Public Information Apps Updates

  • Lots of small bug fixes
  • Coming soon: Email Signature Generator to be moved into Directory

Next-Gen CMS updates

  • Starting the D7 wind-down: 37 sites in Drupal 7 have gone live in D10, 167 sites in D7 are in maintenance mode (up from 74), 72 live sites have been dormant for over 500 days ("Consider for Deletion"), 39 live sites in D7 have been dormant for over 250 days and less than 500 sites and are being reviewed
  • Previously we noted that on March 1 we will be deleting old CMS sites that are archived (not live) and in "Maintenance Mode." We will no longer be deleting sites, but marking them for deletion. If you have a concern about a particular site, email eric@unl.edu
  • New Embed component allows for embedding pages with either a unl.edu or nebraska.edu subdomain.
  • All Site Admins have access to "Cache Clear," hover over blue Drupal icon on upper left, choose "Flush all caches." This will fix issues like background image placement, related links block not updating, etc.
  • Other new additions
    • Multiple buttons added to card component
    • Anchor link support in WYSIWYG editor
    • New fields on news item for Author and Related Links
    • Favicon fix to not show Drupal Icon
    • Background pattern fix for iOS Safari
    • Responsive image size adjustments to Hero image

Reminder: Next-Gen CMS