Changelog

With this version we have abandoned the parent/child constellation. There are now two standalone themes (Core & Custom) that can be fully edited without any external dependencies.

Features:

• Separation between Core Theme (100% WordPress) and Custom Theme (everything from Core plus extensions that require custom code).
• Related Posts-pattern moved to custom build and realized with a block-variation
• Pattern with counting-up numbers added
• z-index hierarchy organized in custom variables
• Navigation overlay from WordPress 7.0 integrated (Template Part + prepared patternOpens in new tab)
• Padding enabled for page and post templates so that body text does not touch the intro pattern
• Placeholder for mandatory fields in product teasers added.
• Added a function to disable the ContentOnly default from WordPress 7.0 for admins (custom theme)
• Breadcrumb pattern (with WP7 breadcrumb block) added and integrated into relevant templates
• Findability of content inside closed accordions enabled via JS in the Custom build.
• Old accordion pattern (based on the details/summary block) removed.
• Pseudo-elements (:hover, :focus, :focus-visible, :active) for buttons etc. integrated via theme.json (new WP7 feature)
• Multiple sliders or tabs per subpage can now be used
• Custom bindings support more blocks on WP7 and have been extended in functions/editor.php to include list items
• accent-color, marker-color etc. prepared in custom.scss
• Set default logo on theme activation
• Branding integrated as a comment in the source code
• Chrome DevTools MCP added to the .mcp.json of the build process.
• Removed blank Custom Template
• Added various new units. A basic set for the core-theme and the following set for the custom theme: px, %, rem, em, ch, lh, vi, vb, svb, lvb, dvb, cqi, cqb
• Added patterns for all WooCommerce product-collections (New Arrivals, On Sale Products, Best Sellers, Top Rated Products, Hand-Picked Products, Products by Category, Products by Tag, Products by Brand, Related Products)
• Added pattern for product intro and product details. Rebuild single-product-template with pattern references
• Add fallback for share API, if browsers are not compatible or SSL is not available
• Outsourced parts of WooCommerce templates and parts to php-based pattern to allow translation

Fixes:

• Back to Top button (Custom) removed from the footer template part and integrated into the footer via a hook to fix translation issues in static patterns.
• Incorrect ARIA on collapsible navigations in the footer fixed
• Display issue with select lists fixed
• Display issue with event teasers fixed
• Fixed error in the privacy checkbox validation for reviews where it was not possible to reply in the backend
• Translations of pattern descriptions in the file header removed (incompatible with WP standard)
• Padding for prev/next corrected
• Fixed error with .no-js class on the login screen (Custom no-js removed)
• Fixed error with multiple class attributes on .has-icon when e.g. external links were applied to elements that already had a class.
• Display issue with the image in the CV pattern fixed.
• Allow scrolling in the mobile navigation when it is taller than the viewport
• Fixed broken woocommerce collections caused by grid gaps
• Added correct focus-outline to submit buttons
• Span comment-form to 100% if there are no comments (only in two-columns)
• Remove margin-left from blockquotes

Parent:

• Feature: Tokens and theme.json optimized
  • Font sizes reorganized (new slugs, new labels)
  • Color palette reorganized (new colors, new slugs, new labels)
  • Spacing reorganized (new slugs)
  • Radius variables from WP 6.9 integrated
  • Input and select styling integrated in theme.json. (WP 6.9 feature)
  • Shadows rewritten to use rem values and color-mix()
  • Global custom CSS allowed in theme
  • Global padding enabled
• Feature: All patterns have been revised:
  • Custom CSS is now only used where WordPress does not provide corresponding options
  • Block locking has been removed
  • Custom classes have also been removed
  • Grids and columns are used consistently
  • Global “pattern” mixins have been removed
• Feature: New patterns
  • Accordion (new, using the block from WP 6.9)
  • Print and Share via the Web API
  • Topics
  • CV
  • Interview
  • Progress Bar
  • Event Intro
• Feature: Section styles for “Box” can now also be applied to columns
• Feature: Swiper JS integrated so that standard Swiper classes are used
• Feature: The template for single product views has been optimized (heading above image on mobile)
• Feature: All placeholder texts are now a content outline with specific recommendations for editors
• Feature: All texts integrated into translation file
• Feature: ::backdrop is now controlled via the same variable as .overlay
• Feature: ABSPATH ensured in all PHP files
• Feature: WooCommerce compatibility stated in theme info
• Feature: Renamed to wp-design-system
• Feature: New build process
• Feature: New structure for SVG sprites. Icons can now be used both with <use> and as CSS background-image
• Remove: Section styles rolled back so that button styles are not overridden by inheritance in nested sections
• Remove: Pattern for info boxes removed and integrated as a section style
• Fix: Editor styles now only load in the backend and only when logged in
• Fix: Error in the people list corrected
• Fix: Incorrect ARIA attributes in the header corrected

Child:

• Feature: All patterns that require custom code have been moved from the parent to the child
• Feature: Customization of patterns via CSS variables simplified:
  • Accordion
  • Timeline
  • Header
  • Overlay
• Feature: Custom header breakpoint prepared in child theme
• Feature: :hover and :active effects for buttons prepared in theme.json
• Feature: Section styles can be easily customized in the child
• Feature: There are three color palettes and colors can be easily adjusted in the child
• Feature: Excerpts are hidden when not filled in
• Feature: External links are built slightly differently so that the underline ends before the icon
• Feature: Renamed to wp-design-system-child
• Feature: New build process
• Feature: ABSPATH ensured in all PHP files
• Fix: Load order of editor styles corrected

Parent:

• Feature: All header patterns have been rebuilt from the ground up and now support:
  • CSS animations set based on ARIA attributes and inert that can be easily customized
  • Prepared CSS variables for easy customization
  • Infinitely deep submenus
• Add: Icons for check, positive, negative added

Child:

• Feature: Section styles for checklists, pro & con lists added
• Feature: Section style for info boxes added.
• Add: Icons for check, positive, negative added

• Fix: Removed static references to a product in the up-selling and cross-selling pattern that caused a critical error when loading the template.

• Feature: WooCommerce compatibility established
  • Pattern: Header Woo, Header Checkout
  • Pattern: Featured Products
  • Pattern: Up-Selling Products
  • Pattern: Cross-Selling Products
  • Pattern: Product Archive
  • Template: Coming Soon
  • Template: Order Confirmation
  • Template: Single Product
  • Template Page Cart
  • Template: Page Checkout
  • Template: Taxonomy Product Brand
  • Template: Archive Product
  • Template: Product Search Results
• Improvement: Sub-menu styling simplified via the editor
• Improvement: Font scaling adjusted so that all settings can be changed via the editor
• Improvement: More flexible use of all WordPress features of the “Search Block” enabled
• Fix: Display issue with <ol> elements fixed