Novara 1.1.0 Theme Update

We just released an update to our Novara theme. We are now at version 1.1.0.

This is what I like to call our “pre WordPress.com submission” version, which brings it up to WordPress.com theme guidelines.

Bug Fixes

For accessibility reasons, the “More” section wrapper div has an aria-expanded attribute. There was a little typo in the JavaScript that prevented the attribute value updating appropriately, so that’s now fixed.

Enhancements

Theme Option to control “More” toggle button text

This update adds a new Customizer panel called “Theme Options” where you can edit the “More” toggle button text.

It’s important to note that the Customizer callback will not allow an empty string. If you want to get rid of this text completely, make sure all the “More” widget areas are removed too.

”Close” text was not translatable. Now it is.

The “X” button’s screen reader text that read “Close” was not translatable. Even though the text is hidden on non-screen-readers, it’s still essential to accessibility and internationalization.

Jetpack Content Options

Novara now supports the Content Options module in Jetpack, allowing you to toggle display of author name, categories, tags, and featured images on different types of pages.

Decrease Font Size at Narrow Width

This update adds a tiny media query that slightly decreases the size of text on device widths less than 600 pixels wide.

RTL stylesheet

This update adds a right-to-left stylesheet, necessary if your website content is in Hebrew, Arabic, or any other right-to-left language.

Editor stylesheet

This update adds an editor stylesheet, which provides a more accurate representation of what published content will look like in the Visual editor on the backend.

Screenshot

Forgot to put a screenshot in the initial release. Now makes it easier for admins to identify and select Novara on the Appearance -> Themes page.