Development roadmap

Recently released in 3.2.26

  • Added site information bar to top of dashboard containing current WCMS version, website lead, and site owner(s)
  • Updated existing "related links" block to current "links" block
  • Fixed metatags not populating correctly on site homepages
  • Fixed link colours on sections with background images
  • Contact listings now display information from "additional information" when provided

For a detailed breakdown of current feature status for the full "FDSU" theme please review previous release notes as well as the Release comparison page.

Roadmap

As we proceed with continued development of WCMS 3, we will do our best to disclose our roadmap in an effort to communicate how the WCMS will evolve over the next several months. Please note this is a rolling list that does not include bug fixes and is not exhaustive of everything we are currently working on or planning to work on from a feature perspective.

(Updated January 6, 2025)

Now (current sprint)

  • Undergraduate student budget calculator
  • Multilingual support
  • Admissions requirements
  • Emergency notification system integration
  • Codeception testing fixes

Next

  • Drupal 10 upgrade
  • Food Services (new) integration
  • Tuition fee estimator
  • Waterloo News homepage
  • GDPR cookie banner changes
  • PHP 8.3 prep
  • Pattern Lab/Gesso replacement
  • Important dates/calendar changes
  • Webhooks → SuiteCRM integration
  • Business continuity review
  • Codeception/testing enhancements
  • URL shortener

Future

  • Brand site module
  • Program search
  • Drupal 11 upgrade
  • Daily Bulletin enhancements
  • Authoring UX improvements
  • Visual regression testing
  • Product analytics tool
  • Statuspage integration
  • Claro admin theme
  • New Relic
  • PHP 8.2 prep
  • Git mirror/hot backup
  • Composer 2 transition
  • WCMS 2 deprecation prep
  • Pantheon caching improvements
  • WCMS 3 feature deprecation
  • Apache Solr research