Development roadmap

Recently released in 3.2.20

  • Added the ability to create and use templates for section content in layout builder
  • Added the ability to add a mask to webform inputs
  • Added the ability to mark an image as decorative, for proper accessibility of images that have no inherent meaning
  • Added the ability to add search keywords to catalog items, to improve searching from within the WCMS
  • Added the ability to directly upload EPUB files

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 July 10, 2024)

Now (current sprint)

  • Publications features
  • Student budget calculator

Next

  • Multilingual support
  • Admissions requirements
  • Awards
  • Drupal 10 upgrade
  • Pattern Lab/Gesso replacement
  • Important dates/calendar changes
  • Webhooks → SuiteCRM integration
  • Tuition fee estimator
  • Daily Bulletin
  • Waterloo News homepage
  • Food Services
  • GDPR cookie banner changes
  • PHP 8.1 prep
  • Business continuity review

Future

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