Yokohama (May 7 - 28, 2026)

  • allow customizing the behaviour of automatic listing blocks when there are no results
  • properly save the number of items to display in an automatic listing block of news content using the stream option
  • update the Slate embed to support a "version" to force immediate updating instead of waiting for natural cache clearing
  • ensure dates in listing blocks are using the proper colours, not white-on-white
  • ensure the agenda option for listing blocks of event content uses the proper colours regardless of the site colour scheme or section background
  • prevent redirecting the path the system uses to generate thumbnails
  • begin implementing a replacement for the WCMS 2-based system for site footer logos
  • create internal documentation on cookie use and processes
  • review breadth of support in schema.org metatags to determine if additional functionality is desired
  • remove the Tableau visualization embed block
  • create option for automatic list blocks to exclude content from manual list blocks on the same layout builder instance
  • ensure nested taxonomy tags show all levels
  • adjust dashboard content list view so dates are based on last revision regardless of publication status
  • build automated migration of the Waterloo News WCMS 2 site into WCMS 3
  • create a daily menu listing page for Food Services in WCMS 3
  • continue work on functionality from the WCMS 2 publication "theme"
  • hold development review sessions
  • build, test and ship the next feature release of WCMS 3

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