Commonwealth Branding Bar Release Notes

An explanation of updates, providing information on fixes, improvements, and overall changes per release version of Commonwealth Branding Bar.

Current Version

The current and live version of the Commonwealth of Virginia Branding Bar

Version 1.3

Released June 6, 2023

Release Level (Base):

Base level update that improves key core functionality, features, and user experience

New or Improved

Optional Customization Feature

  • The "aaAnchorTag" attribute can now be utilized to assign a static URL to the anchor tag associated with title of the agency/governmental entity. This can be added within the <script> tag or can also be appended when the script is generated via the Commonwealth Branding Bar Builder.

Performance

  • Caching of the backend processes required to render the Commonwealth Branding Bar have been enabled, reducing server load, as well improving front-end processes.

Style

  • Added close button to the "Here's how you know" toggle to allows users an additional exit point.
  • Commonwealth Resource categories, sub-categories, are now alphabetized

Fixes

Performance

  • Fixed bug that prevented the consistent query of all Virginia Commonwealth Resources via the both designated the resource categories and sub-categories as well as the search bar
  • Fixed minor bug with the "Here's how you know" toggle button that disrupted user's access to the content

Style

  • Updated CSS to improve specificity to improve styling consistencies across all sites/applications

Previous Version Releases

Below is a list of previous releases versions of the Commonwealth Branding Bar and their associated notes

Version 1.12Released May 5, 2023

Release Level (Minor)

Minor update with minimal impact to functionality or experience

New or Improved

Style

  • Reduced size of Virginia Commonwealth Branding Bar logo to improve overall user experience

Fixes

Style

  • Fixed minor bug with resource border on white themed Virginia Commonwealth Branding Bar

Version 1.11Released April 28, 2023

Release Level (Minor)

Minor update with minimal impact to functionality or experience

Fixes

Style

  • Improved styling consistency for mobile devices in Safari browsers

Bug Fix

  • Resolved bug with Virginia logo branding displaying properly in Firefox browsers
  • Resolved bug with close button closing all modules