v1.8.6

Changes in this release:

• Updated build tools.
• Build removes a few prefixed CSS attributes that are phased out now.

v1.8.5

Changes in this release:

• Better method for serving targeted images.
• Add Mastodon social media channel.
• Latest dependencies/dev dependencies.

v1.8.4

Changes in this release:

• Remove JavaScript dark mode image swapper (using vanilla browser <picture> tags for this now).
• More WebP images for smaller overall payload.

v1.8.3

Changes in this release:

• Fixed navigation content clipping slightly on mobile.
• Fixed grid cell content overflowing in Firefox, in certain situations.
• Modernised Sass slightly.

v1.8.2

Changes in this release:

• Fix missing heading images.
• Subset fonts to reduce file size.
• Accessibility: More room for tap targets on mobile.
• Theme the tab bar area in Safari 15 beta.

v1.8.1

Changes in this release:

• Major performance improvements.
• AVIF and WebP images where appropriate (with fallbacks), plus add preliminary support for JPEG XL.
• Some PWA stuff, might use one day.
• Remove (unused) Google Ads form templates.
• Some code modernisations.

v1.8.0

Changes in this release:

• Large performance gains - now getting consistent Lighthouse scores of 97/100 on mobile and 100/100 on desktop.
• Updated branding assets for 2021.
• Removed comments functionality from site (see #341).
• Added Mastodon icon (will use on themes/plugins sites).

v1.7.2

Changes in this release:

• Performance improvements.
• UX improvements for mobile when on slow connections (CLS-related).
• Remove WOFF fonts, just serve WOFF2 now (since we don't support IE11 any more).
• PT Serif font v12.
• Move from UglifyJS to Terser for JavaScript minification.

v1.7.1

Changes in this release:

• Updated Web Informer widget, removed HTMLpurifier.
• Minor cleanup and fixes related to v1.7.0 upheaval.
• Removed Composer - not being used right now.

v1.7.0

Changes in this release:

• Dropped support for Internet Explorer.
• Migrated to CSS custom variables.
• Added styling for file input fields.
• Removed dynamic sticky header - didn't work as well as I'd hoped.