Twenty Twenty-One changelog

Twenty Twenty-One changelog
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Released: August 19, 2026 with WordPress 7.1

Show “(no title)” for untitled posts in the administration screens, but continue to use “Untitled” on the front end. (#65710)
Documentation: Add the missing variable name to @param tags that document a type and a description but no name. ([62893])
Documentation: Add missing documentation for some global variables. (#58715)

Released: May 20, 2026 with WordPress 7.0

Remove all support for Internet Explorer, including IE-specific CSS and polyfill scripts. (#64590)
Add a small margin to left- and right-aligned Image blocks on small screens, and correct left and right margins for any block in right-to-left languages. (#56748)
Update .screen-reader-text class with word-break reset, to ensure screen readers will not read text as individual letters in hidden text. (#64375)
Only enqueue block editor assets in the admin. (#60111)
Consistently escape get_search_query() in search.php and content-none.php templates. (#58127)
Consistently use theme version when enqueueing resources. (#64526)
Update all references to the Verse block to Poetry. (#64658)
Documentation: Fix variable type issues and remove PHPStan suppression comments. ([61676])
Documentation: Add missing @return tags and descriptions. (#64277)
Documentation: Remove redundant comment for conditionally-defined function. ([61608])
Documentation: Remove unnecessary annotations, such as EscapeOutput, for the WordPress-Extra and WPThemeReview coding standards. ([61654])

Released: December 3, 2025 with WordPress 6.9

Use wp_print_inline_script_tag() when available to construct scripts while also ensuring filters may inject additional attributes on the <script> tags, such as nonce for Content Security Policy (CSP). (#63806)
Change the ‘Older posts’ and ‘Newer posts’ labels for post navigation links when the sort order is ascending so the labels accurately reflect the target pages. (#10219)
Fix the margin for List Item blocks, and the line-height for multiple blocks, in the editor styles. (#60196, #63549)
Document the twenty_twenty_one_content_width filter. (#63664)
Use third-person singular verbs for function descriptions. (#63692)
Update npm dependencies. (#63171)

Released: August 5, 2025

Add navigation menu toggle behaviors earlier, at DOMContentLoaded instead of at the load event. #63613

Released: April 15, 2025 with WordPress 6.8

Add rel=“home” on header links. #62895
Add aria-controls attributes to primary navigation sub-menu for additional context on what is being expanded. #62973
Update .screen-reader-text class, replacing the obsolete clip property with clip-path and removing prefixed instances of -webkit-clip-path. #62238
Replace references to “Add New” theme screen in readme file. #61219
Update npm dependencies. [59530]

Released: November 12th, 2024 with WordPress 6.7

Resolve wrong drop cap alignment in RTL by removing the float property. (#52885)
Resolve bug in which the primary navigation was stuck in a vertical list when resizing the window. (#52663)
Fix vertical alignment of site title and navigation links by adjusting the top margin. (#61633)
Avoid showing float-clearing pseudo-elements in Row and Grid blocks in modern browsers, but keep them for Internet Explorer. (#61611)
Edit initial-scale value in viewport meta tag to 1.0 instead of 1. [59026]
Add contributors to copyright notices. (#61943)

Released: July 16th, 2024 with WordPress 6.6

Check for WP_Error before outputting get_the_tag_list() to prevent a fatal error on PHP 8. (#60800)
Remove the sub-menu toggle button if the navigation is not the primary menu. (#52694)
Fix search box alignment with the submit button. (#52551)
Fix typography settings for the Quote block. (#55991)
Fix font size and text color in Latest Comments block. (#61082)
Fix code element showing outside of section area. (#52780)
Adjust CSS breakpoints to prevent primary menu from disappearing at 481 to 482 pixels wide. (#52354)
Update CSS to use shorthand values. (#53874)
Edit CSS comments and remove empty rulesets. (#59493)
Update npm dependencies. ([58562])
Fix spelling mistake in a comment in header styles. ([57987])

Released: April 2nd, 2024 with WordPress 6.5

Update the CSS for the pullquote block to support block typography options. (#57854)
Add “blog” and “portfolio” subject tags. (#59495)

Released: January 16, 2024.

Revert usage of str_contains() in older bundled themes (#60241)

Released: November 7, 2023 with WordPress 6.4.

Move quotation marks inside a Quote block with a custom background color when in the editor (#57377)
Update default themes to use new script function signature: the last parameter of wp_register_script() and wp_enqueue_script() is an array instead of the boolean true (#59302)
Use defer loading strategy for theme scripts (#59316)

Released: August 8, 2023 with WordPress 6.3

Correct font-weight for b and strong elements in editor styles (#58383)
Replace the experimental link color theme support (#58702)
Enable Dark Mode in the block editor iframe (#58835)
Deprecate the skip link focus fix, removing the script from the wp_print_footer_scripts action (#54421)
Improve various globals documentation, as per docblock standards (#58684)
Remove call to load_theme_textdomain() function (#58318)

Released: March 29, 2023 with WordPress 6.2

Comment missing at the end of HTML tag in author-bio.php (#56476)
Add Mastodon domains for menu item icons. (#57293)
Refactor or remove navigation item padding CSS (#53220)
Disable spellcheck for all password fields for better privacy (#56763)
Bug in primary-navigation.js (#53331)
Mark strings for screen readers (#29748)
Group block styles are breaking the row variation (#56226)
Correct type in rss_widget_feed_link filter docs (#57594)
Use the new /documentation/ URLs for HelpHub links in Bundled Themes. (#57726)

Released: November 1, 2022 with WordPress 6.1

Add blockType suggestions to block patterns (#53647)
Comment missing at the end of HTML tag (#55724)
Comment missing at the end of HTML tag in class file (#55725)
Consider removing .woocommerce class from theme styles (#56366)
Remove spacer block styles (#56222)
Separator block is having issue in editor site with background color for default and thick style (#56173)
heading nested inside cover width discrepancy in Editor (#56050)
Remove closing PHP tags from bundled themes (#40039)

Released: May 24, 2022 with WordPress 6.0

Replace GitHub with .org link in Theme URI (#55018)
Allow editor styles to control block margins (#54250)
Reverse logic for prefers-reduced-motion media query (#54174)
Define List item separator as a WP_Locale property (#39733)
Prevent loading translation file twice (#53589)
Correct translator comment in twenty_twenty_one_continue_reading_text (#55564)
Rename parameters that use reserved keywords in bundled themes (#55327)
Make translator comments referencing the post title consistent (#55564)
Rename parameters that use reserved keywords in wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php (#55327)
Update NPM dependencies for default themes (#54727)
i18n fix for privacy policy section title (#55709)
Add a missing HTML comment to indicate the end of .post-thumbnail section (#55724)

Released: January 25, 2022

Image block control button alignment issue while using inside column (#54254)
Default image alignment in editor (#53809)
get_attachment_image_attributes_image_attributes not checking if variable isset properly (#54464)
Add privacy policy link to footer (#53445)
Dark Mode toggle also appears in bottom left corner (#53892)
Dark mode in the new Widgets makes impossible to read (#53429)
Investigate duplicate rules in ie-editor.css (#53605)
JS Error for Anchors that load custom modals or react hash routes (#53619)
Missing esc_html__() in functions.php (#54127)
RSS widget has empty link (feed icon) (#52880)
Social icons have duplicate height and width values (#54208)
footer links lack closing span tag (#54209)
List based widgets need style adjustments in the widget editor (#53629)
Skip link focus fix is output twice in Twenty Twenty-One if SCRIPT_DEBUG is enabled (#54429)
Return type not matched in PHPDoc – Bundled Themes (#53878)
Remove “role” attribute on HTML5 elements with a default landmark role. (#54079)
Core themes need to display required text field information (#54392)
Bundled Themes: Add “Tested up to” in style.css (#53797)

Released: July 20, 2021

Check for navigation element before using it (#52773)
Display page title as the H1 heading when a static page is selected as the “Posts page” (#52938)
Update twenty_twenty_one_password_form function to actually use a $post parameter (#53091)
Improve display of blocks in widget areas (#53422)
Use the theme version when enqueueing theme assets (#53502)
Ensure Duotone images are displayed correctly in Dark Mode (#53531)
Ensure the dropdown arrow displays for <select> elements when focused (#53560)
Correct customzier typo (#53598)

Released: April 14, 2021

Update IE specific editor stylesheet (#52981)

Released: March 9, 2021

Buttons lose contrast consistency in Dark Mode (#51927)
missing styles for button[type=submit] (#52029)
Twenty Twenty-One: Clean up CSS build process (#52156)
style.css has errors in PhpStorm IDE (#52176)
twenty_twenty_one_get_attachment_image_attributes affects the admin panel (#52212)
Transparent png logo isn’t visible on focus (#52257)
Inline images displaying on new lines (as display: block) (#52287)
fix leftover rtlcss call in build script (#52293)
Add missing HTML comment for Header tag (#52328)
Use Yoda condition (#52329)
Menu button has the wrong colors (#52374)
Re-add .css.map files (#52377)
Word wrap missing in comments (#52380)
correct starter content function docs (#52410)
list bullets have different styles in the editor and front(#52412)
Add support for the font size option for the code block (#52431)
Vertical buttons block has the wrong width (#52432)
Search block editor styles are broken in 5.7 (#52433)
Dark Mode toggle is causing JavaScript error in block editor (#52473)
Typo in style.css – missing var(...) (#52477)
The color options for social icons does not work with the custom style (#52499)
Use correct accent marks in the spelling of block pattern alt text (#52500)
Synchronise ignored files between git and svn (#52502)
Twenty Twenty-One has unit-less CSS variable unfit for cal() (#52564)
With WP 5.7 RC2, the text color for the dark background color palette is dark instead of white (#52702)

Released: December 22, 2020

Prevent <iframe> embeds from being too narrow. (#52004)
Allow local anchor links to be used in primary navigation. (#52006)
Do not specify loading=“eager” for single post thumbnails. (#52139)
Improve strings found in post navigations for easier translating. (#52 0 47)
Use consistent HTML comments after closing HTML tags. (#51950)
Use a more specific and translatable link for Dark Mode instructions. (#52010)
Make text within code blocks readable in Dark Mode. (#51985)
Improve styling for striped tables in Dark Mode. (#52129)
Set a max-width on input fields (#52083)
Use esc_url() for the WordPress.org link in footer.php. (#51954)
Only load IE specific polyfills when actually using Internet Explorer. (#52098)
Correct version format in file-header.scss. (#52044)
Correct @since inline documentation tags. (#51958)
Add a PostCSS configuration file. (#52040)
Fix typos in inline comments. (#52042, #52071)
Clarify a sentence in readme.txt. (#52120)

Released: December 8, 2020

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First published

December 22, 2020

Last updated

August 19, 2026