Platform Updates

Platform updates and new features

Harvard Web Publishing regularly updates the HarvardSites Drupal platform to address issues, maintain and improve stability, and enhance features and functionality. Here we highlight recent new features and feature enhancements and share our platform release notes.

 

1.0.27 Release Information

The next update of the HarvardSites Drupal platform is planned to start at 5pm on 8/5 and is anticipated to be completed by 8am ET on 8/14. 

 

Updated 8/3/2026

Latest release notes

Platform Update: 1.0.26 Release
Release begun 7/22/2026. Significant functionality in this release includes the following: Improved logout experience: Clicking the Log out link in the footer now signs users out immediately instead of displaying an unnecessary confirmation page. Drupal...

Platform Update: 1.0.25 Release
Release begun 7/9/2026. Significant functionality in this release includes the following: Admin Notifications: Introduced an in-platform notifications panel that helps site administrators stay informed about important platform announcements. Learn more...

Platform Update: 1.0.24 Release
Release begun 6/24/2026. Significant functionality in this release includes the following: Improved heading structure on Publication detail pages. The “Publication information” heading on Publication detail pages now uses the correct heading level 2...

Platform Update: 1.0.23 Release
Release begun 6/10/2026. Significant functionality in this release includes the following: Hero component has been simplified to a single-slide experience. This improves accessibility, usability, and content visibility. Existing multi-image Heroes remain...

Platform Update: 1.0.21 and 1.0.22 Releases
Releases begun 5/13/2026. Significant functionality for these releases includes the following: Resolved a layout issue in events grid display to ensure consistent and clean display. List components now show a clear message when unpublished items are added...
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