uriweb/uri-modern

URI Modern is a WordPress theme designed for the University of Rhode Island.

v4.1.6 2026-05-26 18:31 UTC

Requires

• php: >=7.4

Requires (Dev)

• dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer: ^1.0
• phpcompatibility/php-compatibility: dev-develop as 9.99.99
• phpcompatibility/phpcompatibility-wp: ^2.1

GPL-3.0-only

• URI Web Communications

README

URI Modern is the primary WordPress theme for the University of Rhode Island, designed to unify the online brand and experience.

What's new in 4.1.6

Additional accessibility improvements including:

• Adds an aria label for the after-content widget for better accessibility
• Increases the font size in the tides widget
• Adjusts the grey background color in the Program Finder for added contrast
• Adjusts the font color for code strings for added contrast
• Adds underline to hyperlinks in the WP List block
• Edits the 'Internship' link in the footer

What's new in 4.1.5

• Adds a screenreader only class
• Adds a Table of Contents class for jump links
• Adds an underline on links in paragraphs for better accessibility
• Adjusts the color of the Notice component for increased contrast against links
• Edits the aria-label for the Reveal Search button

What's new in 4.1.4

• Restructures the mobile global main menu into a button with a dropdown via Javascript
• Removes stretchy paragraph and heading block variations for WP 6.9.x
• Reveals search submit button for screenreaders
• Makes Promo component admin only
• Removes HTML editing access from non-admins

What's new in 4.1.3

• Fixes cache busting when a child theme is active

What's new in 4.1.2

• Enhances the accessibility of the You navigation menu and Search button

What's new in 4.1.1

• Updates EOE statement in footer (this was previously changed in v4.0.3 but was inadvertenty reverted in v4.1)
• Whitelists future Component Library Tooltip block for administrators

New in 4.1.0

• Updates navigation, footer, banner, contrast, and more for better accessibility.

  • Add search role to search form in banner
  • Use <nav> tags for You menu dropdown
  • Use <nav> tags on global menu
  • Make date component admin only
  • Make metric component admin only
  • Increase contrast of source text for tides widget in footer
  • Put 'actionbar' links in region landmark
  • Increase contrast for 'Continue Reading' button on category pages
  • Increase contrast for feature-caption credit
  • Hardcode social media in footer; edit accessible name
  • Use $lightgold color on yellow notices
  • Remove aria-labels from <label> elements in footer
  • Remove menu role from links in footer--make them just links
  • Remove menu role from actionbar 'Quick Links'--make them just links
  • Consolidate banners into one under 'masthead'
  • Move 'Skip to Content' link into header
  • Enlarge touch target for legal links in footer
  • Edit the external and internal header templates

How do I get set up?

Typical installation

1. Grab a copy of the latest version
2. Install it into your WordPress wp-content/themes directory
3. Activate it as your site's theme
4. Configure it with Customizer

Using Packagist

If your site is built on a composer stack, you can add the latest version by running:

composer require uriweb/uri-modern

Theme details

Contributors: bjcfuller, alexandragauss, johnpennypacker
Tags: themes
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.9.4
Stable tag: 4.1.6
License: GPL-3.0