Versions

Announcements of what's new and changing, such as additional patterns and improvements large or small.

What's next

We're thinking about making these additions:

Accordion, heading, and search patterns.
Page templates.

v1.3.1

May 4th, 2026

Updated the feedback pattern to render more consistently.

v1.3.0

April 20th, 2026

Added a button, link, and callout pattern.
Updated the footer phone number.

v1.2.1

March 31st, 2026

Improved narrow viewport layout and single page app routing behavior of the feedback.

v1.2.0

March 16th, 2026

Added a feedback, IIIF image, and page title pattern.
Added an opt-in show-built-with prop to the footer pattern.
Changed serif font to Perpetua.

v1.1.0

November 14, 2025

Added an autocomplete pattern.

v1.0.0

September 10th, 2025

Added a description list and results per page pattern.
Added a writing for users how-to.
Added CSS utilities section to build digital spaces how-to.
Changed CSS custom properties and classes to be prefixed with pl to avoid naming collisions.

Examples:

<div class="pl-viewport-margins">
  ...
</div>

pennlibs-header {
  --pl-viewport-margins-max-width: 1080px; /* default is 1440px */
  --pl-viewport-margins-gutters: 1.5em; /* default is 1rem or 3rem when min-width is 768px */
}

v0.3.1

June 17th, 2025

Update the CSS class .viewport-margins left and right padding to be 1rem for all screen sizes, as it used to be.

v0.3.0

June 16th, 2025

Added Hero: Place your most important content in a prominent space, often at the top of your website.
Added Fallback image: Maintain visual consistency in layouts when some content lacks images.
Added this documentation website.