uriweb/uri-modern

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

v4.1.0 2026-01-06 17:30 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 4.1.0

• 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

For complete details, see the commit history and the issue tracker.

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, johnpennypacker, alexandragauss
Tags: themes
Requires at least: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Stable tag: 4.1.0
License: GPL-3.0
Licence URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html