From 9159153d07b00fddd465f2bec6c3b2036580453e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vanita Barrett Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:03:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add to Changelog Add Changelog entries for https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2446 and https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2428 --- CHANGELOG.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 4511e74489a..e4cb34562f2 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -136,6 +136,22 @@ If you're passing custom HTML into the cookie banner component (for example, usi This change was introduced in [pull request #2432: Remove default font styles from cookie banner Sass](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2432). +#### Check your footer displays as expected + +We’ve made some fixes to the alignment of columns within the footer component, so they align with our grid. This involved changing the name and position of the `govuk-footer__list—columns` classes. + +Replace any instances of `govuk-footer__list—columns` classes with `govuk-footer__section—columns`. + +If you're using HTML, you'll also need to move the classes from the `govuk-footer__list` element to the `govuk-footer__section` element. For example: + +``` +
+ +
+``` + +This change was introduced in [pull request #2428: Fix footer alignment with grid classes](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2428) and [pull request #2446: Add support for footer sections that span multiple layouts](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2446) + ### Optional changes We've recently made some other changes to GOV.UK Frontend. While these are not breaking changes, implementing them will make your service work better. @@ -181,6 +197,24 @@ If you’re not using Nunjucks macros, add a new `data-nosnippet` attribute to t This was added in [pull request #2192: Add data-nosnippet to prevent cookie banner text appearing in Google Search snippets](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2192). +### New Features + +#### Add footer sections which span multiple columns + +You can now have footer sections which span multiple columns, but do not contain multiple columns of list items. + +This may be helpful if you want to highlight a specific link in the footer, but you also want it to align with a section below that has multiple columns of list items. + +To do this, use the `span` macro option. If you're using the HTML component, apply the appropriate class to the `govuk-footer__section` element, for example: + +``` +
+ +
+``` + +This feature was introduced in [pull request #2446: Add support for footer sections that span multiple columns](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/2446) + ### Fixes We’ve made fixes to GOV.UK Frontend in the following pull requests: