Museum Website Changelog
Welcome to the Combe Martin Museum website changelog.
Here, our website team and visitors can stay updated on the latest improvements, updates, and changes we've made to enhance your online experience.
We're committed to providing a website that is accessible, user-friendly, and up to date.
We publish a changelog to provide transparency about how the Combe Martin Museum website evolves over time. Each entry records what has changed, why it changed, and how it improves accuracy, accessibility, or the overall visitor experience. This helps researchers, contributors, and the public understand how content, structure, and digital services are maintained and updated.
Assistive technologies include tools such as screen readers (like NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack), keyboard‑only navigation setups, switch devices, voice‑control software, braille displays, and screen‑magnification tools. ARIA helps these technologies understand the structure, purpose, and behaviour of webpage elements so people with visual, motor, or cognitive disabilities can navigate and interact with online content more effectively.
We are working to make this official Combe Martin Museum website fully accessible to screen readers and assistive technologies, with structured headings. ARIA landmarks (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) are inclusive design practices that help to support all visitors.
Changelog
This table lists changes made to the website, including version number, date, type of change, a short summary, and further details.
| Version | Release date | Change type | Short summary | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8.1 | Accessibility, Metadata & Footer Refinement | Improved sub-footer structure, added schema, and enhanced dark/light mode support | Refined the sub-footer with a semantic heading, increased text size for readability, and enforced white title text for accessibility. Added machine-readable JSON-LD schema to declare website version, last modified date, publisher identity, charity registration, and accreditation. Ensured full compatibility with dark/light mode, mobile devices, and Webador overrides. | |
| 2.8.0 current version | Design, Accessibility & Consistency | Improved hero section, colour consistency, and title semantics | Updated the homepage hero block with consistent cyan branding, improved responsive typography, corrected Webador title semantics, strengthened accessibility through ARIA‑safe markup, and resolved colour‑override issues by applying scoped CSS with appropriate specificity. | |
| 2.7.0 | Accessibility & Editorial | Improved structure, clarity, and ARIA support | Updated academic and public-facing content, refined accessibility markup, strengthened ARIA landmark roles, and improved consistency across heritage-related pages. | |
| 2.6.1 | Platform Update | Built on platform v1.0 | Introduced structural refinements, accessibility upgrades, and editorial improvements across the site. | |
| 1.0 | First Public Release | Initial launch of upgraded website | First public release of the Combe Martin Museum website, including redesigned navigation, updated content, and improved visitor information. |
Key to Technical Terms
- ARIA
- Accessibility attributes that help screen readers understand the structure and purpose of elements on a webpage.
- ARIA landmarks
- Markers that identify major sections of a page (such as navigation or main content) so assistive technologies can move through the site more easily.
- Semantic HTML
-
HTML that uses meaningful tags (like
<nav>or<header>) to describe the purpose of content. - Responsive typography
- Text that automatically adjusts size and spacing so it remains readable on all screen sizes.
- Scoped CSS
- CSS rules that apply only to specific parts of a page, preventing unwanted styling changes elsewhere.
- CSS specificity
- The rules that determine which CSS styles take priority when multiple styles target the same element.
- Hero section
- The large introductory banner at the top of a webpage, often containing a title or key message.
- Screen readers
- Assistive software that reads webpage content aloud for visitors who are blind or visually impaired.