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Potts Modern Theme v1.2.0 – A Major Visual Refresh

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Potts Modern Theme v1.2.0

This is the largest update to Potts Modern since the project began.

Version 1.2.0 introduces a refreshed visual experience designed to present family history in a cleaner, more engaging and story-focused way while maintaining full compatibility with webtrees 2.2.x.

Highlights

New Biography Header

  • Modern biography-style profile header for individual pages.
  • Automatic Life Summary generated from existing genealogy data.
  • Improved portrait presentation with automatic silhouette fallback when no photograph is available.
  • Cleaner layout for parents, spouses and family information.

Homepage Improvements

  • Refined homepage layout and presentation.
  • Better integration with Potts Hero Slideshow.
  • Improved visual hierarchy and spacing.

Appearance & Personalisation

  • Colour presets.
  • Improved typography and spacing.
  • Responsive layout refinements for desktop, tablet and mobile.

Usability Improvements

  • Fixed search field widths across all webtrees search forms.
  • Improved report layouts.
  • Better form alignment and consistency.
  • Numerous CSS and interface refinements.

Compatibility

  • Fully compatible with webtrees 2.2.x.
  • Improved integration with other Potts modules, including Potts Hero Slideshow.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed biography date rendering.
  • Improved portrait fallback handling.
  • Corrected search and report layout issues.
  • Numerous styling fixes and general UI improvements.

Looking Ahead

Development has already begun on Version 1.3.0, which is planned to introduce:

  • A redesigned life-story timeline.
  • Enhanced event presentation.
  • Smarter grouping of occupations and residences.
  • Richer media presentation.
  • Additional storytelling features.

Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback and suggestions. Your ideas continue to shape the direction of Potts Modern.

Potts Modern aims to transform webtrees from a genealogy database into an engaging family history website that encourages exploration, storytelling and discovery.

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