Dripyard 1.1.0 adds several new components and significantly enhances existing ones to support more expressive layouts without custom code.To support a cleaner and more consistent system, several older patterns are formally deprecated in 1.1.0.
A new foundation for layouts
These changes make it possible to assemble more nuanced designs directly in Canvas while keeping components small, predictable, and reusable.
- Section — a simple, single-column layout with padding, margin, and theme props.
- Grid wrapper — a 12-column grid container with configurable gutters.
- Grid cell — a flexible child component for defining column and row spans, alignment, and theme options.
If you are building modern Drupal sites with Canvas, Layout Builder, and reusable components, 1.1.0 represents a meaningful step forward in both capability and clarity.
Expanded and improved components
Together, these components replace older dynamic layout patterns with a system that is easier to reason about, easier to teach, and more adaptable to real-world design needs.
- New background-image component for dynamic layouts, with loading and crop controls.
- New content-card, icon-list, icon-list-item, and horizontal-line components.
- Icon component enhancements including color, linking, and window control props.
- Expanded button variants including secondary, outline, bare, and danger styles.
- Optional text_max_width support for text and heading components.
- New aspect_ratio support for canvas-image.
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Canvas and authoring improvements
One of the most significant changes in 1.1.0 is the introduction of a clearer, more composable layout system designed specifically for Canvas.
- Carousel autoplay support with reduced-motion awareness and play/pause controls.
- Fixes to Canvas edit mode to ensure accurate layout previews.
- Improved handling of rich text in components like icon-card.
- Better defaults for nested content in responsive view grids.
Accessibility and standards
These changes are intentional and reflect a shift toward explicit composition over monolithic components.
Deprecations and long-term direction
Several updates in 1.1.0 focus on improving the experience of authors and editors working inside Canvas.
- layout-dynamic is deprecated in favor of section, grid-wrapper, and grid-cell.
- The promo component is deprecated in favor of composable layout patterns.
- Theme props have been removed from tab-group and accordion-group in favor of parent sections.
Dripyard 1.1.0 is a major release focused on advancing Canvas-first site building in Drupal and accompanies our new theme Merdian. This release introduces a new generation of layout components, expands the core component library, improves accessibility and authoring flexibility, and formalizes several long-term architectural decisions.
Upgrade notes
- Review deprecated components and update layouts where appropriate.
- Clear caches after updating.
- Theme updates are recommended to fully benefit from new components and defaults.
- See the CHANGELOG in your downloaded theme for more information.
How to upgrade
Accessibility continues to be a core priority in Dripyard. Version 1.1.0 includes improvements to semantic markup, interactive controls, and motion handling, along with new styling support for document media types with clear file indicators.
- Backup or archive your existing site.
- Log into dripyard.com.
- On your dashboard, download the link to the theme you purchased.
- Overwrite the
dripyard_baseand[purchased_theme_name]folders - Ignore the
[purchased_theme_name_subtheme]this is what you should be customizing (or use the startekit) - Test and deploy!
