SitecoreAI Release Notes: December 4, 2025

• Modernized Form Handler
  • Introduced a new, secure form submission handler to replace the legacy email-based form processor.
  • Provides improved security, stability and compatibility with current platform standards.
• Redirect File Support
  • Expanded redirect file handling to improve routing accuracy and support ongoing migration and restructuring work.

• Deployment Performance Improvements
  • Optimized the Netlify PowerShell deployment script, reducing execution time and improving deployment reliability.

No Sitecore enhancements of note for this release.

Navigation & Accessibility

• Top of Page Navigation Structure Corrected
  • Updated navigation markup so links are grouped properly within semantic lists, improving accessibility and assistive technology interpretation.
• Subnavigation Heading Semantics Updated
  • Ensured subnavigation headings use correct semantic heading levels for accessibility.
• Subnavigation Content Load Order Improved
  • Ensured subnavigation content is available prior to page rendering, improving consistency and compatibility with assistive technologies.

Curated Navigation

• Mobile Font Scaling Support Added
  • Fixed an issue where curated navigation text did not scale when browser font size settings increased.

Component Display

• Mixed Content Grid Eyebrow Display Corrected
  • Fixed an issue preventing eyebrow text from displaying in the 1-column variant of the Mixed Content Grid.
• Featured News & Events Eyebrow Labels Updated
  • Corrected eyebrow tag values displayed in Featured News & Events.

Mobile & Page Behavior

• Footer Link Panels No Longer Open on Scroll
  • Fixed a mobile issue where footer link panels opened automatically when scrolling upward.

Story Page Loading Fix

• Story Pages Now Load Correctly From Internal Links
  • Resolved a platform-wide issue preventing Story pages from loading properly when accessed through internal site links.
  • This fix applies across all sites using the shared Story page.

Site-Specific Fixes

• MSUToday Collections Listing Page Updated
  • Resolved issues affecting display and filtering behavior on the collections listing page.

No configuration changes introduced in this release.

• New, secure form handler improves reliability and consistency of form submissions.
• Redirect handling has been expanded and improved.
• Navigation and subnavigation updates improve accessibility and semantic structure.
• Mixed Content and Featured News & Events components now display correct eyebrow information.
• Stories pages load reliably across all sites.
• Deployment workflows run faster and more reliably.

This release introduces a modern, secure form handler and expanded redirect handling, while improving deployment performance and resolving issues across navigation, content display, and platform-wide Stories page behavior. Together, these changes enhance accessibility, stability, and content reliability across the platform.

• New secure form handler provides more reliable processing of form submissions.
• Stories pages now load correctly across all sites.
• Mixed Content and Featured News & Events components show accurate eyebrow text and metadata.
• Subnavigation and curated navigation improvements enhance accessibility.
• Redirect handling and deployment performance have been improved.