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gperez2
  Tue Mar 17 11:19:32 2026 -0700
Announcing the updated SuperTrack Configuration Page, refs #36917

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 href="https://github.com/ucscGenomeBrowser/kent/commits/master"
 target=_blank>GitHub page</a>. Lastly, see our <a href="credits.html" target="_blank">
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 <a name="2026"></a>
 
+<a name="031726"></a>
+<h2>Mar. 17, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp; Updated SuperTrack Configuration Page</h2>
+<p>
+The configuration page for
+<a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/hubQuickStartGroups#superTrack"
+target="_blank">superTracks</a> has been updated with new controls for managing track
+visibility. SuperTracks are containers that group a variety of track types, including composite
+tracks, and support two levels of hierarchy for complex nesting (e.g., superTrack &gt; composite
+&gt; subtrack).
+</p>
+<div class="text-center">
+  <img src="../images/newsArchImages/superTrackUi.png" alt="Updated SuperTrack configuration
+  page showing new Show/Hide container control, Apply visibility buttons, per-track
+  Hide/Dense/Squish/Pack/Full visibility buttons, and folder icons for container tracks"
+  width='60%'>
+</div>
+<ul>
+  <li><b>Show or hide this container and all tracks</b> - Hiding the entire container will
+  preserve the track visibility settings, and they can be restored by selecting "Show".</li>
+  <li><b>Apply visibility</b> - A new visibility control with two buttons:
+  <button disabled style="font-size:small">Apply to all visible tracks</button> sets the
+  selected visibility on all non-hidden tracks, and
+  <button disabled style="font-size:small">Apply to all tracks</button> sets it on all tracks
+  including hidden ones.</li>
+  <li><b>Visibility buttons</b> - Individual track visibility is now set using
+  Hide/Dense/Squish/Pack/Full buttons instead of the previous dropdown menus. The grey
+  button indicates each track's current visibility.</li>
+  <li><b>Folder icons</b> - Container tracks (composites) are now indicated with a folder icon.
+  Click the track name to see all subtracks.</li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+These new controls allow users to quickly set visibility across multiple tracks.
+We welcome your feedback. Please contact our
+<a href="../../contacts.html">mailing list</a> with any issues, suggestions, or feature
+requests.
+</p>
+
 <a name="031626"></a>
 <h2>Mar. 16, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp; New DNA Methylation track: Human Methylation Atlas Summary and Signals tracks</h2>
 <p>
 We are excited to announce the release of the
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=humanMethylationAtlasSummary&position=default" target="_blank"
 >Human Methylation Atlas Summary</a> and
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=humanMethylationAtlasSignals&position=default"
 target="_blank">Signals</a> tracks for hg38 and hg19, available in the
 <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=dnaMethylation&position=default" target="_blank"
 >DNA Methylation superTrack</a>. The Human Methylation Atlas tracks display genome-wide DNA
 methylation profiles from deep whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) of 39 primary human cell
 types sorted from 205 healthy tissue samples.
 </p>
 <div class="text-center">
   <a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/s/QAtester/humanMethylationAtlas" target="_blank">