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This next release includes several features and improvements on many levels. We are adding a way to switch between the headerHeaderThe header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. toolbar and toolbars attached to the blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. by opening the toggle menu at the top right and choosing the behaviour. There has been convincing arguments for both approaches so we want to make it easier to test both easily. Other notable features include the ability to transform multiple blocks of the same type into other blocks (like many images into a gallery). There are improvements to metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress.-boxes (dropping iframes), foundational work for nested blocks and global blocks, many design updates, and initial integration with JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors.hooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same..
Add toggle to switch between top-level toolbar and toolbars attached to each block. We have gotten great feedback on the benefits of both approaches and want to expand testing of each.
Block Extensibility (Hooks): filters may inspect and mutate block settings before the block is registered using hooks available at wp.blocks.addFilter. Testing with internal functionality first.
Redesigned the button block with inline URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org field.
Replace reactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/.-slot-fill with our own first-party implementation. Part one, and part two for better handling of event bubbling within portals.
Improve autocomplete behaviour by using focus outside utility. This solves an issue with selecting items on mobile.
Expose editor reusable components. These will allow editor variations to be constructed with more ease.
Add polyfill for permalink_structure option to wp-jsonJSONJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML.. (Corresponding trac ticket.) Several REST APIREST APIThe REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. compat issues are going to be addressed like this. This allows GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ to implement permalink editing.
Unslash post content before parsing during save, fixing bugs with block attributes.
Keyboard navigation overhaul of the inserter with accessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) improvements (accessing tabs, etc).
Update TinyMCE to 4.7.2, fixing several bugs like toolbar flickering, visible placeholders when there is text, navigation breaks when encountering format boundaries, typing in FF after starting a bullet-list.