Title: What’s new in Gutenberg? (9th August) Author: Matias Ventura Published: August 9, 2018 Last modified: May 20, 2020 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matveb/) [Matias Ventura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matveb/) 7:36 pm _on_ August 9, 2018 Tags: [core-editor ( 761 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [editor ( 223 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/), [gutenberg ( 553 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/), [gutenberg-new ( 220 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg-new/)    # What’s new in Gutenberg? (9th August) Another update has sailed! This one comes after WordPress 4.9.8 release with the“ try the new editor” notice, which has increased the number of installs from 15k to more than 120k in a few days. This is an important milestone as we broaden the testing horizons. We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone that has tested and given feedback through the various channels. Likewise, huge thanks to everyone that has helped answer questions, addressed forum feedback, triaged new issues, fixed bugs, and generally jumped in to contribute. Back to the release, this one includes several fixes, polish, and cleaner interactions around the writing flow. On the developer side, there’s been work around refining and adding to the pool of APIs and documentation. Showing updates to some UIUI User interface components. ## 3.5 🥥 * Add an [edit button](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8084) to embed blocks to modify the source. * [Improve margin collapse](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8283) within column blocks. * [De-emphasize inline tokens](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8587) within the inserter for a better user experience. * [Polish focus and active styles](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8385) around buttons and inputs. * [Polish styles for checkbox component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8588), update usages of toggle to checkbox where appropriate. Update documentation. * Improve [pre-publish panel styling](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/7879) and textual copy. * [Prevent duplicate DotTips](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8642) from appearing. * [Integrate](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8357) “queries data” into the entities abstraction for data module. * Hide blockBlock Block 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. movers [if there are no blocks before and after](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8011). * Initial improvements for [responsive image handling in galleries](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8593). * [Use correct color](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8227) for primary button bottom border. * Allow transitioning post status [from scheduled to draft](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8332). * Improvements for [auto-completer keyboard interactions](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8031). * Place [strikethrough formatting button after link](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8755) as it’s less important. * [Resolve issue](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8330) with preview sometimes opening redundant tabs. * Align timepicker with calendar [on pre-publish panel](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/7864). * Expand date filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks). They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. select box width [within media library](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8335). * [Constrain media blocks](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8399) to content area width in front-end. * Reapply box-sizing [to slider thumbs](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8156). * Avoid showing line separator in block settings menu [when it’s the last item](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/7751). * [Introduce additional keyboard shortcuts](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8005) to navigate through the `navigateRegions` component. - `shift+alt+n` to go to the next region. - `shift+alt+p` to go to the previous region. * [Replace all withAPIData usage](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8584) and deprecate the higher-order component. * Add persistence [via data plugin interface](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8341). * [Introduce new redux-routine package](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8096) for synchronous generator in data module. * Move [embed API call](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/6678) out of block and into data module. * Remove [no longer needed workaround](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8465) targeted at resolving a TinyMCE error. * [Abort selection range](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8691) set on unset range target. Resolves an issue when merging two empty paragraph blocks created while at the end of an inline boundary. * Removing or merging RichText should only trigger [if the selection is collapsed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8651): - Fix issue with backspace not working as expected when deleting text content from the first block. - Fix case where paragraph content could move to previous paragraph when deleted. * [Remove provisional block behaviour](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8706) to improve reliability of various interactions. * [Restore horizontal edge traversal implementation](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8461) to address issue where pressing Backspace may not place the caret in the correct position if within or after a RichText field. * Ensure GutenbergGutenberg The 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) is disabled [when editing the assigned blog posts page](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8259). * Initialize the Autosaves controller [even if revisions are disabled](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8682). Fixes several bugs around saving with revisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision. turned off. * Display warning when [Cloudflare blocks REST API requests](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8640). * Improve [validation for attribute names](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8775) in serializer. * Add [Slot to block menu settings](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/7895) for extensibility. * Fix _File Block_ [center align behavior](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8303). * Fix [behaviours when deleting](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8735) on an empty RichText field. * Fix parent-dropdown missing [for custom post-types](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8087). * Fix [import style statements](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8264) in _ColorIndicator_. * Fix [height](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8006) of used-once block warning. * Fix [link](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8476) for innerBlocks docs. * Fix [link](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8546) to server-side-render component. * Fix [race condition](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8578) with DomReady. * Fix awkward capitalisation [in demo post content](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8591). * Fix [warning](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8570) for unrecognised` forwardedRef` prop. * Fix regressionregression A software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or [blockers](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/08/09/whats-new-in-gutenberg-9th-august/?output_format=md#blocker). Recent regressions may be given higher priorities. A "3.6 regression" would be a bug in 3.6 that worked as intended in 3.5. with [URL input focus box](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8646). * Fix error in custom HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. preview [when block is empty](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8556). * Fix [colspan bug in table block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/7899) for tables with `thead` tags. * Fix issue with [image inspector controls disappearing](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8464) once an image block is set to wide/full alignment. * Fix issue [when image size remains blurry](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8464) if manually set to a smaller size (i.e., medium) and then changed alignment to wide/full. * Fix issue with [meta boxes being absent](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8400) when script enqueued in head depends on `wp-edit-post`. * Resolve an issue where removing all text from a Button block by backspace would cause subsequent [text changes to not be accurately reflected](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8451). Broader issue with TinyMCE inline elements as containers. * Avoid using remove() because it’s [unavailable in IE11](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8598). * [Address further feedback](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8741) on duplicated DotTips implementation. * Update [re-resizable to version 4.7.1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8209)— fix image & spacer blocks resizing on IE. * Use a [unique querystring package](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8300) instead of three different ones. * Introduce filters to allow developers the ability to [customize the Taxonomy Selector UI](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8225) for custom taxonomies. * Introduce [RichText component for mobile native](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8231) and implement the Paragraph Block with it. * Use [standard label](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8290) for Alt Text input. * Consolidate [similar i18n strings](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8708). * [Remove title attributes](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8324) from the Classic Editor warning. * Remove [unused code](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8349) in taxonomies panel. * Remove [oEmbed fixture files](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8393). * Remove jQuery dependency [from @wordpress/api-fetch](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8311). * Remove filler spaces [from empty constructs](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8169). * Remove [REST API shims](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8695) for code introduced in WP 4.9.8. * Remove [unused terms, taxonomies, and categories code](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8250). * Replace the [apiRequest module with api-fetch module](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/7566). * Add inline comment that explains a stopPropagation() [within tips implementation](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8339). * Add `gutenberg_can_edit_post` [filter](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8323). * Add [watch support](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8380) for stylesheets in packages. * Add [JSDoc comment](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8312) to Popover’s focus() method. * Add [readme docs](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8338) for [all components](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8267). * Autogenerate documentation [from readme files](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8337). * Add [doc note](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8154) about automatically applied attributes in `save`. * Add test [for block mover](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8392). * Allow demo content [to be translatable](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8551). * Update CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. selectors [from :before to ::before](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8630). * [Export](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8555) the description for server-registered blocks. * [Export getBlockTypes](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8457) on reactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. [https://reactjs.org](https://reactjs.org/) native interface. * [Expose redux-routine](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8761) to react native. * [Expose unknown-type handler methods](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8688) for mobile. * Specify [missing wp-url dependencies](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8362). * Improve [JS packages descriptions](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8121). * [Downgrade](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8427) Docker image version for WordPress for test validation. * [Move CI back to latest WordPress version](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8454) and bump minimum version to 4.9.8 * Use wordpress/compose [instead of @wordpress/components](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8537). * Update docs for [Button component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8226). * [Update](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8700) `package-lock.json`. * [Updated dependencies](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8596): `jest`,` npm-package-json-lint` and `read-pkg-up`. * [Add Babel runtime dependency](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8660) to redux routine. * Prevent Travis from running [when changes are only made to .md files](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8728). * [Add stylelint](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8647) for SCSS linting. * Set [babel dependencies to fixed version](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8586) and add coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.-js2 support. * [Trigger E2E test failure](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8721) on console logging. * Update [doc links](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8572) to resources moved to packages folder. * Update [api-fetch package documentation](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8730). * Update [Lerna to 3.0.0-rc.0](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8759). * Generate [source maps and read](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8386) those from the webpack build. * Rewrite e2e tests [using jest-puppeter preset](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8301). * Introduce a new [Extending Editor](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8358) document specific to editor filters. * [Improve](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8188) test configuration and mocking strategy. Deprecations [removed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/8687) with this version. 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[samjco](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samjco/) 4:34 am _on_ August 10, 2018 3. Very nice! 4. However, I think the title “Document” should be “Page Settings” or “Post Settings” or “Settings” or “Page Options” or “I don’t know”. But Document sounds like something we can print out or make into a document. 5. Just some thoughts. Comments are closed. # Post navigation [← REST API meeting agenda: August 9](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/08/09/rest-api-meeting-agenda-august-9/) [Dev Chat Summary: August 08, 2018 (4.9.9 Week 1) →](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2018/08/09/dev-chat-summary-august-08-2018-4-9-9-week-1/)