Title: 2021 – Page 30 – Make WordPress Core --- # Yearly Archives: 2021 [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) [Milana Cap](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milana_cap/) 2:58 pm _on_ June 21, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [dev-notes ( 647 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/)    # 󠀁[Bundled themes changes in WordPress 5.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/21/bundled-themes-changes-in-wordpress-5-8/)󠁿 Since 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. patterns were introduced in WordPress 5.5, older default themes received some block patterns love in 5.8.  ## **Twenty Fifteen** Twenty Fifteen now has:  * **Gallery and Description**,  * **Contact area**,  * **Two Columns with Images**, and  * **Columns with a List** block patterns.  They can be found under the **Twenty Fifteen** block pattern categoryCategory The' category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging.. Related ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.: [#51102](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51102)  [[ [[ ## **Twenty Fourteen** Twenty Fourteen has following block patterns: * **About**, * **List**, * **Summary**, and * **Contact**. These patterns can be found under the **Twenty Fourteen** block pattern category. Related ticket: [#51103](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51103)  [[ [[ ## **Twenty Thirteen** Twenty Thirteen is decorated with: * **Decorative Gallery**, * **Informational Section**, * **Decorative Columns**, * **Callout Quote**, * **Big Quote**, and * **Informational List** block patterns. All of these are registered under the **Twenty Thirteen** block pattern category. Related ticket: [#51104](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51104)  [[ [[ ## **Twenty Twelve** Twenty Twelve has: * **Floating Images Gallery**, * **Left-aligned Large Quote**, and * **Left-aligned Image and Paragraph** block patterns. These patterns are registered under the, you guessed it, **Twenty Twelve** block pattern category. Related ticket: [#51105](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51105)  [[ ## **Twenty Eleven** Twenty Eleven patterns: * **Image and Text Columns**, * **Inline Quote**, * **Follow Blogblog (versus network, site)**, * **About Me**, and * **Two Columns of Lists**. Patterns can be found under the **Twenty Eleven** block pattern category. Related ticket: [#51106](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51106)  [[ [[ ## **Twenty Ten** Twenty Ten theme got three block patterns: * **Introduction**, * **Highlighted Quote**, and * **Alternating Images**. Patterns are registered under the **Twenty Ten** block patterns category. Related ticket: [#51107](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51107)  [[ [[ These new block patterns will be very helpful for end users, especially combined with a new [template editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/16/introducing-the-template-editor-in-wordpress-5-8/) introduced in WordPress 5.8, as well as new theme blocks.  [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#dev-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/get_dave/) [David Smith](https://profiles.wordpress.org/get_dave/) 9:00 am _on_ June 21, 2021 Tags: [agenda ( 1,142 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [core-editor ( 756 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [core-editor-agenda ( 189 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor-agenda/), [meeting ( 405 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meeting/)    # 󠀁[Editor Chat Agenda: 23rd June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/21/editor-chat-agenda-23rd-june-2021/)󠁿 Facilitator and notetaker: [@get_dave](https://profiles.wordpress.org/get_dave/). This is the agenda for the weekly _editor chat_ scheduled for [2021-06-23 14:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210623T1400). _This meeting is held in the [#core-editor](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/C02QB2JS7) channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)._ * [Gutenberg 10.9 RC 1](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/releases/tag/v10.9.0-rc.1). * [WordPress 5.8](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/projects/55). * [Monthly Plan for June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/04/whats-next-in-gutenberg-june-2021/) and key project updates: - Mobile team. - Global Styles. * - 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.-based WidgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. Editor. - Navigation Block & Navigation Editor. - Full Site Editing. * Task Coordination. * Open Floor. If you can’t attend the meeting, you’re encouraged to share anything relevant for the discussion: * If you have anything to share for the Task Coordination section, please leave it as a comment on this post. * If you have anything to propose for the agenda or other specific items related to those listed above, please leave a comment below. [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [#core-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [#core-editor-agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor-agenda/), [#meeting](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meeting/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) [Dan Farrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) 3:01 pm _on_ June 18, 2021 Tags: [core-css ( 191 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-css/), [summary ( 975 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/)    # 󠀁[CSS Chat Summary: 17 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/18/css-chat-summary-17-june-2021/)󠁿 [The meeting took place here on Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/CQ7V4966Q/p1623963824387000). [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) facilitated and [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) wrote up these notes. ## Housekeeping * [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) asked for feedback on the meeting format as the recurring agenda is currently quite sparse. _Please let us know if you have any specific items you’d like to see on the agenda!_ ## Project updates ### Custom Properties (󠀁[#49930](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49930)󠁿) * Some progress has been made on the [collaborative documentation](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z0Wo1W0ZQwFJYPcJ8GlsubA9uKhcFdT8ifYnso82z9I/edit#) * [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) suggested using 25 minutes to work on contributions, either to the documentation or the [_Try Custom properties_ pull request](https://github.com/ryelle/wordpress-develop/pull/2) _[ 25 minutes later… ] _ * _@_notlaura used the time to clone the PR and investigate making updates, while [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) made some progress on the documentation * This format was quite successful and I think we’ll try it again in future! ## Open floor / CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. link share * [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) shared a [CSS Tricks post about new features in Safari 15](https://css-tricks.com/safari-15-new-ui-theme-colors-and-a-css-tricks-cameo/) which includes support for a theme metaMeta Meta 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.-tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) to set a custom colour for the top part of the browser chrome * [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) pasted a section of the article which mentions [Google’s FLoC](https://blog.google/products/chrome/privacy-sustainability-and-the-importance-of-and/) targeted advertising technology, then contrasts it with [Apple’s Private Relay](https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10096/)“ a technology very specifically to making web browsing untrackable” With that we finished the meeting a few minutes early. Thanks everyone! [#core-css](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-css/), [#summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) [Lara Schenck](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) 7:13 pm _on_ June 17, 2021 Tags: [agenda ( 1,142 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [core-css ( 191 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-css/)    # 󠀁[CSS Chat Agenda: June 17, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/17/css-chat-agenda-june-17-2021/)󠁿 This is the agenda for the upcoming CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. meeting scheduled for [Thursday, June 17, at 5:00 PM EDT](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WordPress+CSS+Core+Chat&iso=20210617T17&p1=418&ah=1). This meeting will be held in the [#core-css](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-css/) channel in the Making WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/). If there’s any topic you’d like to discuss, please leave a comment below! * Housekeeping - Check in on agenda format * Project Updates - Custom Properties ([#49930](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49930)) * Open Floor + CSS Link Share [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [#core-css](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-css/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webcommsat/) [Abha Thakor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webcommsat/) 11:02 am _on_ June 17, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [dev chat ( 922 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/), [marketing ( 6 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/marketing/) # 󠀁[DevChat meeting summary – June 16, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/17/devchat-notes-june-16-2021/)󠁿 Thanks to [**@peterwilsoncc**](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/) and [**@jeffpaul**](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) for leading the 05:00 and 20:00 UTC dev chats respectively. A[genda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/dev-chat-agenda-for-june-16-2021/) followed for both the meetings. [Link to 05:00 UTC devchat meeting archive in Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623819683072300)// [Link to 20:00 UTC devchat meeting archive in Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623873600156600) Thanks to [@nalininonstopnewsuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nalininonstopnewsuk/) and [@webcommsat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webcommsat/) for the dev chat notes. ## Blogblog (versus network, site) post highlights * [A Week in Core – June 14, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/a-week-in-core-june-14-2021/) * [CSS](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/css-chat-summary-10-june-2021/), [Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/editor-chat-summary-thursday-10-june-2021/) chat summaries * [What’s new in Gutenberg 10.8? (9 June)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/10/whats-new-in-gutenberg-10-8-9-june/) * [Core Editor Improvement: Improve your workflow with List View](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/core-editor-improvement-improve-your-workflow-with-list-view/) * [Bootstrap/Load dev note](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/bootstrap-load-changes-in-5-8/) Thanks to all everyone who published items and helping document and share knowledge across the project. ## Blog posts that need attention * [**5.8 Beta 2 Post** ](https://wordpress.org/news/2021/06/wordpress-5-8-beta-2/)– Testing required for betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. to help ensure as smooth a release as possible. Thanks to all those involved in testing, contributing to Beta 2 and the post. * **[Discussion on when to create the new branch](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/discussion-when-to-create-the-new-branch/)**– historically branching happens after RC1. ## **Beta and bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. scrubs ** We are now in the Beta period where focus shifts to tasks and regressions found in Beta releases. [Bug scrub schedule for 5.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/05/05/bug-scrub-schedule-for-5-8/) Next milestone: Beta 3 on Tuesday 22 June 2021. Final Beta release before Release Candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/page/30/?output_format=md#alpha-beta). 1 on Tuesday 29 June 2021. ## Contributors needed/ attention: * Theme contributors to test the new blocks in the default themes. Contact [@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) or [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) More information [from the Slack discussion](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623869140107600) * [Trac Ticket 53389](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53389): Bundled Themes– Add styling for blocks added in 5.8 * [Open Trac Tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/tickets/major/workflow) that need various forms of assistance (patches, testing, etc). Josepha called especially all sponsored contributors to help get over the finish line. * [Contributors skilled on WP-CLI needed for Meta Ticket 5737](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5737)– block.jsonJSON JSON, 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. strings not being extracted   * Feedback on: - [Core Trac Ticket #53428](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53428) part of the work to style new coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks for the default themes, and related  - [Core Trac Ticket #53389](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53389)  Bundled Themes: Add styling for blocks added in 5.8, and  - [Core Trac Ticket #53398](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53398) Twenty Twenty-One: Polish new blocks added in 5.8 ## Updates related to 5.8 * About Page and MarComms - A timeline for the About Page has been set so that the copy can be ready for Beta 3. Two days set aside for fact-checking. Deadline for final copy and design is RC1. [Marketing post on plans for discussion on the text.](https://make.wordpress.org/marketing/2021/06/15/agenda-global-marketing-meeting-16-june-2021/) - [Design to date on the About Page ticket](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52775) - Josepha: From that content we will also build some of the other marketing pieces including the release post. If you want to give it an early, pre-editing read there are links in [#marketing](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/marketing/). This will be more than content on the About Page.  - Thank you to everyone who contributed to the marketing collaborations and to @chantabourne, [@marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/) and [@webcommsat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webcommsat/) for organizing, supporting contributors, and giving time. You can still add to the text discussions on content for multi-purpose use – details in the [#Marketing](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/marketing/) channel on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/). Josepha has extended the collaboration for 15-16 hours to give extra time. - Josepha shared there would be additional broader marketing aspects when new role (advertised in February) joins - [@mkaz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkaz/): WordPress News has been publishing articles and podcasts highlighting many of the upcoming changes too. - [@clorith](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clorith/): highlighted [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) has started identifying things and making individual items for them, which he suggested would be the right way forward. Highlighted the need more clarity on what is an isn’t included in 5.8, and some sanity checks on some of the defaults going in - [@oglekler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/oglekler/): [Core Trac Ticket #52762:](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52762) Suggestion for an About Page widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. to dashboard   * [@youknowriad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/youknowriad/): follow-ups highlighted - Make sure default themes are adapted properly for the default template - Request for help from themers (test and adapt the theme styles as needed)  - TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. a bug related to media uploads - Provide a way to define a different default template per theme ## Component maintainers updates * [@sergey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergey/): build / test tools, date/ time, general, Ii8N, Permalinks: no major news this week * [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/): no major news from upgrade/ install, menus, widgets * [@clorith](https://profiles.wordpress.org/clorith/) and [@afragen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/afragen/): Site Health’s got nothing big this week ## Open floor [@mkaz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkaz/): we’ve started publishing dev notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note,( usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. around the 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. Editor. More to come during the next few weeks. [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/): request for “some general signal boosting on what FSE in and isn’t in WordPress 5.8. There’s a lot of confusion, but also a lot of documentation (both existing and to come) so we can use some help spreading that around.” [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/): “I wanted to underline how much I appreciate the thoughtfulness and care that has gone into this release. I know you have plenty of options about where you can spend your time, and this release is going to be a great building block for full site editing. Big thank you to everyone working on this as we head into our final weeks of this marathon!” [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gziolo/) [Greg Ziółkowski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gziolo/) 7:46 pm _on_ June 16, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [dev-notes ( 647 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/), [gutenberg ( 546 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/) # 󠀁[Block Editor API Changes to Support Multiple Admin Screens in WP 5.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/16/block-editor-api-changes-to-support-multiple-admin-screens-in-wp-5-8/)󠁿 WordPress 5.8 is the first coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. release where the post editor is no longer the only adminadmin (and super admin) screen that uses the 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. editor. The updated widgets editor screen will also support blocks. During the development process, we found several WordPress hooksHooks In 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. defined on the server depended on the `$ post` object that is not present on the widgets screen. So, we decided to deprecate some of the existing filters and introduce context-aware replacements. These updates enable us to iteratively bring the block-based paradigm to different screens. For example, the navigation editor screen can leverage the new `WP_Block_Editor_Context` class and will receive more capabilitiescapability A **capability** is permission to perform one or more types of task. Checking if a user has a capability is performed by the `current_user_can` function. Each user of a WordPress site might have some permissions but not others, depending on their role. For example, users who have the Author role usually have permission to edit their own posts (the “edit_posts” capability), but not permission to edit other users’ posts (the “edit_others_posts” capability). over time. There are also new methods introduced that allow code reuse for the functionality that needs to be shared between the screen that uses the block editor. _Related TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.: [#52920](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52920)._ ## 󠀁[󠀁[Class ### 󠀁[󠀁[`WP_Block_Editor_Context` A class representing a current block editor context. The expectation is that the block editor can have a different set of requirements on every screen where it is used. This class allows defining supporting settings that can be used with filters. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted $post_editor_context = new WP_Block_Editor_Context( array( 'post' => get_post() ) ); ``` ## 󠀁[󠀁[Functions ### 󠀁[󠀁[`get_default_block_categories` A new method that makes it possible to share default block categories. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted print_r( get_default_block_categories() ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`get_allowed_block_types` A new method to handle better the list of allowed block types depending on the editor context. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted print_r( get_allowed_block_types( $post_editor_context ) ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`get_default_block_editor_settings` Most of settings defined on the client in the `@wordpress/block-editor package`  in [store/defaults.js](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/trunk/packages/block-editor/src/store/defaults.js) file are now available on the server with the new `get_default_block_editor_settings` method. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted print_r( get_default_block_editor_settings() ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`get_block_editor_settings` A new method ensures that the editor settings can differ depending on the editor’s context. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted $post_editor_settings = array( 'richEditingEnabled' => user_can_richedit(), ); print_r( get_block_editor_settings( $post_editor_settings, $post_editor_context ) ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`block_editor_rest_api_preload` The logic that preloads common data used with the block editor by processing an array of REST APIREST API The 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/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) paths got abstracted in a new method. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted $preload_paths = array( '/', '/wp/v2/types?context=edit', ); block_editor_rest_api_preload( $preload_paths, $post_editor_context ) ); ``` ## 󠀁[󠀁[Filters Several existing block editor filters that depend on the `$post` object get deprecated: * `allowed_block_types` * `block_categories` * `block_editor_preload_paths` * `block_editor_settings` New filters are introduced as their replacements that are context-aware. ### 󠀁[󠀁[`allowed_block_types_all` Filters the allowed block types for all editor types, defaulting to `true` (all registered block types supported). _Note: Replaces the deprecated `allowed\_block\_types` 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.._ **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted function filter_allowed_block_types_when_post_provided( $allowed_block_types, $editor_context ) { if ( ! empty( $editor_context->post ) ) { return array( 'core/paragraph', 'core/heading' ); } return $allowed_block_types; } add_filter( 'allowed_block_types_all', 'filter_allowed_block_types_when_post_provided', 10, 2 ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`block_categories_all` Filters the default array of categories for block types. _Note: Replaces the deprecated `block\_categories` filter._ **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted function filter_block_categories_when_post_provided( $block_categories, $editor_context ) { if ( ! empty( $editor_context->post ) ) { array_push( $block_categories, array( 'slug' => 'custom-category', 'title' => __( 'Custom Category', 'custom-plugin' ), 'icon' => null, ) ); } return $block_categories; } add_filter( 'block_categories_all', 'filter_block_categories_when_post_provided', 10, 2 ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths` Filters the array of REST API paths that will be used to preloaded common data to use with the block editor. _Note: Replaces the deprecated `block\_editor\_preload\_paths` filter._ **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted function filter_block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths_when_post_provided( $preload_paths, $editor_context ) { if ( ! empty( $editor_context->post ) ) { array_push( $preload_paths, array( '/wp/v2/blocks', 'OPTIONS' ) ); } return $preload_paths; } add_filter( 'block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths', 'filter_block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths_when_post_provided', 10, 2 ); ``` ### 󠀁[󠀁[`block_editor_settings_all` Filters the settings to pass to the block editor for all editor type. _Note: Replaces the deprecated `block\_editor\_settings` filter._ **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted function filter_block_editor_settings_when_post_provided( $editor_settings, $editor_context ) { if ( ! empty( $editor_context->post ) ) { $editor_settings['maxUploadFileSize'] = 12345; } return $editor_settings; } add_filter( 'block_editor_settings_all', 'filter_block_editor_settings_when_post_provided', 10, 2 ); ``` ## Supporting older versions of WordPress In the case when you want to support older versions of WordPress you might need a way to detect which filter should be used – the deprecated one vs the new one. The recommended way to proceed is to check if the `WP_Block_Editor_Context` class exists. **Example:** ```wp-block-preformatted if ( class_exists( 'WP_Block_Editor_Context' ) ) { add_filter( 'block_editor_settings_all', 'filter_block_editor_settings_compat', 10, 2 ); } else { add_filter( 'block_editor_settings', 'filter_block_editor_settings_compat', 10, 2 ); } ``` [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#dev-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/), [#gutenberg](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/youknowriad/) [Riad Benguella](https://profiles.wordpress.org/youknowriad/) 6:00 am _on_ June 16, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [dev-notes ( 647 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/), [gutenberg ( 546 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/) # 󠀁[Introducing the template editor in WordPress 5.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/16/introducing-the-template-editor-in-wordpress-5-8/)󠁿 Update on 23/06/2021: * Added the default template section. * The template editor is now opt-in instead of opt-out for classic themes. One of the first Full Site Editing tools introduced in WordPress 5.8 is the template editor. The template editor is a special mode available in the post editor that allows you to create, assign, and edit 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. templates to specific posts and pages. Template Editor in action ## Theme blocks Block Templates take over the whole page allowing you to layout and design the entire page in the editor. Note, this does mean your theme’s provided PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher template won’t be used when rendering a post or page using a block template. When creating a block template, you can use any of the blocks you’re already familiar with in the post editor. Additionally a new set of theme blocks are introduced in WP 5.8 that can be useful when building templates. These theme blocks are: * Site Logo * Site Tagline * Site Title * Query LoopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. [https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop](https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop) * Post Title * Post Content * Post Date * Post ExcerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox.  * Post Featured ImageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. * Post Categories * Post Tags * Login/out * Page List ## Architecture The templates are saved as a Custom Post TypeCustom Post Type WordPress can hold and display many different types of content. A single item of such a content is generally called a post, although post is also a specific post type. Custom Post Types gives your site the ability to have templated posts, to simplify the concept. named `wp_template`. A REST APIREST API The 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/](https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/) end point is also available to fetch these templates. ## Default Template When users create new custom templates, a default template containing the site title, post title and post content is used but theme authors can choose to provide their own styled default custom templates by hooking into the editor settings and providing a `defaultBlockTemplate` as an HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. string or by using a dedicated HTML file. ```php add_filter( 'block_editor_settings_all', function( $settings ) { $settings['defaultBlockTemplate'] = file_get_contents( get_theme_file_path( 'block-template-default.html' ) ); return $settings; }); ``` ## Theme Support By default, the template editor is disabled for themes, but themes can choose to enable it with the following line added to their functions.php file. ```php add_theme_support( 'block-templates' ); ``` Note, that if themes decide to use the newly introduced theme.jsonJSON JSON, 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. file config, they are automatically opted-in into the template editor. [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#dev-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/), [#gutenberg](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) [Josepha](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) 8:49 pm _on_ June 15, 2021 Tags: make.wordpress.org/marketing, [p2-xpost ( 212 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/p2-xpost/) # 󠀁[X-post: Agenda: Global Marketing Meeting – 16 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/xpost-agenda-global-marketing-meeting-16-june-2021/)󠁿 X-comment from [+make.wordpress.org/marketing](https://make.wordpress.org/marketing/): Comment on [Agenda: Global Marketing Meeting – 16 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/marketing/2021/06/15/agenda-global-marketing-meeting-16-june-2021/#comment-861) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) [Josepha](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) 7:34 pm _on_ June 15, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/) # 󠀁[Discussion: When to create the new branch](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/discussion-when-to-create-the-new-branch/)󠁿 During both WP5.8 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. packaging parties, the question was raised of when to create the new WP5.9 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch".. Traditionally, this has been done when the release cycle reaches the first Release Candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/page/30/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).( RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/page/30/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).), but since we are trying out a different release cycle in WP5.8 it seems possible we could branch earlier. **Here are the discussions that have happened so far.** 1. [Original Discussion](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/10/29/discussion-align-the-wordpress-release-cycle-with-the-industry-standard/) 2. [Beta 1 Discussion](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623269881278600) 3. [Beta 2 Discussion](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623780472013400) The immediate scope of the discussion is: “Should we branch at beta 3 on 22 June, 2021 or should we continue the tradition of branching at RC1?” I would appreciate us continuing this discussion here so that “being in the room” isn’t required. 🙂 [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) [Jeffrey Paul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) 4:06 pm _on_ June 15, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [agenda ( 1,142 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/), [dev chat ( 922 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/) # 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda for June 16, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/dev-chat-agenda-for-june-16-2021/)󠁿 Here is the agenda for this week’s developer meetings to occur at the following times: [June 16, 2021 at 5:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210616T0500) and [June 16, 2021 at 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210616T2000). ## Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights * [A Week in Core – June 14, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/a-week-in-core-june-14-2021/) * [CSS](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/css-chat-summary-10-june-2021/), [Editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/editor-chat-summary-thursday-10-june-2021/) chat summaries * [What’s new in Gutenberg 10.8? (9 June)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/10/whats-new-in-gutenberg-10-8-9-june/) * [Core Editor Improvement: Improve your workflow with List View](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/core-editor-improvement-improve-your-workflow-with-list-view/) * [Bootstrap/Load dev note](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/bootstrap-load-changes-in-5-8/) ## 󠀁[5.8 Schedule Review](https://make.wordpress.org/core/5-8/)󠁿 * **BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 2 released yesterday, final Beta release in 6 days on Tuesday, June 22nd** * _Focus now fully on [tasks](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&type=task+(blessed)&milestone=5.8&col=id&col=summary&col=type&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=priority&col=component&col=changetime&order=changetime) in the milestone and regressions found in Beta releases_ * Next [Beta Scrub](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bug-scrub+5-8/) before Beta 3 is [Monday, June 21st 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210621T2000) * RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/page/30/?output_format=md#alpha-beta). 1 in 13 days on Tuesday, June 29th * 5.8 release in 34 days on Tuesday, July 20th ## Components check-in and status updates * 5.8 plans and help needed * Check-in with each component for status updates. * Poll for components that need assistance. ## Open Floor Do you have something to propose for the agenda, or a specific item relevant to the usual agenda items above? Please leave a comment, and say whether or not you’ll be in the chat, so the group can either give you the floor or bring up your topic for you accordingly. This meeting happens in the [#core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/C02RQBWTW) channel. To join the meeting, you’ll need an account on the [Making WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/). 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