Title: 2021 – Page 31 – Make WordPress Core --- # Yearly Archives: 2021 [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjellr/) [Kjell Reigstad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjellr/) 3:21 pm _on_ June 15, 2021 Tags: [make.wordpress.org/themes ( 26 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/make-wordpress-org-themes/), [p2-xpost ( 212 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/p2-xpost/)    # 󠀁[X-post: Block-based Themes Meeting Agenda: June 16, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/xpost-block-based-themes-meeting-agenda-june-16-2021/)󠁿 X-post from [+make.wordpress.org/themes](https://make.wordpress.org/themes/): [Block-based Themes Meeting Agenda: June 16, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/themes/2021/06/15/block-based-themes-meeting-agenda-june-16-2021/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/get_dave/) [David Smith](https://profiles.wordpress.org/get_dave/) 10:09 am _on_ June 15, 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: 16th June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/15/editor-chat-agenda-16th-june-2021/)󠁿 Facilitator and notetaker: [@jorgefilipecosta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorgefilipecosta/). This is the agenda for the weekly _editor chat_ scheduled for [2021-06-16 14:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210616T1400). _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/)._ * 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/) 10.8 release & [_What’s new in Gutenberg 10.8_](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/10/whats-new-in-gutenberg-10-8-9-june/). * WordPress 5.8. * [Monthly Plan for June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/04/whats-next-in-gutenberg-june-2021/) and key project updates: - 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/audrasjb/) [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) 9:57 pm _on_ June 14, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [meta2952 ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meta2952/), [meta4514 ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meta4514/), [meta4621 ( 2 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meta4621/), [week in core ( 245 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/week-in-core/) # 󠀁[A Week in Core – June 14, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/a-week-in-core-june-14-2021/)󠁿 Welcome back to a new issue of _Week in CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress._. Let’s take a look at what changed on TracTrac An open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. between June 7 and June 14, 2021. * 63 commits * 105 contributors * 57 tickets created * 6 tickets reopened * 65 tickets closed Please note that the WordPress Core team released [WordPress 5.8 beta 1](https://wordpress.org/news/2021/06/wordpress-5-8-beta-1/) last week. Everyone is welcome to help testing the next major releasemajor release A release, identified by the first two numbers (3.6), which is the focus of a full release cycle and feature development. WordPress uses decimaling count for major release versions, so 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, and 3.1 are sequential and comparable in scope. of WordPress 🌟 Ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. numbers are based on the [Trac timeline for the period above](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/timeline?from=06%2F14%2F2021&daysback=7&authors=&ticket=on&changeset=on&repo-=on&repo-design=on&repo-tests=on&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&update=Update). The following is a summary of commits, organized by component and/or focus. ## Code changes ### Administration * Adjust Internet Explorer message to be a bit more clear – [#48743](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48743) * Escape the values of data-colname – [#40401](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/40401) * Introduce dashboard notice to discourage use of out of date browser – [#48743](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48743) ### Application Passwords * Allow enter key to submit profile form – [#52849](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52849) ### 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 * Add a type property to allow Core to identify the source of the editor styles– [#53175](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53175) * Add the Site Logo block’s server implementation – [#53247](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53247) * Allow themes to add inline styles for all blocks when using lazy styles loading– [#53358](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53358) * Fix typo in the typography block support – [#52991](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52991) * Ignore generated CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. files in Page List and Post Template blocks – [#52991](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52991), [#53309](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53309) * Include the page list block server-side code – [#53309](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53309) * Package updates for 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. 1 – [#52991](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52991) * Package updates for WordPress 5.8 beta 1 (batch2) – [#52991](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52991) * Prevent duplicate queries – [#53280](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53280), [#53176](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53176) * Ensure that the block editor can be used on the page post type – [#45537](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45537) ### Boostrap/Load * Add 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. to allow disabling of object cache – [#53322](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53322) ### Build/Test Tools * Ensure that we are using https:// urls – [#39589](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39589) * Silence jQuery Migrate console warnings when running E2E tests – [#52860](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52860) * Update `devDependencies` for bundled themes – [#52624](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52624) * Update several `devDependencies` – [#52624](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52624) ### Bundled Themes * Introduce block patterns for Twenty Eleven – [#51106](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51106) * Introduce block patterns for Twenty Ten – [#51107](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51107) * Twenty Nineteen: Fix pullquote styling in editor when block has alignment – [#53112](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53112) * Twenty Nineteen: Set a default color for button links in the editor – [#52555](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52555) * Twenty Thirteen: Add “No Shadow” style to button block – [#51223](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51223) * Twenty Twenty: Ensure custom primary color is applied to text in the editor – [#50120](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50120) * Twenty Twenty: Regenerate the RTL editor stylesheet – [#50120](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50120) * Apply an alignment fix – [#53246](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53246) * Extraneous white space at end of line – [#51189](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51189) * Use single quotes when there are no variables withi/n the string – [#48743](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48743) ### Comments * Return valid comment reply link if comments are paginated – [#51189](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/51189) ### Documentation * Correct DocBlockdocblock (phpdoc, xref, inline docs) formatting for some revision tests – [#52628](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52628) * Document the usage of `$wp_widget_factory` global in `WP_Customize_Widgets::sanitize_widget_instance()`– [#53394](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53394) * Update documentation for some `WP_Customize_Widgets` methods per the documentation standards – [#52628](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52628) ### Emoji * Update the Twemoji library to version 13.1.0 – [#52852](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52852) ### Feeds * Avoid notices in `get_post_comments_feed_link()` – [#52814](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52814) ### Login and Registration * Improve the unknown username error message – [#52915](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52915) * Wrap long site titles to a new line – [#52776](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52776) ### Media * Add new functions to return the previous/next attachment links – [#45708](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/45708) * Allow multi-uploads in Galleries – [#53169](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53169) * Ensure that post_id variable is initiated ahead of usage – [#39589](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39589) * Restore AJAX response data shape in media library – [#50105](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50105) ### Permalinks * Limit pagination for posts with comments – [#50233](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50233) * Revert the changes stemming from pagination limits – [#50233](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50233) ### Privacy * Improve naming of user confimed action email filters – [#44314](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44314) ### 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. * Check and return errors for insertions to revisions – [#30009](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/30009) ### Script Loader * Fix 404 errors for the `jquery-masonry` script when `SCRIPT_DEBUG` is `true` – [#47353](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/47353) ### Site Health * Display a list of file formats supported by the GD library – [#53022](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53022) ### Tests * Fix typo in a `get_bookmarks()` test name – [#52625](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52625) * Fix typo in a `retrieve_widgets()` test name – [#52625](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52625) * Ignore EOL differences in some tests using multiline string assertions – [#52625](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52625) * Introduce some E2E tests for the Quick Draft dashboard 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. – #523905 * Use `assertSameSets()` in some newly introduced tests – [#52625](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52625) ### Themes * Fix accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (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) issues with controls in themes screen – [#52649](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52649) ### TinyMCE * Don’t attempt to initialize the same instance twice. Follow up to [[51082]](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/51082)– [#52133](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52133), [#52050](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52050) ### TinyMCE * Fix initialization when the editor is in a postbox by delaying it until `document. readyState === 'complete'` – [#52133](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52133), [#52050](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52050) ### Upgrade/Install * Built files should not be included in the `$_old_files` list – [#53367](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53367) * Remove parsing of `readme.txt` files for pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. or theme requirements – [#48520](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48520), [#48515](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48515), [#meta2952](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2952), [#meta4514](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4514), [#meta4621](https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4621) * Update the `$_old_files` list for 5.8 – [#52991](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52991), [#52846](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52846), [#53246](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53246), [#53367](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53367) ### Widgets * Don’t decode HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. entities ahead of the widget constructor – [#53138](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53138) * Make new WordPress installations use blocks in widget areas instead of widgets– [#53324](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53324) * Ensure that HTML entities are converted in widget descriptions – [#53138](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53138) * Improve unit tests for RSS Widget – [#53278](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53278) * Prevent infinite 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) in PHP8+ if the URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org for the widget instance is incorrectly defined – [#53278](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53278) ## Props **Thanks to the 105 (!) people who contributed to WordPress Core on Trac last week:** [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) (10), [@SergeyBiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/)( 8), [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) (8), [@hellofromTonya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/)( 7), [@sabernhardt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sabernhardt/) (5), [@isabel_brison](https://profiles.wordpress.org/isabel_brison/)( 4), [@whyisjake](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whyisjake/) (4), [@dd32](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32/)( 3), [@johnbillion](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion/) (3), [@alexstine](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexstine/)( 3), [@adamsilverstein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/) (3), [@kjellr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kjellr/)( 3), [@melchoyce](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melchoyce/) (3), [@antpb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antpb/)( 2), [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) (2), [@jorgefilipecosta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorgefilipecosta/)( 2), [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/) (2), [@beafialho](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beafialho/)( 2), [@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) (2), [@aristath](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aristath/)( 2), [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) (2), [@mukesh27](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukesh27/)( 2), [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) (2), [@youknowriad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/youknowriad/)( 2), [@poena](https://profiles.wordpress.org/poena/) (2), [@ocean90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90/)( 2), [@azaozz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azaozz/) (2), [@DrewAPicture](https://profiles.wordpress.org/drewapicture/)( 2), [@nosolosw](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nosolosw/) (2), [@boniu91](https://profiles.wordpress.org/boniu91/)( 1), [@geekpress](https://profiles.wordpress.org/geekpress/) (1), [@mikejolley](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikejolley/)( 1), [@ntsekouras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ntsekouras/) (1), [@scruffian](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scruffian/)( 1), [@mcsf](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mcsf/) (1), [@sumitsingh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumitsingh/)( 1), [@Chouby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chouby/) (1), [@onemaggie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/onemaggie/)( 1), [@danieldudzic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danieldudzic/) (1), [@devnel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devnel/)( 1), [@timothyblynjacobs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/timothyblynjacobs/) (1), [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) (1), [@metalandcoffee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/metalandcoffee/)( 1), [@paaggeli](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paaggeli/) (1), [@MrPauloEn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mrpauloen/)( 1), [@mkdgs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkdgs/) (1), [@dway](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dway/)( 1), [@spikeuk1](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spikeuk1/) (1), [@herrvigg](https://profiles.wordpress.org/herrvigg/)( 1), [@patkemper](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patkemper/) (1), [@promz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/promz/)( 1), [@pondermatic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pondermatic/) (1), [@andraganescu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andraganescu/)( 1), [@hellofromtonya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hellofromtonya/) (1), [@noisysocks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noisysocks/)( 1), [@Boniu91](https://profiles.wordpress.org/boniu91/) (1), [@williampatton](https://profiles.wordpress.org/williampatton/)( 1), [@joyously](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joyously/) (1), [@Otto42](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/)( 1), [@afragen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/afragen/) (1), [@wpgurudev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpgurudev/)( 1), [@hannahmalcolm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hannahmalcolm/) (1), [@achbed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/achbed/)( 1), [@coffee2code](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coffee2code/) (1), [@coreymckrill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coreymckrill/)( 1), [@rmccue](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rmccue/) (1), [@marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/)( 1), [@dlh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dlh/) (1), [@lukecarbis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lukecarbis/)( 1), [@xkon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xkon/) (1), [@helen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/helen/)( 1), [@TZ-Media](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tz-media/) (1), [@pento](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pento/)( 1), [@Mista-Flo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mista-flo/) (1), [@pbiron](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbiron/)( 1), [@lifeforceinst](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lifeforceinst/) (1), [@birgire](https://profiles.wordpress.org/birgire/)( 1), [@garrett-eclipse](https://profiles.wordpress.org/garrett-eclipse/) (1), [@kapilpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kapilpaul/)( 1), [@jontyravi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jontyravi/) (1), [@david](https://profiles.wordpress.org/david/). binda (1), [@joedolson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joedolson/) (1), [@glendaviesnz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/glendaviesnz/)( 1), [@flixos90](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/) (1), [@gitlost](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gitlost/)( 1), [@spacedmonkey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/spacedmonkey/) (1), [@kraftbj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kraftbj/)( 1), [@justinahinon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justinahinon/) (1), [@hareesh-pillai](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hareesh-pillai/)( 1), [@rellect](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rellect/) (1), [@knutsp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/knutsp/)( 1), [@grantmkin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/grantmkin/) (1), [@ArnaudBan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/arnaudban/)( 1), [@Fantasy1125](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fantasy1125/) (1), [@swissspidy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/)( 1), [@mor10](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mor10/) (1), [@cameronjonesweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cameronjonesweb/)( 1), [@jeherve](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeherve/) (1), [@netweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/netweb/)( 1), [@afercia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/afercia/) (1), [@chaion07](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chaion07/)( 1), [@sumanm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumanm/) (1), [@carike](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carike/)( 1), [@devrekli](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devrekli/) (1), and [@engahmeds3ed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/engahmeds3ed/)( 1). **Congrats and welcome to our 6 new contributors of the week!** [@pondermatic](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pondermatic/), [@lifeforceinst](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lifeforceinst/), [@Fantasy1125](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fantasy1125/), [@cameronjonesweb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cameronjonesweb/), [@sumanm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumanm/), and [@devrekli](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devrekli/) ♥️ **Core committers:** [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) (16), [@whyisjake](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whyisjake/)( 10), [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) (8), [@ryelle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryelle/)( 8), [@youknowriad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/youknowriad/) (7), [@joedolson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joedolson/)( 5), [@antpb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/antpb/) (4), [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/)( 3), [@azaozz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azaozz/) (2), [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/)( 1), and [@noisysocks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noisysocks/) (1). [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#meta2952](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meta2952/), [#meta4514](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meta4514/), [#meta4621](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meta4621/), [#week-in-core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/week-in-core/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajitbohra/) [Ajit Bohra](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajitbohra/) 11:23 am _on_ June 14, 2021 Tags: [core-editor ( 756 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [core-editor-summary ( 185 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor-summary/), [editor ( 223 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/), [gutenberg ( 546 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/), [meeting notes ( 227 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meeting-notes/)    # 󠀁[Editor chat summary: Thursday, 10 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/editor-chat-summary-thursday-10-june-2021/)󠁿 **Moved to Thursday 10th June because of WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). EU.** This post summarizes the latest weekly Editor meeting ([agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/07/editor-chat-agenda-9-june-2021/), [slack transcript](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QB2JS7/p1623333634455100)), held in the [#core-editor](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/C02QB2JS7) 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/) channel, on[ Wednesday, June 10, 2021, 14:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210610T1400). Thank you to all of the contributors who tested the 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. releases and gave feedback. Testing for bugs is a critical part of polishing every release and a great way to contribute to WordPress. ## 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/)󠁿 10.7 final Gutenberg 10.7  will be the final release to be included in WordPress 5.8 ## WordPress 5.8 [Tracking Board](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/projects/55) for WordPress 5.8 Must-Haves ## 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 Call For Testing [Call for testing ](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/05/12/help-test-the-widgets-editor-for-wordpress-5-8/) the new 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 Widgets Editor. Please report your findings on GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘ pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) in the [Gutenberg repository](http://github.com/wordpress/gutenberg) ## Monthly Plan The monthly update containing the high-level items that Gutenberg contributors are focusing on for June are: * Global Styles. * Block-based Widget Editor. * Navigation block. * Full Site Editing. For detailed plan check out [monthly priorities](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/04/whats-next-in-gutenberg-june-2021/) post. ## Updates on the key projects [@nosolosw](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nosolosw/) Global styles and settings * Ported to WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. and will be part of the WordPress 5.8. * Focus now is on polishing and fixing bugs. * Following settings & styles are still experimental and only work with the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress. org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.: - border - font-family - font-style - font-weight - text-decoration - text-transform [More details and update](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/20331#issuecomment-848685044) [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) Block-Based Widget Editor * For widgets, it’s still expected to be opt-out by default via three pathways  [listed at the end of this post](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/05/12/help-test-the-widgets-editor-for-wordpress-5-8/). * The team is focused on resolving bugs and triaging reports. * In case of big incompatibility issues arise in beta, the plan is to change the screen to opt-in via the theme before 5.8 RC1. * It is still a **huge** help to test as much as you can as this is a big part of wp-adminadmin (and super admin) that’s changing. Navigation Block * It is not likely to be included in 5.8 and efforts have decreased there as a result. * For now, folks are still working to [resolve the major markup issue](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/31951) and finding a way forward there. Full Site Editing * The focus is mainly on refining various blocks. * Currently, bugs are also being resolved around template editing mode. If you’re able to help out, highly recommend helping with the [current FSE Outreach Program call for testing ](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2021/05/26/fse-program-testing-call-7-polished-portfolios/) and [reviewing the upcoming schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2021/06/09/upcoming-fse-outreach-program-schedule-june-july/) so you can make time to help in the future. * If you’re a theme author, any help testing and exploring 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. would be hugely helpful too  * As it stands though, keep in mind that “Block-Based Themes do not work in 5.8 directly as-is [read](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C01VACX5E2W/p1622817610182700) the full conversation. [@ntsekouras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ntsekouras/) Query Block * 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) block [renamed](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32514) to Post Template and Query label changed to Query Loop. * Post blocks are now uneditable when inside the Query Loop block. [@mattchowning](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattchowning/) Mobile * Audio block and floating toolbar fixes. * Integration tests for reusable blocks. * In_ Progress_: Editor onboarding, Block picker search, Embeds block. * 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 0.64.x upgrade coming soon, including the upgrade to React v17. ## Task Coordination _Note: Anyone reading this summary outside of the meeting, please drop a comment in the post summary, if you can/want to help with something._ [@mikeschroder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikeschroder/) * [Updated tests](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32201) in PR that add the ability to choose the number of tags in the Tag Cloud block. * [Added PR](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32516) for making CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. valid for inline images with empty width[.](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32516) Looking for things to work on that would help with 5.8. @mamduka * Fixed the issue when the user got locked in saving state if the 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. box saving request failed with a [5xx error](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32485). * Trying to help with remaining Widget Editor issues in the Project board. [@paaljoachim](https://profiles.wordpress.org/paaljoachim/) * Want to hight light this issue: Reusable block:[ Add a lock to the parent toolbar](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/32461) to protect the inner content from accidental editing.It contains similar functionality as to how the edit button worked in Reusable blocks in WP 5.6. An important feature to get back into Reusable blocks. (Btw the fix will likely get backported to WP 5.7.x) [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) * The usual FSE Outreach Program work running calls for testing, summarizing issues, and [sharing an upcoming schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2021/06/09/upcoming-fse-outreach-program-schedule-june-july/). * Plan to loop back on the badges proposal today (TLDR likely deferring to what the test team as a whole does now that it’s picking up steam). * Shared a new [core editor improvement post on List View](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/core-editor-improvement-improve-your-workflow-with-list-view/) and [shared a personal post](https://nomad.blog/2021/06/02/so-you-want-to-talk-about-full-site-editing/) summarizing some resources for anyone wanting to speak about FSE publicly. ## Open Floor [@janwoostendorp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/janwoostendorp/) Highlighted [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31806/](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31806/) for code review and feedback. [@mkaz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkaz/) * In the Docs meeting today, we brought up the suggestion for all teams to create a new docs ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. for any user-facing features that need documentation. One of the hardest parts of creating the user docs is just knowing what is new and/ or changing. * For examples of what we try to document for user-facing docs see the[ Block Editor](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-editor/) and [Blocks](https://wordpress.org/support/article/blocks/) documentation. [@desaiuditd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desaiuditd/) * wanted to have some reviews/feedback on this PR – [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32475](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32475) Just to get an ok on the approach would be nice. That will make sure I’m on right track and I’ve not raised any red flags. [@mamaduka](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mamaduka/) * Deprecate [block transform function in favor of convert ](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/19401) the PR has received feedback but it needs a final decision. [Read complete transcript](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02QB2JS7/p1623333634455100) [#meeting-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/meeting-notes/), [#core-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [#editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/), [#gutenberg](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/), [#core-editor-summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor-summary/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) [Dan Farrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) 9:37 am _on_ June 14, 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: 10 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/14/css-chat-summary-10-june-2021/)󠁿 [The meeting took place here on Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/CQ7V4966Q/p1623359044238600). [@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/) will be away for the three meetings after next week. The facilitators will switch to: - June 24 [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) - July 1 [@colorful-tones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colorful-tones/) - July 8 [@ryelle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryelle/) * [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) suggested switching facilitators on a more regular basis once she’s back ## Project updates ### Color Scheming (󠀁[#49999](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49999)󠁿) * [@colorful-tones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colorful-tones/) plans to try out [@ryelle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryelle/)’s [Try Custom Properties PR](https://github.com/ryelle/wordpress-develop/pull/2) to get familiar with the concepts involved * For developing documentation around the initiative we have this [publically editable Google doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z0Wo1W0ZQwFJYPcJ8GlsubA9uKhcFdT8ifYnso82z9I/edit#heading=h.27qdlq865eh5) which welcomes your contributions! * As [#49999](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49999) is a long ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker., and has effectively served its purpose, [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) suggested switching to the sibling ticket [#49930](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49930) as the canonical ticket for this work instead * [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) also suggested that for clarity we should now refer to this project as _Custom Properties_ * [@ryelle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ryelle/) gave us a timeline note that we wanted to get these into 5.9 early, which would mean having something ready around August. She would like to have the whole framework in place, using the`-- experimental` flag as previously discussed ### Visual 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/2021/page/31/?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. Testing (󠀁[#49606](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49606)󠁿) * [@colorful-tones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colorful-tones/) plans to test [#49606](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49606) & provide feedback ### CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. Audit (󠀁[#49582](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49582)󠁿) * [@colorful-tones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colorful-tones/) has now updated the CSS coding standards docs with a note & link to the CSS Audit repo * [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) reported that the GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/) Actions issue has been resolved * [@notlaura](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) updated the ticket with a comment & the most recent links * The project can now be retired from the regular CSS Chat agenda ## Open floor / CSS link share * [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) shared [this CodePen by Amit Sheen of a cool CSS-only text-morphing effect](https://codepen.io/amit_sheen/pen/xxqYzvm) * [@colorful-tones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colorful-tones/) shared [a tweet from Jen Simmons](https://twitter.com/jensimmons/status/1402028742772408327?s=20) about the well supported [CSS feature `env()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/env()) Thanks everyone! [#core-css](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-css/), [#summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sandipmondal/) [Sandip Mondal - a11n](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sandipmondal/) 7:27 pm _on_ June 10, 2021 Tags: [core-editor ( 756 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [editor ( 223 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/), [gutenberg ( 546 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/), [gutenberg-new ( 216 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg-new/)    # 󠀁[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/)󠁿 Two weeks have passed since the last 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/) release, which means the time has come for a new version! Gutenberg 10.8 focuses on stability and performance, while also introducing enhancements to the Template Editor and enables more design tools for blocks, among many other things! ## Performance Improvements This release puts a focus on performance by providing iterative improvements. For instance, Gutenberg now allows [passing of `__experimentalLayout` to a memo’d object](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32380) so re-renders are not triggered when layout data doesn’t change. Thanks to this, blocks like BlockList don’t need to re-render so often, optimizing the editor performance. ## More 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. Design Tools To extend the design 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). of blocks, more design tools have been enabled in this release, including [support for font-weight for the heading block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27510) and [support for custom fonts for the List block](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27510). As with other design tools, you can easily configure them in your `theme.json` file. [[ Furthermore, it is now possible to add [custom margin and padding](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31878) to the Navigation link block. ## Template Editor Enhancements Gutenberg 10.8 also introduces a couple of enhancements for the Template Editor for a better user experience. Now, the [title area in the Template Editor corresponds to the current post title](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32037). Also, the appearance of the [template details popover](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32042) has been enhanced with more detailed information and an improved layout.  [[ [[ These improvements help users understand what post and template are being edited with a more clear and descriptive interface. ## 10.8 ### Enhancements * Block Editor: - Update Modal styling. ([31639](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31639)) * Block Library: - Archives Block: Show the label for archives block dropdown. ([30527](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/30527)) - Audio Block: Add an example preview. ([32333](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32333)) - File Block: Add an example preview. ([32350](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32350)) - Heading Block: Add support for font-weight. ([27639](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27639)) - List Block: Add font family to the list block. ([27510](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27510)) - Page list block: Add active page classes. ([32134](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32134)) - Site Logo: Use option instead of theme-mod. ([32229](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32229)) * Components: - BoxControl: Add allowReset option. ([32345](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32345)) General Interface: - Remove opacity animation on canvas. ([32266](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32266)) * Design tools: - Add Letter-spacing and enable this for site title and site tagline. ([31118](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31118)) - Block Supports: Allow skipping spacing support serialization. ([31973](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31973)) * Reusable Block: - Add Convert to Regular Blocks button to ellipsis Dropdown. ([32310](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32310)) * 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/): - Improve parsing and retrieve additional data in REST url-details endpoint.( [31763](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31763)) * Template Editing Mode: - Don’t display snackbar with the Welcome Guide. ([32076](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32076)) - Update the appearance of the template details popover. ([32042](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32042)) - Update the title area in the template editor. ([32037](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32037)) * Block-based Widgets: - CustomizerCustomizer Tool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings.: * Add preferences menu group label to widgets and customize 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. ([32259](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32259)) * Display wide widgets as popovers in Customizer. ([31736](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31736)) - Editor: * Link to widgets.php instead of themes.php?page=gutenberg-widgets. ([32299](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32299)) ### Bug Fixes * Block Library: - Image Block: Fix image border radius. ([32393](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32393)) - List Block: Fix `theme.json` styles for the `core/list` block. ([32343](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32343)) - Latest Posts: Limit latest posts 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. width to 100%. ([32245](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32245)) - Legacy Widget Block: * Fix legacy widget block preview iframeiframe iFrame is an acronym for an inline frame. An iFrame is used inside a webpage to load another HTML document and render it. This HTML document may also contain JavaScript and/or CSS which is loaded at the time when iframe tag is parsed by the user’s browser..( [32300](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32300)) * Fix legacy widget previews. ([32260](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32260)) - Search block: Fix vertical alignment of the search button text. ([32340](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32340)) * Block Editor: - Block Variation Transforms: Make focus style valid CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets.. ([32305](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32305)) - Fixed Random Collapse of Colors Setting Section. ([32388](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32388)) - Block Toolbar: * Always close the options menu after toggling the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme..( [31921](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31921)) * Fix toolbar alignment in widget block editor. ([31991](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31991)) - Iframe: Fix embed dimensions with missing wp-embed-responsive class. ([32057](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32057)) - Patterns: Fix allowed patterns check. ([32376](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32376)) * Block-Based Widgets: - Editor: * Fix error when saving empty Legacy Widget block. ([32359](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32359)) * Assume light theme when editor canvas background color isn’t set. ([32477](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32477)) - Customizer: * Center the welcome image in the narrow viewport of widgets customizer. ( [32264](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32264)) * Fix aspect ratio of welcome image. ([32302](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32302)) * Fix deselecting block when inspector is opened. ([32361](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32361)) * Fix escape key events in customizer closing the editor. ([32175](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32175)) * Fix some smaller styling issues and bugs in Widgets Customizer. ([32072](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32072)) * Fix creating and replacing legacy widgets in customizer. ([32005](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32005)) * Components: - SuggestionsList: Try to use a unique “key”. ([32344](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32344)) - Update Dropdown’s close-on-blur logic to work inside dialogs. ([32133](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32133)) * Editor: - Allow non-latin characters in slugs. ([32232](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32232)) - Post Preview Button: Prevent saving the post before previewing in locked/read- only mode. ([32341](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32341)) * General Interface: Fix overlap of Notices and block toolbar. ([32238](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32238)) * Template Editing Mode: Remove metaboxes from template mode. ([32315](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32315)) * Fix the layout definition in the template mode. ([32425](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32425)) ### Performance * Buttons: Move options to constants to avoid unneeded renders. ([32356](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32356)) * Experimental Layout: Pass the same object when no data changes. ([32380](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32380)) * Navigation: Avoid rerendering when the placeholder does not change. ([32357](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32357)) * Update Welcome Guides to use external image URLs. ([32026](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32026)) ### Experiments * Block Editor: - Block Navigation: Try using CSS for indentation with known max indent instead of spacer divs. ([32063](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32063)) * Component System: - Add missing Divider, Heading type reference in tsconfig. ([32104](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32104)) - Adds a new ZStack component. ([31613](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31613)) - Adds new ItemGroup and Item components. ([30097](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/30097)) - Add new `BaseField` Component. ([32250](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32250)) - Fix Shortcut polymorphism. ([31555](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31555)) - Promotes the Elevation component to a full export. ([31614](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31614)) * Global Styles: - Bugfix: Generate classes from preset slugs in the same way (server & client).( [32352](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32352)) - Fix Logic to enable custom colors, gradients, and font sizes. ([32200](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32200)) - Fix incorrect useCustomUnits import. ([32248](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32248)) - Group typographic block supports under a `typography` key. ([32252](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32252)) - Letter spacing should also respect skip serialization flag. ([32459](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32459)) - Skip typography serialization. ([32444](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32444)) * Full Site Editing: - Align block hover and select styles across list view, site editor, select mode. ([31277](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31277)) - Alignment styles: Centre blocks using grid not margins. ([32231](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32231)) - Avoid duplicate skip-links in WP 5.8+. ([32346](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32346)) - Remove now-obsolete get_template_hierarchy(). ([32116](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32116)) - Templates: Remove now-obsolete `gutenberg_get_template_paths()`. ([32066](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32066)) * Navigation: - Block: * Fix css bleed from navigation. ([32384](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32384)) * Fix collapsing 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/2021/page/31/?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. of Navigation MenuNavigation Menu A theme feature introduced with Version 3.0. WordPress includes an easy to use mechanism for giving various control options to get users to click from one place to another on a site.. ([32081](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32081)) * Lock the document from scrolling when the modal is open. ([32269](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32269)) * Refactor Navigation block paddings/margins to inherit global styles. ([31878](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31878)) - Editor: * Allow block attributes passed to block renderer by way of wp_nav_menu. ( [31911](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31911)) * Hide sidebar when a menu isn’t selected. ([32090](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32090)) * Fix the visible widget area toolbar. ([32262](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32262)) * Fix block toolbar position after scroll. ([32212](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32212)) * Move modal state to ManageLocations component. ([32078](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32078)) * Site Editor: - Fix broken template part converter modal styles. ([32097](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32097)) - Remove title attribute from NavigationItem inside the site-editor. ([30744](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/30744)) ### Documentation * Handbook: - Fix broken contributors readme files. ([32272](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32272)) - Fix misspelling in the Widgets Block Editor section. ([32242](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32242)) - Mark all experimental components in the handbook. ([32147](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32147)) - Update the create a block theme tutorial. ([31269](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31269)) - Update iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads. Simulator device command in 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 documentation. ([32383](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32383)) * Packages: - Navigation Editor: Augment and improve Nav Editor (and block) documentation.( [31891](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31891)) - Components: Fixed documentation for `units` attribute in Unit Control. ([31901](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31901)) ### Code Quality * Block Editor: - Rich text: * Contextual default shortcut removal. ([32327](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32327)) * Remove inline display warning. ([32013](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32013)) - Colors: Remove __experimentalUseColors hook. ([31438](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31438)) - Remove usages of `withState` from edit-post and editor. ([32349](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32349)) * Block Library: - List View: Simplify the BlockNavigation component. ([31290](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31290)) - Navigation: Simplify htmlHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. selector in nav burger menu. ([32303](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32303)) - Remove “class=” wrapper to already wrapped attributes. ([29214](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/29214)) - Query Block: Remove query context leftovers. ([32093](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32093)) * Blocks Package: Make getBlockSupport support any `lodash` path.. ([32322](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32322)) * Block Supports: Avoid a PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher Notice when `render_block()` is called without attributes. ([32135](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32135)) * Components: - Button: Deprecate `isPrimary`, `isSecondary`, `isTertiary` and `isLink` props in favour of `variant` prop. ([31713](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31713)) - Combobox: Remove duplicated ComboboxControl component. ([32397](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32397)) - Dashicons: Add types to Icon . ([32219](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32219)) - Disabled: Add types to Disabled components. ([32105](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32105)) - Remove all `withNext` wrappers. ([32205](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32205)) - Rename `ViewOwnProps` to `PolymorphicComponentProps`. ([32053](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32053)) - Require explicit `children` prop for all components. ([31817](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31817)) - UIUI User interface Context: Delete unused types from `context`. ([32254](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32254)) - UI Popover: Remove unused `content` property from types definitions. ([32049](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32049)) * Compose: - Add types to useRefEffect and clipboard 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.. ([31603](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31603)) - Add Types to `withGlobalEvents` as any. ([32290](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32290)) - Add types to `useWarnOnChange`. ([32288](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32288)) - Add types to `useViewportMatch`. ([32287](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32287)) - Add types to `useDropZone`. ([32286](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32286)) - Add types to `useDragging`. ([32285](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32285)) - Add types to `useThrottle` and typecheck `useFocusOutside`. ([32170](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32170)) - Add types to `useKeyboardShortcut`. ([32168](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32168)) - Add types to `useResizeObserver` and type checking to `useIsomorphicLayoutEffect`.( [32111](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32111)) - Add types to `useFocusReturn`. ([31949](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31949)) - Add types to `usePrevious`. ([31944](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31944)) - Add types to useReducedMotion and useMediaQuery. ([31941](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31941)) - Add types to useMergeRefs. ([31939](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31939)) - Add test to `useMergeRefs` for disabling refs + better documentation. ([32044](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32044)) - Add types to `useDebounce`. ([32015](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32015)) - Deprecate `withState` in favor of `useState`. ([32368](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32368)) - Simplify `compose` function documentation and point to lodash documentation for it. ([32324](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32324)) * Global Styles: - Avoid enqueuing global styles twice when running on WordPress 5.8. ([32372](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32372)) * Keyboard Shortcuts: - Multi select: select all: Restore ref callback. ([32318](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32318)) * Linting: - Fix eslint warnings in the coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.-data package. ( [32198](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32198)) - Fix eslint warnings in the edit-navigation package. ([32196](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32196)) - Fix eslint warnings in the edit-post package. ([32195](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32195)) - Fix eslint warnings in the edit-site package. ([32156](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32156)) - Fix eslint warnings in the edit-widgets package. ([32155](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32155)) - Fix eslint warnings in the editor package. ([32153](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32153)) - Fix eslint warnings in the nux package. ([32145](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32145)) - Fix eslint warnings in the rich-text package. ([32142](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32142)) - Fix eslint warnings in the reusable-blocks package. ([32141](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32141)) * Navigation Editor: - Fix React warning. ([32165](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32165)) ### Tools * Babel presets: Prefix build with node command for Windows environments. ([#32258](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/32258)).( [32329](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32329)) * Workflow: - Limit when workflows run on forks. ([32114](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32114)) - Only calculate the compressed size on pull requests when necessary. ([32161](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32161)) - Performance Tests Workflow: * Polish Bash script. ([32284](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32284)) * Run suite atop latest stable major WordPress version. ([32244](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32244)) * Use latest WP 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". for release tests. ([32277](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32277)) * End to End Tests: - Fix inserting cover block intermittent failure. ([32014](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32014)) - Navigation Editor: * Fix failing end-to-end tests. ([32043](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32043)) * Skip “Change detection” tests. ([32151](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32151)) - Move the Query and PostTitle end-to-end tests out of the experimental directory.( [31691](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31691)) - Multi select: Add end-to-end test for gruadual select all. ([32304](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32304)) - Remove redundant widget APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. endpoint tests. ([32298](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32298)) - Skip tests that are failing with the latest WordPress core. ([32228](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32228)) * Eslint: Ignore some eslint rules in react-native folders. ([32143](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32143)) ## Performance Benchmark The following benchmark compares performance for a particularly sizeable post (~ 36,000 words, ~1,000 blocks) over the last releases. Such a large post isn’t representative of the average editing experience but is adequate for spotting variations in performance. | Version | Loading Time | KeyPress Event (typing) | | Gutenberg 10.8 | 5.78s | 42.03ms | | Gutenberg 10.7 | 6.75s | 41.96ms | | WordPress 5.7 | 6.95s | 42.81ms | Kudos to all the contributors that helped with the release! 👏 _Thanks, [@ntsekouras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ntsekouras/) for managing the release and [@priethor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/priethor/) for helping and guiding me with the release post._ [#core-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [#editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/), [#gutenberg](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/), [#gutenberg-new](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg-new/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) [Lara Schenck](https://profiles.wordpress.org/notlaura/) 6:43 pm _on_ June 10, 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 10, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/10/css-chat-agenda-june-10-2021/)󠁿 This is the agenda for the upcoming CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. meeting scheduled for [Thursday, June 10, at 5:00 PM EDT](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=WordPress+CSS+Core+Chat&iso=20210610T17&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 * Project Updates - Color Scheming ([#49999](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49999)) * Discussion about alternative naming convention with [@colorful-tones](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colorful-tones/) - CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. CSS deprecation path ([#53070](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53070)), Visual 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/2021/page/31/?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. Testing ([#49606](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49606)) - CSS Audit ([#49582](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/49582)) – A check in before removing from weekly agenda * 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/chaion07/) [Ahmed Kabir Chaion](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chaion07/) 5:46 pm _on_ June 10, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [dev chat ( 922 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/), [summary ( 975 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/) # 󠀁[Dev Chat Summary: June 09, 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/10/dev-chat-summary-june-09-2021/)󠁿 [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/) and [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) led the weekly meetings of the WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. team, respectively at 05:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC. Here is the [meeting agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/08/dev-chat-agenda-for-june-9-2021/). [Link to 05:00 UTC devchat meeting on the core channel on Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623214850179000) [Link to 20:00 UTC devchat meeting on the core channel on Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1623268803254100) ## **Blogblog (versus network, site) Post Highlights** [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) shared the weekly recap of code changes and contributors in the latest issue of [A Week In Core: 07 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/08/a-week-in-core-june-7-2021). Thanks to the 72 (!) people who contributed, the 12 (!!) new contributors, and the 11 💖 core committers who helped land these changes last week. [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) shared Editor team updates on Full Site Editing, Navigation 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., Mobile Editor, and Block Based Widgets Editor from their last meeting: [Editor Chat Summary: 02 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/03/editor-chat-summary-2-june-2021/). [@danfarrow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danfarrow/) shared CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. team updates on Color Scheming, CSS Audit, and CSS Deprecation Path, but click through to the meeting notes for a CSS Trick that you won’t believe! For more information, see [CSS chat summary: 03 June 2021](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/04/css-chat-summary-03-june-2021/). [@priethor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/priethor/) shared details on what’s [coming up in Gutenberg](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/04/whats-next-in-gutenberg-june-2021/) including final polishes for WordPress 5.8, Widgets Editor, Navigation Editor, Full Site Editing various milestones. Kudos to [@adamsilverstein](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamsilverstein/) for publishing the first dev notedev 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. of the release covering the [addition of WebP support](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/07/wordpress-5-8-adds-webp-support/). Click through to learn how WebP helps you, how to create and use WebP images, plans for the future, and some FAQ items. [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) announced a new [Make/Project site](https://make.wordpress.org/project/2021/06/03/welcome-to-make-wordpress-org-project/) for all-project communications and cross-team collaboration, so drop your email in that subscribe form and stay up-to-date on all the important topics across the WordPress project. [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) shared the 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. on [Bootstrap/Load Changes in 5.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/bootstrap-load-changes-in-5-8/). [@chanthaboune](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chanthaboune/) also shared initial designs on a forthcoming [News blog design update](https://wordpress.org/news/2021/06/a-new-design-is-coming-to-wordpress-news/), its so lovely go check it out. ## **Blog posts that need feedback** [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) has a reminder for us that the current [FSE call for testing](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2021/05/26/fse-program-testing-call-7-polished-portfolios/) has one week left until June 16th, so please try crafting a Polished Portfolio. ## **WordPress 5.8 update** A ‘Big Thank You’ to everyone that helped get everything in order so that 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. 1 could be packaged on time this week! The [5.8 Beta 1](https://wordpress.org/news/2021/06/wordpress-5-8-beta-1/) post does not itself need feedback so much as testing from anyone and everyone able to in order to help ensure as smooth a release as possible next month. Please check the post for details on highlights from the release and links to get you on your way to testing. As it’s still in development, it’s not recommended to run on a production siteProduction Site A production site is a live site online meant to be viewed by your visitors, as opposed to a site that is staged for development or testing. but testing on development and staging servers would be most helpful. The simplest way of testing is to use the [beta tester plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-beta-tester/). In terms of ongoing development, WordPress 5.8 now focuses on [tasks](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=%5B%E2%80%A6%5Dol=priority&col=component&col=changetime&order=changetime) in the milestone and on regressions (bugs) found during the beta testing cycle. **Our next milestone will be Beta 2 in SIX days on this coming Tuesday, June 15th.** [@chaion07](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chaion07/) led the final 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 this past week. The next bug scrub is due to be run on [Monday, June 14, 2021, 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210614T2000). ## **Components check-in and status updates** * Plugins: The `Requires PHP` and `Requires at least` pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/) or can be cost- based plugin from a third-party. headers could previously be specified either in the plugin’s main PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher file or in `readme. txt` as a fallback. This has now changed for WordPress 5.8, only placing them in the plugin’s main PHP file will be supported from now on. Same goes for themes, the `Requires PHP` and `Requires at least` headers should be placed in the theme’s` style.css` file instead of `readme.txt`. The reason for this change is that any data in `readme.txt` is meant for the Plugin or Theme Directory only, and not for WordPress core. Core should retrieve all the necessary data from the plugin’s main PHP file or the theme’s `style.css` file instead. See changeset [[51092]](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/51092) and ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. [#48520](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/48520) for more details. Thanks [@afragen](https://wordpress.slack.com/team/U02RQU03T) for working on this! * Help/About: Work will begin this week on the 5.8 About page. Join in on the discussion over on [#52775](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52775). * All other components: No major updates to report. ## **Open Floor** [@webcommsat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webcommsat/) pointed out on the video content in [Matt’s talk at WCEU](https://europe.wordcamp.org/2021/session/conversation-with-matt-mullenweg/) which would be valuable to re-highlight when those features land too. Additoionally, Abha thanked everyone for the [Contribute to WP resources](https://europe.wordcamp.org/2021/contribute-to-wordpress/), workshops and discussion areas at WCEU. The content will continue to be available on the site and we are adding new resources submitted. It will help bridge and encourage people to discover [Make WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/) materials and the [Learn Project](https://learn.wordpress.org/). _Props [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) for peer review prior to publishing._ [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/), [#summary](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/summary/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) [annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) 8:57 pm _on_ June 9, 2021 Tags: [core-editor-improvement ( 35 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor-improvement/), [gutenberg ( 546 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/)    # 󠀁[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/)󠁿 As blocks increase, patterns emerge, and content creation gets easier, new solutions are needed to make complex content easy to navigate. List View is the latest and greatest to add to your toolbox when it comes to jumping between layers of content and nested blocks. It’s currently visible in the Top Toolbar and will remain open as you navigate through your content. This makes it easy to bounce between the exact pieces of content you want to alter, whether that’s an individual Paragraph 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. at the very end of a post or a Columns block that contains a beautiful selection of products to choose from. Think of it as the ultimate tool to navigate block complexity, select exactly what you need, and easily view all of the blocks that make up your content at once. Better yet, you can toggle it on/off as you need. Check out how it works in action in the video below:  _Video showing someone selecting various blocks with the List View and making changes._ Going a step further, if a block has an ID/anchor set, it’s displayed in List View so it’s easier to distinguish between other blocks and reference as you want. Here’s an example with a `portfolio` anchor: [[ While it was originally** **imagined for the Site Editor where you’re dealing with even more layers of content, it quickly became apparent that the Post Editor would benefit from this tool too and it was incorporated into 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/) 10.7. Keep in mind that [more improvements are planned](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/29733) and you’ll have access to this feature in WordPress 5.8, so stay tuned and get excited! _Thank you to [@shaunandrews](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shaunandrews/) and [@cbringmann](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cbringmann/) for helping with this post!_ [#core-editor-improvement](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor-improvement/), [#gutenberg](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/gutenberg/) [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) [Aaron Jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) 4:55 pm _on_ June 9, 2021 Tags: [5.8 ( 99 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [Bootstrap/Load ( 5 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bootstrap-load/), [dev-notes ( 647 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/) # 󠀁[Bootstrap/Load Changes in 5.8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/09/bootstrap-load-changes-in-5-8/)󠁿 WordPress 5.8 brings some [small changes to the Boostrap/Load component](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&component=Bootstrap%2FLoad&milestone=5.8&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=milestone&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&order=priority). * `timer_float` is a new function that can be used to reliably determine the total time from the start of php execution. See [#39163](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/39163) * Inline comments were updated to make it clearer in `wp-config-sample.php` where custom configuration variables should go and `wp-load.php` to help improve the understanding of error level reporting. See [#37199](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37199) and [#41902](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41902) * Fatal error recovery was updated to not say an email was sent when it was impossible to send the email. See [#52560](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52560) * `enable_loading_object_cache_dropin` is a new 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. to allow disabling of the object cache dropin. See [#53322](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53322) Thank you to all of the people who contributed to the Bootstrap/Load component in 5.8. _Props to [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) for review and edits._ [#5-8](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/5-8/), [#bootstrap-load](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bootstrap-load/), [#dev-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/) # Post navigation [← Older posts](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/page/32/?output_format=md) [Newer posts →](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/page/30/?output_format=md)