The WordPress coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:
Found a bugbugA 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.?Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
“What’s new in GutenbergGutenbergThe Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.
https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.
This release adds cropping controls to the Media editor, brings it to the Cover blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience., and extends responsive style states with aspect-ratio, flex-alignment, and text-shadow controls. Other changes include a minimum WordPress version bump to 6.9, Icon block transforms, and real-time collaboration improvements.
The experimental Media editor gains several cropping improvements: a magnified crop canvas for fine adjustments (79044), crop handles that snap to source pixels (79139), and fixed keyboard resizing for locked aspect-ratio crops (79207). The Cover block now supports the Media editor modal, bringing inline cropping to cover images. (79258)
Unified Device Preview and Resizable Editor
You can now drag the editor canvas to any width, instead of being limited to the Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile presets. The device preview dropdown and the resize handles work together, so you can jump to a preset viewport or fine-tune to an exact width in between. Blocks set to show only on specific viewports respond as you resize, appearing and disappearing at their breakpoints. The preview dropdown also now holds a toggle for responsive editing, making it the central place to both preview your content across screen sizes and make viewport-specific adjustments. (75121)
Other Notable Highlights
Minimum WordPress version. The Gutenberg pluginPluginA 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/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. now requires WordPress 6.9 or later (79196).
Global Styles adds text shadows. A new textShadow style adds support for configuring text shadows in Global Styles. (73320)
Icon block. Adds flip and rotate controls (77017) and inserts a default icon instead of an empty placeholder (79111).
Real-time Collaboration. Can now be disabled per post type (78984), and the code-editor cursor no longer jumps to the end on remote sync (79005).
ThemeProvider available as a public export. ThemeProvider is now exported directly from @wordpress/theme. (78664)
Changelog
Enhancements
Style Engine: Export public TypeScript types. (79079)
WidgetWidgetA 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. Primitives: Decouple discovery from a hardcoded endpoint. (79322)
Widget Primitives: Make @types/react an optional peer dependency. (79272)
Components
Add corner radius presets to ThemeProvider. (78816)
Autocomplete: Add Group and GroupLabel primitives. (78901)
Base Styles: Add wpds-var Sass helper for design token fallbacks. (78698)
UI: Use isomorphic layout effects for SSR. (79458)
Update @ariakit/reactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces.
https://reactjs.org to 0.4.29. (79055)
[DataViewsPicker]: DataViewsPicker.BulkActionToolbar now renders only the bulk-selection info and action buttons. (79180)
theme: Rename bg/fg design token groups to background/foreground. (79098)
Block Library
Add support for aspect ratio and related controls in viewport states. (78795)
Audio: Apply inert directly instead of wrapping in Disabled. (79423)
Classic Block: Port PHPUnit coverage for hiding it from the inserter. (79434)
File Block: Combine audio/video/image to file transforms. (79242)
File Block: Replace on-mount downloadButtonText effect with a default variation. (79236)
Icon Block: Add flip and rotate transformation controls. (77017)
Icon block: Default to coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress./info via block.jsonJSONJSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. instead of an insert-time effect. (79212)
Icon block: Move flip controls to toolbar group. (79192)
Rename Toolbar in editor experiment to match iteration issue. (79074)
RevisionsRevisionsThe 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. screen with picker-activity layout. (77333)
Style states: Use symbols for property keys to avoid clashes. (79210)
Integrate Resizable Editor with Device Preview and add Responsive editing. (75121)
Site Editor
Add xl border radius token for page shell surfaces. (78913)
Correct behaviour of flex child fixed width and introduce max width option. (79073)
Global Styles: Add textShadow style support. (73320)
List View block support: Hide list tab when allowedBlocks is empty, with no children. (78932)
Pattern editing: Show root block identity when editing pattern sections. (79417)
Media
Media Editor Modal: Add a loading and simple error state. (79101)
Media Editor: Magnify the crop to fill the canvas. (79044)
Media Fields: Ensure the current post is always included in the initial options. (79467)
Media editor: Snap crop handles to source pixels. (79139)
Data Layer
RTC: Allow disabling collaboration by post type. (78984)
TextControl: Hard deprecate 40px default size. (79386)
View Config: Request a subset of properties with the _fields parameter. (79355)
Client Side Media
Media: Rename HEIC companion metadata key to source_image. (79307)
Upload Media: Add error taxonomyTaxonomyA taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies., localized messages, and dev diagnostics. (74917)
Vips: Inline WASM with compact UTF-8 binary encoding instead of base64. (79188)
Dashboard
Boot: Run page init modules in initSinglePage. (79394)
Widget Dashboard: Extract into wordpress/widget-dashboard. (79268)
npm Packages
Grid: Prepare wordpress/grid for npm publishing as experimental 0.1.0. (79071)
Widget Primitives: Extract into wordpress/widget-primitives. (79134)
DataViews
View configuration APIAPIAn 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. and REST Endpoint: Make them core ready. (79347)
Plugin
Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.9. (79196)
Global Styles
Global styles revisions: Replace active text with badge. (79137)
DataFormPostSummary: Fix different useSelect returned values. (79478)
Editor: Disable saving while a non-post entity is being saved. (79069)
Editor: Guard PostViewLink against post types without a labels object. (79160)
Mark all controlled/mode block changes non-persistent. (79350)
Paste: move spaces out of inline formatting elements. (79637)
RTC: Fix code editor cursor jumping to the end on remote sync. (79005)
Revisions: Ignore empty []/{} metaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. values in the Meta diff panel. (79185)
Style Book: Fix crash when previewing variations for blocks without examples. (79131)
Block Library
Avoid dirtying related navigation entities during passive render. (79000)
Custom HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.: Fix scrollbar becoming non-functional after switching tabs. (78571)
Gallery: Hide Navigation button type when lightbox editing is disabled. (79147)
Image block: Remove duplicate data-wp-bind–srcset in the lightbox overlay. (79202)
Image: Fix pasted images stretching when dimensions are preserved. (79067)
Navigation block: Fix responsive style states for typography settings. (79072)
Components
BoxControl: Respect a supplied placeholder via inputProps. (79466)
DataForm panel layout: Fix double-clicking a field row leaving the flyout stuck open. (79348)
DataForm: Fix panel field control overflow clipping and remove button overrides. (79275)
Fix: Custom HTML block preview keeps expanding when iframeiframeiFrame 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. uses height:100vh. (78677)
Block Editor
Fix potential crash from ‘useBlockToolbarPopoverProps’. (79178)
Fix: State styles – clear background-image when hover sets a solid background-color. (78992)
Grid overlays: Use canvas iframe window for viewport visibility detection. (79255)
RichText: Fix duplicated format wrappers when typing inside an applied format. (79091)
Template Part: Remove restriction on tabs / inspector fills. (79181)
Fix duplicate enqueue breaking the palette in the Site Editor. (79396)
Client Side Media
Vips: Bump wasm-vips to 0.0.18 for high-bit-depth AVIF decoding. (79179)
Icons
KSES: Allow SVG-specific presentation attributes in safe_style_css. (79172)
Style States
Fix responsive element styles front end output. (79135)
Data Layer
Core Data: Cleanup edits matching persisted record on undo/redo. (77100)
AccessibilityAccessibilityAccessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)
Media
Media Fields: Avoid focus loss when detaching the current parent. (79468)
Dashboard
Revert H1 to “Dashboard” and fix heading hierarchy. (79251)
Components
UI Button: Fix loading state in forced colors. (78820)
Performance
Blocks: Migrate Markdown converter from showdown to marked. (77953)
Post Editor
Use the correct directory for recent preload improvements. (79359)
Experiments
Post Editor
Editor Inspector with DataForm – remove revision panel and add link. (79195)
al: Expand Editor Inspector: Use DataForm experiment to template parts. (79399)
Experimental: Expand Editor Inspector: Use DataForm experiment to templates. (76934)
Experimental: Preserve editor panel visibility in the DataForm post summary. (79441)
Site Editor
Omnipresent Toolbar: Increase top padding in sidebarSidebarA 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. nav title. (79083)
Block Library
Unwrap Classic block migrationMigrationMoving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. notice experiment. (78165)
Documentation
Clarify Core-specific steps when bumping support. (79416)
ConfirmDialog: Document AlertDialog as successor in Storybook. (79293)
Fix Small Typo in block-filterFilterFilters are one of the two types of 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. file. (79367)
Panel: Recommend CollapsibleCard for use outside the block inspector. (78863)
Storybook: Reorganize design system introduction for first touch-point usefulness. (79360)
Theme: Add tests for ThemeProvider and useThemeProviderStyles. (79126)
Theme: Drop –wpds-dimension-base from the public token surface. (79254)
Theme: Rename –wpds-color-stroke-focus-brand token to –wpds-color-stroke-focus. (79125)
Theme: Run stylelint plugin tests via the Node API. (79199)
Post Editor
Edit Post: Refactor MetaBoxesSection to use data hooksHooksIn WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same.. (79433)
Edit Post: Refactor and cleanup InitPatternModal component. (79190)
Editor: Migrate FlatTermSelector to UI Stack component. (78659)
Editor: Refactor AutosaveMonitor to a function component. (79043)
Fields: Move author fields for templates and template parts. (79395)
Validation: Add a published-dependency audit script. (79094)
Block Library
Blocks: Use positional sprintf placeholders in avatarAvatarAn avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name., comment, and search renderers. (79290)
Image block: Simplify metadata syncing logic by removing chained get entity calls. (79469)
Math format: Simplify the onClick handler and use canonical selected-text capture. (79081)
Navigation: Use block context to determine whether Page List is nested in Submenu. (79048)
Automated Testing: Use static value for IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN env setup. (79201)
CI: Run PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher unit tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5. (79260)
Components: Improve Menu unit tests performance by removing sleeps. (79295)
E2E: Support WordPress installs served from a subdirectory. (79166)
Ignore markdown linting for backportbackportA port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch.-changelog MD files. (79392)
devops: Dedicated histories for different node.js versions. (79473)
devops: Separate environments for jest date tests. (79453)
wp-build: Resolve wordpress/build from __dirname in resolve-miss test. (79208)
Build Tooling
Build: Add GUTENBERG_CHECK_INSTALLED_DEPS env var to opt out of installed-deps check. (79068)
Build: Use GUTENBERG_TOKEN when creating the release draft. (79747)
Configure Flakiness.io reporting for end-to-end tests. (79173)
Handle WP.org SVNSVNSubversion, the popular version control system (VCS) by the Apache project, used by WordPress to manage changes to its codebase. missing tagtagA 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.) warnings. (79257)
Remove Lighthouse patchpatchA special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing.. (79319)
Remove unused build:Profile-types and component-usage-stats scripts. (79113)
Storybook: Include playground stories and MDX in CI smoke tests. (79454)
design-system-mcp: Remove Storybook dependency in TypeScript types. (79132)
devops: Configure end-to-end report auto-upload for flakiness.io dashboard. (79411)
devops: Upload unit testunit testCode written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. results to flakiness dashboard. (79414)
Data Layer
Backport changelog and package version updates from wp/latest. (79234)
Block Editor
Block Supports: Relocate text and bg color controls to Typography and Background panels. (77279)
Security
Dependabot: Add npm entry so security update PRs can be rebased. (79076)
Various
View configuration endpoint: Bring back changes from core. (79438)
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