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 brings visual change tracking to in-editor 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. and introduces a brand-new Icon 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.. The navigation overlay and client-side media processing both graduate from experimental status. Real-time collaboration adds cursor awareness and can now be enabled through a global settings toggle, and the Gallery block now supports lightbox navigation between images.
A total of 388 PRs were merged in Gutenberg 22.6, with 8 first-time contributors!
Table of contents
In-Editor Revisions: Visual Change Tracking
Browsing post revisions in the editor now shows a color-coded visual diff between the selected revision and its predecessor. Added text appears in green with an underline, removed text in red with a strikethrough, and formatting or attribute changes are highlighted with a yellow outline. Entire blocks, added or removed, are outlined in green or red, respectively. Visual change tracking can be toggled off to view clean content. Colors blend with currentColor so they look appropriate across all themes. (75049)
Icon Block
A brand-new Icon block lets you insert SVG icons from a curated library directly into your content. The block is powered by a new server-side SVG Icon Registration 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., so updates to the icon registry propagate to all uses without block validation errors. A REST endpoint at /wp/v2/icons supports searching and filtering. The initial set draws from the wordpress/icons package, and the architecture is designed for future extensibility including third-party icon registration. (71227, 72215, 75576)
Navigation Overlay
Navigation blocks now have customizable overlays and give user full control over mobile hamburger menus. A prominent “Create overlay” button guides you through the setup, providing a selection of patterns to achieve a variety of designs for your overlay. The Navigation Overlay feature is no longer experimental, and is available to all users of the 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.. (74968, 74971, 75564, 75276)
Client-Side Media Processing
Client-side media processing is a feature that leverages the browser’s capabilitiescapabilityA 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). to process images. This enables the use of more advanced image formats (including AVIF, WebP, and MozJPEG output encoding) and compression techniques (resulting in ~10–15% smaller file sizes with no quality loss for generated JPEG sub-sizes). It also reduces demand on the web server, thus providing smoother media workflows. As of Gutenberg 22.6, client-side media processing has graduated from experimental state to stable feature. (75081, 74910)
Real-Time Collaboration
Real-time collaboration sees a major round of development in this release. A new toggle under Settings > Writing lets you enable the feature, and once active, collaborators editing the same post see each other’s cursor positions and block selections in real time. A presence indicator in the editor headerHeaderThe header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. shows who’s currently editing. Under the hood, title, content, and excerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. now sync via Y.text for more granular conflictconflictA conflict occurs when a patch changes code that was modified after the patch was created. These patches are considered stale, and will require a refresh of the changes before it can be applied, or the conflicts will need to be resolved. resolution, and numerous reliability fixes address disconnection handling, revision restores, and performance metrics. (75286, 75398, 75065, 75448, 75595)
Gallery Lightbox Navigation
The Gallery block’s “Enlarge on click” lightbox now supports navigation between images. When you click an image in a gallery, back and next buttons let you browse through the rest of the gallery without closing the lightbox. Keyboard navigation with arrow keys and screen reader announcements (“Enlarged image X of Y”) are fully supported. Images that don’t have lightbox enabled (e.g., those linked to a file URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org) are skipped during navigation. (62906)
Other Notable Highlights
Block visibility enhancements: List View now shows viewport-aware icons with tooltips indicating which viewports a block is hidden on, and hidden blocks get a simplified toolbar. The keyboard shortcut (Cmd+Shift+H / Ctrl+Shift+H) to toggle block visibility options is featured in the block context menu. (75404, 75335, 75334)
Notes keyboard shortcut: You can now create a block note with Cmd+Option+M (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+M (Windows/Linux), and press Escape to cancel. (75287, 75288)
Verse block renamed to Poetry: The Verse block is now called Poetry. (74121)
QuickEdit stabilized: QuickEdit is now stable and opens as a modal in the Site Editor pages view. (75565, 75173)
Text-align block support migrations: Eight blocks (Author Biography, Post Author Name, Post Comments Count, Post Comments Form, Post Comments Link, Post Terms, Post Time to Read, and Term Description) have been migrated to the standardized text-align block support.
Enforced 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. for the post editor: Please check here for more information. (75475)
Many of these new features will also be included in the upcoming WordPress version 7.0, so you can find more details and testing instructions over at the 7.0 Call for Testing.
Changelog
Features
wp-env: Add –config option for custom configuration files. (75087)
Client Side Media
Add AVIF, WebP and MozJPEG output encoding support. (75081)
Add device/browser capabilitycapabilityA 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). detection. (75863)
Add EXIF metadata tests for Client Side Media. (74909)
Add testsEnvironment option and split Gutenberg wp-env configs. (75341)
Adminadmin(and super admin)UIUIUser interface: Apply ‘text-wrap: Pretty’ to Page. (74907)
Commands: Display categoryCategoryThe 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. labels and enforce category icons. (75669)
Gutenberg plugin: Always enforce the iframe in the post editor. (75475)
Layout: Update Gutenberg to match coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. after #75360 sync. (75594)
Media Utils: Auto-select uploaded files in media modal experiment. (75597)
MediaEdit: Support ordered values and reordering of items. (75207)
Replace install-path command with status command in wp-env. (75020)
Accordion: Move Accordion icons to Icon library. (75380)
Author block: When recreating, migrate the textAlign attribute of the Author block to the block style attribute. (75153)
Block Supports: Add Line Indent support using enum setting. (74889)
Blocks: Try prepending ‘httpsHTTPSHTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information.’ to URLs without protocol. (75005)
Breadcrumbs: Improve loading state rendering. (75383)
Navigation Link: Clarify Link To invalidinvalidA resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. and draft states. (74054)
Navigation Link: Go to page link and edit page for inspector 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.. (75262)
theme.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.: Enable width setting for Icon block by default. (75665)
Editor: Introduce new selectedNote editor state. (75177)
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. navigation category patterns to only show in navigation-overlay template part context. (75276)
Add global setting to enable real-time collaboration. (75286)
Move PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher code to compat / backports directory. (75366)
DataForm: Mark fields as required or optional automatically. (74430)
Dataform: Adds validation support to the DataForm details layout. (74996)
Components
DataViews: Use public ColorPicker instead of internal Picker export. (75394)
DateCalendar, DateRangeCalendar: Use lighter gray for disabled dates. (75683)
ToggleGroupControl: Add visual emphasis to selected item. (75138)
[Real-time collaboration] Refine collaborator overlay with 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. component integration. (75595)
Fix missed dimension token migrationMigrationMoving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. in UI package. (75446)
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. Area: Disable renaming and visibility support. (75279)
Writing flow: Fix Cmd+A from empty RichText. (75175)
iAPI Router: Update cached styles for re-fetched pages. (75097)
ui/Button: Fix disabled styles and variable composition. (75568)
wp-env Playground: Improve mapping and core source handling. (75527)
wp-env:
Fix MySQLMySQLMySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. startup race condition causing database connection errors. (75046)
Cover block: Force LTR direction for the background URL input field. (75169)
Featured ImageFeatured imageA 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.: Added a fallback to the default value when clearing the aspect ratio control for the Featured Image. (75358)
Fix duplicate content when navigation overlay is open and nav has non-link inner blocks. (75180)
Fix: Make all Navigation Overlay Close buttons work. (75384)
Fix: Show and hook up submenu visibility for Page Lists within Navigation Blocks. (75531)
Gallery: Fix PHP warning in random order image reordering. (75678)
Gallery: Skip interactivity directives when no images have lightbox enabled. (75680)
Media & Text: Respect image_default_link_type option. (74295)
Navigation Submenu: Restore openSubmenusOnClick to usesContext for backward compatibility. (75435)
Navigation block: Remove horizontal scroll from list view. (75086)
Navigation link: Fix resetting link from the tools panel. (75228)
Navigation overlay: Fix default pattern contrast issue on dark themes. (74979)
Post Excerpt: Disable HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. element insertion. (74928)
Pullquote: Fix deprecated block validation when anchor/id attribute is present. (75132)
Improve Tab Panel 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). (75484)
Fix sidebar display logic for small screens. (75454)
Real-time Collaboration: Fix revision restore 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.. (75233)
Resize 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. box pane without ResizableBox. (66735)
Sync post content and undefined blocks value. (75437)
Update the y-protocols version and remove the unnecessary diff types. (75657)
Use Y.text for title, content and excerpt. (75448)
Documentation
Clarifies cherry-picking permissions and improves minor releaseMinor ReleaseA set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. workflow documentation. (75034)
Design System: Add guidelines for save and submit UXUXUser experience. (74811)
Docs: Add missing global documentation in block library. (75004)
Docs: Remove private GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ team links in repository management. (75255)
Docs: Rename Interactivity API’s ‘API Reference’ to ‘Directives and Store’. (74974)
Fix: Navigation Overlay Close Block: Add missing since 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.)#75247. (75250)
Core Data: Improve blocks cache in useEntityBlockEditor. (75400)
Docs: Add missing global documentation in rtl.php and meta-box.php. (75082)
Generate manifest PHP file based on JSON file. (75684)
Move experimental PR out of 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. log. (75465)
Remove backport changelog committed by mistake. (75441)
Remove the ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. Native test status badges. (74674)
Restrict base-ui imports outside of UI component packages. (75143)
Select: Remove unnecessary jest.setTimeout from test. (75444)
Types: Consistently use the React namespace. (75499)
Remove unnecessary block deprecation from experimental tabs. (75208)
Storybook: Always load design tokens in Design System section. (74899)
Block Editor
Add l10nL10nLocalization, or the act of translating code into one's own language. Also see internationalization. Often written with an uppercase L so it is not confused with the capital letter i or the numeral 1. WordPress has a capable and dynamic group of polyglots who take WordPress to more than 70 different locales. context to ‘Manage allowed blocks’ string. (75239)
Real-Time Collaboration: Add end-to-end tests for RTC. (75598)
Testing
Add end-to-end test for loading settings in site editor preload spec. (75661)
Add end-to-end test for selection restoration after pattern navigation. (75575)
Add 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. for gap in block style variations fix. (75038)
“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.
It brings practical refinements for your editing workflow. You can now add custom CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets. to individual blocks, and the Image 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. shows aspect ratio controls for wide and full alignments. List View gets more useful with full block titles and actual content displayed for list items. The release also stabilizes viewport-based block visibility and pattern editing, plus adds focal point controls for fixed Cover backgrounds and text column support for Paragraphs.
Table of contents
Custom CSS Support for Individual Blocks
Gutenberg 22.5 brings custom CSS support for individual block instances, letting you write styles that target specific blocks without affecting others of the same type. A has-custom-css class is automatically added in both the editor and frontend for dynamic blocks, making your custom styles easier to manage. If you’ve been working around this limitation with extra wrapper blocks or global CSS, your workflow just got simpler. (73959, 74969)
Image Block: Aspect Ratio Control for Wide and Full Alignment
The Image block now shows aspect ratio controls when you choose wide or full alignment. Previously, aspect ratio options only appeared for default-aligned images, a limitation when designing hero sections or full-width layouts. Now you can lock in your preferred proportions regardless of alignment, giving you more consistent control over how images display across different screen sizes (74519)
List View Improvements
Two enhancements make List View considerably more useful in this release. You’ll now see full block titles instead of truncated labels, and List Items display their actual content rather than generic “List Item” text. When you’re navigating complex documents with nested lists, these small changes make a real difference—you can finally tell your list items apart at a glance (74798, 74794)
Other Notable Highlights
Cover Block: Focal point picker for fixed backgrounds: You can now set a focal point even when using fixed/parallax backgrounds (74600).
Paragraph Block: Text column support: Paragraphs can now flow into multiple columns directly via block supports (74656).
Navigation: Submenus always open option: A new toggle lets you keep submenus permanently expanded rather than requiring hover/click (74653).
In-editor 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. (initial implementation: Early groundwork for viewing revisions directly in the editor, though without “diffing” yet (74771).
Changelog
Enhancements
Block Library
Add custom CSS support for individual block instances. (73959)
Add the has-custom-css class name to the editor and dynamic blocks. (74969)
Allow for themes to define the overlay attribute without using a theme slug. (74119)
Image block: Show aspect ratio control for wide and full alignment. (74519)
List Item: Show content instead of block name in List View. (74794)
Navigation Overlay:
Add 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. preview. (74780)
Add a new option that toggles submenus always open. (74653)
Don’t use a nav 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.) for navigation blocks inside overlays. (74764)
Real-time collaboration: Add default HTTPHTTPHTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. polling sync provider. (74564)
Real-time collaboration: Use relative positions in undo stack. (74878)
Bug Fixes
Core 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. for gutenberg_filter_global_styles_post: Protect from KSES mangling. (74731)
DataForm: Sync ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/.-level validation to native inputs on date fields. (74994)
DataViews: Use regular casing for bulk selection count. (74573)
Fix typo in comment for value change check. (74730)
ShortcodeShortcodeA shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site.: Fix non-string attribute values being silently dropped. (74949)
Cover Block: Show current embed URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in dialog. (74885)
Embed: Fix Flickr double-padding with responsive wrapper. (73902)
Fix : Image caption blur in Gallery block. (74063)
Fix: Add border-box sizing for verse block. (74722)
Inspector tabs: Reset tab selection if the selected tab is no longer present. (74682)
Make custom navigation overlay full width. (74559)
Media & Text: Revert “Fixed Media & Text Block – Image not rendered properly on frontend when inside stack (#68610)”. (74715)
Pattern Editing: Update template part to use tabs. (74793)
Post ExcerptExcerptAn excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. Block: Fix excerpt trimming logic to handle whitespace correctly. (74925)
Post Excerpt Block: Fix length limits for both Editor and Front and fix ellipsis consistency. (74140)
Show submenu colors but remove the word overlay. (74818)
fix: Video block: video URLs pasted without “https://” show broken media. (74964)
Block Editor
Allow grid layout to use theme blockGap values for columns calculation. (74725)
Block Editor Provider: Fix editor error for contributor role when client-side media experiment is active. (74680)
Direct drag: Fix glitching around scrolling. (74608)
Ensure grid column never exceeds parent’s width. (74795)
Fix missing onClose prop for InserterMenu. (74920)
Fix: Fit Text not working on calculated line heights. (74860)
Fix: Safari “Edit as HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers.” for Fit Text deletes content. (74864)
Fix: Stretchy text issue when nested on flex containers. (73652)
List View: Ensure element exists in document before focusing. (74613)
Pattern Editing: Prevent double-click editing for template parts and synced patterns. (74755)
Calculate viewport based on 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. size in resizable editor. (75156)
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration: Do not wrap persisted doc applied update in transaction. (74753)
Real-time collaboration: Pass non-cleaned (but merged) edits to SyncManager#update. (74912)
Sync: Refactor ProviderCreator signature to an object. (74871)
Interactivity 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.
iAPI Router: Fix initial router regions with attachTo being duplicated after navigate(). (74857)
iAPI Router: Prevent router regions with data-wp-key from being recreated on navigation. (74750)
iAPI: Fix and refactor runtime initialization logic. (71123)
DataViews
Fix actions visibility on smaller viewpoints and for lone action with isPrimary as true. (74836)
Fix insert left and right handling in table layout for RTL languages. (74681)
Fix: Escape less-than character in HTML attributes to prevent block recovery errors. (74732)
Patterns
Restore pattern categoryCategoryThe 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. actions for user patterns. (74927)
Update performance results endpoint to codevitals.run. (74802)
Use fetch API for performance results logging. (74803)
Experiments
Route: Add notFound to public API and add route validation. (74867)
Media
Media Modal Experiment: Add a simple notices-based uploading state. (74965)
Collaboration
Real-time Collaboration: Add user and selection information to awareness. (74728)
Post Editor
Media Editor: Add a simple media editor package and integrate into the editor package. (74601)
Block Library
Don’t show overlay settings for navigation blocks that are inside oth…. (74408)
Documentation
Added Missing Global Documentation class-wp-rest-block-editor-settings-controller file. (74973)
Added Missing Global Documentation extensibleExtensibleThis is the ability to add additional functionality to the code. Plugins extend the WordPress core software.-site-editor file. (74868)
Badge: Use stories for “Choosing intent” doc. (74675)
DataViews: Update storybook to add more context. (74819)
Docs: Add missing @return tags to experimental functions. (74960)
Docs: Standardize use of @link tag for URL references in lib directory. (74984)
Update wp-build documentation to describe ‘wpPlugin.name’. (74741)
Updated Typo in Rest APIREST APIThe REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/. File. (74718)
iAPI Docs: Add configuration to state/context guide. (71355)
iAPI: Don’t use deprecated data-wp-on-async in documentation. (72591)
iAPI: Update deprecation warning for unique ID format. (74580)
Move grid manual mode sync into 7.1 folder. (74792)
Update: Preserve additional 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. properties on client side abilities. (73918)
Comments Title: Copy deprecate from 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. to deprecated.js to avoid legacy attribute usage. (74924)
Add displayName to the anonymous components. (74716)
SlotFill: Unify registry and fill implementation. (68056)
Block Editor
Block Visibility: Fix failing 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.. (74840)
Post Editor
Blocks: Always trigger borwser console warnings for blocks with apiVersion below 2. (74057)
e2e: Fix flaky tests for settings sidebar. (74929)
end-to-end tests: Bump all test blocks to API v3. (74941)
end-to-end tests: Remove switchToLegacyCanvas from multi select and a11yAccessibilityAccessibility (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) suite. (74845)
end-to-end tests: Remove switchToLegacyCanvas from inserter drag and drop tests. (74892)
eslint-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.: Add “never” option for dependency-group rule. (74990)
selectBlock: Fall back to next block if no previous block is present. (74938)
Build Tooling
Build script: Increase memory limit for storybook build process. (74933)
Build: Deduplicate and minify embedded styles. (74651)
Icons: Add a manifest containing icons metadata. (74943)
With 6.9 out in the world, our collective attention has already turned to 7.0. Core contributorsCore ContributorsCore contributors are those who have worked on a release of WordPress, by creating the functions or finding and patching bugs. These contributions are done through Trac. https://core.trac.wordpress.org., together with Matt and Mary, had a call to discuss ideas and projects. There was shared excitement about this release, even if it’s just another number. This post acts as a gathering point for contributors to share what they are starting to work on and to find known areas they can contribute to. There will be another more tactical follow up with release schedule and responsibilities, this one is about the initial scope.
How to interact with this post
Please do not use this as a spot to request folks to work on features. GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ and TracTracAn open source project by Edgewall Software that serves as a bug tracker and project management tool for WordPress. are the best places to share feedback, talk about impact, and advocate for issues.
Please use this post to share what you are working on, including areas you’d like to help with that may be listed here, as well as areas that you are working on that are not. Items with TBD indicate areas where contributors are needed so please comment below if you’re keen to work on those pieces.
If you were planning to work in an area listed below and don’t see your name, please be sure to comment as well and it’ll be updated. It’s intentional that this post is meant to be a place to shore up who is working on what out in the open at this early stage.
Also note this is neither comprehensive nor yet a commitment that all of these things will be part of 7.0, since many are in early stages and may not make this release. Items marked with ✅ mean the work is already merged 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/ or trunktrunkA directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision..
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Collaboration
The project is getting deeper into Phase 3: Collaboration. Notes was a highlight feature in WP6.9 and there’s several improvements already planned to make it even more powerful and resilient.
There’s been a lot of progress in defining the UIUIUser interface and the diffing mechanics for reconciling changes. It’s in very good shape and needs to be reviewed and tested diligently, especially around compatibility with third-party blocks and plugins.
This feature has a stronger dependency on server support and infrastructure than usual WordPress features, so there needs to be a definition of what’s the baseline experience shipping in WordPress (for example, peer-to-peer with 1 or 2 connections) and how it can be augmented, either by WP.org, hosting providers, or plugins.
Support partial selection inside 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. rich text fields.
A “suggestions” mode and interface that allows Notes to refer to specific content within a block and apply the suggestions.
Support for multi-block notes.
Add rich text support in the comments.
Develop a dashboard 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. for recent notes.
More notification options (responses, follow a note, mentions).
Make DataViews screens extensibleExtensibleThis is the ability to add additional functionality to the code. Plugins extend the WordPress core software. in the site editor (templates, pages, etc).
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.
Abilities & Workflows 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.
Upgrade to ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. 19
There’s a path for the block editor in the mobile apps that should remove this dependency blockerblockerA bug which is so severe that it blocks a release..
✅ MigrationMigrationMoving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. guide.
An AI client and API for WordPress to communicate with any generative AI models of various capabilitiescapabilityA 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). using a uniform API.
Integration with Abilities API.
Strictly no providers included in coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress..
Decide nomenclature.
Ideally, the minimum PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher version has to be bumped from PHP 7.2.
Refactor the site editor to allow 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. authors to add their pages there.
✅ Opinionated build tool for plugins.
Update Gutenberg – Core 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. flow.
A series of improvements were identified to simplify the navigation workflow and make the experience of managing menus more intuitive and straightforward.
Over the past couple years we’ve been iterating on a series of related systems with the hope of arriving at a more streamlined editing experience of composite blocks and design patterns. We have some solid directions sketched out that are looking promising.
Explore more intuitive page navigation in the site editor
Link: TBD
Key considerations:
Modify the title bar to display a pages dropdown instead of empty command palette. List the pages used in the primary menu with a link to “browse all pages”. Exploration.
Add next/previous page links in zoomed-out view, similar to a carousel. See a preview in a zoomed out state with arrows next to preview or title bar. Exploration.
Keeping the momentum on adding new blocks and new block tools to expand the palette and expressiveness offered to theme builders and users. There’s also some refinements to some fundamental aspects of blocks to make them more resilient and more consistent.
Easy toggling 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. inspector and transforms.
“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.
A total of 161 PRs were merged in Gutenberg 22.2, with 4 first-time contributors! With WordPress 6.9 released this week, many contributors were focused on 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. fixes, performance, 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. editor polish, and a series of 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) and developer experience improvements. There are still some great features and enhancements in this release, highlighted below.
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Cover block video embeds
A big feature in this release is the ability to use embedded videos (like YouTube or Vimeo) as background videos in the Cover block, rather than being restricted to locally uploaded files. This is a major quality-of-life improvement for those who want to offload video hosting and bandwidth. (73023)
Breadcrumbs block enhancements
There’s further development on the experimental Breadcrumbs block. It now includes better handling for homepages, last item attributes, 404/search/archive pages, archive links, post type archive links, as well as support for paginated content. All of these additions are aimed at making breadcrumb navigation more robust and context-aware. (72832)(73249) (73283)(73435) (72905)
Styling options for the Math block.
Gutenberg 22.2 adds style options to the Math block in Gutenberg, addressing the inconsistency where inline math inherits paragraph styling but display math blocks previously lacked their own styling controls (73544).
Other Notable Highlights
Button Block Pseudo-state Styling
Theme designers and developers can now style button states (hover, focus, active, and focus visible) directly within the theme.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., making it much easier to keep all design controls centralized and consistent. This reduces the reliance on custom CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets. for things like button hover states. (71418)
Data Views received several improvements, including:
A new “activity layout” brings a timeline-like view, perfect for things like revision history, logs, or any content that benefits from a chronological display. This layout handles interactions—like keyboard navigation—in a way that fits the timeline format. (72780)
The table column headerHeaderThe header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. now lets you add columns to the left or right for better customization (72929).
Changelog
List of all the changes
Block Library
Breadcrumbs: Add archive link if enabled in posts. (72832)
Breadcrumbs: Add 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. for preferred 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. and term per post type. (73283)
Breadcrumbs: Add post type archive link if it’s not the same as home URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org. (73435)
Breadcrumbs: Add support for paginated post content. (72905)
Cover: Add support for background videos as embeds. (73023)
DataForms: Update Email Control component to use envelope icon instead of a Symbol. (73184)
Field 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.: Add format to date field type. (72999)
Fix block selection when navigation link ui is open. (73368)
Fix navigation 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.) entity binding. (73255)
Fix: Custom font size taking over fit text. (73241)
Fix: Stretch Text overflows into the padding area. (73327)
HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. Block: Fix scrolling within the modal. (73506)
HTML Block: Remove editorStyles from HTMLEditModal. (73347)
Image block: Set img_srcset to avoid PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher undefined var warning. (73453)
Merge “Icon Size” and “Icon size” translationtranslationThe process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. strings. (73325)
Simplify and improve navigation link creation flow. (73210)
DataViews
DataForm: Autofocus first input on panel view. (72322)
DataForm: Fix issue with array fields in layout panel. (73344)
Ensure primary actions are not wrapped in the list layout. (73333)
Field API format: Fix and use WordPress input. (73538)
Fields: Fix author field view when editing. (73482)
Fix alignment when viewing a DataView with table layout and non-default column alignment. (73398)
Open the filters from the column table consistently. (72998)
[DataForm]: The ModalContent component doesn’t properly check for fields validity – [#73330]. (73339)
Theme: Fix color ramp generation to avoid unmet contrasts. (73331)
Fix coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress./term-data source bug, refactor, add 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. coverage. (73366)
Move computation of sources into dedicated useSelect. (72974)
Interactivity API
iAPI: Fix using getServerContext in derived state getters. (73518)
iAPI: Return a deep-clone object from getServerState and getServerContext functions. (73437)
Notes: Fix warning in comment content check. (73198)
Patterns
Check for prevent default on event to enable media placeholder button. (73564)
contentOnly patterns: Fix lock icon appearing on toolbar when editing a section. (73457)
Block API
Block Support: Change block visibility support key. (73432)
Layout
Prevent empty contentSize and wideSize values from being saved. (73281)
Accessibility
Navigation Menus
Fix a11yAccessibilityAccessibility (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) of descriptions and alerts for “InvalidinvalidA resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid.” Nav Items. (73177)
Asset Loader: Load all scripts in body (footer). (73584)
Core Data: Update Attachment type to more accurately reflect fields in media API responses. (73223)
Patterns
Content only block experiment: Blocks provide the form. (73479)
ContentOnlyControls: Refactor to use DataForm. (73374)
Resolve_pattern_blocks sync with Core 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.. (73570)
Revert “[DataForm]: The ModalContent component doesn’t properly check for fields validity – [#73330]”. (73367)
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.
Command Palette: 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. changes in core. (73567)
Components
Storybook: Replace implicit actions with explicit ones. (73502)
Block bindings
Make core/post-data source code more semantic. (73394)
Build: Make pages building using the routing infrastructure independent of Gutenberg. (73379)
Build: Moment-timezone shouldn’t be a mandatory dependency. (73352)
Exclude JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors./TS test files from build. (73495)
Framework: Sync lockfile changes under Node.js v24 build. (73314)
Scripts: Improve handling of check-licenses for optional dependencies. (73026)
Testing
Block Bindings: Add unit test coverage for core/post-data source. (73055)
Block Bindings: Remove end-to-end test theme. (73209)
Unit testing: Allow Composer to auto-detect PHP version. (73358)
end-to-end Tests: Remove movie CPTs after block bindings tests. (73235)
end-to-end Tests: Skip flaky list view test. (73234)
Various
UIUIUser interface: Remove shorthand prop options from Box component. (73529)
Collaboration
Notes: Improve delete confirm message for replies. (73173)
Update button label from “Add new note” to “Add new reply”. (73189)
WordPress 6.9 now includes a built-in feature to hide blocks, making it easy to tuck content away without deleting it. You can now hide blocks: select a 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., click the ellipsis, and choose “Hide”. Hidden blocks are visually removed from the editor, and fully omitted from the published markup. Scripts and styles for hidden blocks are also omitted from the rendered page by default (see WordPress 6.9 Frontend Performance Field Guide for more details).
To unhide a block, open the List View, identify hidden blocks via the “Hidden” icon next to them, open the ellipsis menu again, and choose “Show”. You can also toggle Hide/Show from the keyboard: use Ctrl + Shift + H on Windows or Linux, ⌘ + Shift + H on macOS.
How to disable the hide option
Because it is implemented as a standard Block 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. support flag, opting into or out of this capabilitycapabilityA 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). aligns with the rest of the block supports.
The support is enabled by default for every block type except for a short list of coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks. To disable the support selectively, hook into the block_type_metadata() filter, adjust the metadata, and update the supports.visibility flag:
function disable_block_visibility_support( $metadata ) {
// Disable visibility support for the core/group block.
if ( isset( $metadata['name'] ) && 'core/group' === $metadata['name'] ) {
$metadata['supports']['visibility'] = false;
}
return $metadata;
}
add_filter( 'block_type_metadata', 'disable_block_visibility_support' );
“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.
It brings several enhancements, including improvements to the new Accordion 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 the Dataviews grid. This release also incorporates various 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. fixes and code refactoring, continuing the migrationMigrationMoving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. to TypeScript. Additionally, it lays the groundwork for a future upgrade to ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. 19.
A new “add” button has been incorporated into the accordion block, simplifying the process of creating new content items by allowing direct additions to the accordion toolbar.
Improved Dataviews grid interface.
The dataviews grid now offers a cleaner interface. Titles can be hidden, and actions are accessible on hover, allowing for a simplified grid without sacrificing the ability to add actions to individual items.
Select, dropdown and text inputs now support global styles
This release brings global styles support to selects, dropdowns, and text inputs, giving themes consistent control over these common form elements. By defining styles in theme.json, authors can customize colors, borders, and typography without extra CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets.. This update makes forms feel more cohesive with the rest of a site’s design.
Changelog
Enhancements
Add support for precision type placeholders to translator comments eslint. (71145)
CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Commands: Add Dashboard option to return to dashboard. (71261)
Core Data: Add ‘supportsPagination’ to all appropriate entities. (71302)
Core Data: Forward resolvers for pagination selectors. (71304)
Core Data: Include pagination 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. while receiving intermediate results. (71401)
Query LoopLoopThe 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. Block: Fix broken placeholder. (70840)
Offline
api-fetch: Check navigator.onLine to improve failure notices. (71438)
Meta Boxes
Edit Post: Check for meta box container before adding constraints. (71423)
Commands
feat: Added keyword support & added basic keywords for post/page. (70624)
New APIs
Global Styles
Add support for select or dropdown elements. (70379)
Global styles: add element support for text related inputs. (70378)
Bug Fixes
Add permission checks to Command Palette commands. (71267)
Components: Fix Tab font size when used outside WP. (71346)
Core Data: Fix error in ‘getEntityRecordsTotalPages’ selector. (71303)
wp-scripts: Remove clean-webpack-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. dependency. (71080)
Block Library
Accordion HeaderHeaderThe header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes.: Fix RTL toggle button layout. (71480)
Fix issue of css affecting the nested accordion icon. (71445)
Fix: Randomization in Gallery Block doesn’t work when Lightbox is enabled. (71408)
Group Block variation:Remove variation text color. (71429)
Properly apply styles and classes to the experimental form block. (55755)
Template Part: Display icons correctly when in placeholder state. (71327)
fix: Prevent accordion toggle button overflow at full width. (71446)
fix: Prevent scrollbars on accordion header and toggle. (71484)
Write mode
Allow adding “content” role blocks to containers that also have a “content” role in write mode. (71232)
Audio and Video: Hide caption controls in contentOnly mode. (71368)
Hide ‘Add block’ control in Link UI when Navigation Link block is in contentOnly mode. (71213)
Image: Don’t allow convert to cover controls in contentOnly mode. (71329)
Post Editor
Edit Post: Fix misplaced icon on back button. (71406)
Editor: Fix theme stylesheet injection in ‘useAvailablePatterns’. (71332)
DataViews
Fix grid padding values on mobile viewports. (71455)
Block Editor
Inserter: Fix InserterListbox rendering for React 19. (71410)
Style Book
Accordion Content, Header, Panel: Remove example field. (71407)
Zoom Out
Fix Zoom out should be disabled when Show Template is toggled off. (71361)
Components
ControlWithError: Show validating state when transitioning from error state. (71260)
Interactivity 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.
iAPI: Make state getters to be updated asynchronously with store(). (70974)
Editor: Improve the ‘Design’ 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. panel performance. (71333)
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.: Document ‘hookName’ and ‘namespace’ parameters. (71288)
Storybook: Set DateCalendar and DateRangeCalendar components as private. (71453)
Code Quality
A11yAccessibilityAccessibility (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): Remove redundant styles. (65409)
refactor: Remove unnecessary fields from accordion 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. files. (71441)
Fix failing command center end-to-end tests. (71293)
GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ Actions: Try to fix storybook smoke tests. (71284)
Fix PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher unit testing jobs to not include version. (71396)
“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 Site Editor project (formerly called Full Site Editing).
This release continues the ongoing effort to refine the editing experience, improve 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), and streamline 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. customization. Below is a curated summary of the most notable changes in this release.
The HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. Element is now selectable on Button and Separator blocks.
Users can now choose between <a> and <button> elements for better accessibility in the Advanced panel of the Button block.
For the Separator block, they can choose between <hr> and <div>.
Extensive ToolsPanel Refactoring
Many block settings panels—including Button, Comment blocks, Embed, File, List, Navigation, Post Title, RSS, and more—have been refactored to use the unified ToolsPanel interface, providing a more consistent and organized editing experience.
Accessibility and usability
Several blocks, including Button, Columns, and Details, received keyboard accessibility improvements and better focus management.
Numerous 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. fixes address issues with block controls, gallery image captions, social link translations, and more, resulting in a smoother editing workflow.
Changelog
Enhancements
Block Library
Button Block: Add HTML Element selection in Advanced settings. (70139)
Comment Date: Convert Comment Date block settings to ToolsPanel. (70248)
Comment Author Name Block: Refactor setting panel to use ToolsPanel. (69407)
Comment Edit Link: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (70247)
Comment Title: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (70246)
Comments Pagination Block: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (70245)
Embed Block: Refactor setting panel to use ToolsPanel. (69636)
File Block: Refactor setting panel to use ToolsPanel. (70189)
Form Input: Convert Form Input block settings to ToolsPanel. (70249)
Form: Convert Form block settings to ToolsPanel. (70253)
Latest posts: Change panel body to tools panel. (70200)
List Block: Refactor setting panel to use ToolsPanel. (69387)
Navigation Link, Navigation Submenu: Hide title UIUIUser interface controls while keeping attribute support. (70234)
Navigation: Refactor display panel to use ToolsPanel. (68011)
Post Title: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (70229)
RSS: Refactor setting panel to use ToolsPanel. (70213)
Separator: Change html element option visibility. (70185)
ShortcodeShortcodeA shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site.: Add role attribute to content in 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.. (70164)
Video: Add option to set a track as default. (70227)
Components
ComboboxControl: Handle Unicode characters when matching values. (70180)
DropZone: Allow overriding the default icon. (70236)
Block Transforms
Adds transforms functionality to Post comments link and post comments number. (70287)
Fix: Click-through blur effect when gallery images have a caption. (69067)
Pullquote block: Cannot override cite element style via theme.json. (70260)
Social Link: Localize social service names for translations. (70199)
Social: Moves size settings to inspector controls. (70186)
Components
Ensure SVG Images Without a Width Attribute Are Displayed Correctly in FocalPointPicker. (70061)
FormTokenField: Fix filtering with full-width string. (70232)
Interactivity 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.
iAPI: Make storePart argument optional in overloads. (70296)
Post Editor
Editor: Better normalize strings for hierarchical term filtering. (70178)
Block Editor
Flex Layout: Fix incorrect default alignment values for Vertical Alignment Control component. (68866)
Accessibility
Block Library
Button: Avoid focus loss when unlinking using keyboard. (70192)
Columns block: Don’t use ToolsPanelItem for Columns setting. (70210)
Details Block: Fix keyboard accessibility issues and allow list view selection to show up inner blocks. (70056)
Components
Toolbar: Adjust colors for dark mode support. (69278)
Experiments
Interactivity API
iAPI: Remove the full-page client-side navigation experiment. (70228)
Documentation
Docs: Added the missing ALT attribute to all images. (70225)
Docs: Remove misleading section from curating the editor experience. (70262)
Removed Empty line and corrected typo in inline document. (70203)
Replace “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.” with “panel” in tutorial.md. (70257)
The wp_admin_notice() function should be called instead of custom HTML for adminadmin(and super admin) notice in docs/how-to-guides/notices/README.md. (70231)
Updated small typo in inline documentation. (70187)
useDropZone: Refactor documentation to use the correct function syntax. (70286)
Video: Use a unique ‘key’ in the ‘TrackList’ component. (70263)
Tools
Testing
Cover Block: Add E2E Test for FocalPointPicker. (69077)
E2E: Add general end-to-end tests for templateLock functionality. (70160)
Fix end-to-end test for block API / filtered blocks. (51882)
Format .githubGitHubGitHub 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/ workflows .yml file. (70219)
Account for tests env port being overridden from 8889 in PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher unit tests. (70267)
First-time contributors
The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:
“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 (#gutenberg-new) appear on a biweekly basis after every Gutenberg release, and showcase the latest features and improvements.
Interested in learning more? Here’s an overview of how you can keep up with news and events related to Gutenberg and the BlockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Editor.
The last release of 2024 introduces the Style Book to classic themes, a new Query Total block, a swathe of component library enhancements, and code quality improvements.
Support is available for classic themes that either support editor styles via add_theme_support( 'editor-styles' ) or have a theme.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. file.
The Style Book provides a comprehensive overview of your site’s colors, typography, and block styles in an organized layout. Each block example and style group is labeled, making it easy to preview and understand your theme’s current design settings. Think of it as if your theme threw a party, and all the design elements showed up wearing name tags. 😀
For classic themes that support the Style Book, site patterns have been relocated to Appearance > Design > Patterns, consolidating all design-related functionality from the Site Editor into one place. Previously, patterns were listed under Appearance > Patterns.
Testing is an important step for this feature before it’s introduced to WordPress CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. If you have the time, please help identify potential issues, and suggest areas for improvement by logging your feedback on GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/. Testing instructions can be found on the original PR. Thank you!
Introducing the Query Total block
You know how many results are in your queries, but do your site’s readers? The new Query Total block is here to help.
When added within a Query LoopLoopThe 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. block, the Query Total block displays the number of results the query has returned, or, alternatively, the current range in a set of paginated results.
More Highlights
Gutenberg 19.9 introduces phpMyAdmin to wp-env as a launch option. phpMyAdmin will automatically connect to the running mysqlMySQLMySQL is a relational database management system. A database is a structured collection of data where content, configuration and other options are stored. https://www.mysql.com/. database service, allowing you to inspect and manage the local WordPress database as you develop. (#67588).
Featured imageFeatured imageA 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. backgrounds in the Cover block now come with resolution controls so that you can change their sizes (#67273).
Reset colors for blocks and global styles in the editor with a single click thanks to the inline reset button added to all color controls (#67116).
Looking to replace your Query block’s design? Query block patterns have been relocated from a modal to a dropdown. It’s still in the block toolbar, now under “Change design” (#66993).
You can now also set your site’s home page from within the Site Editor via the page actions menu (#65426). This is the equivalent of updating the Reading Settings in “Settings > Reading”. Under “Pages” in the editor, find the page you’d like to set as your homepage, click on the action menu, and select ‘Set as homepage’.
Changelog
Enhancements
Feature: Add navigation.isLoading state to core/router store. (67680)
Update the title, description, and order of Experiments page. (67762)
Storybook: Update ArgsTable to Controls in preview. (67582)
Storybook: Update control types from null to undefined. (67581)
Storybook: Use manager-api instead of addons package. (67578)
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 0.4.13. (65907)
Update @ariakit/react to 0.4.15 and @ariakit/test to 0.4.7. (67404)
Block Library
Cover Block: Image size option for featured image. (67273)
Feature: Allow Post Template block to get deeply nested within Query Block. (67657)
Image Block: Change how the Image’s overlay styles are applied. (67788)
Navigation: Enable all non-interactive formats. (67585)
Query block: Move patterns modal to dropdown on block toolbar. (66993)
Separator block: Allow divs to be used as separators. (67530)
New Block: Add Query Total block for displaying total query results or ranges. (67629)
Block Library: Update the relationship of No results block to ancestor. (48348)
DataViews
Add headerHeaderThe header of your site is typically the first thing people will experience. The masthead or header art located across the top of your page is part of the look and feel of your website. It can influence a visitor’s opinion about your content and you/ your organization’s brand. It may also look different on different screen sizes. to the quick edit when bulk editing. (67390)
Data views: Expand configuration drop down on mobile. (67715)
Inline Commenting: Added new 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. as extension of the canvas. (67347)
Inline Commenting: Re-order the comments in sidebar in which blocks are listed. (66927)
Inline commenting: UXUXUser experience Enhancements for Comments. (67385)
Site Editor
Data Views: Add action for pages to set site homepage. (65426)
Sidebar: Update appearance of active items. (67318)
Data: Expose ‘useSelect’ warning to third-party consumers. (67735)
Data: Include more details when shallow equality fails in ‘useSelect’. (67713)
Global Styles
Controls in grid should match between sidebar panel and editor. (67602)
Shadows: Improve design and a11yAccessibilityAccessibility (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) of remove button. (67705)
Block Editor
Prefer exact matches in Link Search results sorting. (67367)
Fix Site editor navigation menuNavigation MenuA 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. items alignment visual regressionregressionA software bug that breaks or degrades something that previously worked. Regressions are often treated as critical bugs or blockers. 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.. (67321)
Fix JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. error in the ‘useTabNav’ hook. (67102)
Fix MetaMetaMeta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. boxes saving when they’re not present. (67254)
Fix color of disabled buttons in dark toolbar. (67348)
Fix synced pattern editing in write mode and refactor block editing mode to reducer. (67026)
Fix: Remove parent block selector while in Write mode. (67395)
Fix: Write Mode mode persists as enabled in 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. editor. (67587)
Global Styles
Edit site: Remove empty preview border and redirect to editor in global styles navigation. (67548)
Fix: Styles section does not moves stylebook to typography. (67423)
Global Styles Preview: Don’t use 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. component. (67682)
Style Book
Fix critical error when blocks are not registered. (67703)
Design Tools
Global Styles: Fix handling of booleans when stabilizing block supports. (67552)
Block bindings
Revert “Extensibility: Make Block Bindings work with editor.BlockEdit hook”. (67516)
Patterns
Site Editor: Fix the patterns route on mobile. (67467)
Fix List View not updating when switching editor modes. (67379)
Extensibility
Make Block Bindings work with editor.BlockEdit hook. (67370)
Synced Patterns
Remove use of contentOnly block editing mode for synced patterns. (67364)
Widgets Editor
Block Bindings: Remove client core sources registration in widgets. (67349)
REST APIREST APIThe REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.
Support search_columns argument in the user endpoint. (67330)
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)
[Dataviews] Fix: Space does not triggers the media button on grid view. (67791)
Block Editor
BlockSwitcher: Refactor to use Button layout properly. (67502)
Remove one occurrence of incorrect usage of ItemGroup. (67427)
DataViews
[a11y] Fix: Media button on the page view grid does not have an accessible name. (67690)
Components
Fix incorrect usage of ItemGroup in the Image block filters panel. (67513)
Docs: Fix Playwright Page Object Model link. (67652)
Docs: Include the strategy for setting engines for WordPress packages. (67727)
Docs: Remove invalidinvalidA resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. key projects links on the documentation. (67491)
Storybook: Support keyword search in Icon Library. (67442)
Switch Several Links to httpsHTTPSHTTPS is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure. HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. This is especially helpful for protecting sensitive data like banking information. in Document Files. (67706)
Reduce the ‘isZoomOut’ selector calls in the block toolbar. (67594)
Remove ‘React.Children’ legacy 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. in ‘Warning’ component. (67675)
Replace remaining custom deep cloning with ‘structuredClone’. (67707)
Use path based routing instead of query args and site-editor.php routes. (67199)
Post Editor
Editor: Refactor ‘PostPublishPanelPostpublish’ to function component. (67398)
Editor: Use 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. instead of HOC in ‘PostPublishButtonOrToggle’. (67413)
Remove PostSlugCheck and PostSlug unused components. (67414)
DataViews
Create a single component for rendering the actions list. (67558)
Fix: Dataviews remove primary field concept from some classes. (67689)
Data Layer
TypeScript: Convert factory utils in data package to TS. (67667)
Shortcodes
Add types for shortcodeShortcodeA shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. package. (67416)
Block bindings
Remove fallback for context.postType in post meta. (67345)
Block hooks
Navigation block: Remove more obsolete Block Hooks helpers. (67193)
Combine the release steps to ensure that releases are tagged. (65591)
Testing
e2e-test-utils-playwright: Increase timeout of site-editor selector. (66672)
Security
npm Packages
Update npm dependencies to fix issues reported by audit. (67708)
Various
Extensibility
Add ability to show drop cap setting in paragraph block by default. (45994)
DataViews: Move template and pattern title fields. (67449)
DataViews: Update usePostFields to accept postType. (67380)
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.
Only override REST server for older WP versions. (67779)
“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.
The latest release of 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. entails a myriad of user experience improvements for selecting section styles, image manipulation and font handling. The DataViews layouts also received important improvements.
In zoom-out mode, users can now apply different sections styles and designs directly from the toolbar, cycling through them and inspecting them in the context of the rest of the page. This enhancementenhancementEnhancements are simple improvements to WordPress, such as the addition of a hook, a new feature, or an improvement to an existing feature. streamlines the decision-making and production process. (#67140)
Font family preview in dropdown
Another user experience improvement can be found in the list of fonts: Each font family is now previewed in the font picker dropdown and gives users a better indication as to what the font will look like. (67118)
Success notices for image editing with Undo link
The outcome of the Image manipulation methods are now better communicated in the blockBlockBlock is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor. The success notices are now displayed at the bottom of the editor. The notices also come with a handy Undo link to revert to the original if necessary. (67314)(67312)
Other Notable Highlights
DataViews improvements
This release also contains some Data View improvements. For instance, the table layout received density options: A user can modify the amount of whitespace that is displayed per row on three levels: comfortable, balanced and compact. (67170) Developers working with the Dataviews can now make use of a new 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. to programmatically register and unregister fields for the various display methods. (67175).
Block supports from experimental to stable.
📣 Plugin authors and Theme builders might appreciate the stabilization of certain block support settings and functions. A separate make blogblog(versus network, site) post will explain the ins and outs. For now, you can read about it in two GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ PRs: (67018) (66918).
Over the last year, Phase 3 of the 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/ roadmap has begun to take form and with it comes a need for an update around what’s been done, how to follow along, and what to expect going forward. This post seeks to provide answers at a high level view of these questions. As a reminder Phase 3 is centered around fostering seamless collaboration, tying together the user experience, and streamlining the content management flows to improve the way creators and teams work together within WordPress. As work progresses, feedback is needed and welcomed to ensure broader adoption.
Real-time collaboration
Over the last few months, Kevin Jahns, the author of Yjs, a popular framework for building collaborative applications has been sponsored by Automattic to work on real-time collaboration, after an initial experiment landed. He kicked off his efforts with some research and dialogue in this discussion issue. More recently, he’s pulled together some prototypes ahead of sharing a full proposal for how to proceed. Right now, consider this work as being in a strong experimental stage without a final approach. The next step is to get the initial approach into a PR for folks to give feedback on and discuss openly.
Below is a demo showing syncing content only relying on HTTPHTTPHTTP is an acronym for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web and this protocol defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands. APIs with the autosave interval set to 3 seconds. Because it relies on HTTP APIs, this demo would work on all WordPress instances:
Going a step further, you can see more demos in a recent update including adding y-webrtc into the experience to show how real time collaboration would work for users who can establish a peer-to-peer WebRTC connection.
An initial experiment for block-level inline comments landed with Gutenberg 19.6, breaking ground on the first of many async collaboration upgrades. At this point, another iteration on this initial feature is already planned and underway to refine the current experience further. If you’d like to help test and shape the feature further, stay tuned for a dedicated call for testing or start testing today with this WordPress Playground instance and open issues in the Gutenberg GitHubGitHubGitHub 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/ repository. The aim is to get early feedback and quickly iterate in order to land this new feature in an upcoming major WordPress release. Below is a look at the near term design slated to be shipped next with visuals for adding a comment, leaving a comment, toggling to see resolved comments, and the resulting view when looking at resolved comments:
As a next step of the initial development of DataViews, the more recent DataForm API was later introduced in Gutenberg 18.8 with the aim to reduce expected duplication to create forms in Data Views. Work has continued progressively from there with DataViews and DataForm components influencing each other’s development. You can view each in their respective Storybook views: DataViews and DataForm.
Both of these components have been created with extensibility at the heart of everything being built! For now, 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. and agency developers can already start using the DataViews component for their WordPress customizations with two different Developer Blogblog(versus network, site) tutorials to get you started: Using Data Views to display and interact with data in plugins and Actions from Data Views: Adding images to the Media Library. If you want to go on a deeper dive, watch a recent hallway hangout that goes through both of these components with folks actively working on them. Expect a continual focus on extensibility as these components evolve. Below is a look at how DataViews comes together with the DataForm work with an easy option to quick edit within one’s pages:
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