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.
As with most releases since 20.0 this release has also primarily been focused on fixing bugs. But of course there are still always some features that join the mix.
Highlights
Ignore sticky posts in 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.
The query loop 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. now has a new option to ignore sticky posts. When selected, the query block ignores whether or not a post has the sticky option enabled. So, all posts show based on the sorting preferences selected without taking the sticky status into account.
Add social icon block variation for discord
The social icons block now ships with the option to add a Discord icon.
Changelog
Enhancements
Block Library
Query block: Add option to ignore sticky posts behavior. (69057)
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. block: Use resolution tool component. (68471)
Display root appender when default block is disabled. (68951)
Fix 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. for root appender logic. (68994)
Inserter: Remove block default icon from no results message. (68693)
Rename aspect property to ratio to carry the defaultAspect in AspectRatioDropdown. (69085)
Writing Flow: Restore early return for no block selection in tab nav hook. (69079)
Social Links: Fix appender size in non-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. editor. (68215)
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/.
Add support for the ‘ignore_sticky_posts’ argument. (68970)
Fix: Prevent Errors in 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. Processing and Encode URLs Properly. (67780)
Icons
Fix the background, arrowUpLeft, keyboardReturn and square icons. (69076)
Font Library
Refactor font variant components to use useId for checkbox IDs. (69050)
Block Directory
Remove block icon from InstalledBlocksPrePublishPanel. (69046)
DataViews
Fixed: Empty Pattern Overlap in Pattern Title in Dataviews Table Layout. (68997)
Media
Add optional chain to sizes indexing of media details in edit-site. (68995)
Block 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.
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 CSS rule order in some constructed style sheets. (68923)
iAPI Router: Revert “Handle styles assets on region-based navigation” (69222)
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)
Components
Font Size Picker: Remove Custom option from FontSizePickerSelect dropdown. (69038)
Global Styles
Add missing list role to the list of blocks in the global Styles. (69027)
Block API
Block support: Preserve aria-label value in comment delimiter. (69002)
Block Editor
[Block Editor]: 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) – Add and Update missing reduce-motion mixing. (68417)
Performance
Post Editor
Editor: Don’t use selector shortcuts for the 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. queries. (68998)
Editor: Optimize ‘PostAuthorCheck’ component data selection. (69105)
Style Book
Improve StyleBook resize responsiveness for Classic Theme. (68980)
Remove reactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/.-native dependabot group – Take 2. (69122)
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
Code Quality: Delete unused function from PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher Sync Issue generation script. (68947)
This is 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/ 20.0, which means it’s the 200th 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.
It’s been almost exactly eight years since the initial commit to the Gutenberg repository and about four years since we celebrated the 100th release.
There is a lot happening in the WordPress world these days. But I want to use this moment to take a step back and just say thank you! Thank you to all the individual contributors that have spent countless hours over the past eight years steadily moving this project along. Whether you are still an active contributor, or you have long moved on to work on something else, thank you for all your work. ❤️
Even though this is the 200th release of the Gutenberg plugin, the actual release itself is the same as any other release in the past eight years. It includes new features, enhancements, and bugfixes. The remainder of this “What’s new in Gutenberg” post will follow the regular format.
The “What’s new in 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 first of 2025 introduces improvements to the Style Book, a new starter pattern ui, a swathe of component library enhancements, and code quality improvements.
The Style Book got a few improvements in this release. It now features different sections for typography, colors, and individual blocks that all activate when the user navigates to those menu items. Additionally, the Style Book now its own URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org (#67811), so you can access it directly.
Starter Patterns get a new UIUIUser interface
We’ve received a lot of feedback that the old Modal based approach for starter patterns caused more annoyance than it helped. So, in an effort to improve the experience, the modal has been removed, and instead, if starter patterns exist, the page will load in the zoomed-out mode with the pattern inserter already opened.
Easily set a Page to become the Posts Page
Similar to the “Set Homepage” action that was added in a recent release, it is now possible to easily set a page to become the posts page using a post action in the dataviews for pages.
Display Block Type Badge for renamed blocks
To clarify what block you are currently editing, the block type is displayed as a badge next to the custom name when a block is renamed.
More Highlights
wp-env now supports multisitemultisiteUsed to describe a WordPress installation with a network of multiple blogs, grouped by sites. This installation type has shared users tables, and creates separate database tables for each blog (wp_posts becomes wp_0_posts). See also network, blog, site installations allowing developers to easily bootstrap multisite environments, especially for ease of feature testing and quality control. (67845)
Block 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. get a major boost by now allowing developers to apply hooks to post content and synced patterns. This has been a highly requested feature of block hooks since day one. (67272 & 68058)
Changelog
Enhancements
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: Handle styles assets on region-based navigation. (67826)
Prevent each directive errors and allow any iterable. (67798)
Introduce new 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. “render_block_core_navigation_link_allowed_post_status”. (63181)
Query Pagination: Update ‘showLabel’ help text. (68105)
Query Total block: Reduce concatenation in the output text. (68150)
Post 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.: Use the ‘ResolutionTool’ component. (68294)
Add Tools Panel dropdown menu props to More block. (68039)
Archive: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68010)
Date Block: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68018)
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: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67908)
Featured Image Block: Refactor setting panel. (67456)
Login/Logout: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68009)
Login/Logout: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67909)
More Block: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67905)
Navigation Submenu Block: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67969)
Page List Block: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68012)
Page List Block: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67903)
Query Page Numbers Block: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67958)
Query Page Numbers: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68013)
Query Pagination: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67914)
Refactor “Settings” panel of Navigation Item block to use ToolsPanel instead of PanelBody. (67973)
Replace PanelBody with ToolsPanel and ToolsPanelItem in column block. (67913)
Replace PanelBody with ToolsPanel and ToolsPanelItem in spacer block. (67981)
Replace PanelBody with ToolsPanel in columns block. (67910)
Site Title Block: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68017)
Site Title Block: Refactor settings panel to use ToolsPanel. (67898)
Add reset button to ColorGradientSettingsDropdown. (67800)
ChildLayoutControl: Use units defined in 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.. (67784)
KeyboardShortcuts: Update delete shortcut to use shift + Backspace. (68164)
Use custom name in block 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. if available (retaining block type information). (65641)
Block hooks
Apply to Post Content (on frontend and in editor). (67272)
Allow template part editing in write mode. (67372)
Remove placeholder of default paragraph when it’s the only block and canvas is zoomed out. (68106)
Patterns
Replace Starter Content modal with inserter panel. (66836)
Build Tools
Create Block: Allow external templates to customize more fields. (68193)
Create Block: Optimize the default template for multiple blocks case. (68175)
Scripts: Recommend passing JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. entry points with paths. (68251)
Add a Playground blueprint json to the /assets/blueprints folder of Plugin Repo. (67742)
Bug Fixes
Add duotone and dimensions to the block level for translationtranslationThe process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization.. (68243)
Add text domain option while scaffolding the block in create-block. (57197)
Added is-focus-mode class on all viewports. (67377)
Editor: Fix initial edits applied again after saving the post. (68273)
Get active element within the 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. when restoring focus. (68060)
Enhance: Improve pagination logic in coreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress./query-pagination-previous block. (68070)
Fix author information leakage by author blocks for Custom Post Types without author support & display notice to user. (67136)
Media & Text: Correctly reset the ‘useFeaturedImage’ attribute. (68247)
Navigation Submenu Block: Add dropdown menu props to ToolsPanel component. (68015)
Page List Block: Fix critical error when converting to link. (68076)
Page List block: Don’t wrap Edit button with ToolsPanelItem component. (68248)
Table Block: Fix margin/padding to include caption in spacing. (68281)
Update SiteTitle block to Fix isLink Toggle Behavior. (68295)
i18ni18nInternationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.: Make example and variations translatable in post-navigation-link. (68375)
i18n: Make example translatable in query-no-results. (68376)
i18n: Make example translatable in table-of-contents. (68377)
Button Block: Set proper typography for inner elements. (68023)
Components
Block Editor: Fix the ‘Reset all’ 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. for the ‘ResolutionTool’ component. (68296)
Image: Avoid link class loss when pasting for raw transformation. (67803)
Make Block Bindings work with editor.BlockEdit hook. (67523)
Post Editor
DataViews: Fix text in action for setting site home page. (67787)
Edit post: 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. box pane’s pointer capture. (68252)
Editor: Remove HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. from the post title in the document bar. (68358)
Block supports: Show selected item in font family select control. (68254)
Fix: Ensure consistency in editor tools for navigation buttons and delete options. (67253)
Template Editor
Fix: Editing “Page” is broken for low capability users. (68110)
Plugin: Fix eligibility check for post types’ default rendering mode. (67879)
Widgets Editor
CustomizerCustomizerTool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. Widgets: Fix inserter button size and animation. (67880)
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: Fix: Close button is not working. (65443)
Various
Show metaboxMetaboxA post metabox is a draggable box shown on the post editing screen. Its purpose is to allow the user to select or enter information in addition to the main post content. This information should be related to the post in some way. when pattern is accessed directly. (68255)
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 List layout: Do not use grid role on a ul element. (67849)
Fix: Templates and patterns are nesting two elements with the button role. (67801)
[Dataviews] Fix: Media item focus style is not visible on Grid. (67789)
Block Editor
Fix: Inserter categoryCategoryThe 'category' taxonomy lets you group posts / content together that share a common bond. Categories are pre-defined and broad ranging. tabs: Avoid unnecessary aria-label. (68160)
Improve accessibility of the Warning component in the block editor. (67433)
Global Styles
Shadows: Always show reset button if hover is not supported. (68122)
Visual Refactor: Add Chevron Icon for Shadows in Global Styles. (67720)
Block Library
Button: Replace ButtonGroup usage with ToggleGroupControl. (65346)
Fix Choose menu label when a menu has been deleted. (67009)
Site Editor
Make sure the sidebar navigation item focus style is fully visible. (67817)
Components
CustomSelectControl: Refactor to use Ariakit store state for current value. (67815)
Performance
Block Library
Don’t fetch media details if the block doesn’t use a featured image. (68299)
Media & Text: Optimize block editor store subscriptions. (68290)
Update the copyright licensecopyright licenseCopyright holders may grant a license with various allowances including the ability to modify or distribute the copyrighted material. Also see GPL. to 2025. (68440)
Updated since Doc Order in Inline documentation. (68003)
Create Block: Migrate Inquirer.js dependency to the new API. (67877)
Fix indentation in the upload-media tsconfig. (68083)
Fix indentation in upload-media package.json. (68037)
Fix: 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. JSDoc syntax for optional object. (68061)
Remove some obsolete stylelint at-rule-no-unknown disable rules. (68087)
Components
DatePicker: Prepare day buttons for 40px default size. (68156)
DropZone: Make the drop zone in Storybook the same size as the item. (68231)
Fix Button size violations in misc. unit tests. (68154)
Fix: Add soft deperecation notice for the ButtonGroup component. (65429)
Workflows: Sync assets to plugin repo upon change in 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.. (68052)
First-time contributors
The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:
@benazeer-ben: Add command to navigate to site editor. (66722)
@dhruvikpatel18: Fixed typo in README of TextTransformControl. (68443)
@fushar: Stylebook: Add the Appearance -> Design submenu through admin_menu action. (68174)
“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 be 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 Site Editor project (formerly called Full Site Editing).
Experimental inline comments are available as an experimental feature in Gutenberg. Users will be able to comment on top of blocks, only in non-published posts. In order to activate them, go to Gutenberg > Experiments and enable 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. Comments checkbox.
Code quality, 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 build tooling
The release includes some improvements on the overall site editing experience: a keyboard shortcut for zoom out (66400), a cleaner layout (66255), and a new color tab (65692) for the style book.
The client-side media processing work has started (64845), but keep in mind that this new package is private and experimental.
Also, a few ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. Compiler errors have been fixed and packages now use npm workspaces (65681).
HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. Block: Force HTML preview in view mode. (66440)
Iterate zoom out shuffle into a more visual control. (66194)
Use the zoom-level value to scale the 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.. (66280)
Site Editor
Remove synchronization of canvas mode into store. (66213)
Editor Interface: Remove small 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. from global styles/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-partysidebarSidebarA 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.. (64474)
Remove purple coloring from DocumentBar and PostCard. (66451)
CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Data: Add the ‘getEntitiesConfig’ resolver. (65871)
BlockGroupToolbar: Better i18ni18nInternationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill. context for toolbar labels. (66211)
Set ResizableEditor height based on border-box. (66342)
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.: Caching of global styles for blocks from core. (66349)
Inline Commenting: Disable comments on published posts for now. (66583)
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/.
Backport from WordPress core: Improvements for the post format 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.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.. (66037)
Build Tooling
Create Block: Adds --target-dir flag to allow the tool to target where to scaffold. (53781)
Editor: Multi-entity saving: Show correct count of entities to be saved. (66482)
Fix : “Set 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.” button border flashes on focus. (66092)
Fix Parent Check Condition in buildTermsTree. (66006)
Fix: Improve the DocumentBar post type label for the Homepage and Posts Page cases. (66355)
PostTaxonomiesFlatTermSelector: Restore space between 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.) list and most used tags. (66566)
Typo metaboxMetaboxA post metabox is a draggable box shown on the post editing screen. Its purpose is to allow the user to select or enter information in addition to the main post content. This information should be related to the post in some way. pane is a 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 panel. (66502)
Block Library
Block registration: Normalize blockType.parent to array. (66250)
Preload: Fix multiple regressions around global styles. (66468)
Build tooling
Create block: Ensure $slug is replaced with passed slug. (66528)
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)
Block Style Variations: Reuse block metadata in WP_Theme_JSON::Get_valid_block_style_variations() for better performance. (66539)
Block Bindings: Use getEntityConfig instead of getPostTypes to get available slugs. (66101)
Build Tooling
Fix/compare performance with correct branchbranchA directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch".. (66196)
Quick Edit: Fix JSJSJavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. error when bulk editing pages. (66358)
Components: Prevent generated readmes duplicating h1 elements when published. (66180)
Correct documentation on display type in flow layouts. (66224)
Docs: 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. – Add documentation for getServerState() and getServerContext(). (66104)
Fix undo/redo Button size in Storybook playground. (66538)
Fix: 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. Schema Docgen doesn’t work on Windows OS. (66414)
ItemGroup: Improve stories to default to bordered and separated. (66191)
“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 includes 186 PRs from 54 contributors, and includes several exciting features such as new Write / Design modes and 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. Bindings editor APIs.
The Edit and Select modes are now called Write and Design modes.
In Write mode, you can focus solely on writing, with all layout options hidden from the 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..
If you want to adjust colors, sizes, create columns, and more, switch to Design mode!
Block Bindings Editor APIs are public
Gutenberg 19.4 and WordPress 6.7 will allow developers to use certain block binding APIs that were previously private and used only in CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. A dev notedev noteEach important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase. and documentation will be published for the WordPress 6.7 release, but here is an overview:
getBlockBindingsSource, getBlockBindingsSources: The first retrieves a specific block binding source and its properties, while the second retrieves a list of all block binding sources.
updateBlockBindings: Similar to updateBlockAttributes, this function allows you to create or remove connections between a block and any source.
removeAllBlockBindings: Removes all connections from a block to any source.
registerBlockBindingsSource, unregisterBlockBindingsSource: Enables registering and unregistering block bindings in the editor. Registering them in the editor allows modification of source fetching and editing.
Other Notable Highlights
There are some improvements too that are worthy to mention like:
Comment block components (e.g., author name, date, content, pagination) and Query block components (e.g., no results, pagination, title) will now have previews when hovered over in the inserter panel.
Additionally, the BorderBoxControl, BorderControl, and BoxControl components are now considered stable.(65469, 65475, 65586)
Also the filters PreSavePost and SavePost are now stable. (64198)
Not to mention all the bugs fixed that you can check in the changelog below.
Changelog
Enhancements
Block Library
Added keywords to 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. (65515)
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.: Add block example. (65509)
Move the toggle button to before the device preview dropdown. (65446)
Only show zoom out inserters on block selection. (65759)
Block Editor
Hide block transforms in contentOnly mode for non-content blocks. (65394)
Inserter: Always show the list of all patterns in the inserter. (65611)
MediaPlaceholder: Use InputControl in URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org popover. (65656)
Use proper named File when uploading external images. (65693)
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.UIUIUser interface: Remove popover max height. (65835)
Block 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.
Hooks: Add support for async filters and actions. (64204)
New APIs
Revert “Make wordpress/fields a private package”. (65477)
Link autocompleter: Decode post title HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. entities. (65589)
Openverse: Prevent multiple insertions during upload. (65719)
Paste Handler: Try to fix pasting text with formatting. (63779)
Fix: Makes edit mode selector persistent in top toolbar mode. (65511)
Global styles: Do not navigate twice to home screen when opening the sidebar. (65523)
Make resizable frame compatible with RTL languages. (65545)
Command Palette: Fix “Add new page” command for hybrid theme. (65534)
Export useResizeObserverReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. Native version directly. (65588)
Fix aria-checked attribute not set for 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 settings buttons in Options dropdown. (65667)
Revert “useToolsPanel: Calculate menuItems in layout effect to avoid painting intermediate state”. (65533)
Focus Mode
Limit zoom out toggle to specific post types. (65732)
Remove additional Typeset screen and surface typesets in the typography panel. (65579)
Widgets Editor
Fixed the focus cutoff of the editor buttons in the widgets editor. (65395)
Post Editor
Omit 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 on “design” type posts. (64990)
Temp disable test for Classic Block Media issue. (65793)
Select Mode
Select Mode: Blocks outside the main sections root should be disabled. (65518)
Select Mode: Prevent the inbetween inserter from triggering within sections. (65529)
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)
Post Editor
Make the Settings panel toggle button show its keyboard shortcut in its tooltip. (65322)
Resizable Editor: Make the editor resizable with arrow keys. (65546)
Components
ToggleGroupControl: Fix arrow key navigation in RTL. (65735)
Zoom Out
Don’t show tooltip in zoom out toggle button when showIconLabels is true. (65573)
Block Library
Improve the Query Loop block display settings labels. (65524)
Block Editor
Updates LayoutTypeSwitcher to use ToggleGroupControl. (65498)
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): Move script module HTML printing to 6.7 compat. (65620)
Update to use a11y script module package in Core. (65539)
Move insertionPoint state to block-editor store/rename existing insertionPoint to insertionCue. (65098)
Documentation
Block Bindings: Add @sincetagtagA 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.) in bindings apis JSDocs. (65796)
Block Editor: Fix README for FontFamilyControl component. (65660)
Only pass usesContext properties to editor APIs. (65661)
Refactor passing select and dispatch instead of full Registry. (65710)
Unify logic in getPostMetaFields function. (65462)
Post Editor
Customize widgets, edit post: Refactor Button to new sizes. (65807)
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.: Remove unused property isZoomedOutView in useSelect(). (65628)
Global style 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.: Remove unnecessary goTo navigation call. (65810)
GH Actions: Run the tests against PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher 8.3. (65357)
Revert “Temp disable test for Classic Block Media issue.”. (65809)
Build Tooling
Composer: Prevent a lock file from being created. (65359)
“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 174 PRs were merged in Gutenberg 19.3, with 7 first-time contributors! With WordPress 6.7 rapidly approaching, many contributors are focusing 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. However, this release still includes some great features and enhancements, including stabilizing the Zoom Out mode!
The Zoom Out Mode is officially out of the experiment and is available to all users. This new mode allows users to zoom out to edit and create at the pattern level over granular 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. editing. This effort aims to provide a new, high-level approach to building and interacting with your site. Follow the 6.7 iteration issue for more information.
Swap the position of the publish buttons
A nice user experience improvement to swap the “Cancel” and the “Publish” buttons in the pre-publish check panel. Now, users don’t have to move their cursor unnecessarily when publishing. (#65317)
Use custom block names in inspector controls
Uses the custom name for a block in the block inspector controls when available. (#65398)
Allow opting out of the “Choose a pattern” modal when adding new pages
The “Choose a pattern” modal can be distracting for power users who always want to start with a blank page. A new preference toggle disables the modal when adding new pages. (#65026)
Automatic phone number linking
The link field can now be automatically populated with tel: when the selected text is a phone number. (#64865)
Allow dropping multiple images to the image block
Multiple images can now be dropped on an image block, converting it to a gallery block. In addition, dropping multiple file types will each create an appropriate block. (#65030, #65144)
Create Block: Update the minimum required PHPPHPThe web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher version to 7.2. (65166)
Media Utils: Add TypeScript support and export more utils. (64784)
Media placeholders: Add “drag” to the text. (65149)
Restore: Move to trashTrashTrash in WordPress is like the Recycle Bin on your PC or Trash in your Macintosh computer. Users with the proper permission level (administrators and editors) have the ability to delete a post, page, and/or comments. When you delete the item, it is moved to the trash folder where it will remain for 30 days. button in Document settings. (65087)
Inspector Controls: Use custom block name in inspector controls when available. (65398)
Navigator Screen: Warn if path doesn’t follow a URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org-like scheme. (65231)
Terms List block: Add Categories-specific variation. (65434)
Zoom Out
Add Zoom Out toggle to 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. when experiment enabled. (65183)
Add prompt for drag and drop in Patterns tab in Zoom Out mode. (65115)
Close inserter on exiting Zoom Out to edit. (65194)
Use post 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. label from register_meta in block bindings workflows. (65099)
Global Styles
Refactor site background controls and move site global styles into Background group. (65304)
Spacing control: Replace sides dropdwon with link button. (65193)
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.
Update: Rephrase “Force page reload” and move to Advanced. (65081)
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/.
Global Styles: Allow read access to users with edit_posts capabilities. (65071)
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. / Post template: Enable post format 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.. (64167)
Inserter: Fix loading indicator for reusable blocks. (64839)
Normalize spacing in Layout hook controls. (65132)
Pattern Inserter: Fix pattern list overflow. (65192)
Remove reset styles RTL from the 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.. (65150)
Revert “Block Insertion: Clear the insertion point when selecting a different block or clearing block selection (#64048)” (65208)
Components
BoxControl: Unify input filed width whether linked or not. (65348)
Remove zoom out toggle when editor is not iframed. (65452)
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)
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): Add script-module. (65101)
Interactivity API: Use a11y Script Module in Gutenberg. (65123)
Script Modules API: Print script module live regions HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. in page HTML. (65380)
Form Input: Don’t use flex-direction: Row-reverse for checkbox field. (64232)
Navigation Menus: Remove Warning and add notice for Navigation. (63921)
Global Styles: Fix the shadows Range control accessibility and usability. (63908)
Block Editor: Fix accessibility of the hooked blocks toggles. (63133)
Post Editor
Support keyboard resizing of meta boxes pane. (65325)
Swap position of the Pre-publish checks buttons. (65317)
Performance
CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Data: Batch remaining actions in resolvers. (65176)
Block Editor: Use static access for selector in ‘useZoomOutModeExit’. (65337)
Editor: Optimize global styles permission check. (65177)
Experiments
Block bindings REST API: Bring bindings UIUIUser interface in Site Editor. (64072)
Documentation
Add JSDoc block for getSectionRootClientId in block editor package. (65219)
ButtonGroup: Fix story to show what the component does. (65336)
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 BlockManager. (65349)
Data Views Fields: Migrate store and actions from editor package to fields package. (65261)
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: Remove ‘function_exists’ checks for methods with ‘gutenberg’ prefix. (65260)
Global Styles: Update REST controller override method and 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 from Core. (65259)
Patterns: Remove unused method returned from ‘mapSelect’. (65073)
Embed: Convert EmbedPreview component to functional component. (51325)
Components
BoxControl: Fix critical error when null value is passed. (65287)
“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 Gutenberg release introduces several key updates. Among them is 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. Bindings UIUIUser interface, which restricts creation and modification to adminadmin(and super admin) users by default but, most importantly, removes the experimental flag from the feature. This version also enhances Zoom Out mode, allowing for more straightforward navigation, includes an experimental feature for client-side media processing, and adds Preview Options extensibility via 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-partyAPIAPIAn 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.. Alongside these highlights, users will find improvements in data views and refinements to the overall editing experience.
Block Bindings UI out of experimental phase.
In Gutenberg 19.2, the Block Bindings UI has moved out of its experimental phase, marking a significant milestone. Removing the experimental flag means this feature is now integrated into the editor, offering a stable way to connect block attributes to external data sources. By default, only admin users can create and modify these bindings, providing an additional layer of control and security.
Preview Options extensibility via the Plugin API
With this release, the Preview Options have gained new extensibility, making it easier for developers to customize how content is previewed within the block editor. The extensibility feature allows plugins and themes to introduce their own options into the preview dropdown. This provides greater flexibility for users who need to see content in various formats or environments, improving the editing experience.
Other Notable Highlights
New Experiment: Client-side Media Processing: Introduces an experimental feature for processing media client-side, reducing server load and enhancing performance. (#64650)
Zoom Out Mode Enhancements: Adds an “Edit” button to the toolbar and allows users to exit Zoom Out mode by double-clicking blocks. The “Shuffle” block toolbar button has also been removed. (#64571, #64573, #64954)
Content Only Mode: Adds support for block styles on top-level content-only locked blocks and displays block icons in the toolbar. (#64872, #64694)
Changelog
Enhancements
Add: Reorder control at the field level on the new view configuration UI. (64381)
CoreCoreCore is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Data Types: recordId can be a number. (64796)
Core Data: Derive collection totals for unbound queries. (64772)
Create Block: Set minimum supported WordPress version to 6.6. (64920)
Dataviews 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. search 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.: Do not use Composite store. (64985)
Dataviews list view: Do not use Composite store. (64987)
Move bulk actions menu to the Footer, consolidate with floating toolbar and total items display. (64268)
Add warning in attributes connected 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. sources. (65002)
Allow only admin users to create and modify bindings by default. (64570)
Lock editing in fields in editor if 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. fields panel is opened. (64738)
Rely on Text component instead of Truncate in bindings panel. (65007)
Remove getPlaceholder API and rely on key argument or source label. (64910)
Data Views
Add: Reorder control at the field level on the new view configuration UI. (64381)
Dataviews Filter search widget: Do not use Composite store. (64985)
Dataviews list view: Do not use Composite store. (64987)
Move bulk actions menu to the Footer, consolidate with floating toolbar and total items display. (64268)
Block Editor
Add ‘Reset’ option to MediaReplaceFlow component. (64826)
Block Patterns List: Do not use Composite store. (64983)
Add experiment for client-side media processing. (64650)
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/.
Core Data: Resolve entity collection user permissions. (64504)
Block Transforms
Details block: Add transform from any block type. (63422)
New APIs
Extensibility
Editor: Add extensibility to PreviewOptions v2. (64644)
Fix site editor broken when fontWeight is not defined or is an integer in 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. or theme styles. (64953)
Fixes the default fluid value on the UI based on the global typography fluid value. (64803)
Block bindings
Change placeholder when attribute is bound. (64903)
Fix empty custom fields not being editable in bindings. (64881)
CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets. & Styling
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. Block: Reduce CSS specificity. (64463)
Retain the same specificity for non iframed selectors. (64534)
Pattern: Don’t render block controls when an entity is missing. (65028)
Site Editor
DataViews: Fix pattern title direction in RTL languages. (64967)
Typography
Site Title, Post Title: Fix typography for blocks with a children. (64911)
NUX
Fix visibility of the template Welcome Guide in the Site Editor. (64789)
Document Settings
Fix: Adjust Site URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org Styles to Prevent Overflow in Pre-Publish Component. (64745)
Zoom Out
Focus selected block in editor canvas when clicking edit button on zoom out mode toolbar. (64725)
Templates API
Make plugin-registered templates overriden by themes to fall back to plugin-registered title and description. (64610)
Block Style Variations
Block Styles: Ensure unique classname generation for variations. (64511)
Distraction Free
Make Distraction Free not conditional on viewport width. (63949)
Media
Limit the max width of image to its container size. (63341)
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)
Components
AlignmentMatrixControl: Simplify styles and markup. (64827)
TimePicker: Use ToggleGroupControl for AM/PM toggle. (64800)
Block Editor
Layout content and wide width controls: Remove confusing icon and clarify labels. (64891)
Font Library
Font Library Modal: Group font variations as a list. (64029)
Post Editor
Fix the post summary Status toggle button accessibility. (63988)
Performance
Core Data: Avoid loops in ‘registry.batch’ calls. (64955)
Core data: Performance: Fix receive user permissions. (64894)
Reusable blocks: Fix performance of __experimentalGetAllowedPatterns. (64871)
Corrected HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. Syntax for Closing Tags in api-reference.md file. (64778)
DataViews docs: Fix typo in direction values. (64973)
DataViews: Add story about combining fields. (64984)
[Docs]: Update Usage Example for block variation picker: Fix Import from Wrong Package. (55555)
Code Quality
Button: Add lint rule for 40px size prop usage. (64835)
Dataviews filter: Move resetValueOnSelect prop to combobox item. (64852)
Rename refs to fix tons of ‘Mutating a value’ errors in reactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/.-compiler. (64718)
Rich text: Add comment on placeholder approach. (64945)
Typography: 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. comment changes only. (64859)
UnitControl: Add lint rule for 40px size prop usage. (64520)
UnitControl: Move to stricter lint rule for 40px size adherence. (65017)
Use rectIntersect instead of a custom argument to rectUnion. (64855)
Site Editor
Add Custom Template modal: Do not use Composite store. (65044)
Video Block: Remove custom CSS code for placeholder style. (64861)
Global Styles
Allow referenced zero value and simplify getValueFromObjectPath calls. (64836)
Navigator: Replace deprecated NavigatorToParentButton with NavigatorBackButton. (64775)
Block Directory
Downloadable Block List: Do not use composite store. (65038)
Design Tools
Color panel hook: Rename to remove ambiguity. (64993)
Tools
Add remaining i18ni18nInternationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill. rules to recommended ESLint ruleset. (64710)
Scripts: Added chunk filename in webpack configuration to avoid reading stale files. (58176)
Scripts: Import CSS files before optimization. (61121)
“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.
In the Gutenberg 19.0 release, two important features have been added under experimental flags to allow folks to opt in to test and give feedback as they want. These features can be enabled by going to Gutenberg > Experiments. The first feature lets you connect blocks to custom fields, which many have been eager to see. The second feature lets you quick edit within the new Site Editor > Page’s interface, built using Data Views. Feedback is welcome and needed for both.
Outside of these experimental features, this release also includes severable notable enhancements, including a more intuitive user interface to configure views (pages, templates, patterns, etc) and the option to choose whether filters are shown or hidden within them. Finally, the option to manually enter a zoomed out view was added alongside the device preview options and multiple writing flow enhancements were completed.
UIUIUser interface to connect blocks and custom fields
Gutenberg 19.0 comes with the first UI prototype to connect blocks and custom fields. It has been merged under an experimental flag in 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.
To check it out enable the “UI to create 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. bindings” experiment under “Gutenberg -> Experiments”.
Quick edit is now available on the new Pages list
The first version of Quick Edit for Data Views has landed in Gutenberg 19.0 as an experiment. It allows users to edit some fields without leaving the overall Pages interface — it supports bulk editing as well.
Show or hide filters in Data Views
Gutenberg 19.0 includes functionality to hide/show the filters in the user interface. This simplifies the Data Views UI, as complex filters (including default ones for some views) will no longer occupy UI space. At the same time, feature parity and ease of use are maintained, as filters can still be added by clicking the filtering button when needed.
“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 biweekly following every Gutenberg release, 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 introduces several new features to Data Views. For starters, you can customize the column order in table views (63416) and adjust the density of grid views (63367).
The Pages list views also get some love, as it now displays the author’s 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. (63309) next to the publication status.
If you like these visual hints next to the page titles, you will love to hear that table views now support displaying combined fields (63236), enabling things like displaying page thumbnails next to the page title in future releases.
Finally, if you really like tinkering with early features, try out the new experimental Quick Edit for Data Views (63600). To do so, remember to enable the experiment in the Gutenberg settings first!
Consolidating design tools across blocks
In a recurring effort to provide design tool consistency across blocks (43241), Gutenberg 18.9 brings border control support to the Gallery, Buttons (which also gets color and padding support), Heading, Paragraph, Quote (spacing support, too) blocks, Social Links, and Term Description blocks. Similarly, the Image and Search blocks get margin support.
Improved usability in editing and applying font size presets
Gutenberg 18.9 iterates both using and editing font presets in global styles. The Global Styles interface now allows user-friendly editing of font size presets (63057). Moreover, these font presets and color presets can now be selected on the Global Styles 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. under “Browse styles“, bringing consistency to the interface and aligning with the left sidebar Styles menu (63173).
“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 217 PRs were merged in Gutenberg 18.8, with 10 first-time contributors! With WordPress 6.6 releasing this week, many contributors are focusing 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. There are still some great features and enhancements in this release, highlighted below.
Group 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. shadow support
A popular feature requestfeature requestA feature request should generally begin the process in the ideas forum, on a mailing list, as a plugin, or brought to the attention of the core team, such as through scope meetings held for each major release. Unsolicited tickets of this variety are typically, therefore, discouraged., shadows can now be added to the Group block. (63295)
Background image support for blocks in global styles
The background image block support has been updated to allow images to be set in global styles (60100). This means that a background image can be set for all quote or pull quote blocks within a site or theme. Additionally, the controls for background images have been updated to use a popover (60151) so that they’re tucked away when not making changes.
Other notable highlights
Toolbar justification controls for Group and Content blocks
The justification controls for the Group and Content blocks are now exposed in the block toolbar. This makes it easier to quickly update these blocks to be left or right-aligned, using a similar interface to text and button blocks. (62924)
Color support for individual list item blocks
Individual list items within a list block can now have different color styles to the overall list they belong to. (59892)
Block inserter no longer behaves like a dialog box
When opening the block inserter, it will now stay open when interacting with the editor canvas. This makes it easier to move around the document while adding blocks. (63059)
Changelog
View full list of changes
Features
DataForm: Implement first prototype using duplicate page action. (63032)
TimePicker: Add dateOrder prop to sort day, month, and year. (62481)
ToolbarButton: Deprecate isDisabled prop and merge with disabled. (63101)
Tooltip Component: Add custom class name support. (63157)
Data Views
Add padding around selected values in author 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.. (63212)
DataViews filterSortAndPaginate utility: Support sorting by number. (63187)
DataViews: Make view.hiddenFields optional. (62876)
Pages: Include 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. in Author field. (63142)
Patterns Page: Hide preview column by default. (63213)
Add example for query block and posts list. (63286)
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: Add example of the block. (63010)
Font Library Modal: Enhance pagination appearance. (63210)
Font Library: Store font subdirectory in post 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.. (63000)
Move font directory into uploads to match WP 6.5. (60354)
Layout
Add justification to block toolbar in addition to 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.. (62924)
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.
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.: Allow passing filename as variations field. (62092)
UnitControl: Fix an issue where keyboard shortcuts unintentionally shift focus on Windows OS. (62988)
Block Library
Add Aspect ratio control on Image blocks in Grids. (62891)
Audio Block: Do not persist blob urls and fix undo. (63257)
File block: Do not persist blob urls and fix undo. (63282)
Fix Incorrect URLURLA specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org basename logic in EmbedPreview. (63052)
Fix: Update “Link Text” label to “Text” on Social Icons block #60966. (61715)
List: Maintain nested list on parent item removal. (62949)
Navigation: Allow themes to override block library text-decoration rule. (63406)
Patterns: Check for edited entity content property when exporting. (63227)
Reduce specificity of social link icon specific colors. (63049)
Refactor Post Date Relative Time Rendering for Future Dates. (62979)
Site Editor: Fix template parts ‘Reset’ action. (62951)
Video Block: Do not persist blob urls and fix undo. (63238)
Post Editor
Editor: Do not truncate post excerpt if not editable. (63314)
Fix: Background height and padding in non-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. editor canvas. (63222)
Fix: Crash when onActionPerformed is used with callback actions. (63120)
Fix: Permanently delete post action does not calls onActionPerformed. (63121)
Fix: Triple scrollbars in device previews. (62940)
Post editor: Increase specificity of bottom padding. (63288)
Actions: TranslationtranslationThe process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. should depend on number of items. (62857)
Data Views
DataViews list layout: Fix action alignment. (62971)
DataViews: Restore preview focus outline in grid layout. (62991)
Fix buttonless table 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. alignment. (62877)
Resizing in Auto mode shouldn’t add columnStart and rowStart values. (63160)
Fix 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. css for nested fullwidth layouts with zero padding applied. (63436)
Global Styles
Elements: Avoid specificity bump for top-level element-only selectors. (63403)
Global styles 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.: Ensure that user-defined variation styles CSSCSSCascading Style Sheets. is generated. (62768)
Root padding styles: Include alignwide in nested has-outer-padding logic. (63207)
Remove letter-spacing from typography element preview. (60322)
Only add customizerCustomizerTool built into WordPress core that hooks into most modern themes. You can use it to preview and modify many of your site’s appearance settings. additional CSS to global styles in block themes. (63331)
Site Editor
Make SiteHub available for Pages, Patterns, and Templates in mobile viewports. (63118)
Patterns and templates cannot be edited from sidebar mobile view. (63002)
Site Editor Sidebar: Hide horizontal scrollbar when navigating. (63194)
Synced Patterns
Ensure disable overrides button is active for image blocks with captions or links. (62948)
Fix second scrollbar when editing patterns in the post editor. (62909)
Pattern overrides: Fix aspect ratio not working in image with overrides. (62828)
Block Editor
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. Panel: Align text and icons horizontally to avoid clipping. (62842)
Zoom Out: Move the hook to the inserter component. (63315)
Fix error when calling the PostActions view-post callback. (63460)
Block bindings
Disable post meta editing in blocks inside 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.. (63237)
Image block: Ensure extenders that rely on media ids in block htmlHTMLHyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. are supported by block bindings. (63013)
Patterns
Fix: Restrict export pattern action to user patterns. (63228)
Posts/Tags/Categories Screen
Constrain is-fullscreen-modeadminadmin(and super admin) body class to posts list. (63166)
Inspector Controls
Fix button wrapping in the document Inspector. (63062)
Design Tools
Duotone: Fix code typo, to ensure Duotone updates correctly in Safari. (62953)
Commands
Fix issue of HTML entities rendering in command menu. (62606)
Typography
Use available font weights and styles in FontAppearanceControl. (61915)
Font Appearance Control: Refactor font appearance fallbacks. (63215)
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)
Allow Escape key to move focus to editor region when in select mode. (62196)
Focus Editor Region from Template Footer Click. (62595)
Components
Button: Stabilize __experimentalIsFocusable prop. (62282)
Perf tests: Make pages test compatible with base branchbranchA directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch".. (63204)
Block 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.
Optimize selectors in the control component. (63141)
Experiments
Layout
Allow inserting blocks directly in empty grid cells. (63108)
Use manualPlacement attribute to set manual grid mode and allow responsive behaviour in both modes. (62777)
Documentation
Add note about postcss-urlrebase package 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.. (63015)
Add RichText formatting example to the Editor curation documentation. (63065)
Block supports: Add documentation for ‘splitting’. (63016)
Fix typo to be preposition, not verb, in some package comments and documentations. (62945)
Storybook: Fix links for block editor examples. (63132)
ToolbarButton: Fix documentation for accessibleWhenDisabled. (63140)
Update ReactReactReact is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. dev docs rule hook URL. (62995)
Code Quality
Add linguist-documentation attribute to docs/ directory. (62651)
Conditionally call focus with getEditorRegion. (62980)
Core Data: Remove entity configuration ‘__experimentalNoFetch’ flag checks. (63303)
Add comment about useSelect usage in withBlockBindingSupport. (63005)
HTML API
Compat: Update HTML API with changes from 6.6. (63089)
Tools
Dependency extraction: Map to regenerator-runtime instead of wp-polyfill. (63091)
Env: Remove version field from docker-compose configuration. (63099)
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 method-signature-style TypeScript lint rule. (62718)
Scripts: Ensure that typescript-eslint checks for unused vars. (62925)
Update new release issue template to remove core editor chat item. (62864)
Testing
Automatically sync backportbackportA port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. changelog to issue. (62973)
Block styles variations E2E: Wait for Save button before editing global styles. (62915)
Cherry pick workflow: Improve message after 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.. (62826)
DataViews: Add performance test for pages. (63170)
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