{"id":122650,"date":"2026-04-09T09:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=122650"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:08:47","slug":"whats-new-in-gutenberg-22-9-8-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/04\/09\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-22-9-8-april\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new in Gutenberg 22.9? (8 April)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat\u2019s new in GutenbergGutenberg<\/span> The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses \u2018blocks\u2019 to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.\rhttps:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2026\u201d posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag<\/a>) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here\u2019s an overview<\/a> of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s New In<\/mark>
Gutenberg 22.9?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 22.9 has been released and is available for download<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This release introduces background gradients that work alongside background images in the Group blockBlock<\/span> Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.<\/span><\/span><\/span>, and adds organized sections to the command palette for better action discovery (experimental). The wordpress\/ui package gains a foundational component for consistent empty states, while real-time collaboration receives stability improvements for multi-user editing sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 131 PRs<\/a> were merged in Gutenberg 22.9, with 5 first-time contributors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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