{"id":125476,"date":"2026-08-19T12:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=125476"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:37:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:37:36","slug":"whats-new-in-gutenberg-23-8-19-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/19\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-23-8-19-august\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new in Gutenberg 23.8? (19 August)"},"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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Gutenberg 23.8?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 23.8 has been released and is available for download<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Version 23.8 continues to build on recent releases, adding shareable URLs and an in-editor code diff view to visual revisionsRevisions<\/span> The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next\/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision.<\/span><\/span><\/span>, email notifications for users mentioned in a note, major List View performance improvements on large posts, and a smoother writing flow that renders a real default 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> in place of the empty-canvas appender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n