Mark Uraine 11:09 pm on September 22, 2019
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Gutenberg Phase 2 Friday Design Update #34

Gutenberg 6.5 was released this last Wednesday. It included some great features and enhancements.

One of the highlights of this last release is found within the pluginPlugin A 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’s experiment settings: the BlockBlock 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. Directory!

Other outstanding additions included:

GutenbergGutenberg 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 ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ + WordPress 5.3

The Gutenberg code is currently frozen in preparation for merging into CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.. Well, except for the code that continually being improved for the plugin itself. Here’s a reminder of the upcoming WordPress 5.3 dates.

  • September 16 – Gutenberg code freeze
  • September 23 – WP 5.3 BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. 1
  • October 7 – Soft string freeze for WP 5.3

A few remaining items that we’re hoping to finalize before 5.3 are these two pressing PRs.

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Needs accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (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) testing.
https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/17418

Inserter Help Panel HTMLHTML HTML is an acronym for Hyper Text Markup Language. It is a markup language that is used in the development of web pages and websites. preview of blocks
https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/17488

Thanks for reading, staying informed, and contributing anywhere you can!

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