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Howdy, and happy Friday! Gutenberg 7.3 just released this week! It included a several fantastic improvements.
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/ 7.3
Navigation 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. text/background colors
Navigation block text and background color
Better block labels in the Navigation block’s Navigator
Navigation block navigator
Replace media flow has been added to the Cover 19583, Media+Text 19198, File 19174, Audio 19158 and Video 19162 blocks.
Replace media flow component for an Image block
This release also includes lots of “lighter DOM” PRs which improve performance and make the DOM easier to style for both pluginPluginA plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party and theme authors. Many, many, many bug fixes as well.
WordPress 5.4 Preparation
In preparation for WordPress 5.4, a list of particular PRs has been gathered that I’m hoping we can get in. The list includes:
Now’s a great time to get involved. While the work on this project is intense, it’s always important to glean new perspectives from other WordPress users and community members. Just drop into any of the links provided above to read up on the details and contribute.
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