I think Fridays are speeding up. It’s hard to believe another one is already here.
Widgets to blocks
Discussion around “element queries” is happening. The reason is because we’d like to show the mobile-web view of Gutenberg in the Customizer for the 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.-blocks stuff. The 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. side still isn’t at the mobile-web view yet, but it’s working better thanks to this PR.
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.
The usability tests are being conducted weekly. One thing I’ve noticed frequently is the lack of ease when placing images along side other images or text. Sure we’ve got blocks that make this possible (which is awesome!) but it’s not quite as discoverable yet.
I submitted an issue a while back regarding how we might make this better. We’d allow users to drag a simple block (Image block) onto another simple block (Image block) which would then automatically create a complex block (Gallery block).
Happy Friday, everyone! Gutenberg 6.3 was released! Among the many enhancements was the new Navigation Mode that loads by default when opening the Editor. The 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) Team communicated the difficulty tabbing through every 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. control before getting to the next block, so this nifty mode should help alleviate this. It feels natural, but we need more feedback, so a call for testing was recently posted.
Additional improvements with 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/ 6.3 include:
Add an Experiments settings page to 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-party.
A call for feedback and contributors Lot’s of work happening as shared in a recent post by @drw158. Dave outlines a great opportunity to unify design patterns across WordPress and outlines the process.
WordPress Component Doc Site As mentioned in the GitHub PR#16953, This unofficial site is @itsjonq‘s effort to gather the component documentation into one place that shows live examples of each design pattern. It simply imports the component documentation and spits out a beautiful site with visual examples of what each component looks like. I believe Q (itsjonq) is also looking to include live code editing in a sandbox as well on the site. It’s currently a work-in-progress that can be found here: https://q-wordpress-component-doc-site-test.netlify.com/
Widgets to blocks
Improvements included in 6.3:
Prevent the block toolbar from overlapping the 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. area 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..
As you all may remember the Navigation block went through a design pivot a few weeks ago. It’s received a focus issue created by @tinkerbelly to get the toolbar controls figured out. Contributors have been dropping in with feedback and opinions, so please join them in the 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/ issue.
Thanks for reading, staying informed, and contributing anywhere you can!
Hey all! Now that we’re in the second half of the year, design reviews and feedback are extremely crucial to help keep development moving.
Widgets to blocks
Looking back on the list of issues that stemmed from a design review regarding 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. areas screen and 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., it’s great to see these getting attention. If you haven’t had the opportunity to test the new widgets screen in wp-admin, please do! 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/ 6.2 reveals this screen in 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-party’s menu.
In Gutenberg 6.3, a new Experiments setting page is being introduced which will offer the ability to turn on/off the new widgets/block areas screen.
Navigation block
As mentioned last week, the Navigation block is going through a design pivot. This is leading to some really interesting design explorations like this one about including existing block patterns.
Happy Friday everyone! Gutenberg 6.2 was released this week with loads of improvements. There was another performance boost in loading time from 5.9s to 4.8s. Let’s take a look at the more recent design enhancements.
As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, there are some issues recently created to help move this forward. I’d say we’d all like this to be completed for WordPress 5.3.
Tightening up
Some recent merges happened shortly after the release that will effect the usability of both nested blocks and the keyboard navigation.
Nested 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. borders and padding https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/14961 (merged)
There’s also discussion around a 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/ default grid going on that needs feedback.
After some discussion, the Nav block has taken a design pivot. There’s an effort to include existing block patterns and to help improve basic block interactions that can improve other blocks having similar issues.
@karmatosed and I did a review on the state of the 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.-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. screen and 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. this week. Plenty of issues were created to help push this along.
Happy Friday y’all! Gutenberg 6.1 was just released Wednesday. “ヽ(´▽`)ノ” Included in the release are some great motions for reordering blocks. I’ll add that while 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/ 6.0 took hit on performance, it been optimized better in 6.1.
Widgets to blocks
There are some really great experiments being added to 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-party.
New Customizer Panel to edit 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.-based 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. areas.
Happy Friday, everyone! It’s time for a roundup of this week’s 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/ links.
Gutenberg 6.0
A new version of Gutenberg was released on Wednesday! Version 6.0 is packed with enhancements, and includes a new set of layout options inside the columns 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. placeholder. This functionality will be expanded and made available to other blocks in the near future.
Here’s a selection of other enhancements in this release:
The modal overlay (or “scrim”) color is now darker, for better 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), and to sync up with the rest of WP-Admin.
This year’s Summer Update at WCEU featured Gutenberg prominently. It included an overview of Phase 2 work to date, along with some inspiring examples of things to come: the block directory, enhanced motion, and experiments like “snap to grid” for blocks.
The usability testing table was a great success! Thanks to everyone who helped make that possible. The videos from those tests will be posted next week.
A number of design contributors worked on Gutenberg tickets during Contribution day as well. A recap of those was posted today.
Editing beyond the post content
@youknowriad has opened some issues that begin laying the groundwork for Gutenberg editing outside of just the post_content. This is an exciting step towards full-site editing, and a great area to keep your eyes on.
Also of use to designers working on Gutenberg: @drw158 has published some excellent new Figma component library updates. These include Figma components that mirror the base UIUIUI is an acronym for User Interface - the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. components found in the @wordpress/components npm package. 🎉
Thank you for reading and for all your contributions. Have a great weekend!
Me and roughly 3,400 other community members are away at WordCampWordCampWordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe but I still wanted to post another update. Most of the 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/ team is here as well, and the slackSlackSlack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. meetings were postponed for the most part, so this week was very light.
June 20, Thursday, was Contributor DayContributor DayContributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. at WCEU and we had a wonderful turnout of designers. At the Gutenberg Design table, several of us gathered around and contributed with comments on issues and/or mockups. Let’s take a look at what we worked on.
We also talked about the future of Gutenberg, caught up on the phases and checked out the recent features. We shared stories, and everyone was genuinely excited to see how Gutenberg is improving.
Thank you everyone for contributing this day and I look forward to chatting with you all in slack.
Usability testing
In addition to Contributor Day, several of us were running usability tests during the WordCamp. Once we’re back, these videos will get posted for everyone to review and share their thoughts. Stay tuned.
Thanks for reading, staying informed, and contributing anywhere you can!
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. Directory
This week several designers spent time cleaning up loose ends and making small improvements throughout 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/.
Improving 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)color contrast on disabled buttons.
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. Directory
Work on the block directory is continuing, with lots of great discussion happening in the GitHub issues and in the Figma file. Expect a summary post with updated designs soon.
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)
Support for the reduce-motion media query has been added to all animations and transitions throughout 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/.
PRs have been opened to begin working through some text zoom issues identified in the Tenon report:
During last Friday’s Accessibility chat, there was some cross-team discussion around accessibility issues with 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. paradigm used in Gutenberg. A small team has been discussing and sketching up issues, and hopes to share some thoughts soon.
A “clickthrough” approach for working with nested blocks has also been merged. Look for upcoming enhancements to this feature to make to further improve the way we interact with nested blocks.
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