This release includes a lot of tweaks, bug fixes and performance improvements. It includes a new Async Rendering Mode for blocks so it’s important to test it with custom blocks.
The goal of
Gutenberg 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/ is to simplify the creation of rich pages and posts in WordPress by replacing old custom
HTML 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.,
CSS CSS is an acronym for cascading style sheets. This is what controls the design or look and feel of a site., and shortcodes with native Blocks. The Gutenberg
plugin 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 is currently the main focus for the testing group and Gutenberg is the
new editing experience in WordPress.
To help test, please
download gutenberg.zip
from the releases page or use the button above, install/activate the plugin, and try testing any of the items listed below. You can also see other options for
getting setup for testing in the handbook.
When testing, use the latest stable release of WordPress (5.0.3) and the Gutenberg 4.9 plugin (download using the links above).
All testing is welcome even if it’s just one or two items!
- Open a large document and quickly type a short word. Typing should not feel slow, if it does please note the document size you tested. (13056)
- Check custom blocks from many available plugins. (13056)
- Mark a post as pending review and check that the publish date still says “immediately”. (13178)
- Upload an image with a title in its metadata and check that the title in the media library is the same. (13193)
- Try applying background colors for the table block 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. stripes. (10611)
- Try using the fullscreen mode in different browsers including Edge and notice that you only have a single scrollbar on long posts. (13327)
- Try using the alignment toolbar in the Cover and Categories blocks .
- For more, see pull requests merged in the 4.8 milestone.
If you find a new bug, please
file it in gutenberg
on GitHub. Thank you!
Please join us in
#core-test on
WordPress Slack any time if you have questions about testing!
#4-9,
#call-for-testing,
#gutenberg