Jb Audras 7:38 am on February 6, 2026
Tags: 6-9-1 ( 6 ), 7-0 ( 20 ), core ( 710 ), core-editor, dev chat ( 888 )

Summary, Dev Chat, February 4, 2026

Start of the meeting in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/., facilitated by @audrasjb 🔗 Agenda post.

Announcements 📢

Nominations for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026

The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is over. We are putting together the nominations, then a poll will probably be opened for voting. It will stay open for two weeks. Stay tuned.

WordPress 6.9.1

It was released yesterday! Congrats to everyone involved in this release!

Milestone 6.9.2 is open on Trac and @jorbin will monitor new tickets related to 6.9.

WordPress 7.0 Update

The WordPress 7.0 Release Squad has been announced.
The 7.0 bug scrub schedule was published.
The detailed release schedule is almost ready to be published and should be available soon.

Discussion 💬

We have a formal proposal for merging the WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0!

Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0

@jorbin noted that there is no formal timeline for feedback on this new feature.

There are discussions in the proposal on Make/Core and in the related Trac ticket.

The realtime coordination feature also was noted by @marybaum and @jorbin as a set of features that would deserves a merge proposal blogpost.

From @adamsilverstein:

I’d like to mention I have posted a detailed progress update for the Client Side Media feature on the tracking issue. The summary is: last week we landed the wordpress/worker-threads package, which unlocks running VIPS directly in a worker thread. This means the feature can now be tested. Also: the final 7 pre-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. PRs are nearly ready for review.
The main thing I need support on is code reviews and testing!

This was cross-posted on the #core-editor channel.

#6-9-1, #7-0, #core, #dev-chat

JuanMa Garrido 5:55 pm on January 22, 2026
Tags: block-editor ( 127 ), core-editor, gutenberg ( 532 ), gutenberg-new ( 203 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 22.4? (20 January)

“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.)) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

What’s New In
Gutenberg 22.4?

Gutenberg 22.4 has been released and is available for download! You can also check it from this Playground link.

A total of 402 PRs were merged in Gutenberg 22.4, with 16 first-time contributors!

This release covers typography, patterns, images, and responsive design. The Font Library now works with classic and hybrid themes. Pattern Overrides expanded to custom blocks. The Image 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. got focal point controls. And there’s an experimental feature for hiding blocks based on screen size.

Classic and Hybrid Theme Support for the Font Library
Pattern Overrides: Custom Block Support
Image Block: Focal Point Controls
Block Visibility Based on Screen Size (Experimental)
Other Notable Highlights
Changelog
First-time contributors
Contributors

Classic and Hybrid Theme Support for the Font Library

The Font Library and Global Styles now work with classic themes (#73971, #73876). Like the Media Library, you can access the Font Library as a modal or through a dedicated adminadmin (and super admin) section—regardless of your theme type.

Pattern Overrides: Custom Block Support

Custom blocks can now use Pattern Overrides. (#73889)

Since WordPress 6.5, Pattern Overrides let you create synced patterns where the layout stays consistent but specific content can change per instance. The catch? Only four coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks supported it: Heading, Paragraph, Button, and Image.

Not anymore. Any block attribute that supports Block Bindings now supports Pattern Overrides by default. Block authors can opt in through the server-side block_bindings_supported_attributes filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output.. This closes a long-requested enhancement and opens up synced patterns to custom blocks.

Image Block: Focal Point Controls

The Image block now has focal point controls. (#73115) Set a focal point on any image to control which part stays visible when the image is cropped for different screen sizes or aspect ratios. The picker is built into the Image block settings, so you can adjust it without leaving the editor.

Block Visibility Based on Screen Size (Experimental)

A new experimental feature lets you hide or show blocks based on screen size. (#73949, #74249, #74379)

Site builders have been asking for this forever—control block visibility across devices without writing CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets.. The feature includes a viewport modal for setting visibility rules, backend support for generating CSS, and visual indicators showing which blocks are hidden at different screen sizes. It’s experimental for now and requires enabling the experiment flag.

Other Notable Highlights

A few more highlights worth mentioning:

Real-Time Collaboration is no longer experimental. (#74562) The code has moved out of experimental status ahead of planned inclusion in WordPress 7.0. Note that a default provider isn’t in place yet.
Verse and Quote blocks can now transform into each other. (#73068) Finally fixes the annoyance of similar blocks not being interchangeable.
Dimension presets for width and min-height. (#73811) Theme developers can define preset dimension values in theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. that appear when users set block widths or minimum heights.
Query LoopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. block can exclude terms. (#73790) Much easier than the old workaround of manually adding every term except the one you don’t want.
Paragraph block supports wide and full alignment. (#73958) Useful for theme developers working with wide and full alignment CSS in block layouts.
Notes appear even when template lock is enabled. (#74577) The Notes feature (added in WordPress 6.9) now shows up regardless of template lock mode.

Changelog

Features

Collaboration

Real-time collaboration: Move collaborative editing from experiments to default Gutenberg 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 experience. (74562)

Block Library

Add Heading level variations. (73823)
Image: Add focal point controls. (73115)
Query Loop: Exclude terms support. (73790)
Paragraph: Add align wide full supports. (73958)

Post Editor

Notes: Enable floating notes in template lock mode. (74577)
Pattern Overrides: Infer partial syncing supported blocks from the server. (73889)

Design Tools

Dimensions Support: Add dimension presets and adopt for width and min height block supports. (73811)

Font Library

Classic Themes: Enable Fonts and thus global styles. (73971)
Allow access for hybrid themes. (73876)

Block Transforms

Add block transforms between Verse and Quote blocks. (73068)

Enhancements

Add Field primitives. (74190)
Add new VisuallyHidden component. (74189)
Clamp signaling server retries to prevent unbounded backoff. (74372)
Leverage wordpress/base-styles admin schemes stylesheet instead of duplicate declarations in various packages. (69130)
MediaEdit: Add drag and drop functionality. (74455)
MediaEdit: Expanded view. (74336)
Storybook: Update DataView free composition story. (74146)
Stylelint: Add design token linting. (74226)
Theme_JSON_Resolver: Check for WP_Post instance. (74172)
UIUI User interface: Add Button. (74415)
UI: Add Fieldset primitives. (74296)
UI: Add Icon component. (74311)
UI: Add InputLayout primitive. (74313)
UI: Add Input primitive. (74615)
UI: Ensure Stack is exported from root package exports. (73928)
UI: Remove support for numeric multiplier on Box padding. (74008)
Update: Revert back to fit text toggle UI. (73890)
@wordpress/theme: Update colorjs.io to version 0.6.0. (74278)
@wordpress/ui Button: Add destructive tone. (74463)
@wordpress/ui Button: Refactor to base ui. (74416)
@wordpress/ui Button: Tweak disabled styles and rework tokens. (74470)
@wordpress/ui Button: Undo destructive tone variant. (74540)
change: wp-env: Strip version suffix for non-wp-org zip sources. (74195)

Block Library

Add LinkPicker Component for using a Link Preview Button in the Navigation Link Inspector. (73830)
Add block_core_breadcrumbs_items filter to Breadcrumbs allowing to filter final items array. (74169)
Add list view tab to the buttons, list and social icons blocks. (74120)
Apply post_type_archive_title on post type archive title in Breadcrumbs. (73966)
Archives Block: Use new HtmlRenderer component to remove extra div wrapper and remove editor styles. (74255)
Block Card: Make the parent block navigation generic, supports any block with list view support. (74164)
Block Fields: Show all form fields by default. (74486)
Block support: Add anchor support for dynamic blocks. (74183)
Block: Memoize canOverrideBlocks. (74400)
Breadcrumbs Block: Use HtmlRenderer to remove extra div from editor. (74273)
Button: Improve the label of the button block in list view. (74163)
Calendar Block: Use HtmlRenderer to remove extra div from editor. (74271)
Classic Block: Always use modal and display block placeholder. (74162)
Comment Author Name: Migrate to text-align block support. (74068)
Comment Content: Migrate to text-align block support. (74269)
Dynamically add CSS class to Paragraph block. (71207)
Footnotes: Prevent inserting footnotes within a footnotes block. (74287)
Form Field Blocks: Replace dashicon with SVG icons. (73996)
Forms Block: Switch from dashicons to SVG. (74297)
Heading: Migrate to text-align block support. (74383)
Hide Display section from Nav Inspector Controls if empty. (74495)
HtmlRenderer: Merge style props. (74344)
Image Block: Add content tab and reorganize inspector controls. (74201)
Image: Add focal point controls. (73115)
Inspector Fields: Show DataForm driven Content tab for all blocks that support content fields (+ support block bindings). (73863)
Latest Comments: Remove wrapper div and use HtmlRenderer for dynamic content rendering. (74277)
Pass post_id as an argument to block_core_breadcrumbs_post_type_settings filter to allow more granular term choice. (74170)
Query Loop: Hide change design or choose pattern when is locked. (74160)
RSS Block: Use HtmlRenderer to remove extra div from editor and remove editor styles. (74272)
Separator, Code: Don’t require Enter for shortcut. (63654)
Tag Cloud: Use new HtmlRenderer component to remove extra div wrapper. (74228)
[Tabs block] Button and Tab Styling options #73932. (74103)
theme.json: Add breadcrumbs block schema. (74227)

Block Editor

Add autoComplete attribute to prevent browser autocomplete. (74595)
Add list view inspector tab for pattern editing. (74574)
Block Inspector: Update the design of the style variation to use ToolsPanel. (74224)
Block variation transformation: Change position and threshold. (74251)
ContentOnlyControls: Polish headerHeader The 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. style. (74260)
Improve cross origin isolation support. (74418)
Layout: Add allowWrap option to flex layout block support. (74493)
Prevent browser autocomplete in Navigation link search. (74305)
Headings support for Word Online while pasting. (70771)

DataViews

Add density picker and related styles to DataView layouts. (71050)
Add groupBy.showLabel configuration option to control group header label visibility. (74161)
Add: Panel form layout validation. (73700)
DataViewsPicker Table Layout: Ensure checkbox column is always 48px wide. (74181)
Display a separate — for each level. (74199)
Implement format for datetime. (73924)
Remove table row click-to-select and hover styles. (73873)
Update LayoutCard story in DataForm to use card layout. (73695)
Update field colorisation in DataViews list layout. (73884)

Components

Add Badge component to UI package. (73875)
Autocomplete: Add offset to popover. (74084)
Button: Hide focus style when :Active. (74106)
Enhance Notice actions to allow more props like disabled and onClick with URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org. (74094)
Menu: Remove animation on submenus. (74548)
Notice: Add right margin to content only when dismissible. (73905)
Popover: Update animation. (74082)
Update ToggleGroupControl visual design. (74036)
DimensionControl: Hard deprecate component. (73944)
Storybook: Include design tokens styles automatically. (73938)

Media

Media Fields: Add “Date added” and “Date modified” fields. (74401)
Media Fields: Add ThumbnailView fallback. (74024)
Media Fields: Add an attached_to field. (74432)
Media Fields: Add readonly author field to media fields package and use in the media modal. (74484)
Media Modal experiment: Always show thumbnail field. (74147)
Media Modal experiment: Tweak padding of the modal for consistency. (74155)
Add label to MediaEdit component. (74176)
Media mime type field: Disable sorting for now. (74373)

Post Editor

Fields: Add MediaEdit component. (73537)
Preview drop down: Align preview editing widths with common breakpoints. (74339)

Block APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

Add height block support to dimension. (71914)
Block support: Preserve anchor value in comment delimiter. (70993)

Client Side Media

Enhance queue system. (74501)

Global Styles

Add text alignment support to elements. (73854)

Bug Fixes

Annotations: Maintain active formats after applying. (73575)
Block Bindings: Remove caption from edit on EditWithGeneratedProps. (73552)
Command Palette: Fix in the font library page and site editor experiment. (74232)
Core Merge: Deduplicate Font Library page and routes. (74381)
Customize: Preserve CSS cascade for Additional CSS in classic themes. (74593)
DataForm: Fix panel field inaccessible when empty with labelPosition none or top. (74264)
Fix document title htmlHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. entities. (74027)
Fix punctuation and formatting in README.md. (74440)
Fix the dataviews experiment locked fields position on toggle. (74326)
Fix: Menu_order validation to allow zero and negative values. (74282)
Font Library: Allow the sidebarSidebar A 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. to be scrolled in boot powered pages like fonts. (73960)
Image Cropper package: Add reactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. peer dependencies. (74402)
Preferences: Add TypeScript types to package.json exports. (73276)
Theme: Fix design-tokens.js entrypoint to specify types and CJS variants. (74129)
[create-block] Updates variant handling for missing directory files. (73986)
api-fetch: Add named export to fix TypeScript callable issues. (74576)
Editor: Remove extra comma from offline error notices. (73907)
Scroll to previous location in document with editor back button. (73737)

Block Library

Block Fields: Remove normalization code and tidy up. (74532)
Block Library: Fix discussion settings data selection. (74026)
Categories Block: Fix CSS collision with labels. (73862)
Comments Title Block: Fix double quotes in non-English locales. (74330)
Cover & Group: Fix preview paragraph textAlign. (73940)
Disables anchor support for the More block. (74267)
Disables visibility support for the More and Page Break block. (74531)
Fix Post Date Block: Semantic use of date tag inside link. (73788)
Fix navigation link popover staying open after creating page. (73893)
Fix query pattern selection so query variation patterns can appear. (73901)
Fix: Prevent accordion-heading submitting/sending forms (button type="button"). (74177)
Image Block: Fix image block content tools when multiselecting image blocks. (74604)
List Block: Fix the top empty list item deletion. (73839)
Navigation Link: Preserve custom label when adding URL via LinkPicker. (74013)
Paragraph block: Add RTL support for drop caps in paragraph block styles in the editor. (74058)
Post Title: Reverting strip_tags for Post Title. (73896)
Query Title: Fix incorrect quotation marks with trailing spaces. (74300)
Query loop should show “change design” in toolbar in contentOnly mode. (73903)
Quote: Fix transformation error. (74253)
Tabs: Reset focus styles to avoid visual glitch. (74225)
Tag Cloud, Archives: Fix sidebar flash when changing settings. (74291)
Tag Cloud, Archives: Restore missing block wrapper div. (74321)
Tag Cloud: Make error message prefix text translatable. (74256)
Terms Query Block: Fix Max terms for non-hierarchical taxonomies. (74130)

Block Editor

Block Support: Fix horizontal overflow in Manage allowed blocks modal. (74337)
Close the inserter on small screens after adding a block. (74487)
Color Panel: Ensure minimum height for popover content. (73835)
Inserter: Only show blocks that can be inserted on the page. (74453)
Inserter: Prevent block-scope variations insertion in slash inserter. (74259)
List View Panel: Fix circular dependency issue that was breaking some Storybook stories. (74399)
List View: Fix focus shift to the selected nested block. (74431)
Parent selector: Fix dot divider horizontal spacing. (74329)
Remove block selection clearer handling from iframeiframe iFrame is an acronym for an inline frame. An iFrame is used inside a webpage to load another HTML document and render it. This HTML document may also contain JavaScript and/or CSS which is loaded at the time when iframe tag is parsed by the user’s browser.. (73753)
Replace default block on paste if it has no content. (73951)
Rich Text: Make inline toolbar more reactive for proper positioning. (73853)
WidgetWidget A 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. Group: Remove parent outline. (74107)
Fix: Align Document Outline padding in List View sidebar to match surrounding panels (#73576). (73595)

Global Styles

Fix infinite loop in Font Style UI. (73955)
Global Fonts: Convert relative font URLs to absolute theme URLs in font-face styles. (74115)
Global Fonts: Correctly convert relative font URLs to absolute theme URLs in font-face styles. (74137)
Site editor global styles settings: Ensure generated global styles are correct in canvas between views. (73952)
Site editor global styles settings: Preserve non-global styles in default site editor settings. (74088)
Theme_JSON_Resolver: Defensively cover against situations where the post is null. (74124)

Components

Add checkerboard pattern for background in featured imageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. preview. (74091)
Fix DateTimePicker timezone handling for non-string values. (73887)
Fix InputControl label overflow for long translations. (74301)
Fix generated TS types referencing unavailable csstype. (74655)
Fix parent popover not closing on click outside. (74340)

DataViews

FilterSortAndPaginate should ignore sorting on non-sortable fields. (73950)
Fix combined field alignment in DataViews table layout. (73908)
Fix row selection in table layout in Firefox. (73945)
Fix: Dataview: Column header move item in RTL moves in the opposite direction to the arrow. (74644)

Collaboration

Real-time collaboration: Apply only detected changes from the persisted CRDT document. (74668)
Real-time collaboration: Do not overwrite a “floating” date. (73984)
Real-time collaboration: Refetch entity when it is saved by a peer. (74637)

Site Editor

If the route cannot be found treat the canvas mode as view. (74642)
Prevent start page options modal from opening when navigating back from template parts. (74037)

Interactivity API

Search and File Blocks: Fix client navigation support on WordPress 6.8. (73650)
iAPI: Preserve boolean HTML attributes during client side navigation. (74446)

Post Editor

Editor: Cleanup active post as needed. (74118)
Improve memoization in the overrides panel. (74407)
Fix bindableAttributes only being returned for the selected block. (74061)

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)

Block Editor

Update: Use 12px as minimum font size for warning on fit text. (74387)
@wordpress/keycodes: Add ariaKeyShortcut and shortcutFormats exports. (74205)
Stretchy Text: Accept very small font sizes, and show a warning. (73730)

Components

Validated form controls: Suppress native popover. (73471)

Performance

Block Library

Blocks: Cache URL root when registering assets. (74451)
Table block: Improve ‘onChange’ callback memoization. (74073)
Table block: Improve table block typing performance. (74029)

Block Editor

Block visibility based on screen size: Don’t subscribe to state in the hook. (74481)

Plugin

Blocks: Fix root URL cache fatal error. (74459)

Experiments

Block Visibility

Add experiment for hiding blocks based on screen size. (73949)
Block Visibility: Fix block position shift when toggling. (74535)
Block visibility: Incorrect argument passed to hasBlockSupport in isBlockHidden. (74151)
Block visibility based on screen size: Add backend block support. (73994)
Block visibility support: Use CSS range syntax for media queries. (74526)
Block visibility based on screen size: Add rules to hide on viewport size. (74379)
Block visibility: Add viewport modal and controls UI. (74249)
Block visibility: Add visibility notice for hidden blocks in the block inspector. (74180)
Block visibility based on screen size: Basic clientside state. (74025)

Block Library

PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher-only blocks: Generate inspector controls from attributes. (74102)
PHP-only blocks: Use HtmlRenderer to ensure fontend & editor consistency. (74261)
Refine overlay edit button UI: Move to link variant and add tooltip. (73957)
Render custom overlay template parts in Navigation block (behind experiment). (73967)
Update navigation-overlay-close block to be used as server side rendering. (74579)
Add Navigation Overlay close block (behind experiment). (73724)
Add create new overlay button to Navigation block. (73919)
Navigation Overlay: Fix area and icon name. (74520)
Navigation Overlay: Add default paragraph block. (74592)
Navigations within overlays should not increment aria label unique name. (74469)
Show Navigation overlay patterns on right sidebar. (74069)
Create default Core Navigation Overlay patterns. (74047)
Navigation overlay: Update default pattern. (74458)
Navigation Overlay: Add a background to the default pattern. (74659)
Navigation: When a navigation block has a custom overlay, the submenu colors should not apply to the overlay. (74544)
Block Fields: Decouple the experiment from contentOnly/pattern editing experiments. (74479)

Collaboration

Real-time Collaboration: Add Yjs awareness foundation. (74565)
Real-time collaboration: Add type guard for rich-text attributes. (73946)
Real-time collaboration: Fix persisted document metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. and add tests. (73985)
Real-time collaboration: Improve type safety with YMapWrap. (73948)
Real-time collaboration: Use alternative diff in quill-delta, provide incremental text updates. (73699)
Remove WebRTC and IndexedDB providers. (74555)
Real-time collaboration: Allow post-locked-modal to be overridden when collaborative-editing is enabled. (72326)
Create a reverse map for faster itemBlock lookups. (73930)

Site Editor

Add extensibleExtensible This is the ability to add additional functionality to the code. Plugins extend the WordPress core software. site editor experiment. (74123)
Extensible Site Editor: Design improvements and page rename. (73962)
Extensible Site Editor: Fix the dashboard link. (74231)
Extensible Site Editor: Lift template activation restriction. (74197)
Build: Rename extensible site editor page to avoid conflicts. (74221)
Extensible Site Editor: The Canvas should share the same ThemeProvider as all the surfaces. (74125)
Routing: Add title support to php generated pages. (73877)

Font Library

Fonts: Improve initial rendering. (73977)
Font Library: Fix active menu item in the sidebar. (73927)
Fix help text position in Upload tab. (74157)

Design System

Theme: Refine typography tokens. (73931)
Boot: Wire user admin theme preference to ThemeProvider. (74011)
Theme: Generate and expose TypeScript types for token options. (74080)
Theme: Include Figma scopes extension in design tokens. (73897)
Theme: Update semibold font weight to apply workaround at CSS. (74392)

Documentation

DataViews stories: Add custom layout. (74605)
DataViews: Update FreeComposition story description with subcomponents list. (73969)
Docs: Clarify that npm publishing requires team approval during the RC1 launch. (74204)
Docs: Enhance documentation for Interactivity API and iAPI Router. (73766)
Docs: Fix API Versions link in Block API reference. (74031)
Docs: Fix Gutenberg Release Process link. (74240)
Docs: Fix broken release process links. (74250)
Docs: Fix callout notices layout and clarify GitHubGitHub GitHub 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/ vs handbook links. (74252)
Docs: Fix create-block handbook link. (74237)
Docs: Fix typos and improve clarity in documentation across multiple files. (74270)
Docs: Remove “Customizing supported attributes filter” section from Block Bindings documentation. (74410)
Enable components manifest for Storybook. (74626)
Enhance Block Bindings Documentation as per WP 6.9 updates: Customizing supported attributes an getFieldsList. (73763)
Fix documentation title for wordpress/build package. (74541)
Fix formatting in block bindings documentation: Corrected links to core sources by adding hyphens. (74414)
Fix invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid. theme.json color value in Global Styles documentation. (73999)
Fix typo in Tutorial: Build your first block. (74050)
Improve DataForm stories. (74196)
Storybook: Remove “background” tools from toolbar. (74538)
Storybook: Remove margin checker tool. (74539)
Storybook: Show props from component libraries. (74279)
Storybook: Update “Introduction” doc. (74500)
Theme/UI: Add intro documentation to Storybook. (74551)
Theme: Include density documentation in README.md. (73976)
UI: Add dark background for Storybook theme switcher. (74318)
UI: Remove individual experimental tags from Storybook. (74582)
Update nested-blocks-inner-blocks.md. (74534)
Update the copyright licensecopyright license Copyright holders may grant a license with various allowances including the ability to modify or distribute the copyrighted material. Also see GPL. to 2026. (74306)
Update the useCommandLoader example to fix the syntax error and add missing imports. (73660)
Validated form controls: Add stories for validation in popovers. (71282)

Code Quality

wordpress/theme: Update color ramp generation snapshots. (74281)
Add design-tokens.css to stylelintignore. (74498)
Convert dom-ready package to TypeScript. (67671)
Fix: Use WP_Theme_JSON_Gutenberg instead of WP_Theme_JSON class. (74294)
Theme: Enable color ramp tests and update snapshots. (74403)
TypeScript: Convert notices package to TypeScript. (67670)
TypeScript: Migrate packages/jest-puppeteer-axe package to TypeScript. (70523)
TypeScript: Migrate shortcodeShortcode A shortcode is a placeholder used within a WordPress post, page, or widget to insert a form or function generated by a plugin in a specific location on your site. package to TS. (74522)
UI: Remove redundant renderElement utility. (74284)
Update browserslist data. (74312)
wordpress/dataviews: Migrate to Stack. (74174)
dom-ready: Refactor tests to use defineProperty. (74514)
dom-ready: Replace @ts-expect-error with MockDocument in tests. (74482)

Components

Add back type defs for no margin bottom prop. (73979)
BaseControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74077)
CheckboxControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (73916)
CheckboxControl: Remove margin bottom prop from missed spots. (73921)
ComboboxControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74034)
FocalPointPicker: Deprecate bottom margin. (73980)
Fully resolve some intra-package import paths. (74530)
Menu, CustomSelectControl (v1 & 2): Update animation. (74111)
Menu: Clean up popover wrappers. (74207)
Move ESLint rules specific to @wordpress/components to custom rules. (74611)
Paragraph block: Stop using named export from block.json. (74527)
RangeControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74033)
Remove outdated vendor prefix properties in CSS. (74213)
SearchControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74053)
SelectControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74052)
Storybook: Fix Sass warnings. (74298)
Storybook: Remove outdated story matchers. (74299)
Storybook: Retire old theme switcher. (74499)
TextControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (73920)
TextareaControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (73970)
ToggleControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74012)
ToggleGroupControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (74004)
ToolsPanel: Remove line-height workaround. (73892)
TreeSelect: Deprecate bottom margin. (74014)
Update eslint-plugin-storybook to 10.1.11. (74317)
@wordpress/components: Lint and fix @wordpress/components-no-missing-40px-size-prop rule. (74622)
Eslint: Add design token linting. (74325)

Block Library

Accordion Header: Fix potential undo trap. (74182)
Accordion: Passthrough ‘openByDefault’ value via context. (74191)
Accordion: Remove ‘isSelected’ attribute. (74198)
Add template part context to navigation block. (74614)
Breadcrumbs: Stabilize block. (74166)
Code Modernization: Use null coalescing operator in place of isset() in ternaries. (74335)
Content-only: Remove mapping and args in favor of DataForm API. (74575)
Footnotes: Escape dynamic output to meet coding standards. (74243)
Navigation Submenu: Show (Invalid) indicator when parent page is deleted. (74461)
Navigation: Refactor SCSS to reduce duplication. (74666)
Remove unused dependencies. (74624)
Widget Group: Optimize value returned by selector. (74104)

DataViews

DataForm validation story: Add support for the details layout. (74445)
Field API: Move formatting logic to the field. (73922)
wordpress/dataviews: Improve stories and tests. (74192)
wordpress/dataviews: Reorganize code. (74188)

Block Editor

Block Supports: Extract reusable preset input control from spacing sizes and border radius controls. (73787)
Fit-text: Refactor control hook for readability. (74350)
Fix classnames for link preview component. (73698)
Make TextIndentControl component internal. (74219)

Data Layer

Data: Await resolver implementing isFulfilled. (70806)
Improve resolveSelect type definition. (73973)
TypeScript: Convert redux-store types in data package to TS. (67666)

Post Editor

Editor: Remove hardcoded autosave conditions for templates. (73781)
Rename overlay area. (74444)

Block API

Block support: Backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. anchor support changes in core. (74341)

Plugin

Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.8. (74218)
Bump minimum required PHP version to 7.4. (74457)

Media

Media fields: Add tests for fields with unique logic. (74015)

Tools

Project management: Automate adding package-related labels to PRs. (52729)
SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. Notifications for Testing Team, Workflow Edition. (71086)

Build Tooling

Build: Allow passing down arguments to wp-build. (74083)
Build: Avoid using the source maps file to compute the version hash. (74064)
Build: Build minified and non minified CSS in both npm run dev and npm run build. (74380)
Build: Faster repo building in CI. (74406)
Build: Fix TypeScript error output in check-build-type-declaration-files script. (74346)
Build: Fix the default base URL used when generating php files. (74220)
Build: Fully resolve import paths in transpiled files. (73822)
Build: Only generate asset file once and keep version consistent. (74051)
Build: Support Core *.php pages (screen id) when rendering single separate pages. (74113)
Build: Support custom URL. (74076)
Build: Support pnpm. (74194)
Build: Use .mjs extensions for build-module files. (74348)
Bump Node.js requirement to 20.19. (74342)
DependencyExtractionWebpackPlugin: Add ui as bundled package. (74485)
Dev: Fix file change logs not displaying in watch mode. (74452)
Fix deprecations for Storybook component usage. (74619)
Fix storybook:Dev race condition with dev script. (74290)
Fully resolve moment-timezone import, improve build optimization. (74578)
Improve wp-build generated PHP files with proper prefixing and naming. (74490)
Infrastructure: Convert storybook to a workspace package. (74640)
Publishing next packages: Remove commit hash from version. (74589)
Rename --fast build flag and use in Storybook build. (74552)
Revert bump of Node.js to 20.19. (74385)
Stop building wp-build by renaming the src directory. (74450)
UI: Exclude package from jsdoc/require-param rule. (74315)
Update Storybook to v10 with Vite builder. (74396)
Update TypeScript base configuration to use bundler module resolution. (74560)
Update eslint to 8.57.1. (74316)
Update report-flaky-tests action to use CommonJS module format. (74152)
Upgrade storybook to v9. (74143)
Use a stable npm version on static checks job. (74222)
WordPress Build: Use stable content hashes when building scripts. (74035)
tsconfig: Replace skipDefaultLibCheck with skipLibCheck. (74239)
wp-build: Fix dynamic base-styles import. (74434)
wp-build: Fix script module IDs to use configured packageNamespace. (74411)

Testing

Add end-to-end tests for relaxed default block paste behavior. (73963)
Automated Testing: Include Windows build for GitHub Actions static checks. (73923)
CI: Run the PHP unit tests with the oldest and latest versions. (74460)
Font Library: Test frontend and classic themes. (74067)
PHPCSPHP Code Sniffer PHP Code Sniffer, a popular tool for analyzing code quality. The WordPress Coding Standards rely on PHPCS.: Include the test directory. (48754)
Template Activation: Try fixing still flaky test. (74216)
Test: Update URLs in tests to use example.org/com instead of test.com. (74246)
Tests: Add unit tests for Button block __experimentalLabel functionality. (74186)
Theme: Ensure build artifacts are synced in version controlversion control A version control system keeps track of the source code and revisions to the source code. WordPress uses Subversion (SVN) for version control, with Git mirrors for most repositories.. (73894)
end-to-end tests: Restore removal of settings path in preload tests. (74375)
wordpress/theme: Disable color ramp unit tests. (74347)
Template Activation: Make template edit test less flaky again. (74066)
Template Activation: Make template edit test less flaky. (73975)

Data Layer

Cleanup the dependencies in the root package.json. (74212)
Update package version after an unfinished publish. (74413)

npm Packages

Packages: Add support for publishing stable release of pre-release package. (74332)
Packages: Avoid bumping the major version on prerelease packages. (74285)

Components

Fix missing dependencies for packages. (74310)

Block Library

Changelog: Fix block-library and date package entries after failed release action. (74202)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@CGastrell: Layout: Add allowWrap option to flex layout block support. (74493)
@dimitrop: Clamp signaling server retries to prevent unbounded backoff. (74372)
@jillro: Terms Query Block: Fix Max terms for non-hierarchical taxonomies. (74130)
@JosVelasco: Block Editor: Prevent browser autocomplete in Navigation link search. (74305)
@madhavraj2004: api-fetch: Add named export to fix TypeScript callable issues. (74576)
@manhphuc: Fix: Align Document Outline padding in List View sidebar to match surrounding panels (#73576). (73595)
@maxschmeling: Real-time collaboration: Move collaborative editing from experiments to default Gutenberg plugin experience. (74562)
@Menrath: change: wp-env: Strip version suffix for non-wp-org zip sources. (74195)
@mordeth: DataViews: Add groupBy.showLabel configuration option to control group header label visibility. (74161)
@Ndimande-dev: Update nested-blocks-inner-blocks.md. (74534)
@Ninos: Fix: Prevent accordion-heading submitting/sending forms (button type="button"). (74177)
@pkevan: Real-time collaboration: Allow post-locked-modal to be overridden when collaborative-editing is enabled. (72326)
@Rishicreates20: Fix punctuation and formatting in README.md. (74440)
@rutviksavsani: Fix the dataviews experiment locked fields position on toggle. (74326)
@saranshsinhaa: [Tabs block] Button and Tab Styling options #73932. (74103)
@UmeraGhori: theme.json: Add breadcrumbs block schema. (74227)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@aaronrobertshaw @adamsilverstein @aduth @alecgeatches @aliaghdam @andreawetzel @andrewserong @annezazu @bacoords @cbravobernal @CGastrell @chihsuan @chriszarate @ciampo @DAreRodz @dimitrop @ellatrix @fabiankaegy @fushar @getdave @gigitux @hbhalodia @ingeniumed @jameskoster @jeryj @jillro @johnbillion @johnhooks @jorgefilipecosta @JosVelasco @jsnajdr @juanfra @juanmaguitar @kmanijak @luisherranz @madhavraj2004 @MaggieCabrera @Mamaduka @manhphuc @manzoorwanijk @maxschmeling @Mayank-Tripathi32 @mcsf @mecskyverse @Menrath @mikachan @mirka @mordeth @mtias @Ndimande-dev @Ninos @ntsekouras @oandregal @ockham @pkevan @prasadkarmalkar @priethor @ramonjd @retrofox @Rishicreates20 @rutviksavsani @ryanwelcher @SainathPoojary @saranshsinhaa @scruffian @sgomes @shimotmk @SirLouen @StevenDufresne @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @tyxla @UmeraGhori @westonruter @youknowriad

Props to @annezazu for co-authoring this post and @bph for the peer review.

#block-editor, #core-editor, #gutenberg, #gutenberg-new

Birgit Pauli-Haack 5:26 pm on December 3, 2025
Tags: block-editor ( 127 ), core-editor, gutenberg ( 532 ), gutenberg-new ( 203 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 22.2 (03 December)?

“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

Gutenberg 22.2 has been released and is available for download!

A total of 161 PRs were merged in Gutenberg 22.2, with 4 first-time contributors! With WordPress 6.9 released this week, many contributors were focused on bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes, performance, 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. editor polish, and a series of 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) and developer experience improvements. There are still some great features and enhancements in this release, highlighted below.

Table of contents

Cover block video embeds

A big feature in this release is the ability to use embedded videos (like YouTube or Vimeo) as background videos in the Cover block, rather than being restricted to locally uploaded files. This is a major quality-of-life improvement for those who want to offload video hosting and bandwidth. (73023)

Breadcrumbs block enhancements

There’s further development on the experimental Breadcrumbs block. It now includes better handling for homepages, last item attributes, 404/search/archive pages, archive links, post type archive links, as well as support for paginated content. All of these additions are aimed at making breadcrumb navigation more robust and context-aware. (72832)(73249) (73283)(73435) (72905)

Styling options for the Math block.

Gutenberg 22.2 adds style options to the Math block in Gutenberg, addressing the inconsistency where inline math inherits paragraph styling but display math blocks previously lacked their own styling controls (73544).

standard styling option added to the Math block

Other Notable Highlights

Button Block Pseudo-state Styling

Theme designers and developers can now style button states (hover, focus, active, and focus visible) directly within the theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML., making it much easier to keep all design controls centralized and consistent. This reduces the reliance on custom CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. for things like button hover states. (71418)

{
    "styles": {
        "blocks":{
                "core/button":{
                    "color":{
                        "background":"blue"
                    },
                    ":hover":{
                        "color":{
                        "background":"green"
                        }
                    },
                    ":focus":{
                        "color":{
                        "background":"purple"
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
    }
}

Data Views Upgrades

Data Views received several improvements, including:

A new “activity layout” brings a timeline-like view, perfect for things like revision history, logs, or any content that benefits from a chronological display. This layout handles interactions—like keyboard navigation—in a way that fits the timeline format. (72780)
The table column headerHeader The 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. now lets you add columns to the left or right for better customization (72929).

Changelog

List of all the changes

Block Library

Breadcrumbs: Add archive link if enabled in posts. (72832)
Breadcrumbs: Add attachment handling. (73249)
Breadcrumbs: Add filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. for preferred taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. and term per post type. (73283)
Breadcrumbs: Add post type archive link if it’s not the same as home URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org. (73435)
Breadcrumbs: Add support for paginated post content. (72905)
Cover: Add support for background videos as embeds. (73023)
Math: Enable styles options. (73544)
Tabs block: Improve store functionality. (73229)
Term Name, Term Count :Add example block previews. (73388)
[Button Block]: Add support for pseudo elements for the block and its variations on theme.json. (71418)

DataViews

Add insert left/right in table column header. (72929)
Apply background to DataViews wrapper. (73390)
DataForms: Add pattern validation. (73156)
DataForms: Update Email Control component to use envelope icon instead of a Symbol. (73184)
Field APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.: Add format to date field type. (72999)
Introduce activity layout. (72780)
Only apply hover styles when there are bulk actions. (73248)
Sticky elements inherit bg from container. (73240)
Theme: Add density support for surface padding. (73215)

Patterns

Add edit section to the list view instead of Ungroup. (73199)
Change the icon and label for pattern section to use the pattern icon and name. (73203)
Remove ungroup option for section blocks. (73183)
Sections: Remove hover outlines in outline mode. (73263)
Update pattern editing button labels. (73195)
contentOnly patterns: Mark patterns as contentOnly by adding metadata.patternName to the root block (patterns endpoint). (73375)

Block Editor

FontFamilyControl: Hard deprecate bottom margin. (73340)
Block Editor: Filter file input accept attribute based on upload_mimes. (73562)
Add cart icon. (73509)
templateLock: ContentOnly – support content block insertion. (73425)
RichText: Begin to support hiding richtext controls while having keyboard shortcuts available. (73181)
Add width block supports under dimensions. (71905)
Add text justify. (73201)

Bug Fixes

Block Library

Accordion Block: Trigger panel opening from URL hash or anchor link. (73357)
Accordion Item: Don’t use grid layout. (73501)
Accordion: add box-sizing:Border-box rule. (73507)
Fix block selection when navigation link ui is open. (73368)
Fix navigation tagtag A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses tags to store a single snapshot of a version (3.6, 3.6.1, etc.), the common convention of tags in version control systems. (Not to be confused with post tags.) entity binding. (73255)
Fix: Custom font size taking over fit text. (73241)
Fix: Stretch Text overflows into the padding area. (73327)
HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. Block: Fix scrolling within the modal. (73506)
HTML Block: Remove editorStyles from HTMLEditModal. (73347)
Image block: Set img_srcset to avoid PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher undefined var warning. (73453)
Math block: Fix accessibility. (73508)
Merge “Icon Size” and “Icon size” translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. strings. (73325)
Simplify and improve navigation link creation flow. (73210)

DataViews

DataForm: Autofocus first input on panel view. (72322)
DataForm: Fix issue with array fields in layout panel. (73344)
Ensure primary actions are not wrapped in the list layout. (73333)
Field API format: Fix and use WordPress input. (73538)
Fields: Fix author field view when editing. (73482)
Fix alignment when viewing a DataView with table layout and non-default column alignment. (73398)
Open the filters from the column table consistently. (72998)
[DataForm]: The ModalContent component doesn’t properly check for fields validity – [#73330]. (73339)
Theme: Fix color ramp generation to avoid unmet contrasts. (73331)

Block Editor

Border Radius Control: Empty Values triggers unintended px unit conversion. (73324)
Drag and drop: Remove grab cursor for multi-selection. (73521)
Drag: Hide block tools popovers. (73539)
Stretchy text: Hide variations in Block Inspector (hack). (73238)
Styles Tab: Fix bug where contentOnly experiment forced it to always be displayed. (73534)
Disable Term Query blocks in Widgets Editor. (73449)
Comments Count and Comments Link: Ensures that the preview is displayed correctly in the StyleBook. (73213)

Global Styles

Preview Styles: Prevent leaked shadow due to blur. (73545)
Update generateGlobalStyles function to include variationStyles option. (73535)
Variations global styles: Replace useSetting with useStyle for fetching block variations. (73533)
Global Styles: Fix media upload permission check. (73503)
WP_Theme_JSON_Gutenberg: Preserve valid non-preset settings when KSES filters are active. (73452)

Components

Fix: Keep Guide close button visible on hover. (73220)
Normalize displayed dates to UTC time for DateTimePicker. (73444)
Try fixing full-screen modal height so contents can scroll. (73150)

Block bindings

Error handling for external sources. (72585)
Fix coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress./term-data source bug, refactor, add unit testunit test Code written to test a small piece of code or functionality within a larger application. Everything from themes to WordPress core have a series of unit tests. Also see regression. coverage. (73366)
Move computation of sources into dedicated useSelect. (72974)

Interactivity API

iAPI: Fix using getServerContext in derived state getters. (73518)
iAPI: Return a deep-clone object from getServerState and getServerContext functions. (73437)

Collaboration

Notes position alignment in HTML. (73046)
Notes: Collapse note on blur. (73158)
Notes: Fix warning in comment content check. (73198)

Patterns

Check for prevent default on event to enable media placeholder button. (73564)
contentOnly patterns: Fix lock icon appearing on toolbar when editing a section. (73457)

Block API

Block Support: Change block visibility support key. (73432)

Layout

Prevent empty contentSize and wideSize values from being saved. (73281)

Accessibility

Navigation Menus

Fix a11yAccessibility 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) of descriptions and alerts for “Invalidinvalid A resolution on the bug tracker (and generally common in software development, sometimes also notabug) that indicates the ticket is not a bug, is a support request, or is generally invalid.” Nav Items. (73177)

DataViews

Add grid keyboard navigation. (72997)
Make DataViews table checkbox permanently visible. (73245)

Performance

Remove some modal subscriptions when inactive. (73014)
Theme: Simplify ramp object by flattening warnings to optional top-level property. (72942)

Experiments

Add experimental abilities and workflow palette and move abilities API. (72703)
Lazy Editor: Fix Media Library loading. (73176)
Lazy Editor: Fix script modules loading. (73237)
Navigation Route: Add initial list and edit routes. (73259)
Refactor: Make WordPress abilities a script module instead of a global. (73364)
Routing: Add init modules. (73284)
Routing: Add pattern routes. (73317)
Routing: Add styles page as a route. (73197)
Routing: Add template part route. (73303)
Routing: Extract route package. (73191)
Routing: Support canvas clicks. (73348)
Styles Route: Allow switching between stylebook and homepage. (73253)

Patterns

ContentOnly Patterns experiment: Add content only inspector fields. (71730)
ContentOnly mode: Exclude template parts for now. (73332)
Routes: Small fixes to the pattern list and template part list routes. (73520)

Templates API

Add template route to the new site editor infrastructure. (73525)
Template Route: Add the ‘add new template’ button. (73542)
Template Activation: Rename gutenberg_get_block_template. (73582)
Template Activation: Use string IDs when experiment is off. (73585)

Block Library

Disable TinyMCE: Polish refresh message. (73485)
contentOnly Patterns experiment: Add content only support again for template parts. (73419)

DataViews

Routing: Preload routes properly. (73384)

Navigation Menus

Add experiment flag for Customizable Navigation Overlays. (73356)

Media

Reuse mediaUpload filter for new media modal by wrapping it in a class component. (73225)

Documentation

DataViews: Combine duplicate “enhancements” grouping in changelog. (73227)
DataViews: Update documentation for layout prop. (73470)
Docs: Use consistent content formatting for experimental packages. (73212)
Field API docs: Improve Edit. (73202)
Field API: Document missing props. (73515)
Field API: Update documentation for operators. (73523)
Field API: Update documentation to better communicate field types. (73349)
Update Gutenberg Version for WordPress 6.9. (72925)
Update dataviews readme with new pickerTable layout. (73372)
Update undestanding-global-state-local-context-and-derived-state.md. (73233)

Code Quality

Asset Loader: Load all scripts in body (footer). (73584)
Core Data: Update Attachment type to more accurately reflect fields in media API responses. (73223)

Patterns

Content only block experiment: Blocks provide the form. (73479)
ContentOnlyControls: Refactor to use DataForm. (73374)
Resolve_pattern_blocks sync with Core patchpatch A special text file that describes changes to code, by identifying the files and lines which are added, removed, and altered. It may also be referred to as a diff. A patch can be applied to a codebase for testing.. (73570)

DataViews

Field API: Simplify field normalization. (73387)
Field API: Simplify normalization. (73546)
Revert “[DataForm]: The ModalContent component doesn’t properly check for fields validity – [#73330]”. (73367)

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

Command Palette: Backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. changes in core. (73567)

Components

Storybook: Replace implicit actions with explicit ones. (73502)

Block bindings

Make core/post-data source code more semantic. (73394)

Collaboration

Notes: Ignore flood and duplicate checks. (73232)

Block Library

Deprecate Pullquote Block. (73228)

Tools

Project: Add CODEOWNERS entries for ui and theme packages. (73369)
Update codeowners for packages/dataviews. (73204)

Build Tooling

Add missing package dependencies. (73258)
Build: Fix CSS rebuilds. (73380)
Build: Make pages building using the routing infrastructure independent of Gutenberg. (73379)
Build: Moment-timezone shouldn’t be a mandatory dependency. (73352)
Exclude JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors./TS test files from build. (73495)
Framework: Sync lockfile changes under Node.js v24 build. (73314)
Scripts: Improve handling of check-licenses for optional dependencies. (73026)

Testing

Block Bindings: Add unit test coverage for core/post-data source. (73055)
Block Bindings: Remove end-to-end test theme. (73209)
Unit testing: Allow Composer to auto-detect PHP version. (73358)
end-to-end Tests: Remove movie CPTs after block bindings tests. (73235)
end-to-end Tests: Skip flaky list view test. (73234)

Various

UIUI User interface: Remove shorthand prop options from Box component. (73529)

Collaboration

Notes: Improve delete confirm message for replies. (73173)
Update button label from “Add new note” to “Add new reply”. (73189)

Templates API

Template activation: Move php files. (73402)

Block Library

contentOnly patterns experiment: Make the Inspector fields key a private API. (73376)

Patterns

Double-click on pattern to edit pattern. (73268)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@PaulAsaf2: Update undestanding-global-state-local-context-and-derived-state.md. (73233)
@RoyHridoy: Fix: Keep Guide close button visible on hover. (73220)
@triple0t: Dataforms: Update Email Control component to use envelope icon instead of atSymbol. (73184)
@xristos3490: Fix alignment when viewing a DataView with table layout and non-default column alignment. (73398)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@aaronrobertshaw @adamsilverstein @aduth @andrewserong @annezazu @anomiex @audrasjb @bph @cbravobernal @DAreRodz @ellatrix @felixarntz @getdave @gigitux @harshbhonsle @hbhalodia @jameskoster @jasmussen @jeryj @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @karthick-murugan @luisherranz @MaggieCabrera @Mamaduka @mcsf @mikachan @mikejolley @mtias @ntsekouras @oandregal @ockham @PaulAsaf2 @priethor @ramonjd @RoyHridoy @ryanwelcher @scruffian @senadir @shimotmk @simison @SirLouen @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @triple0t @tyxla @xristos3490 @youknowriad

Props to @annezazu and @matveb for reviewing this post, and @joen for the visual assets!

#block-editor, #core-editor, #gutenberg, #gutenberg-new

Carlos Bravo 4:03 pm on November 5, 2025
Tags: block-editor ( 127 ), core-editor, gutenberg ( 532 ), gutenberg-new ( 203 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 22.0? (5 November)

“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

What’s New In
Gutenberg 22.0?

Gutenberg 22.0 has been released and is available for download!

Typically, the Gutenberg release following a WordPress point releaseMinor Release A set of releases or versions having the same minor version number may be collectively referred to as .x , for example version 5.2.x to refer to versions 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.3, and all other versions in the 5.2 (five dot two) branch of that software. Minor Releases often make improvements to existing features and functionality. focuses on coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. quality and bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes over new enhancements. As such, this will be a relatively quiet release.

Real-time Collaboration: Post Meta Synchronization
A new theme package
Changelog

Real-time Collaboration: Post MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. Synchronization

This release introduces real-time synchronization for post meta, enhancing the collaborative editing experience with your custom post-meta or footnotes!

An example of synced footnotes.

A new theme package

A new package of design tokens, which will be the new foundation for Gutenberg’s design system, is now available. This package is also a prerequisite for the new UIUI User interface components package.

Changelog

Enhancements

Add theme package. (72305)
Consistently use font-weight 499 instead of 500. (72473)
Label enforcement workflow: Add Iteration label to PR enforcement workflow. (72670)
Template activation: Update sidebarSidebar A 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. icons. (72772)
Try using DataViewsPicker in an updated media modal. (71944)
Update: Label of “Move to trashTrash Trash in WordPress is like the Recycle Bin on your PC or Trash in your Macintosh computer. Users with the proper permission level (administrators and editors) have the ability to delete a post, page, and/or comments. When you delete the item, it is moved to the trash folder where it will remain for 30 days.” action to “Trash”. (72596)

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. Library

Math Block: Use monospaced font for LaTeX input. (72557)
Add snackbar notices for page creation in Navigation block. (72627)
Breadcrumbs: Add archives support. (72478)
Categories Block: Add taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. css class. (72662)
Fit text: Update help text to clarify override of font-size. (72303)
Latest Comments: Add option to display full comments. (72665)

DataViews

Add isCollapsible to the card layout in DataForm. (72540)
DataForm: Set spacing for regular and card layouts. (72249)
Keep icon-only buttons on mobile for bulk actions. (72761)
Update: Hide primary action buttons on mobile. (72597)

Components

ComboboxControl: Display reset button only if there’s a value. (72595)
TabPanel: Update tab font-weight. (72455)

Collaboration

Notes: Update delete confirmation message. (72737)

Global Styles

Allow access in the post editor. (72681)

Block bindings

Add source label to the modal title UI. (72632)

Bug Fixes

Core Data: Avoid extraneous when creating a new record. (72666)
Fix build command for tokens package on Windows. (72605)
Global Styles: Fix the save panel changes. (72701)
Packages: Do not limit the exports of the template packages. (72694)
PluginSidebar: Fix auto more menu item props. (72630)
Template activation: Fix isActive and isCustom values. (72641)
Template activation: Fix undefined array key PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher warning. (72729)
Use default popover placement for image format popover. (72550)

Collaboration

Block Notes: Fix issue where box shadow is cut off when active note is the last one. (72606)
Ensure “Add Note” component floats next to block in unpinned mode. (72494)
Notes: Always open histroy sidebar if note is resolved. (72708)
Notes: Disable floating notes for ‘template-locked’ mode. (72646)
Notes: Fix ‘View notes’ on mobile screens. (72546)
Notes: Fix PHPUnit tests. (72781)
Notes: Fix block toolbar indicator logic. (72736)
Notes: Fix strange default sidebar animation. (72710)
Notes: Fix the ‘glitch’ when selecting a note with a missing block. (72516)
Notes: Fix the focus transfer issue when switching the sidebars. (72486)
Notes: Load all records. (72692)
Notes: Prevent 403 error for low capabilitycapability A capability is permission to perform one or more types of task. Checking if a user has a capability is performed by the current_user_can function. Each user of a WordPress site might have some permissions but not others, depending on their role. For example, users who have the Author role usually have permission to edit their own posts (the “edit_posts” capability), but not permission to edit other users’ posts (the “edit_others_posts” capability). users. (72767)

Block Library

Accordion: Update block descriptions. (72602)
Breadcrumbs: Fix date archives with plain permalinks. (72709)
Date block: Update block description. (72565)
Fix empty URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org value from unbinding entity from inspector sidebar. (72447)
Fix: Force LTR direction in Math block textarea for RTL languages. (72684)
Image block: Add guard for null refs in setButtonStyles callback. (72715)
Math: Enable horizontal auto-scrolling. (72633)
Post Date: Fix variations for Query LoopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop.. (72617)
Terms Query: Show nested terms toggle when inheriting. (72510)
Update: Disable font size when fit text is enabled and the opposite. (72533)

Components

Badge: Add max-width for text truncation. (72653)
Button: Ensure that icons don’t shrink. (72474)
Fix Popover closing unexpectedly when a Menu inside it is closed. (72376)
Fix label markup for ‘FocalPointPicker’. (70835)
Fix selection of font size presets if presets have the same size value. (71703)
Stop using rems. (72669)

Templates APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

Template activation: Allow duplicates of ‘custom’ 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 templates to be activated. (72713)
Template activation: Remove the ability to deactivate registered templates. (72636)
Templates: Adds ‘type’ property to activeField as boolean in page templates. (72648)

Command Palette

Disable site editor navigation commands on Networknetwork (versus site, blog) Adminadmin (and super admin) – Take 2. (72698)
Disable site editor navigation commands on Network Admin. (72572)

Interactivity API

iAPI: Fix derived state closures processing on client-side navigation. (72725)

Write mode

Accordion: Dont’ show Add button in contentOnly mode. (72704)

Icons

Fix irregular shape in not-found icon. (72645)

Block bindings

Add bindableAttributes in preview context. (72625)

Typography

Fit text: Remove sizing limitation when the block is selected. (72570)

REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file system”) https://developer.wordpress.org/rest-api/.

Notes: Fix ‘children’ embedding via REST API. (72561)

Style Book

Fix error with display of Heading block style variations in style book. (72551)

DataViews

Fix password suffix alignment. (72524)

Block Transforms

Add metadata transformation. (72462)

Patterns

Fix contentOnly insertion, removal, and moving. (72416)

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)

Notes: Don’t collapse note on Escape if the event has been prevented. (72657)

Block Library

Fix focus loss from unsync and edit button in navigation link inspector sidebar. (72436)

Components

Button: Update font-weight to 500. (70787)

Performance

Don’t subscribe to store unless fitText option is enabled. (72634)
Optimize build using shared package cache. (72667)

Block Editor

Perf: Avoid rich-text binding subscription if block does not have bindings. (72496)

Experiments

Collaboration

Real-time collaboration: Add support for syncing post meta. (72332)
Real-time collaboration: Ensure Yjs imports are inside experimental flag check. (72503)
Real-time collaboration: Implement CRDT persistence for collaborative editing. (72373)

Documentation

Fix incorrectly tabbed code blocks. (72745)
Move backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. to 7.0 because it was punted to future release. (72472)
Theme: Add Storybook stories. (72747)
add: Missing JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. Schema for blocks. (72590)

Code Quality

Build: Fix primitives package warning. (72456)
Bundled packages should expose their styles in exports. (72438)
Fix TS types for e2e-test-utils-playwright package. (72741)
Global Styles: Add UI package. (72599)
Global Styles: Cleanup the previous global styles private exports in block-editor. (72702)
Move grid experiment changelog to 7.0 folder. (72508)
Remove specific logger in test environments. (72457)
Styles Canvas: Refactor state and rendering. (72635)
Styles: Move global styles data logic to a dedicated package. (72464)
Template activation: Remove fake post type for registered templates. (72674)
Template activation: Rename new endpoints. (72700)
Template activation: Revert to old endpoint for post template picker. (72661)
preferences: Convert the package to TypeScript. (71915)

Block Library

Accordion Heading: Update description. (72777)
Cleanup clearBinding usage. (72439)
Post Date: Update logic when to show the edit control. (72631)
Remove broken content only settings menu items feature. (72470)

Templates API

Template activation: Initialise old autosave and revisionsRevisions 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. endpoints. (72680)
Template activation: Remove reset action. (72679)

Collaboration

Notes: Remove custom ‘PluginMoreMenuItem’ handler. (72640)
Notes: Render the sidebar next to the default editor sidebar. (72618)

Block Editor

Switch from selector to useBlockEditingMode for AllowedBlocksControl. (72728)

Block bindings

Remove editorUI and modal versions. (72723)

Plugin

Notes: Backport REST API changes in core. (72554)

Interactivity API

iAPI: Update deprecated usage of data-wp-on-async. (72445)

Tools

Build Tooling

Build: Add a step to auto-register scripts in the build tool. (72628)
Build: Auto register styles from packages. (72699)
Build: Auto-register script modules. (72541)
Build: Cleanup the build script. (72740)
Build: Fix script_debug modules and scripts. (72485)
Build: Generate plugin version and make the build script plugin agnostic. (72707)
Build: Move the build tool to a dedicated package. (72743)
Build: Support third-party plugin scripts properly. (72760)
Build: Update output folders for scripts and modules. (72482)
Enqueue non-minified JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. files when SCRIPT_DEBUG is enabled. (72480)
FIX PHPUnit failure in previous WordPress version. (72705)
GitHubGitHub GitHub 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/ Actions: Allow writing PRs when auto-cherry-picking. (72573)
Persist credentials when cherry-picking commits to a release branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch".. (72556)
Storybook: Fix dev script. (72487)

Testing

Add end to end tests for Fit Text. (72406)
Change bin script type-checking from inclusion to exclusion. (72675)
Improve output buffer for sending server-timing headerHeader The 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.. (72536)
Notes: Improve pinned sidebar end-to-end test. (72652)
Update guidance around unique element IDs. (72748)
Upgrade Playwright to v1.56. (72751)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@harshbhonsle: Fix: Force LTR direction in Math block textarea for RTL languages. (72684)
@ItsRoy69: Math Block: Use monospaced font for LaTeX input. (72557)
@joshualip-plaudit: preferences: Convert the package to TypeScript. (71915)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@adamsilverstein @aduth @cbravobernal @chriszarate @ciampo @DAreRodz @elazzabi @ellatrix @harshbhonsle @heavyweight @ItsRoy69 @jameskoster @jeryj @jorgefilipecosta @joshualip-plaudit @juanfra @levinbaria @lezama @luminuu @Mamaduka @manzoorwanijk @mikachan @mirka @ntsekouras @oandregal @ockham @priethor @ramonjd @roseg43 @ryanwelcher @sidharthpandita1 @stokesman @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @Utsav-Ladani @westonruter @youknowriad hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @theaminuli @theminaldiwan @Utsav-Ladani @yashjawale @youknowriad

Props @sirlouen and @priethor for peer review.

#block-editor, #core-editor, #gutenberg, #gutenberg-new

Carlos Bravo 4:25 pm on October 8, 2025
Tags: block-editor ( 127 ), core-editor, gutenberg ( 532 ), gutenberg-new ( 203 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 21.8? (8 October)

“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.8?

Gutenberg 21.8 has been released and is available for download!

This version introduces 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. Visibility controls, along with several improvements to Block Comments, Accordion, and Time To Read blocks.

Block Visibility Control Support and UI
Block Comments Improvements
Accordion and Time To Read Blocks
Changelog

Block Visibility Control Support and UIUI User interface

A new visibility control feature has landed!
You can now hide blocks directly in the editor when they won’t be displayed on the frontend. This marks the first UI for Block Visibility, paving the way for more granular design control in future releases.

Block Comments Improvements

Block Comments received another round of enhancements:

Better messaging when no related block exists
Visual highlighting of the referenced block
Improved comment thread outline and UI polish
Simplified code and better performance

Accordion and Time To Read Blocks

Both of these blocks have been refined for a smoother experience:

Time To Read: now includes range and word count options, plus migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. support for older blocks.
Accordion: improved structure, naming, and 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).

Changelog

Features

Block Editor

Section block multi-selection: Disable transforms and inspector controls. (71708)

Enhancements

Block Comments

Improve comments panel close icon label. (71701)
Add Discussion Field with tracksback and comment status agreagetd on Post/Page Quick Edit. (71949)
Fields package: Add Storybook examples. (71864)
Block Comment: Display message when there is no related block. (71968)
Block Comment: Improve comment thread outline. (71961)
Block Comment: Improve related block highlighting. (71932)
Block Commenting: Add block-comments as a new post type support. (71682)
Block Commenting: Change date format depending on comment date. (71835)
Block Commenting: Show date or human-readable time diff code. (71667)
Block Comments: Apply border color to avatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name.. (71917)
Block Comments: Highlight the related block. (71308)
Block Comments: Match the comment form UI to the design. (71898)
Block Comments: Match the show more replies button UI to the design. (71884)
Block Comments: Simplify action callbacks. (71892)
Block Comments: Update ‘Actions’ menu design. (71877)
Block Comments: Update editing flow. (71889)

Block Library

Accordion Blocks: Organize block supports. (71823)
Accordion HeaderHeader The 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.: Add content role to title attribute. (71762)
Accordion Header: Remove textAlignment and textAlign. (71875)
Accordion Header: Use withoutInteractiveFormatting instead of hardcoded formats. (71745)
Accordion: Add example block preview. (71365)
Accordion: Rename block names. (71978)
Add paragraph level option to post type label block. (71947)
Enhance Term Description Block with Context Support. (71525)
Terms Query inspector controls revamp + add subterms option. (71633)
Time To Read: Add a range option. (71606)
Time To Read: Add a word count option. (71841)
Time To Read: Make display as range the default, and allow older blocks to migrate to this setting. (71842)
Time to Read: Replace toggles with block variations. (71897)

DataViews

Add number field. (71797)
Add support for elements validation in DataForm’s array fields. (71194)
Export DataViewsPicker from dataviews package. (71836)
Prevent hiding the last visible field. (71625)
DataViews: Expose FiltersToggled subcomponent. (71907)

Block Editor

Add configurable timeout parameter to flashBlock. (71752)
Link Control: Update button text from Save to Apply. (72005)

Global Styles

Add reset button to BackgroundControlsPanel. (71928)
Site Editor: Make less prominent Addtional CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. UI. (71550)

Block bindings

Communicate supported block attributes from server side. (71820)
Image block: Conditionally remove empty <figcaption>. (71893)
Navigation Link: Use block bindings to dynamically fetch the URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org in the editor and on front end. (71630)

Write mode

Try adding content roles to navigation blocks. (71747)

Components

Textarea Component: Add default resize vertical rule. (71736)

Post Editor

PostTypeSupportCheck: Handle support keys sub-features. (71723)
Post Editor: Add the back button animation similar to the site editor. (71929)

Patterns

Block Inspector: Add content tab for section blocks. (71714)

Icons

Add gift Icon. (71705)

Interactivity APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

iAPI Router: Update router regions inside elements with data-wp-interactive. (71635)

MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. Boxes

Add ability to toggle meta box pane open and closed. (71623)

New APIs

Block API

Add block visibility control support and UI. (71203)

Bug Fixes

Add decodeEntities for CollabSideBarContent errors. (71909)
Block Comment: Make blockCommentId as part of the metadata. (71921)
Block Commenting: Don’t show unpinnable sidebarSidebar A 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. on mobile viewports. (71834)
Block Comments: Fix canceling the form for a selected block. (71862)
Block Comments: Fix translationtranslation The process (or result) of changing text, words, and display formatting to support another language. Also see localization, internationalization. comments to say participants in toolbar indicator. (71890)
Consistently show (no title) as a fallback for pages and templates with empty titles. (71945)
FilterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. comment clause based on current query. (71712)
Fix comment counts with filter. (71874)
Template activation: Don’t set site option on edit. (71811)
Template activation: Fix saveEntityRecord with theme ID. (71798)
Template activation: redirect theme templates urls to wp_registered_template (72003
Template activation: add meta to all newly created templates (72156
Template activation: reduce templates listed as options for post/page (72141
Template activation: call get_block_templates filter when short-circuiting (71840
Template activation: allow empty array to be set (72011
Template activation: fix /lookup endpoint to use custom resolve function (72049
Template activation: ignore templates not associated with active theme (72029

Block Library

Accordion Block: Hide “Add” button when multiple blocks are selected. (71750)
Accordion Header: Fix toggle icon position in the editor. (71859)
Accordion Header: Skip serialization correctly. (71804)
Accordion Panel: Add role=region. (71902)
Accordion Panel: Fixes block visibility when the panel is collapsed. (71866)
Fix Navigation Block default link consistency across all insertion methods. (71899)
Fix accordion gradient background. (71802)
Fixes Accordion block width issue when applying padding. (71809)
Post Author Block: Add default avatar fallback for editor display outside postId context. (71775)
Table of Contents: Add aria label to the nav element. (71586)
Terms Query: Fix console errors. (71795)
Time to Read: Change word count character based on word count type. (71920)
fix: Hide accordion icon position setting when show icon is disabled. (71748)

Patterns

Fix incorrect block editing mode assigned in some cases. (71970)
contentOnly unsynced patterns experiment: Ensure a tab is selected when clicking Edit contents. (71987)

DataViews

DataViewsPicker Grid layout: Support hiding the title. (71865)
Fix: Exclude non-hideable fields from the Properties list in the view configuration. (71729)

Site Editor

Fix creating templates for posts with long slugs. (71838)
Fix the PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher warning for the URL query. (71753)

Write mode

Accordion Block: Hide Add button in write mode. (71941)

Interactivity API

iAPI: Fix nested data-wp-each directives using the same items key. (71870)

Block bindings

Fix pattern override bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority., editing was allowed on non enabled overrides blocks. (71813)

Components

Button: Fix incorrect padding with text and right icon. (71464)

Accessibility

Block Comments: Improve input labels. (71843)
Block Comments: Make comment thread focusable and improve keyboard navigation. (71883)

Block Library

Accordion Block: Add additional keypress handlers for navigation. (71786)
Accordion: Remove label from Add button. (71756)
Added default focus and hover states to accordion header. (71937)
Fix: Add aria-hidden to accordion toggle icon. (71783)
Update: Accordion heading level synchronization. (71895)

Performance

Block Comments: New ‘useBlockComments’ hook and perf improvements. (71869)

Experiments

Block API

Allow registering PHP-only blocks. (71794)

Documentation

DataForm: Update visibility example in storybook. (71771)
Docs: Use gutenberg instead of Gutenberg in package name. (71790)
Fix examples with elements in field type story. (71971)
Update validation story to cover number field type. (71980)

Code Quality

Backportbackport A port is when code from one branch (or trunk) is merged into another branch or trunk. Some changes in WordPress point releases are the result of backporting code from trunk to the release branch. changelog: Update for 9702 (to 9949). (71849)
Block Comments: Unfold custom styles. (71766)
Create an AGENTS.md file. (71796)
JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. Schema: Update block.json apiVersion to 3. (71852)
Refactor block-inspector: Improve maintainability and readability. (71608)

Block Library

Accordion Block: Simplify script module enqueueing. (71742)
Accordion Blocks: Standardize CSS class names. (71785)
Accordion Header: Don’t use flex-direction:Reverse. (71737)
Accordion Header: Remove hardcoded inline styles and unused CSS class. (71731)
Comments: Fix potential PHP warning. (71860)
Extract shared Controls component for Navigation Link and Submenu blocks. (71994)
Navigation Block: Use path for all navigation toogle icons. (71829)
Post Date: Combine ‘coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.-data’ store selectors. (71846)
Social Icon: Removed extra spaces in color styles. (71900)
Time to Read: Simplify edit function. (71965)

Block Variations

Group block: Simplify variations’ isActive fields. (63100)

Tools

Testing

Block Comments: Add general end-to-end test coverage. (71844)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@Drivingralle : Navigation Block: Use path for all navigation toogle icons. (71829)
@epeicher : Button: Fix incorrect padding with text and right icon. (71464)
@ritoban23 : Accordion Blocks: Organize block supports. (71823)
@theaminuli : Post Author Block: Add default avatar fallback for editor display outside postId context. (71775)
@Utsav-Ladani : Add paragraph level option to post type label block. (71947)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@aaronrobertshaw @adamsilverstein @Adi-ty @andrewserong @cbravobernal @DAreRodz @dinhtungdu @Drivingralle @elazzabi @ellatrix @epeicher @getdave @himanshupathak95 @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @juanfra @karthick-murugan @kmanijak @levinbaria @MaggieCabrera @Mamaduka @mikachan @n2erjo00 @nani-samireddy @nerrad @ntsekouras @oandregal @ockham @peterwilsoncc @priethor @R1shabh-Gupta @ramonjd @ritoban23 @scruffian @shail-mehta @shimotmk @sirreal @stokesman @sunyatasattva @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @theaminuli @theminaldiwan @Utsav-Ladani @yashjawale @youknowriad

Props @krupajnanda and @mosescursor for peer review.

#block-editor, #core-editor, #gutenberg, #gutenberg-new

Ella Van Durpe 10:55 am on September 29, 2025
Tags: block-editor ( 127 ), core-editor, gutenberg ( 532 ), gutenberg-new ( 203 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 21.7? (24 September)

“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.7?

Gutenberg 21.7 has been released and is available for download!

Expanded Command Palette

Site Editor navigation commands have now been made available on all screens.

Experiment: Terms Query 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.

A new block has been added, called Terms Query, similar to the Query block, but for terms rather than posts. It is designed to contain a new Terms Template block, which holds inner blocks with term data for displaying each term.

Go to Gutenberg > Experiments, and toggle the “Blocks: add experimental blocks” option to test it.

Experiment: `contentOnly` for Unsynced Patterns and Template Parts

An experiment has been added to give unsynced patterns and template parts contentOnly treatment, to prevent accidental edits of non-content blocks. To test, enable it on the Gutenberg > Experiments adminadmin (and super admin) page.

Experiment: Block Commenting

The block commenting experiment has continued to receive fixes and improvements, such as enabling them for published posts.

Changelog

Enhancements

Command Palette

Move custom CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. command to core-commands from edit-site package. (71565)
Register menu navigation based on CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Menu APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.. (71476)

DataViews

Add color field type and control to DataViews. (71522)
Add data picker functionality. (70971)
Add password field. (71545)
DataForm radio control: Support validation and description. (71664)
DataForm select control: Support validation. (71665)
DataForm toggleGroup control: Support validation. (71666)
DataForm: Add a textarea control available for use with the text field type. (71495)
DataForm: Add summary field support for composed fields. (71614)
DataForm: Switch boolean field types from toggle to checkbox UIUI User interface. (71505)
Dataform: Add new URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org field type and field control. (71518)
Dataform: Add new telephone field type and field control. (71498)
Dataforms: Add icons to email and telephone controls. (71514)
Dataforms: Add object configuration support for Edit property with prefix/suffix options. (71582)
Implement groupBy for list layout. (71548)
Update datetime control to use calendar UI. (71509)
DataForm: Row Layout. (71124)

Block Library

Navigation Link: Change ‘Add page’ to ‘Create page’ button text. (71487)
Navigation Link: Show ‘Create page’ button in Write Mode while hiding ‘Add block’. (71489)
Navigation Link: Surface page creation functionality clearly in the LinkUI. (71188)
Normalize the Navigation block appender behavior between canvas and list view contexts. (71163)
Table of Contents: Update toolbar controls. (71587)
Terms Query: Combine Order and Order By control into single dropdown + remove order by slug. (71656)

Write mode

Add Navigation Add Page Button. (71192)
Hide Post Date toolbar when child of Query in contentOnly mode. (71707)
Try adding a contentRole block support to content container blocks. (71539)

Block bindings

Add block_bindings_supported_attributes filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output.. (71663)
Add fallback for new features introduced in Core. (71389)
Image block: Save <figcaption> if caption attr is bound. (71483)

Block Editor

Localize labels in getVisualTypeName() for link control search items. (71503)
Update conditions for displaying the empty block inserter. (70897)

Global Styles

Site Editor: Always show Additional CSS button. (71537)

Components

Add support for ValidatedFormTokenField. (71350)

Command Palette

Make navigation commands available on all screens. (71335)

Interactivity API

Add fetchpriority=low support to script modules. (70173)

Block Variations

Have getActiveBlockVariation fall back to default variation. (63858)

Core Data

Core Data: Remove conditions for selector resolutions. (71575)

New APIs

Core Commands: Introduce new useCommands hook. (71603)

Bug Fixes

Core Data: Don’t return partial data when selecting a complete item. (71474)
Core Data: Fix early return check for the record field-level resolutions. (71541)
Core Data: Fix field conditions in ‘getRevision’ selector. (71629)
Fix PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher 8.5 array offset deprecation warning. (71654)

DataViews

DataForms regular layout: Remove label style overrides as they cause inconsistent results. (71574)
DataForms regular layout: Use BaseControl visual label for readonly fields when in top labelPosition. (71597)
DataViews grid layout: Rounded corners for media. (71543)
Field API: Add setValue. (71604)

Write mode

Add contentRole to Query block and make sure Change design always works as expected. (71686)
Hide Spacer resizable box in write mode. (71671)
Make sure “add page” button label only appears once. (71710)

Block Editor

Fix popover scroll hook’s simultaneous scrolling. (71468)
Fix stale insertion point reference. (71559)
useClipboardHandler: Prevent file paste for users without media upload permissions. (71607)

Components

Fix popover not calling onClose on unmount. (71252)
Modal headings and labels missing editor text color. (71311)
Validated form controls: Fix Sass var handling for red color. (71391)

Global Styles

BorderRadius Presets: Fix Generating wrong variable names in pattern code. (71631)
Search: Border radius presets work correctly. (71481)

Block Library

Accordion: Add BlockGap support to content & panel. (71461)
Increase taxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. limit for Terms List dropdown. (71569)

Block bindings

Fix back-compat layer. (71691)

Block Transforms

Block Editor: Fix BlockSwitcher to prevent transforms on reusable blocks. (71661)

Patterns

Content Only Pattern experiment: Restore purple block icon color for synced patterns. (71655)

Post Editor

Fix: Hide “View Post” link for non-viewable post types. (71356)

Block API

Allow block attributes strings to terminate in \ character. (71291)

Block Bindings

Block Bindings: Fix pattern override bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority., editing was allowed on non enabled overrides blocks. ([71813])(#71813))

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)

Block Comments: Make “n more replies” text clickable for accessibility. (71387)
feat: Clarify label & add help text with link. (70451)

DataViews

Custom empty elements are no longer wrapped in <p> tags to improve accessibility. (71561)

Performance

Core Data: Always try to resolve entity permissions. (71532)

Post Editor

Editor: Try displaying intermediate results for hierarchical terms. (71402)

Experiments

Patterns

Make unsynced patterns content only by default. (71512)
contentOnly Patterns experiment: Add Edit Contents button to block inspector and show ‘Detach’ block action. (71653)

Block Library

Add Terms Query block. (70720)
Pattern content only experiment: Make template parts section blocks. (71627)

Block Commenting

Make buttons in dialogs translatable and clear. (71639)
Use rendered comment content. (71638)
Improve error handling for core data actions. (71695)
Use TextareaAutosize for comment field. (71424)
Add comment indicators in the block toolbar. (71271)
Add the ability to reopen resolved comments. (71250)
Enable inline comments on published post. (71295)
Block Comments: Prevent commenting on empty blocks. (71497)
Fix block comment to display correct time. (71652)
Fix: Disable block commenting when postId is not number. (71643)
Fix: Hide resolved comments in unpinned mode. (71409)
Fix: Unable to pin comment sidebarSidebar A 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. after unpinning. (71386)
i18ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.: Show “1 more reply” instead of “1 more replies” in block comments. (71685)

Documentation

ControlWithError: Add documentation about cloned children. (71392)
DataForm: Remove default storybook example. (71609)
Docs: Fix broken links in Gutenberg release checklist. (71611)
Docs: Split “Gutenberg Release Process” page into two. (71130)

Code Quality

Block Commenting: Prevent unnecessary API requests when post ID is not integer. (71713)
CODEOWNERS: Remove some block code owners. (71657)
Export UseEntityRecordsWithPermissionsType. (71003)
Migrate element package to TS. (70886)
[core-data]: Fix TS types for user object. (68045)
i18n: Remove unnecessary JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. file. (71549)

Block Library

Clean up LinkUI duplication for Add block and Create page flows. (71499)
Gallery Block: Add end-to-end test for image randomization. (71538)
Refactor Link UI controls with better props. (71515)
Refactor: Content only template locking block editing modes to reducer. (67606)

Block bindings

Date block: Move block_bindings_supported_attributes filter to compat layer. (71662)

DataViews

Remove leftover code for Pages. (71534)

Tools

Update CODEOWNERS to remove ndiego. (71591)

Testing

Automated testing: Add taxonomy pagination tests. (71584)
Fix comments in block editing mode tests. (71690)
contentOnly patterns experiment: Add reducer tests. (71688)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@coderGtm: feat: Clarify label & add help text with link. (70451)
@straku: Field API: Add setValue. (71604)
@xavier-lc: Export UseEntityRecordsWithPermissionsType. (71003)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@adamsilverstein @Adi-ty @andrewserong @coderGtm @coreyworrell @dhruvikpatel18 @elazzabi @ellatrix @getdave @gigitux @heavyweight @jeryj @jorgefilipecosta @karthick-murugan @kmanijak @kushagra-goyal-14 @Mamaduka @manzoorwanijk @mikachan @mirka @ndiego @ntsekouras @oandregal @ockham @p-jackson @priethor @R1shabh-Gupta @shimotmk @shrivastavanolo @sirreal @stokesman @straku @swissspidy @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @USERSATOSHI @westonruter @xavier-lc @yashjawale

#block-editor #core-editor #gutenberg #gutenberg-new

Carlos Bravo 11:33 am on September 10, 2025
Tags: block-editor ( 127 ), core-editor, gutenberg ( 532 ), gutenberg-new ( 203 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 21.6? (10 September)

“What’s new in 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/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.6?

Gutenberg 21.6 has been released and is available for download!

It brings several enhancements, including improvements to the new Accordion 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. and the Dataviews grid. This release also incorporates various bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority. fixes and code refactoring, continuing the migrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. to TypeScript. Additionally, it lays the groundwork for a future upgrade to ReactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. 19.

New add accordion button
Improved Dataviews grid interface.
Select, dropdown and text inputs now support global styles.
Changelog

New “add” accordion button

A new “add” button has been incorporated into the accordion block, simplifying the process of creating new content items by allowing direct additions to the accordion toolbar.

Improved Dataviews grid interface.

The dataviews grid now offers a cleaner interface. Titles can be hidden, and actions are accessible on hover, allowing for a simplified grid without sacrificing the ability to add actions to individual items.

Select, dropdown and text inputs now support global styles

This release brings global styles support to selects, dropdowns, and text inputs, giving themes consistent control over these common form elements. By defining styles in theme.json, authors can customize colors, borders, and typography without extra CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets.. This update makes forms feel more cohesive with the rest of a site’s design.

Changelog

Enhancements

Add support for precision type placeholders to translator comments eslint. (71145)
CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Commands: Add Dashboard option to return to dashboard. (71261)
Core Data: Add ‘supportsPagination’ to all appropriate entities. (71302)
Core Data: Forward resolvers for pagination selectors. (71304)
Core Data: Include pagination metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. while receiving intermediate results. (71401)
Create Block: Add lifecycle script execution support. (71072)
Display names for Context providers. (71208)

DataViews

DataForm: Add description support for the combined fields and show the description in the Card layout. (71380)
DataForm: Streamline validation behavior. (71345)
Revert “DataForm: Streamline validation behavior”. (71359)
Support hiding the title in Grid layout, with actions available on hover. (71369)
Support the “Minimal UIUI User interface” story by using DataViews.Footer. (71276)

Block Library

Accordion Panel: Remove unnecessary wrapper div and simplify save. (71454)
Accordion: Add an “Add” button. (71388)
Query LoopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop. Block: Fix broken placeholder. (70840)

Offline

api-fetch: Check navigator.onLine to improve failure notices. (71438)

Meta Boxes

Edit Post: Check for meta box container before adding constraints. (71423)

Commands

feat: Added keyword support & added basic keywords for post/page. (70624)

New APIs

Global Styles

Add support for select or dropdown elements. (70379)
Global styles: add element support for text related inputs. (70378)

Bug Fixes

Add permission checks to Command Palette commands. (71267)
Components: Fix Tab font size when used outside WP. (71346)
Core Data: Fix error in ‘getEntityRecordsTotalPages’ selector. (71303)
Scripts: Do not access window global. (71348)
wp-scripts: Remove clean-webpack-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 dependency. (71080)

Block Library

Accordion HeaderHeader The 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.: Fix RTL toggle button layout. (71480)
Fix issue of css affecting the nested accordion icon. (71445)
Fix timezone in Date block. (71430)
Fix: Randomization in Gallery Block doesn’t work when Lightbox is enabled. (71408)
Group Block variation:Remove variation text color. (71429)
Properly apply styles and classes to the experimental form block. (55755)
Template Part: Display icons correctly when in placeholder state. (71327)
fix: Prevent accordion toggle button overflow at full width. (71446)
fix: Prevent scrollbars on accordion header and toggle. (71484)

Write mode

Allow adding “content” role blocks to containers that also have a “content” role in write mode. (71232)
Audio and Video: Hide caption controls in contentOnly mode. (71368)
Hide ‘Add block’ control in Link UI when Navigation Link block is in contentOnly mode. (71213)
Image: Don’t allow convert to cover controls in contentOnly mode. (71329)

Post Editor

Edit Post: Fix misplaced icon on back button. (71406)
Editor: Fix theme stylesheet injection in ‘useAvailablePatterns’. (71332)

DataViews

Fix grid padding values on mobile viewports. (71455)

Block Editor

Inserter: Fix InserterListbox rendering for React 19. (71410)

Style Book

Accordion Content, Header, Panel: Remove example field. (71407)

Zoom Out

Fix Zoom out should be disabled when Show Template is toggled off. (71361)

Components

ControlWithError: Show validating state when transitioning from error state. (71260)

Interactivity APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.

iAPI: Make state getters to be updated asynchronously with store(). (70974)

Performance

Add wp-env SPX profiler option. (70693)

Post Editor

Editor: Improve the ‘Design’ sidebarSidebar A 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. panel performance. (71333)

Documentation

Core Data: Improve ‘registry.batch’ documentation. (71325)
DataForm: Better story for validation. (71298)
DataViews: Fix defaultLayouts documentation error. (71334)
Field Types: Update storybook. (71440)
HooksHooks In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same.: Document ‘hookName’ and ‘namespace’ parameters. (71288)
Storybook: Set DateCalendar and DateRangeCalendar components as private. (71453)

Code Quality

A11yAccessibility 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): Remove redundant styles. (65409)
Command Palette: Enqueue assets globally. (71264)
Convert api-fetch package to TypeScript. (67669)
Convert date package to TypeScript. (67665)
Core Data: Remove unused reducers. (71305)
Fix: Add JSON_HEX_TAG flag to wp_json_encode in script tags. (71280)
Interface: Remove leftover comment. (71331)
Types: Update to be compatible with React 19. (71374)
api-fetch: Clean up error handling. (71458)
api-fetch: Cleanup and improve unit tests. (71439)
core-data: Use Object.fromEntries instead of reduce when generating entities reducer. (36296)
Deps: Bump framer-motion to v11.15.0. (71442)
Move Site Editor command from wordpress/editor package to wordpress/core-commands. (71262)

Block Editor

Fold uniqueByBlock into options object. (71279)
Remove duplicate ‘InsertionPointOpenRef’ context definition. (71465)

Block Library

Image block: Remove unused code. (71292)
refactor: Remove unnecessary fields from accordion block.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. files. (71441)

Post Editor

Update types of getCurrentPostId. (71347)

Global Styles

Remove unecessary useEffect from ScreenStyleVariations. (71344)

Tools

Testing

Avoid using *-latest for runner images. (71201)
Fix failing command center end-to-end tests. (71293)
GitHubGitHub GitHub 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/ Actions: Try to fix storybook smoke tests. (71284)
Upgrade Playwright to v1.55. (71285)

Build Tooling

Fix PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher unit testing jobs to not include version. (71396)
Release Workflow: Add github.ref validation. (71404)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@levinbaria: Fix issue of css affecting the nested accordion icon. (71445)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@Adity @andrewserong @aristath @DAreRodz @desrosj @dinhtungdu @getdave @himanshupathak95 @im3dabasia @jsnajdr @juanfra @kmanijak @lalitkumawat1m @levinbaria @MaggieCabrera @Mamaduka @manzoorwanijk @Mayank-Tripathi32 @mcsf @mikachan @mirka @nerrad @oandregal @R1shabh-Gupta @ramonjd @shimotmk @sirreal @swissspidy @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @tyxla @USERSATOSHI @vipul0425 @westonruter @youknowriad

Props @mamaduka and @jorbin for peer review. Props @joen for visual assets.

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Aki Hamano 12:51 am on August 28, 2025
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What’s new in Gutenberg 21.5? (27 August)

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.5?

Gutenberg 21.5 has been released and is available for download!

This release contains many enhancements in addition to the new blocks. Below is a curated summary of the most notable changes in this release.

Introducing Accordion 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.

This release introduces the new experimental Accordion block. Accordion content is composed of the trigger and panel, allowing users to style them separately, while maintaining the 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) and semantics requirements of the accordion.

Command Palette in adminadmin (and super admin) dashboard

We aim to bring the Command Palette into all parts of the WordPress experience. As a first step, the Command Palette is now available in the Admin Dashboard.

More commands and extensibility are planned for the future; see the overview issue for more details.

Support border radius presets

Like spacing, color, aspect ratios etc. Border radius are something that should be applied consistently throughout a design. Defining “border radius presets” in theme.jsonJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. allows picking border radius value from these presets instead of manually entering radius values.

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Aki Hamano 11:45 am on July 30, 2025
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What’s new in Gutenberg 21.3? (30 July)

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.3?

Gutenberg 21.3 has been released and is available for download!

This release focuses on improvements to the DataViews and other components, as well as inspector sidebarSidebar A 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. enhancements. Below is a curated summary of the most notable changes in this release.

DataViews enhancements

The grid layout of DataViews now supports grouping items by fields. This allows developers to organize large amounts of data efficiently and will be extended to other layouts, such as table layout, in the future.

Furthermore, in addition to the existing datetime field type, DataViews now supports the date field type, which is just a date without a time. This is also needed for filtering dates using the new Calendar component. Filtering and editing features will be implemented in the future.

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. Library Enhancements

The Cover block supports the poster image, so users with a large video file or slow internet connections can see the poster image before the video loads.

The Post Content block supports a tagName selector, allowing you to change the default div wrapper to a more semantic alternative (main, section, article).

MigrationMigration Moving the code, database and media files for a website site from one server to another. Most typically done when changing hosting companies. to TypeScript continues

An effort is underway to gradually migrate packages to TypeScript. In this release, many packages have been migrated to TypeScript, making them safer and more robust. See #67691 for more details.

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Héctor Prieto 3:38 pm on July 18, 2025
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What’s new in Gutenberg 21.2? (16 July)

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.2?

Gutenberg 21.2 has been released and is available for download!

This release focuses on improvements to the DataViews and other components, as well as inspector sidebarSidebar A 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. enhancements. Below is a curated summary of the most notable changes in this release.

Opening links in a new tab gets easier

A small but handy change, the Navigation Link 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. now provides a toggle in the inspector sidebar to open the link in a new tab, bringing it together with the rest of the link options.

DataViews and new components

Gutenberg 21.2 introduces numerous DataViews enhancements and new features. For starters, there are new media, boolean, email, and array field type definitions. Moreover, field type definitions can define a default sorting and rendering function.

You can even break down the DataViews themselves and make different compositions, as the DataViews component now exports its subcomponents independently. There are many new features and some breaking changes; for a comprehensive list, please refer to the full list of changes.

Aside from DataViews, this release introduces the DateCalendar and DateRangeCalendar components as well.

ToolsPanel refactoring continues

Similarly to recent releases, more blocks have had their settings panels updated to a newer UIUI User interface. This time, it’s the turn for the Gallery block, and wrapping up the efforts from the last release, the remaining options of the Site Logo block.

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