Gutenberg Phase 2 Friday Design Update #15

Gutenberg 5.5 is released! The long-anticipated Group block is now available. In addition to a strong list of enhancements, there’s even a bit of a performance boost. This release included 48+ contributors, thanks, everyone!

This is a short post this week. For more information, read up on the release notes linked above, and visit the GitHub issues/PRs labeled Needs Design Feedback or Needs Design.

Focuses

• Navigation block PR.
• Widgets to blocks in wp-admin.
• Widgets to blocks in Customizer.

Accessibility

• Voice accessibility contrast checker is merged.
• Video block subtitles.

Research

Prior to the release of WordPress 5.0, @jarahsames conducted a survey with WordPress users regarding the new Gutenberg experience. Here are the results.

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

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