Hey everyone, happy Friday! ヽ(•‿•)ノ I want to thank @kjellr for handling the update last week while I was away.
Gutenberg 5.9 was released Wednesday! As @youknowriad pointed out, there were over 40 contributors, and 6 of them submitted their first PR.
A few noteworthy features and enhancements included:
- The clickthrough action is a game changer for navigating through nested blocks.
- Grouping/Ungrouping selected blocks.
- Snackbar notices.
- Consolidation of dropdown menus.
- Table block placeholder screen improvements.
- Spacer block now clears all floats.
Widgets to blocks
Included in 5.9 were a couple improvements for the widgets screen.
- Add the in progress state to the save button.
- Add the RichText Format Library.
Block Directory
@melchoyce posted an update to the Block Directory. There’s a prototype and some mockups for review. If you haven’t offered up some feedback, please do! Mel is looking to have a usability test written for Contributor Day at WCEU.
Tightening up
This week several designers spent time cleaning up loose ends and making small improvements throughout Gutenberg.
- Removing color from the Inserter category icons.
- Improving accessibility color contrast on disabled buttons.
- Lot’s of textual updates:
- Replaced metabox arrows.
- Adjusted padding on Calendar block.
- Re-enable menu item hover state.
- Updated toolbar image in Docs.
Usability testing
Last month’s usability testing videos are up on make/test. Please review them and leave some feedback about your observations.
Another reminder that there’s a plan to run a usability testing table for Gutenberg at WCEU. Read about the plans and sign up to get involved.
Thanks for reading, staying informed, and contributing anywhere you can!