Howdy, and happy Friday! Gutenberg 7.3 just released this week! It included a several fantastic improvements.
Gutenberg 7.3
Navigation block text/background colors
Better block labels in the Navigation block’s Navigator
Replace media flow has been added to the Cover 19583, Media+Text 19198, File 19174, Audio 19158 and Video 19162 blocks.
This release also includes lots of “lighter DOM” PRs which improve performance and make the DOM easier to style for both plugin and theme authors. Many, many, many bug fixes as well.
WordPress 5.4 Preparation
In preparation for WordPress 5.4, a list of particular PRs has been gathered that I’m hoping we can get in. The list includes:
- Video block subtitles
- Resizable editor previews
- Group block custom text color [merged]
- Latest Posts block feature image
- Renaming Block Library categories
- Columns block width improvements
Theme experiments
Over at Themeshaper.com, @jffng began experimenting around a block-based theme for WordPress and posted about his experience.
Configure or restrict interactions in Gutenberg
One use-case is for admins to configure or restrict the interactions within Gutenberg. @youknowriad goes into detail around how the improvements to the API allow for some of this recently.
Get involved
Now’s a great time to get involved. While the work on this project is intense, it’s always important to glean new perspectives from other WordPress users and community members. Just drop into any of the links provided above to read up on the details and contribute.
Thanks for reading, staying informed, and contributing anywhere you can!