Hello! This is the 55th weekly roundup of theme-related discussions, fixes, and developments 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/.
This week includes a few items specific to the upcoming release of WordPress 5.8. As always, please weigh in on the tickets below — your feedback is crucial and appreciated.
Issues / Discussions & PRs
- 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. call for testing! https://make.wordpress.org/test/2021/06/24/call-for-testing-thrive-with-theme-json/
- Reduce specificity of reset & classic styles: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32659
- Update theme.json docs for 5.8 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/33131
- Updated scope for site editing projects: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/33094
- Styles not applied to 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. using theme.json with separate assets loading enabled https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/53494
Merged/Fixed/Announced
- Introducing theme.json in 5.8 https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/06/25/introducing-theme-json-in-wordpress-5-8/
- Pass block attributes to navigation that renders with location https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/33043
- Block-styles loading enhancements in 5.8: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/07/01/block-styles-loading-enhancements-in-wordpress-5-8
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