Hello! This is the 55th weekly roundup of theme-related discussions, fixes, and developments in 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.json 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 block 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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