On June 15, 2023, a Hallway Hangout was held to discuss the WordPress 6.3 roadmap, the major changes coming in the next release, and how they will impact building block themes and managing themes from within the Site Editor. 42 community members attended, including the facilitator @ndiego.
The meeting was recorded live over Zoom and is now available on WordPress TV:
The meeting began with introductions and a review of the 6.3 timeline and current roadmap, as well as the latest call for testing. The following resources were shared:
@ndiego then provided a demonstration of the major changes coming in 6.3, including the content editing flows in the Site Editor, the new Library, changes to the Query Loop block, dimension controls, and improvements to navigation. There was also a discussion around the need for user permission controls in the Site Editor and more general extensibility.
These additional resources were shared:
- The Gutenberg 16.0 release post
- A sneak peek at When Block Styles Are Not Enough: Extending Blocks in Themes by @greenshady
- The WordPress 6.3 Editor Tasks project board on GitHub
The next Hallway Hangout will be held in July. The focus will be on extending block themes beyond what is available in WordPress core. Stay tuned for the official announcement. In the meantime, you can test out the latest functionality coming to WordPress 6.3 by using Gutenberg 16.0 or by completing the latest FSE Program Testing Call #24: Momery Makeover.