17.8.0 RC4

Changelog

Tools

Testing

Fix failing Dropdown Menu e2e tests. (59356)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@Mamaduka

17.8.0 RC3

Changelog

Enhancements

• Block Hooks: Add help text to Plugins panel. (59371)

Bug Fixes

• Block Hooks: Take controlled blocks into account for toggle state. (59367)
• Font Library: Create post types on init hook. (59333)
• Cover Block: Restore overflow: Clip rule to allow border radius again. (59388)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@andrewserong @creativecoder @ockham

17.8.0 RC2

Changelog

Tools

Testing

• Performance tests: Make site editor performance test backwards compatible. (59266)
• Performance tests: Update selectors in site editor pattern loading tests. (59259)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@Mamaduka @ramonjd @youknowriad

17.8.0 RC1

Changelog

Features

• Patterns: add bulk export patterns action. (58897)
• Template editor/inspector: show and select related patterns. (55091)

Layout

• Add toggle for grid types and stabilise Grid block variation. (59051 and 59116)
• Add support for column and row span in grid children. (58539)

Enhancements

• Patterns Page: Make category action button compact. (59203)
• Block Editor: Use hooks instead of HoC in 'SkipToSelectedBlock'. (59202)
• Font Library: Adds the ability to use generic() in font family names. (59103 and 59037)
• REST API Global Styles Revisions Controller: Return single revision only when it matches the parent id. (59049)
• CSS & Styling: Tweak link focus outline styles in HTML anchor and custom CSS. (59048)
• Data Views: Make 'All pages' view label consistent with template and patterns. (59009)
• Script Modules API: Script Modules add deregister option. (58830)

Custom Fields

• Block Bindings: Lock editing of blocks by default. (58787)
• Style engine: Rename at_rule to rules_groups and update test/docs. (58922)

Block Library

• Gallery: Set the 'defaultBlock' setting for inner blocks. (59168)
• Remove the navigation edit button because it leads to a useless screen. (59211)
• Set the 'defaultBlock' setting for Columns & List blocks. (59196)
• Update: Increase footnotes meta priority and separate footnotes meta registration. (58882)

Site Editor

• Editor: Hide template part and post content blocks in some site editor contexts. (58928)
• Tweak save hub button. (58917 and 59200)

Components

• CustomSelect: Adapt component for legacy props. (57902)
• Use Element.scrollIntoView() instead of dom-scroll-into-view. (59085)

Global Styles

• Global style changes: Refactor output for a more flexible UI and grouping. (59055)
• Style theme variations: Add property extraction and merge utils. (58803)

Bug Fixes

• Distraction Free Mode: fix ui toggling bugs. (59061)
• Layout: Refactor responsive logic for grid column spans. (59057)
• Interactivity API: Only add proxies to plain objects inside the store. (59039)
• Block Hooks: Fix in Navigation block. (59021)

List View

• Editor: Do not open list view by default on mobile. (59016)
• Create Block: Add missing viewScriptModule field. (59140)
• Ignore the 'twentytwentyfour' test theme dir created by wp-env. (59072)
• useEntityBlockEditor: Update 'content' type check. (59058)

Block Library

• Author, Author Bio, Author Name: Add a fallback for Author Archive Template. (55451)
• Fix Spacer orientation when inside a block with default flex layout. (58921)
• Fix WP 6.4/6.3 compat for navigation link variations. (59126)
• Interactivity API: Fix server side rendering for Search block. (59029)
• Navigation: Avoid using embedded record from fallback API. (59076)
• Pagination Numbers: Add data-wp-key to pagination numbers if enhanced pagination is enabled. (58189)
• Revert "Navigation: Refactor mobile overlay breakpoints to JS (#57520)". (59149)
• Spacer block: Fix null label in tooltip when horizontal layout. (58909)

Data Views

• DataViews: Add loading/no results message in grid view. (59002)
• DataViews: Correctly display featured image that don't have image sizes. (59111)
• DataViews: Fix pages list back path. (59201)
• DataViews: Fix patterns, templates and template parts pagination z-index. (58965)
• DataViews: Fix storybook. (58842)
• DataViews: Remove second reset filter button in filter dialog. (58960)
• Revert footer in pages list with DataViews. (59151)

Block Editor

• After Enter transform, skip other onEnter actions like splitting. (59064)
• Close link preview if collapsed selection when creating link. (58896)
• Editor: Limit spotlight mode to the editor. (58817)
• Fix incorrect useAnchor positioning when switching from virtual to rich text elements. (58900)
• Inserter: Don't select the closest block with 'disabled' editing mode. (58971)
• Inserter: Fix title condition for media tab previews. (58993)

Site Editor

• Fix navigation on mobile web. (59014)
• Fix: Don't render the Transform Into panel if there are no patterns. (59217)
• Fix: Logical error in filterPatterns on template-panel/hooks.js. (59218)
• Make command palette string transatables. (59133)
• Remove left margin on Status help text. (58775)

Patterns

• Allow editing of image block alt and title attributes in content only mode. (58998)
• Avoid showing block removal warning when deleting a pattern instance that has overrides. (59044)
• Block editor: Pass patterns selector as setting. (58661)
• Fix pattern categories on import. (58926)
• Site editor: Fix start patterns store selector. (58813)

Global Styles

• Fix console error in block preview. (59112)
• Revert "Use all the settings origins for a block that consumes paths with merge #55219" (58951 and 59101)
• Shadows: Don't assume that core provides default shadows. (58973)

Font Library

• Fixes installed font families not rendering in the editor or frontend. (59019)
• Font Libary: Add missing translation functions. (58104)
• Show error message when no fonts found to install. (58914)

Synced Patterns

• Fix missing source for binding attributes. (59194)
• Fix resetting individual blocks to empty optional values for Pattern Overrides. (59170)
• Fix upload button on overridden empty image block in patterns. (59169)

Design Tools

• Background image support: Fix issue with background position keyboard entry. (59050)
• Cover block: Clear the min height field when aspect ratio is set. (59191)
• Elements: Fix block instance element styles for links applying to buttons. (59114)

Components

• Modal: Add box-sizing reset style. ([58905](https://github.com/Wor...

17.7.0

Changelog

Enhancements

• Improve translators comments for wp.date.setSettings in compat file. (58488)
• Interactive Template: Use viewScriptModule. (58211)

Components

• Adding constrainTabbing prop to useDialog hook. (57962)
• Allow limiting the number of maximum visible Snackbars. (58559)
• ConfirmDialog: Add __next40pxDefaultSize to buttons. (58421)
• Expand theming support in COLORS. (58097)
• FocalPointPicker: Apply modern styling. (58459)
• Implement Tabs in widget editor settings. (57886)
• Implement Tabs in site-editor settings. (56959)
• Implementing useCompositeState with Ariakit. (57304)
• InputBase: Add isBorderless prop. (58750)
• Replace TabPanel with Tabs in the editor Document Overview sidebar. (57082)
• SearchControl: Refactor to use InputControl internally. (56524)
• Show borders for disabled secondary buttons. (58606)

Data Views

• Add outline to template preview in table layout. (58738)
• Add: Delete bulk action to patterns. (58747)
• Add: Selection and bulk actions to grid view. (58144)
• DataViews: Add primary filter API. (58427)
• DataViews: In patterns page, show sync status filter by default. (58367)
• DataViews: Redesign of filters. (58569)
• Remove min-width style on table cells. (58204)
• Update 'Rows per page' view option label to account for Grid layout. (58457)
• Update dataviews search input placeholder. (58742)
• Update spacing around title in grid layout. (58739)

Interactivity API

• Add block supports for clientNavigation and interactive properties on block.json schema. (58132)
• Image block: Refactor and remove data-wp-body. (58835)
• Interactivity Router: Fix initial page cache. (58496)
• Interactivity Router: Move ARIA live region and loading bar to the Interactivity Router. (58377)
• Limit the exported APIs. (58864)
• Mark all core block stores as private. (58722)
• Server Directive Processor for data-wp-each. (58498)
• Support setting a namespace using a string in data-wp-interactive. (58743)
• Allow global configs for namespaces. (58749)

Block Library

• Follow up on the Post navigation link taxonomy filters. (57949)
• Home Link: Render Home text if there is no attribute label present. (58387)
• Organize gallery controls. (58407)
• Pattern: Use the '__experimentalLabel' method to get a title. (58646)
• Social Icons: Update Patreon icon. (56951)
• Try: Disable text selection for post content placeholder block. (58169)
• Update pattern block copy in light of pattern overrides. (58231)
• Add shadow support for column, columns and image. (57982)

Global Styles

• Add style engine support for nested at-rules. (58867)
• Move Shadow controls to Border panel. (58466)
• Shadow: Update shadow support to allow explicit skipping of serialization. (58306)
• Try: Remove shadow preset overflow. (58663)
• Update return values from getGlobalStylesChanges(). (58707)
• Add support for transform and letter spacing controls in Global Styles > Typography > Elements. (58142)

Block Editor

• Drag and drop: Allow dragging from inserter or desktop to template parts. (58589)
• Drag and drop: Allow dropping within template parts. (58423)
• Implement "Add block" UI for Nav block Link UI. (57756)
• Implementing new UX for invoking rich text Link UI. (57986)
• Remove open in new tab from link preview. (58744)
• Use consistent labels, remove additional settings, and copySmall icon LinkControl. (58183)

Site Editor

• Apply 40px across summary panel. (58730)
• Apply custom scroll style to fixed header block toolbar. (57444)
• Improve SiteIcon display and transition. (58472)
• Only show 'Back' button when user came from an editor canvas. (58710)
• Update "focus mode" to consistently use the Document Bar's Back button. (58528)

Patterns

• Add a confirmation dialog when a user tries to delete a synced pattern with overrides. (58796)
• Add the block name to the pattern content data. (58715)
• Flash editable block outlines instead of always showing them. (58159)

Design Tools

• Background image support: Add background position controls. (58592)
• Tweak metrics and labels for background size controls. (58854)

Post Editor

• Editor: Limit visible Snackbars from the consumers. (58598)
• Save entities panel: Update styles. (58706)

Font Library

• Add sanitize from schema util. (58571)
• Font Collections: Update registration function signature and add caching. (58363)
• Font Library: Show 'Add fonts' button when there are no fonts installed. (58580)

Inspector Controls

• Tweak FocalPointPicker inspector controls. (58448)
• Tweak Media & Text inspector controls. (58447)

Custom Fields

• Block Bindings: Ensure to pass bound attributes. (58844)

Commands

• Try debouncing search for post-type navigation. (58810)

Document Settings

• Tweak revisions panel for improved scanning. (58751)

Synced Patterns

• Support button's link settings for Pattern Overrides. (58587)

Block API

• Block Hooks: Set ignoredHookedBlocks metada attr upon insertion. (58553)

List View

• Add keyboard clipboard events for cut, copy, paste. (57838)

New APIs

Block API

• Blocks: Add handling for block.json viewScriptModule. (58731)

Bug Fixes

• Core data: useEntityBlockEditor: Fix parsed blocks cache. (58841)
• Footnotes: Fix anchor order replacing. (58791)

Block Editor

• Block Switcher: Use consistent labels. (58240)
• Don't move focus within the toolbar if it is already focused. (58570)
• Don't show Link preview ...

17.6.6

Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Script loader 6.4 compat: check for init hook completion (58406)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@ramonjd

17.7.0 RC1

Changelog

Features

Interactivity API

• Allow global configs for namespaces. (58749)

Global Styles

• Add support for transform and letter spacing controls in Global Styles > Typography > Elements. (58142)

Block Library

• Add shadow support for column, columns and image. (57982)

Enhancements

• Improve translators comments for wp.date.setSettings in compat file. (58488)
• Interactive Template: Use viewScriptModule. (58211)

Components

• Adding constrainTabbing prop to useDialog hook. (57962)
• Allow limiting the number of maximum visible Snackbars. (58559)
• ConfirmDialog: Add __next40pxDefaultSize to buttons. (58421)
• Expand theming support in COLORS. (58097)
• FocalPointPicker: Apply modern styling. (58459)
• Implement Tabs in widget editor settings. (57886)
• Implement Tabs in site-editor settings. (56959)
• Implementing useCompositeState with Ariakit. (57304)
• InputBase: Add isBorderless prop. (58750)
• Replace TabPanel with Tabs in the editor Document Overview sidebar. (57082)
• SearchControl: Refactor to use InputControl internally. (56524)
• Show borders for disabled secondary buttons. (58606)

Data Views

• Add outline to template preview in table layout. (58738)
• Add: Delete bulk action to patterns. (58747)
• Add: Selection and bulk actions to grid view. (58144)
• DataViews: Add primary filter API. (58427)
• DataViews: In patterns page, show sync status filter by default. (58367)
• DataViews: Redesign of filters. (58569)
• Remove min-width style on table cells. (58204)
• Update 'Rows per page' view option label to account for Grid layout. (58457)
• Update dataviews search input placeholder. (58742)
• Update spacing around title in grid layout. (58739)

Interactivity API

• Add block supports for clientNavigation and interactive properties on block.json schema. (58132)
• Image block: Refactor and remove data-wp-body. (58835)
• Interactivity Router: Fix initial page cache. (58496)
• Interactivity Router: Move ARIA live region and loading bar to the Interactivity Router. (58377)
• Limit the exported APIs. (58864)
• Mark all core block stores as private. (58722)
• Server Directive Processor for data-wp-each. (58498)
• Support setting a namespace using a string in data-wp-interactive. (58743)

Block Library

• Follow up on the Post navigation link taxonomy filters. (57949)
• Home Link: Render Home text if there is no attribute label present. (58387)
• Organize gallery controls. (58407)
• Pattern: Use the '__experimentalLabel' method to get a title. (58646)
• Social Icons: Update Patreon icon. (56951)
• Try: Disable text selection for post content placeholder block. (58169)
• Update pattern block copy in light of pattern overrides. (58231)

Global Styles

• Add style engine support for nested at-rules. (58867)
• Font Library: Show 'Add fonts' button when there are no fonts installed. (58580)
• Move Shadow controls to Border panel. (58466)
• Shadow: Update shadow support to allow explicit skipping of serialization. (58306)
• Try: Remove shadow preset overflow. (58663)
• Update return values from getGlobalStylesChanges(). (58707)

Block Editor

• Drag and drop: Allow dragging from inserter or desktop to template parts. (58589)
• Drag and drop: Allow dropping within template parts. (58423)
• Implement "Add block" UI for Nav block Link UI. (57756)
• Implementing new UX for invoking rich text Link UI. (57986)
• Remove open in new tab from link preview. (58744)
• Use consistent labels, remove additional settings, and copySmall icon LinkControl. (58183)

Site Editor

• Apply 40px across summary panel. (58730)
• Apply custom scroll style to fixed header block toolbar. (57444)
• Improve SiteIcon display and transition. (58472)
• Only show 'Back' button when user came from an editor canvas. (58710)
• Update "focus mode" to consistently use the Document Bar's Back button. (58528)

Patterns

• Add a confirmation dialog when a user tries to delete a synced pattern with overrides. (58796)
• Add the block name to the pattern content data. (58715)
• Flash editable block outlines instead of always showing them. (58159)

Design Tools

• Background image support: Add background position controls. (58592)
• Tweak metrics and labels for background size controls. (58854)

Post Editor

• Editor: Limit visible Snackbars from the consumers. (58598)
• Save entities panel: Update styles. (58706)

Font Library

• Add sanitize from schema util. (58571)
• Font Collections: Update registration function signature and add caching. (58363)

Inspector Controls

• Tweak FocalPointPicker inspector controls. (58448)
• Tweak Media & Text inspector controls. (58447)

Custom Fields

• Block Bindings: Ensure to pass bound attributes. (58844)

Commands

• Try debouncing search for post-type navigation. (58810)

Document Settings

• Tweak revisions panel for improved scanning. (58751)

Synced Patterns

• Support button's link settings for Pattern Overrides. (58587)

Block API

• Block Hooks: Set ignoredHookedBlocks metada attr upon insertion. (58553)

List View

• Add keyboard clipboard events for cut, copy, paste. (57838)

New APIs

Block API

• Blocks: Add handling for block.json viewScriptModule. (58731)

Bug Fixes

• Core data: useEntityBlockEditor: Fix parsed blocks cache. (58841)
• Footnotes: Fix anchor order replacing. (58791)

Block Editor

• Block Switcher: Use consistent labels. (58240)
• Don't move focus within the toolbar if it is already focused. ([58570](https://github.com/WordPress/gu...

17.6.5

Changelog

Bug Fixes

Script Modules API

• Import Maps: Only emit CDATA wrappers for inline scripts for JavaScript. (58859)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@c4rl0sbr4v0

17.6.4

Bug Fixes

• Compatibility with WordPress trunk: Do not register font collections if already registered by Core.

17.6.3

Changelog

Bug Fixes

Block Editor

• Navigation: Update the fallback block list to avoid a PHP Warning (58588)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@dd32