Gutenberg 16.7 was released this week, packed with several features that are headlining the upcoming WordPress 6.4 release. This will be the last plugin release that will be rolled into the next version of WordPress. Font management with the new font library is now available for testing in the plugin. These features …
Gutenberg 16.6 Introduces Block Hooks, Improvements to Toolbars on Nested Blocks
Gutenberg 16.6 is available with progress on a feature that was formerly called auto-inserting blocks but has now been renamed to block hooks. In a previous release (16.4), Gutenberg introduced auto-inserting blocks as an experimental feature that allows plugin developers to specify a location in which the block will be automatically inserted, …
Gutenberg 16.5 Adds New Commands to the Command Palette
Gutenberg 16.5 was released this week with the biggest changes landing in the Command Palette. Users now have access to more block-related commands for block transforms and block actions, including the following: all transforms to the block has defined (e.g. to cover, to gallery, to columns, to file, to group, to media and …
Gutenberg 16.4 Introduces Experimental Auto-Inserting Blocks
Gutenberg 16.4 has been released with a new auto-inserting blocks experimental feature. It allows developers to specify a location in which the block will be automatically inserted, such as before or after a template. The block can then be repositioned after insertion using the editor tools. “This applies both to the frontend …
Gutenberg 16.3 Adds New Tools for Patterns
Gutenberg 16.3 was released today as a maintenance release but includes several new tools that make pattern management smoother and easier for users. Most notably, custom user patterns now have a dropdown menu for renaming, duplicating and deleting them. Patterns and template parts that come with themes will only have the “duplicate” option …