Changelog

Enhancements

• Add alt edit field to the inline image in the format library (64124)
• Update copy from "No Title" to "No title" across multiple places on the editor. (64184)
• Update column input to be 40px by default. (64190)

Block Library

• Add anchor block support to List Items. (48758)
• Unset the rowStart and columnStart attributes when a block inside the Grid is removed from a manual layout. (64186)
• Update Group block example. (63114)
• Make SiteLogoReplaceFlow always available in the Site Logo block toolbar. (63499)
• Make Query Loop settings more intuitive with a ToggleGroup and simplified help text. (63739)
• Move gallery link controls to the block toolbar. (62762)
• Hide loading when the overlay menu is selected. (64262)
• Move the Site Logo tooltip to the middle right. (64296)
• Prevent duplicate spacing on Tag Cloud block. (63832)
• Fix 'can user edit' Template Part check. (64137)
• Add clearfix in Post content. (63690)
• Tweak Tag Cloud controls and description. (64151)
• Tweak list block. (64025)
• Update MediaUpload button for the site logo from "Add media" to "Choose logo". (63498)
• Update help text for sticky control in Query loop. (63999)
• Add border support to the following blocks:
  • Time To Read
  • Categories List
  • Post Date
  • Post Excerpt
  • Post Terms
  • Post Title
  • Site Tagline
  • Site Title
  • Table of contents

Extensibility

• Add an async __unstablePreSavePost hook; resolving with false prevents saving. (58022)
• Enable heading level curation. (63535)
• Addition of levelOptions attribute to control available heading levels in Post Title, Query Title, Site Tagline, Site Title, and Comments Title.

Data Views

• Be more clear with the copy of the "hide" action. (63047)
• Graduate data view options out of a menu to allow more design expression. (64175)
• Move filter UI into a toggle-able panel to improve experience on narrow viewports/containers. (63203)
• Update field line-height across grid/list layouts. (63945)
• Update template description in table layout. (63942)
• De-emphasise bulk actions on Grid layout. (64209)
• Update the copy of some of the strings on dataviews actions. (64099)

Dataviews Extensibility

• Allow unregistering of the following post actions: permanently delete, restore post, and trash post.

Dataform

• Add author to quick edit page/post list. (63983)
• If a field of type text declare elements, render it as a SelectControl in edit. (64251)
• Migrate order action modal and introduce form validation. (63895)

Components

• Add radius scale. (64007)
• Support generic props type on CustomSelectControl. (63985)
• Guide: Add __next40pxDefaultSize to buttons. (64181)
• Image: Make Placeholder white when there is a <Spinner /> on top. (63885)
• SelectControl: Infer value type from options. (64069)
• SelectControl: Pass through options props. (64211)
• TimeInput: Expose as subcomponent of TimePicker. (63145)
• Update radius variables in components configuration. (64133)
• RadioControl: Add support for option help text. (63751)

Block Editor

• Block Autocompleter: Force icon color to text color when item is selected. (61376)
• Don't overlap canvas with inserter panel at large screens. (64110)
• Format Library: Polish inline image format popover. (64016)
• LineHeightControl: Hard deprecate bottom margin. (64281)
• New useBlockElementRef hook for storing block element into a ref. (63799)
• Improved tabbed sidebar styles. (61974)
• URLInput: Hard deprecate bottom margin. (64282)

Global Styles

• Add a typesets section to Typography. (62539)
• Add tooltips to the heading level selectors. (64039)
• Background images: Ensure appropriate default values. (64192)
• Create new public function to make it easier to expose style variations from other themes. (63318)
• Style Book: Clearly denote heading levels. (64038)

Design Tools

• Column: Enable border radius support. (63924)
• Comment Template: Add Border Block Support. (64238)
• Post Comments Form: Add Border Block Support. (64233)

Zoom Out

• Add a control to enter and leave zoom out mode. (63870)
• Improve zoom transition. (64179)

Site Editor

• Clarify that the site icon is a back button using an animation. (63986)
• Site Icon: Add back filter effect to make it work for all kind of site icons. (64172)

Post Editor

• Tweak Create custom template modal. (64255)

Icons

• Add new "send" icon. (64130)

Plugin

• Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.5. (64126)

Font Library

• Include a "Select All" options for google fonts. (63893)

Block bindings

• Allow bindings bootstrap after registration. (63797)

Interactivity API

• Refactor internal proxy and signals system. (62734)

New APIs

• Make useStyleOverride public. (63656)

Bug Fixes

• Core Data: Fix 'getEntityRecordPermissions' memoization. (64091)
• Document bar: Fix long title with no spaces causing layout issue. (64092)
• Fix density slider minus to be correct. (64185)
• Fix: Deleting a pattern throws a notice saying undefined deleted. (64301)
• Primitives: Add missing peer dependency. (64218)
• Site Icon: Fix position in distraction free mode. (64261)

Data Views

• Add context to trash string. (64249)
• Conditionally shows the description field in Template Grid layout. (64043)
• Consider layout URL parameter when loading a default/custom view. (64306)
• Display published date for pages/posts with published status. (64049)
• Sort author by name + allow custom sort function. (64064)
• Don't render action modal when there are no eligible items. (64250)
• Pages: Update useView logic. (63889)
• Update template preview dimensions in table layout. (63938)
• Update template preview dimensions in table layout. (63938)

Dataform

• Fix SelectControl size and spacing. (64324)
• Provide a better default for render when field has elements. (64338)

Components

• Autocompleter UI: Fix text color when hovering selected item. (64294)
• BaseControl: change label's display: Block. (63911)
• Button: Fix tertiary destructive hover style. (64152)
• ColorPalette: Remove extra bottom margin when CircularOptionPicker is unneeded. (63961)
• DropdownMenuV2: Break menu item help text on multiple lines for better truncation. (63916)
• Fix modal dismissers in development mode. (64132)
• Fix toggle help indentation. (63903)
• Update the TextControl padding to match the rest of the controls. (64326)

Global Styles

• Fix block custom CSS pseudo element selectors. (63980)
• Fix block library and global styles stylesheet ordering when a block style variation is active. (63918)
• Style Book: Fix critical error when heading block is not registered. (64047)
• TypesetButton: Check if variations exist before running logic. (64139)

Site Editor

• Centrally align entity in focused edit mode. (64143)
• Don't trigger template ID resolution for multi-selected posts. (64254)
• Long slugs breaking summary panel UI. (64053)

Zoom Out

• Keep top-level block selection if entering zoom out mode. (64178)
• Use the block editor for insertion point data. (63934)

Block Library

• Fix a typo in use-image-sizes.js. (64100)
• Template Part: Fix capability checks for inner blocks. (64159)
• Update useTaxonomies hook to check for taxonomies for passed post type. (64145)

Design Tools

• Quote: Prevent block theme styles overriding global border and padding. (64045)
• Spacing controls: Using CustomSelectControlV2 for >= 8 spacing sizes. (64284)

Post Editor

• Avoid errors for post types without a 'menu_icon'. (64015)
• Post: Add a max length to the post password protected field. (64156)

Grid layout

• Fix grid resizer drag over embed. (64098)
• Move resizer popover slot to fix display on mobile. (63920)

Block Editor

• Fix unexpected drag & rrop row/gallery creation logic. (64241)

Icons

• Remove hardcoded color from sidesAxial and sidesBottom icons. (64174)

Document Settings

• Display empty option when post author is missing. (64165)

Patterns

• Enable cross-browser support for pattern uploading. (64123)

Commands

• Fix 'Preferences' and 'Shortcuts' commands in StrictMode. (64019)

Meta Boxes

• Prevent popover from being hidden by metaboxes. (63939)

Page Content Focus

• TemplateContentPanel: Don't show content blocks that are in a Query Loop. (63732)

Font Library

• Fix item font family item height in the sidebar. (63125)

Block API

• Block categories - ensure that categories are unique by slug. (62954)

Accessibility

• Restore focus style in dataviews grid view. (64298)
• A11y text for site editor. (62648)
• Accessibility issue of device preview options. (63958)

Components

• Improve the aria-disabled focus style of the Button. (62480)
• Restore describedBy functionality on CustomSelectControl. (63957)

Block Library

• Fix unlabeled Spacer block controls. (63806)
• Move Posts Per Page, Offset, and Pages controls from the block toolbar into Inspector Controls. (58207)

Font Library

• Remove notice context and add message when fonts are updated. (64030)

Performance

• Add User Timings for the Interactivity API. (60522)

Data Views

• Optimize the patterns dataviews by extracting the fields definition. (63927)

Layout

• Avoid iterating auto grid inner blocks unless mode specifically changed. (64194)

Block bindings

• Move logic to merge usesContext outside the reducer. (63941)

Experiments

• Adds experimental blocks flag. (64121)

DataForm

• Support multiple layouts and introduce the panel layout. (64299)

DataViews Extensibility

• Add a hook to allow third-party scripts to register/unregister post type actions. (64138)

Grid Interactivity

• Fix block mover layout and styles. (64021)

Block bindings

• UI for connecting bindings. (62880)

Documentation

• .wp-env.json schema: Fix schema and add unit tests. (63281)
• Add WP Studio to list of tools in documentation. (64327)
• Add documentation for some dynamically generated selectors in the core-data store. (64269)
• Block Editor: Update 'getBlocksByName' JSDoc. (63919)
• Components: Add missing __nextHasNoMarginBottom documentation. (64313)
• Corrected @deprecated doc Order in Inline Documentation. (64013)
• Add documentation for render_block and register_block_type_args to Block Filters. (64118)
• Fix interactivity API documentation link. (64060)
• Fix non working link to an interactivity API example block. (64061)
• Fix WampServer links. (64062)
• FormToggle, ToggleControl: Fix docgen in Storybook. (64065)
• Provide a better example for the PluginSidebar slotfill. (64206)
• Update data-core.md to use correct headings. (64309)

Code Quality

• Add margin-bottom lint rules (64212),(64213) and (63960)
• Add new useEntityRecordsWithPermissions hook. (63857)
• Fix deprecated sass usage. (63990)
• Remove an unnecessary wrapper component. (63989)
• Theme JSON: Update core theme json resolver class use to Gutenberg version. (63981)
• Zoom out: Get store action outside the loop. (63936)
• Remove Speak from device menu selection. (64115)

Block Editor

• BlockDraggable: Remove invalid aria-hidden attribute from button. (64228)
• FontFamilyControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (64280)
• Remove unnecessary/incorrect unlock call in setEditorMode action. (64073)

Data Views

• Formalize text field type definition. (64168)
• Use items with permissions and avoid hooks to register actions. (63923)

DataForm

• Centralize edit logic in field type definitions. (64171)
• Move validation logic to the field type definition. (64164)

Global Styles

• Background image: Remove toolspanel placeholder component. (64242)
• Consolidate theme.json ref and URI resolution. (64182)

Plugin

• Remove compat layers for WP 6.4 and 6.5. (64096)
• Remove leftover 'WP_Rest_Customizer_Nonces' controller. (64221)

Site Editor

• Use structuredClone for deep cloning. (64203)

Block Library

• Add stylelint rule to prevent usage of flex-direction reverse values. (63081)
• Image Block Lightbox: Fix warning error when resizing. (63995)

Icons

• Fix invalid prop for homeButton icon. (64191)

Post Editor

• Remove resolvers hack for post actions. (64094)

Components

• Upgrade Ariakit. (64066)

Page Content Focus

• Fix the 'getBlocksByName' selector call. (63922)

Tools

Testing

• Components: Cleanup flaky unit test sleep() hacks. (64205)
• Fix flaky DataViews list layout end-to-end tests. (64244)
• Fix typo in 'Verify Core Backport Changelog' job title. (64058)
• Improve Button matrix in visual regression test. (64120)
• Improve theme.json test failure messages by pretty printing css for a more accurate diff. (64077)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

• @Chrico: Block categories - ensure that categories are unique by slug. (62954)
• @djcowan: Update api-reference.md. (64325)
• @meteorlxy: CustomSelectControl: Support generic props type. (63985)
• @Rishit30G: Add WP Studio to list of tools in documentation. (64327)
• @wzieba: (64044)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@aaronrobertshaw @adamsilverstein @afercia @akasunil @Aljullu @amitraj2203 @andrewserong @carolinan @cbravobernal @Chrico @ciampo @creativecoder @DaniGuardiola @DAreRodz @djcowan @ellatrix @jameskoster @jasmussen @jeryj @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @kebbet @kmanijak @Mamaduka @matiasbenedetto @meteorlxy @mikachan @mirka @mtias @ndiego @noisysocks @oandregal @ramonjd @richtabor @Rishit30G @ryanwelcher @SantosGuillamot @scruffian @shail-mehta @simison @stokesman @t-hamano @talldan @tomdevisser @tomjn @tyxla @up1512001 @wzieba @youknowriad