✨ The upcoming WordPress 5.4 release has a lot going into it:
- A brand-new, officially supported, npm-based scaffolding package for blocks!
- New gradient theme APIs that allow your theme to use gradients as backgrounds in the Cover and Buttons blocks.
- Changes to DOM structure on the block editor. Jorge Costa explains the markup and style changes.
- REST API changes include taxonomy “OR” relation support in
WP_REST_Posts_Controller
along with selective link embedding. - Privacy features have been updated. The Personal Data Export tool now includes Session Tokens, Community Events Location, and Custom User Meta.
- Check out the WordPress 5.4 Field Guide for a deeper dive.