Gutenberg 4.6 is out with a…

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Brian Krogsgard

Gutenberg 4.6 is out with a relatively shorter changelog than in the past. Mostly browser related fixes (for IE11, Edge, drag-and-drop functionality), an improvement for block preview styling, and various other tweaks and fixes. This "what's new" update has been…

Gutenberg 4.5 was released a few…

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Brian Krogsgard

Gutenberg 4.5 was released a few days ago, and it "matches the first 5.0 RC feature set." Some notable additions include: (1) a minimal multi-selection block panel; (2) the “Disable Visual Editor” option can be set on a per-user basis; (3)…

Gutenberg, accessibility, and compromise

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Brian Krogsgard

I had a call with Matt Mullenweg to discuss some things regarding the upcoming Gutenberg release, the critiques around accessibility, and thoughts I've had around the way this release and other releases are scheduled. I'll keep this note to the…

Gutenberg 4.3 was released with many updates,…

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Brian Krogsgard

Gutenberg 4.3 was released with many updates, including core custom field meta box toggling, an API for annotations, URL validation to link input in RichText, improved navigation and interactions around the Columns and Gallery blocks, and speech announcement support for block…

Mark Uraine has released a Gutenberg-ready theme…

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Dan Knauss

Mark Uraine has released a Gutenberg-ready theme called Monostack that uses syntax highlighting much as a code editor would. A number of solid Gutenberg-supporting themes are starting to appear in the theme repo.

Gutenberg 4.1 has been released and…

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Dan Knauss

Gutenberg 4.1 has been released and is considered "feature complete for ... the WordPress 5.0 cycle." New features include a "block navigation system" that works as a pathfinder, new style variations for the table block, support for video backgrounds in…

Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this…

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Brian Krogsgard

Gutenberg 4.0 is out, and this release covers a number of items from a long "pending items" list. Other than bug fixes, some new additions include colors for cover image overlays, a new font size picker, better pullquote features, post locking, a…

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg…

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Dan Knauss

Some significant recent news about Gutenberg and its release has come out this week. Matt Mullenweg announced an expansion of the release team and named some members of the WordPress community who will help lead "the critical focuses required for…

Gutenberg 3.8 is out. Included in…

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Dan Knauss

Gutenberg 3.8 is out. Included in this release: a full screen mode, a new UI for bulk managing reusable blocks, a more sophisticated mechanism for editor styles, and a number of bugfixes and tweaks to existing features.

There are signs that Gutenberg is being considered…

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Dan Knauss

There are signs that Gutenberg is being considered for adoption on some level in Drupal. There is already a demo of Gutenberg in Drupal, and there is a talk dedicated to the subject at the upcoming Drupal Europe conference. Yoast recently showed off…

Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list…

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Dan Knauss
Gutenberg 3.5 is out with another long list of features, but the clear majority of items are improvements that refine and polish the user experience, like styles for checkbox components and states for buttons. About 50% of all Gutenberg downloads have happened…

Gutenberg 3.4 was recently released with “a…

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Dan Knauss

Gutenberg 3.4 was recently released with "a multitude of improvements when converting existing content to blocks," a REST API search controller, additional documentation, and more than a dozen bug fixes. Gary Pendergast also shared a sample plugin on Github that shows how…

The release of Gutenberg 3.2 brings with…

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Brian Krogsgard

The release of Gutenberg 3.2 brings with it a number of bug fixes and enhancements. Among the improvements are APIs for inline images and inline blocks, the ability to convert columns to parent/child blocks, the ability to register new block categories,…

  Gutenberg 3.1 is out, with…

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Brian Krogsgard

  Gutenberg 3.1 is out, with (among many other things) tips interface for new users, ability to transform paragraph blocks into single quote blocks, improvements to the mobile block toolbar, better accessibility in a number of areas, and a long…

Matt on Gutenberg at WordCamp Europe

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David Bisset
The sixth WordCamp Europe is happening now on June 15-16 (it was preceded by Contributor Day on the 14th) in Belgrade, Serbia. As you would expect from a large WordCamp, the lineup is full of great talks given by a diverse group of…

Gutenberg hit the 3.0 milestone recently.…

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Brian Krogsgard

Gutenberg hit the 3.0 milestone recently. Matias Ventura wrote about what's new in Gutenberg on Make Core. The block library and inserting interface underwent an overhaul that I believe is a nice enhancement. Rich Tabor writes about how to add…
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