WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” became available last…

ByDan Knauss Posted on

WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” became available last week with the new default theme, Twenty Twenty, and a host of new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements for the block editor.

Hot on its heels, here’s Gutenberg 6.9. 📦✨

New things to note:

  • An “experimental block pattern API” along with other APIs.
  • Themes can now define custom gradient presets.
  • Support for loading block templates from themes.
  • A ResponsiveBlockControl element.

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