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 == Changelog ==
 
+= 10.8.0-rc.1 =
+
+
+
+### Enhancements
+
+- BoxControl: Add allowReset option. ([32345](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32345))
+- Add Convert to Regular Blocks button to ellipsis Dropdown. ([32310](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32310))
+- Page list block: Add active page classes. ([32134](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32134))
+- Template Mode: Don't display snackbar with the Welcome Guide. ([32076](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32076))
+- Block Supports: Allow skipping spacing support serialization. ([31973](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31973))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix image border radius. ([32393](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32393))
+- Fix allowed patterns check. ([32376](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32376))
+- Fix deselecting block when inspector is opened. ([32361](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32361))
+- Generate classes from preset slugs in the same way (server & client). ([32352](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32352))
+- Mobile - Gallery block - Fix gallery images caption text formatting. ([32351](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32351))
+- File Block: Add an example preview. ([32350](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32350))
+- Avoid duplicate skip-links in WP 5.8+. ([32346](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32346))
+- SuggestionsList: Try to use a unique "key". ([32344](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32344))
+- Fix `theme.json` styles for the `core/list` block. ([32343](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32343))
+- Prevent saving the post before previewing in locked/read-only mode. ([32341](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32341))
+- Audio Block: Add an example preview. ([32333](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32333))
+- Try: Make focus style valid CSS. ([32305](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32305))
+- Fix aspect ratio of welcome image. ([32302](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32302))
+- Fix legacy widget block preview iframe. ([32300](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32300))
+- Fix broken contributors readme files. ([32272](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32272))
+- Center the welcome image in narrow viewport of widgets customizer. ([32264](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32264))
+- Fix legacy widget previews. ([32260](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32260))
+- Limit latest posts featured image width to 100%. ([32245](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32245))
+- Fix mispelling in the Widgets Block Editor section. ([32242](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32242))
+- Try: Fix notices below block toolbars. ([32238](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32238))
+- Allow non-latin characters in slugs. ([32232](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32232))
+- Fix escape key events in customizer closing the editor. ([32175](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32175))
+- Update Dropdown’s close-on-blur logic to work inside dialogs. ([32133](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32133))
+- components: Add missing Divider, Heading type reference in tsconfig. ([32104](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32104))
+- Fix broken template part converter modal styles. ([32097](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32097))
+- Fix some smaller styling issues and bugs in Widgets Customizer. ([32072](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32072))
+- Iframed editor: Fix embed dimensions with missing wp-embed-responsive class. ([32057](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32057))
+- Fix creating and replacing legacy widgets in customizer. ([32005](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32005))
+- Block toolbar: Always close options menu after toggling sidebar. ([31921](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31921))
+- UnitControl: Fixed documentation for `units` attribute. ([31901](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31901))
+- Display wide widgets as popovers in Customizer. ([31736](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31736))
+- compose: Add types to useRefEffect and clipboard hooks. ([31603](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31603))
+- components: Fix Shortcut polymorphism. ([31555](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31555))
+
+### Performance
+
+- Experimental Layout: Pass the same object when no data changes. ([32380](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32380))
+- Navigation: Avoid rerendering when placeholder does not change. ([32357](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32357))
+- Buttons: Move options to constants to avoid unneeded renders. ([32356](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32356))
+- Update Welcome Guides to use external image URLs. ([32026](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32026))
+
+### Experiments
+
+- Page List: Fix css bleed from navigation. ([32384](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32384))
+- Avoid enqueuing global styles twice when running on WordPress 5.8. ([32372](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32372))
+- Widgets editor: Fix error when saving empty Legacy Widget block. ([32359](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32359))
+- Simplify html selector in nav burger menu. ([32303](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32303))
+- Link to widgets.php instead of themes.php?page=gutenberg-widgets. ([32299](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32299))
+- Lock the document from scrolling when the modal is open. ([32269](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32269))
+- Fix the visible widget area toolbar. ([32262](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32262))
+- Add preferences menu group label to widgets and customize widget editor. ([32259](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32259))
+- Group typographic block supports under a `typography` key. ([32252](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32252))
+- Fix incorrect useCustomUnits import. ([32248](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32248))
+- Alignment styles: Centre blocks using grid not margins. ([32231](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32231))
+- site-logo block: Use option instead of theme-mod. ([32229](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32229))
+- Widgets editor: Fix block toolbar position after scroll. ([32212](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32212))
+- Fix: Logic to enable custom colors, gradients, and font sizes. ([32200](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32200))
+- FSE: Remove now-obsolete get_template_hierarchy(). ([32116](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32116))
+- Remove query context leftovers. ([32093](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32093))
+- Navigation Screen: Hide sidebar when a menu isn't selected. ([32090](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32090))
+- Navigation: Fix collapsing regression. ([32081](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32081))
+- Templates: Remove now-obsolete `gutenberg_get_template_paths()`. ([32066](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32066))
+- Fix toolbar alignment in widget block editor. ([31991](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31991))
+- Allow block attributes passed to block renderer by way of wp_nav_menu. ([31911](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31911))
+- Augment and improve Nav Editor (and block) documentation. ([31891](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31891))
+- Refactor nav block paddings/margins to inherit global styles. ([31878](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31878))
+- Align block hover and select styles across list view, site editor, select mode. ([31277](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31277))
+- Add Letter-spacing and enable this for site title and site tagline. ([31118](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31118))
+- Headings block: Add support for font weight. ([27639](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27639))
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Components: Mark all experimental components in the handbook. ([32147](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32147))
+- Update the create a block theme tutorial. ([31269](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31269))
+
+### Code Quality
+
+- Remove duplicated ComboboxControl component. ([32397](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32397))
+- Remove usages of withState from edit-post and editor. ([32349](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32349))
+- Rich text: Contextual default shortcut removal. ([32327](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32327))
+- compose: Simplify `compose` fn documentation and point to lodash documentation for it. ([32324](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32324))
+- Update: Make getBlockSupport support any lodash path.. ([32322](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32322))
+- Multi select: select all: Restore ref callback. ([32318](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32318))
+- compose: Type `withGlobalEvents` as any. ([32290](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32290))
+- compose: Add types to `useWarnOnChange`. ([32288](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32288))
+- compose: Add types to `useViewportMatch`. ([32287](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32287))
+- compose: Add types to `useDropZone`. ([32286](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32286))
+- compose: Add types to `useDragging`. ([32285](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32285))
+- components: Delete unused types from `context`. ([32254](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32254))
+- core-data: No-string-literals fix. ([32198](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32198))
+- edit-navigation: No-string-literals fix. ([32196](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32196))
+- edit-post: No-string-literals fix. ([32195](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32195))
+- compose: Add types to `useThrottle` and typecheck `useFocusOutside`. ([32170](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32170))
+- compose: Add types to `useKeyboardShortcut`. ([32168](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32168))
+- Navigation Editor: Fix React warning. ([32165](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32165))
+- edit-site: Fix no-string-literals warnings. ([32156](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32156))
+- edit-widgets: Fix no-string-literal warnings. ([32155](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32155))
+- Editor package: No-string-literals fix. ([32153](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32153))
+- nux: No-string-literals fix. ([32145](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32145))
+- rich-text: No-string-literals fix. ([32142](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32142))
+- Reusable-block: No-string-literals fix. ([32141](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32141))
+- Avoid a PHP Notice when `render_block()` is called without attributes. ([32135](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32135))
+- compose: Add types to `useResizeObserver` and type checking to `useIsomorphicLayoutEffect`. ([32111](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32111))
+- components: Add types to Disabled. ([32105](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32105))
+- Components: Rename `ViewOwnProps` to `PolymorphicComponentProps`. ([32053](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32053))
+- Popover: Remove unused `content` property from types definitions. ([32049](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32049))
+- Compose: useMergeRefs: Add test for disabling refs + better documentation. ([32044](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32044))
+- compose: Add types to `useFocusReturn`. ([31949](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31949))
+- compose: Add types to `usePrevious`. ([31944](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31944))
+- compose: Add types to useReducedMotion and useMediaQuery. ([31941](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31941))
+- compose: Add types to useMergeRefs. ([31939](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31939))
+- Components: Require explicit `children` prop for all components. ([31817](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31817))
+- Button: Deprecate `isPrimary`, `isSecondary`, `isTertiary` and `isLink` props in favour of `variant` prop. ([31713](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31713))
+- Remove: __experimentalUseColors hook. ([31438](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31438))
+- List View: Simplify the BlockNavigation component. ([31290](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31290))
+
+### Tools
+
+- Remove redundant widget API endpoint tests. ([32298](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32298))
+- Performance Tests Workflow: Polish Bash script. ([32284](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32284))
+- Performance Tests Workflow: Use latest WP branch for release tests. ([32277](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32277))
+- Navigation Editor: Skip "Change detection" tests. ([32151](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32151))
+- Ignore some eslint rules in react-native folders. ([32143](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32143))
+- Navigation Editor: Fix failing end-to-end tests. ([32043](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32043))
+- Move the Query and PostTitle end-to-end tests out of the experimental directory. ([31691](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31691))
+- Fix Xcode 12.5 support. ([31632](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31632))
+
+### Various
+
+- Update iOS Simulator device command in React Native documentation. ([32383](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32383))
+- Compose: Deprecate `withState` in favor of `useState`. ([32368](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32368))
+- Search block : Fix vertical alignment of search button text. ([32340](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32340))
+- Prefix build with node command for Windows environments. (#32258). ([32329](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32329))
+- Remove metaboxes from template mode. ([32315](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32315))
+- Revert "Alignment styles: Centre blocks using grid not margins". ([32312](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32312))
+- Multi select: Add end-to-end test for gruadual select all. ([32304](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32304))
+- Avoid unnecessary calculation or animation if tooltip is invisible. ([32289](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32289))
+- Try: Remove opacity animation on canvas. ([32266](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32266))
+- components: Add `BaseField`. ([32250](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32250))
+- Workflows: Performance: Run suite atop latest stable major WordPress version. ([32244](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32244))
+- Skip tests that are failing with latest WordPress core. ([32228](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32228))
+- components: Add types to Icon. ([32219](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32219))
+- components: Remove all `withNext` wrappers. ([32205](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32205))
+- Only calculate the compressed size on pull requests when necessary. ([32161](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32161))
+- Limit when workflows run on forks. ([32114](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32114))
+- Navigation Editor: Move modal state to ManageLocations component. ([32078](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32078))
+- Block Navigation: Try using CSS for indentation with known max indent instead of spacer divs. ([32063](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32063))
+- Update the appearance of the template details popover. ([32042](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32042))
+- Update the title area in the template editor. ([32037](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32037))
+- compose: Add types to `useDebounce`. ([32015](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32015))
+- Try fixing inserting cover block intermittent failure. ([32014](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32014))
+- Rich text: Remove inline display warning. ([32013](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32013))
+- Add native block inserter onboarding tooltip. ([32001](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/32001))
+- Improve parsing and retrieve additional data in REST url-details endpoint. ([31763](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31763))
+- Update Modal styling. ([31639](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31639))
+- components: Promote Elevation. ([31614](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31614))
+- components: Add ZStack. ([31613](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/31613))
+- Remove title attribute from NavigationItem inside the site-editor. ([30744](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/30744))
+- Show the label for archives block dropdown. ([30527](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/30527))
+- Components: Add ItemGroup and Item. ([30097](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/30097))
+- Mobile - Slash inserter. ([29772](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/29772))
+- Remove class= wrapper to already wrapped attributes. Issue #29209. ([29214](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/29214))
+- List Block: Add font family to the list block. ([27510](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/27510))
+
+
+
+
 = 10.7.1 =