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@youknowriad youknowriad released this 03 Aug 14:51
v8.7.0-rc.1
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Enhancements

  • Make "Attempt Block Recovery" the default option of block invalidation. (24263)
  • Add a block example to the Buttons block. (24249)
  • Make the padding for the nav block inserter content the same for all sides. (24084)
  • Improve margin within the media replace popover. (24309)
  • Move "Convert to regular blocks" button to the reusable block toolbar. (24066)
  • Consistently autosave edits. (23962)
  • Use Post Type label for Document tab in Settings Header. (17311)
  • Update the Group block description. (24297)
  • Remove bottom margin of components dropdown menu item. (24227)
  • Core Block Patterns improvements:
    • Adds "Heading and paragraph" pattern. (24143)
    • Updates "Large header and a paragraph" pattern. (24142)
    • Updates the "Large header" pattern. (24141)
    • Updates the "Quote" pattern. (24140)
    • Updates "Two images" pattern. (24139) (23856)
    • Updates "Three columns of text with buttons" pattern. (24138)
    • Updates "Three buttons" pattern. (24137)
    • Updates "Two buttons" pattern. (24136)
    • Updates '"wo columns of text" pattern. (24135)
    • Update "Two columns of text with images" pattern. (24134)
    • Update the "Large header and button" block pattern. (24177)
  • Block Directory: Use local assets with automatic asset detection. (24117)

New APIs

  • Add support for delete operations to @wordpress/core-data entities. (21557)
  • Add server-side handling for the block 'align' supports flag. (24122)
  • Add isDestructive style to Button. (22921)
  • @wordpress/create-block: Enable loading translations for created blocks. (24125)

Bug Fixes

  • Fix html mode for non light blocks. (24335)
  • Fix block movers overlapping. (24349)
  • Fix List RichText backward compatibility for multiline root tag. (24324)
  • Block patterns: Fix translatable strings. (24317)
  • Preserve the seconds when editing dates using the TimePicker component. (24305)
  • A11y:
    • Announce block selection changes manually on windows. (24299)
    • Fix arrow navigation in the LinkControl suggestions. (24222)
    • Avoid focus style from being cut on the categories panel. (24197)
    • Avoid focusing the block selection button on each render. (24195)
    • Avoid rendering the clipboard textarea inside the button. (24194)
    • Fix missing focus outline in Add New Tag. (24187)
    • Fix dropdown menu focus loss when using arrow keys with Safari and Voiceover. (24186)
    • Fix the gallery buttons focus style. (24157)
    • Update the editor landmark regions. (24196)
    • Mover control: Remove drag cursor. (23759)
  • Fix block insertion place after clicking Browse All in the inline inserter. (24285)
  • Fix last.fm svg icon alignment. (24278)
  • Cover: Fix padding controls showing null units. (24251)
  • Consistently show the default style variation if none provided. (24217)
  • Fix gradient RGBA/HSLA inputs' width. (24214)
  • Popover: Fix arrow color to match content border color. (24208)
  • Fix dragging multiple blocks downwards resulted in blocks inserted in wrong position. (24183)
  • Fix Button block colors in the editor. (24153)
  • Fix the save shortcut in the code editor. (24151)
  • Fix PHP notices when a block hasn't declared 'supports'. (24131)
  • Fix Block Directory icons. (24086)
  • Block Breadcrumb: Fix arrow direction in RTL. (24074)
  • i18N:
    • Fix missing plural forms for block related strings. (24071)
    • Merge similar translation strings in the RSS block. (24159)
    • Merge similar translation strings - tables. (24169)
  • useBlockSync: Fix race condition when onChange callback changes. (24012)
  • Allow enter to insert line breaks even if template is locked. (23330)

Experiments

  • Full Site Editing and Site editor:

    • Add alignment support to post content block. (24014) (24077)
    • Post Title Block: Add style attributes. (24246)
    • Remove more initial PHP state. (23775)
    • Template Part: Improve title editing interactions. (23661)
    • Update the Post author, Excerpt and Comment blocks to use lightBlockWrapper. (24253)
    • Query blocks: Support wide alignments in the editor. (24229)
    • Post Comments Block: add block alignment support. (24226)
    • Post Excerpt block: Added icon and description to Post Excerpt block. (24203)
    • Post Date block: Added Post Date icon and updated block with icon and desc. (24178) (24225)
    • Post Author block: Added a description. (24171)
    • Post Comments Counts: Add style attributes. (24167)
    • Post Comments Form: Add style attributes. (24162)
    • Post Author and Post Excerpt: change editor selector class. (24104)
    • Post Comments block: add style supports for text and background settings. (24080)
    • Post excerpt block: Add color, fontSize, lineHeight, and text alignment. (23945)
    • Add Post Tags block description and icon. (23496)
    • Add a description to the Post Title block. (23494)
    • Update Post Author block to use __experimentalColor and __experimentalLineHeight. (23044)

  • Global styles:

    • Fix link color style property name in global styles. (24296)
    • Fix merge algorithm. (24294)

  • Navigation Block and screen:

    • Fix Navigation Block submenu being overlapped by Cover block overlay. (24062)

  • APIs:

    • Add initial support for themes to control the editor. (24275)
    • Prefix useSimulatedMediaQuery __experimental. (24279)
    • URLInput Customizable control rendering. (24115)

Documentation

  • Update Gutenberg FAQ with more recent information. (24202)
  • Clarify custom link color documentation for themes. (24056)
  • Add a link to the WordPress Data guide. (24327)
  • Document the new block tools theme support and core block patterns. (24265)
  • Replace the demo link of the Gutenberg Storybook in the documentation. (24212)
  • Docs: Update default values for Popover props 'noArrow' and 'position'. (24207)
  • Added missing documentation link for contributor handbook. (24179)
  • Docs: Convert Block Registration RFC to the Block Metadata document. (23832)
  • Typos and tweaks: (23899) (24057) (24033) (24211) (24100)

Code Quality

  • Improve rootClientId comparison in useBlockDropZone. (24307)
  • Clarify wp.blocks.createBlock error message. (24287)
  • Convert blocks to function component with hooks:
    • BlockInvalidWarning. (24284)
    • ReusableBlockConvertButton. (24015)
  • Add missing prop to WPBlockVariation type definition. (24110)
  • Remove deprecated blockType.context support. (24155)
  • Wrap LinkControlSearchInput in forwardRef. (24119)

Build Tooling

  • Perf Tests: Set up branch only once for all test suites. (24123)
  • Revert "Build: Use .min.js suffix for bundled JavaScript". (24239)
  • Add a Git Diff to the output of the static checks job on failure. (24154)

Various

  • Fix intermittent Navigation block test failure. (24146)
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