Release 19.0.0 RC1 · WordPress/gutenberg

Changelog

Enhancements

Add alt edit field to the inline image in the format library (64124)
Update copy from "No Title" to "No title" across multiple places on the editor. (64184)
Update column input to be 40px by default. (64190)

Block Library

Add anchor block support to List Items. (48758)
Unset the rowStart and columnStart attributes when a block inside the Grid is removed from a manual layout. (64186)
Update Group block example. (63114)
Make SiteLogoReplaceFlow always available in the Site Logo block toolbar. (63499)
Make Query Loop settings more intuitive with a ToggleGroup and simplified help text. (63739)
Move gallery link controls to the block toolbar. (62762)
Hide loading when the overlay menu is selected. (64262)
Move the Site Logo tooltip to the middle right. (64296)
Prevent duplicate spacing on Tag Cloud block. (63832)
Fix 'can user edit' Template Part check. (64137)
Add clearfix in Post content. (63690)
Tweak Tag Cloud controls and description. (64151)
Tweak list block. (64025)
Update MediaUpload button for the site logo from "Add media" to "Choose logo". (63498)
Update help text for sticky control in Query loop. (63999)
Add border support to the following blocks:

Extensibility

Add an async __unstablePreSavePost hook; resolving with false prevents saving. (58022)
Enable heading level curation. (63535)
Addition of levelOptions attribute to control available heading levels in Post Title, Query Title, Site Tagline, Site Title, and Comments Title.

Data Views

Be more clear with the copy of the "hide" action. (63047)
Graduate data view options out of a menu to allow more design expression. (64175)
Move filter UI into a toggle-able panel to improve experience on narrow viewports/containers. (63203)
Update field line-height across grid/list layouts. (63945)
Update template description in table layout. (63942)
De-emphasise bulk actions on Grid layout. (64209)
Update the copy of some of the strings on dataviews actions. (64099)

Dataviews Extensibility

Allow unregistering of the following post actions: permanently delete, restore post, and trash post.

Dataform

Add author to quick edit page/post list. (63983)
If a field of type text declare elements, render it as a SelectControl in edit. (64251)
Migrate order action modal and introduce form validation. (63895)

Components

Add radius scale. (64007)
Support generic props type on CustomSelectControl. (63985)
Guide: Add __next40pxDefaultSize to buttons. (64181)
Image: Make Placeholder white when there is a on top. (63885)
SelectControl: Infer value type from options. (64069)
SelectControl: Pass through options props. (64211)
TimeInput: Expose as subcomponent of TimePicker. (63145)
Update radius variables in components configuration. (64133)
RadioControl: Add support for option help text. (63751)

Block Editor

Block Autocompleter: Force icon color to text color when item is selected. (61376)
Don't overlap canvas with inserter panel at large screens. (64110)
Format Library: Polish inline image format popover. (64016)
LineHeightControl: Hard deprecate bottom margin. (64281)
New useBlockElementRef hook for storing block element into a ref. (63799)
Improved tabbed sidebar styles. (61974)
URLInput: Hard deprecate bottom margin. (64282)

Global Styles

Add a typesets section to Typography. (62539)
Add tooltips to the heading level selectors. (64039)
Background images: Ensure appropriate default values. (64192)
Create new public function to make it easier to expose style variations from other themes. (63318)
Style Book: Clearly denote heading levels. (64038)

Design Tools

Column: Enable border radius support. (63924)
Comment Template: Add Border Block Support. (64238)
Post Comments Form: Add Border Block Support. (64233)

Zoom Out

Add a control to enter and leave zoom out mode. (63870)
Improve zoom transition. (64179)

Site Editor

Clarify that the site icon is a back button using an animation. (63986)
Site Icon: Add back filter effect to make it work for all kind of site icons. (64172)

Post Editor

Tweak Create custom template modal. (64255)

Icons

Add new "send" icon. (64130)

Plugin

Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.5. (64126)

Font Library

Include a "Select All" options for google fonts. (63893)

Block bindings

Allow bindings bootstrap after registration. (63797)

Interactivity API

Refactor internal proxy and signals system. (62734)

New APIs

Make useStyleOverride public. (63656)

Bug Fixes

Core Data: Fix 'getEntityRecordPermissions' memoization. (64091)
Document bar: Fix long title with no spaces causing layout issue. (64092)
Fix density slider minus to be correct. (64185)
Fix: Deleting a pattern throws a notice saying undefined deleted. (64301)
Primitives: Add missing peer dependency. (64218)
Site Icon: Fix position in distraction free mode. (64261)

Data Views

Add context to trash string. (64249)
Conditionally shows the description field in Template Grid layout. (64043)
Consider layout URL parameter when loading a default/custom view. (64306)
Display published date for pages/posts with published status. (64049)
Sort author by name + allow custom sort function. (64064)
Don't render action modal when there are no eligible items. (64250)
Pages: Update useView logic. (63889)
Update template preview dimensions in table layout. (63938)
Update template preview dimensions in table layout. (63938)

Dataform

Fix SelectControl size and spacing. (64324)
Provide a better default for render when field has elements. (64338)

Components

Autocompleter UI: Fix text color when hovering selected item. (64294)
BaseControl: change label's display: Block. (63911)
Button: Fix tertiary destructive hover style. (64152)
ColorPalette: Remove extra bottom margin when CircularOptionPicker is unneeded. (63961)
DropdownMenuV2: Break menu item help text on multiple lines for better truncation. (63916)
Fix modal dismissers in development mode. (64132)
Fix toggle help indentation. (63903)
Update the TextControl padding to match the rest of the controls. (64326)

Global Styles

Fix block custom CSS pseudo element selectors. (63980)
Fix block library and global styles stylesheet ordering when a block style variation is active. (63918)
Style Book: Fix critical error when heading block is not registered. (64047)
TypesetButton: Check if variations exist before running logic. (64139)

Site Editor

Centrally align entity in focused edit mode. (64143)
Don't trigger template ID resolution for multi-selected posts. (64254)
Long slugs breaking summary panel UI. (64053)

Zoom Out

Keep top-level block selection if entering zoom out mode. (64178)
Use the block editor for insertion point data. (63934)

Block Library

Fix a typo in use-image-sizes.js. (64100)
Template Part: Fix capability checks for inner blocks. (64159)
Update useTaxonomies hook to check for taxonomies for passed post type. (64145)

Design Tools

Quote: Prevent block theme styles overriding global border and padding. (64045)
Spacing controls: Using CustomSelectControlV2 for >= 8 spacing sizes. (64284)

Post Editor

Avoid errors for post types without a 'menu_icon'. (64015)
Post: Add a max length to the post password protected field. (64156)

Grid layout

Fix grid resizer drag over embed. (64098)
Move resizer popover slot to fix display on mobile. (63920)

Block Editor

Fix unexpected drag & rrop row/gallery creation logic. (64241)

Icons

Remove hardcoded color from sidesAxial and sidesBottom icons. (64174)

Document Settings

Display empty option when post author is missing. (64165)

Patterns

Enable cross-browser support for pattern uploading. (64123)

Commands

Fix 'Preferences' and 'Shortcuts' commands in StrictMode. (64019)

Meta Boxes

Prevent popover from being hidden by metaboxes. (63939)

Page Content Focus

TemplateContentPanel: Don't show content blocks that are in a Query Loop. (63732)

Font Library

Fix item font family item height in the sidebar. (63125)

Block API

Block categories - ensure that categories are unique by slug. (62954)

Accessibility

Restore focus style in dataviews grid view. (64298)
A11y text for site editor. (62648)
Accessibility issue of device preview options. (63958)

Components

Improve the aria-disabled focus style of the Button. (62480)
Restore describedBy functionality on CustomSelectControl. (63957)

Block Library

Fix unlabeled Spacer block controls. (63806)
Move Posts Per Page, Offset, and Pages controls from the block toolbar into Inspector Controls. (58207)

Font Library

Remove notice context and add message when fonts are updated. (64030)

Performance

Add User Timings for the Interactivity API. (60522)

Data Views

Optimize the patterns dataviews by extracting the fields definition. (63927)

Layout

Avoid iterating auto grid inner blocks unless mode specifically changed. (64194)

Block bindings

Move logic to merge usesContext outside the reducer. (63941)

Experiments

Adds experimental blocks flag. (64121)

DataForm

Support multiple layouts and introduce the panel layout. (64299)

DataViews Extensibility

Add a hook to allow third-party scripts to register/unregister post type actions. (64138)

Grid Interactivity

Fix block mover layout and styles. (64021)

Block bindings

UI for connecting bindings. (62880)

Documentation

.wp-env.json schema: Fix schema and add unit tests. (63281)
Add WP Studio to list of tools in documentation. (64327)
Add documentation for some dynamically generated selectors in the core-data store. (64269)
Block Editor: Update 'getBlocksByName' JSDoc. (63919)
Components: Add missing __nextHasNoMarginBottom documentation. (64313)
Corrected @deprecated doc Order in Inline Documentation. (64013)
Add documentation for render_block and register_block_type_args to Block Filters. (64118)
Fix interactivity API documentation link. (64060)
Fix non working link to an interactivity API example block. (64061)
Fix WampServer links. (64062)
FormToggle, ToggleControl: Fix docgen in Storybook. (64065)
Provide a better example for the PluginSidebar slotfill. (64206)
Update data-core.md to use correct headings. (64309)

Code Quality

Add margin-bottom lint rules (64212),(64213) and (63960)
Add new useEntityRecordsWithPermissions hook. (63857)
Fix deprecated sass usage. (63990)
Remove an unnecessary wrapper component. (63989)
Theme JSON: Update core theme json resolver class use to Gutenberg version. (63981)
Zoom out: Get store action outside the loop. (63936)
Remove Speak from device menu selection. (64115)

Block Editor

BlockDraggable: Remove invalid aria-hidden attribute from button. (64228)
FontFamilyControl: Deprecate bottom margin. (64280)
Remove unnecessary/incorrect unlock call in setEditorMode action. (64073)

Data Views

Formalize text field type definition. (64168)
Use items with permissions and avoid hooks to register actions. (63923)

DataForm

Centralize edit logic in field type definitions. (64171)
Move validation logic to the field type definition. (64164)

Global Styles

Background image: Remove toolspanel placeholder component. (64242)
Consolidate theme.json ref and URI resolution. (64182)

Plugin

Remove compat layers for WP 6.4 and 6.5. (64096)
Remove leftover 'WP_Rest_Customizer_Nonces' controller. (64221)

Site Editor

Use structuredClone for deep cloning. (64203)

Block Library

Add stylelint rule to prevent usage of flex-direction reverse values. (63081)
Image Block Lightbox: Fix warning error when resizing. (63995)

Icons

Fix invalid prop for homeButton icon. (64191)

Post Editor

Remove resolvers hack for post actions. (64094)

Components

Upgrade Ariakit. (64066)

Page Content Focus

Fix the 'getBlocksByName' selector call. (63922)

Tools

Testing

Components: Cleanup flaky unit test sleep() hacks. (64205)
Fix flaky DataViews list layout end-to-end tests. (64244)
Fix typo in 'Verify Core Backport Changelog' job title. (64058)
Improve Button matrix in visual regression test. (64120)
Improve theme.json test failure messages by pretty printing css for a more accurate diff. (64077)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

@Chrico: Block categories - ensure that categories are unique by slug. (62954)
@djcowan: Update api-reference.md. (64325)
@meteorlxy: CustomSelectControl: Support generic props type. (63985)
@Rishit30G: Add WP Studio to list of tools in documentation. (64327)
@wzieba: (64044)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@aaronrobertshaw @adamsilverstein @afercia @akasunil @Aljullu @amitraj2203 @andrewserong @carolinan @cbravobernal @Chrico @ciampo @creativecoder @DaniGuardiola @DAreRodz @djcowan @ellatrix @jameskoster @jasmussen @jeryj @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @kebbet @kmanijak @Mamaduka @matiasbenedetto @meteorlxy @mikachan @mirka @mtias @ndiego @noisysocks @oandregal @ramonjd @richtabor @Rishit30G @ryanwelcher @SantosGuillamot @scruffian @shail-mehta @simison @stokesman @t-hamano @talldan @tomdevisser @tomjn @tyxla @up1512001 @wzieba @youknowriad