21.9.0 RC1

Changelog

Enhancements

• Create Block: Enable alias package installation. (72079)
• DataViews: Add views package to be used to persist view modifications and use it for patterns. (72102)
• Pages Dataviews: Support persistence. (72127)
• Remove redundant max percentage from download progress. (72282)
• Template activation: Duplicate modal on static template click, remove auto-drafting. (72285)
• Templates DataViews: Support persistence. (72113)
• iAPI: Add official support for unique IDs. (72161)

Block Library

• Add aspect ratio control for gallery block (#71116). (72104)
• Block support: Add allowedBlocks support for more blocks. (72191)
• Breadcrumbs: Add post with terms breadcrumbs support. (72124)
• Categories block: Improve and harden JavaScript used when displayed as dropdown. (72118)
• Details Block: Remove "accordion" keyword to avoid confusion with Accordion block. (71746)
• Details block: Add name attribute in editor. (71054)
• Introduce block support and UI for allowedBlocks. (71986)
• Stabilize Accordion block. (72036)
• Terms Query: Add include specific terms support. (72286)
• Terms Query: Simplify controls and layout. (72121)
• Terms Query: Stabilize the block. (72380)
• Terms Query: Update inherit control and functionality. (72313)
• Terms Query: Use linked term names in variations. (72307)
• Time to Read: Add word count icon. (72240)

Collaboration

• Block Comments: Always show comment menu item. (72153)
• Block Comments: Capture resolution history & display in thread. (71563)
• Block Comments: Hide actions until the thread is selected. (72179)
• Block Comments: Highlight block with new toggleBlockSpotlight private API. (72126)
• Block Comments: Select block when comment is selected. (72082)
• Block Comments: Try alternative method for spotlight. (72194)
• Notes: Add More Menu Item. (72377)
• Notes: Add privacy info text. (72276)
• Notes: Floating comments aligned with blocks that avoid overlapping. (72216)
• Notes: Graduate from experiments. (72344)
• Notes: Update snackbar text. (72409)
• Resolving Comments hide reserved space for comments. (72210)

DataViews

• DataForm - Card Layout: Implement summary field. (71576)
• DataForm: Introduce validity prop. (71412)
• DataForm: Row layout can control field width. (72066)
• DataForm: Stop auto-injecting select placeholder. (72241)
• DataForm: Support validation in date field type. (72048)
• Dataforms: Add validation to date time field. (72060)
• Delete the isDestructive prop from the actions. (72111)
• Field API: Support async loading elements. (72254)
• Improve renderItemLink event propagation handling. (72081)
• Make header table view select all checkbox always visible. (72050)
• Standardise DataForm typography. (72284)
• Update modalHeader to support dynamic modal header text based on selected item. (72384)

Block API

• Accordion Block: Added anchor support. (72054)
• Add block visibility control in the command center. (72154)
• Add blockVisibility support to Synced Pattern and Template Part. (72026)
• Add: Fit text/stretch text block supports and variation. (71904)
• Block Visibility: Show snackbar when hiding block. (72027)

Block Editor

• Add Additional CSS Classes setting to Link UI. (67560)
• Add keyboard shortcut toggle block visibility. (72172)
• Drag and drop: direct drag: Move block instead of drag chip. (67470)

Components

• Flip search icons depending on placement. (72070)
• Move search icons in search fields to prefix position. (71984)
• SearchControl: Normalize styles. (72072)

Block Variations

• Block Transforms: In metadata transform, remove check for block bindings. (72389)
• Paragraph and Heading Block: Remove stretchy text variation. (72408)

Interactivity API

• Allow Post Content when "Force Page Reload" is disable in the Query Loop. (72160)
• iAPI Router: Selectively preload interactivity script modules. (72340)

REST API

• Block Comments: Update REST API permissions for this type. (71919)
• Notes/Block Comments: Use arguments from the schema for creation. (72205)

Write mode

• Add contentRole support to Accordion, Accordion Item, Accordion Panel. (72052)
• Remove most uses of isNavigationMode in contentOnly logic. (72043)

Icons

• Update check icon to be optically balanced. (72101)

Focus Mode

• Allow submenu flyout menus to be visible outside of template part canvas. (72013)

Global Styles

• Add shadow and layout to the global styles changes translation map array. (72010)

Bug Fixes

• A couple more PHP 8.5 fixes. (72094)
• Build V2: Fix DataViews export file. (72387)
• Build V2: Fix emotion transpiling. (72280)
• Build v2: Fix block-editor default colors. (72349)
• Fix: Change ordering of multiple data-wp-context directives in iAPI processing. (72395)
• Post Quick Edit: Fix bulk edit field filtering logic. (71952)
• Revert "Block Bindings: Move bindable attributes to privateContext. (72400)
• Template activation: Add meta to all newly created templates. (72156)
• Template activation: Clear notice on post change. (72403)
• Template activation: Fix /lookup endpoint to use custom resolve fn. (72049)
• Template activation: Fix theme field for old REST API endpoint. (72366)
• Template activation: Reduce templates listed as options for post/page. (72141)
• Template activation: Remove redirect to wp_registered_template. (72356)
• iAPI: Handle all getServerState and getServerContext sync scenarios. (72381)

Block Library

• Accordion Heading: Remove the padding from the heading when it has a backgro...

21.8.2

Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Ensure meta boxes are not hidden when legacy. (72220)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@stokesman

21.8.1

Changelog

Bug Fixes

• Template activation: Improve back compat. (72223)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@ellatrix

21.8.0

Changelog

Features

Block Editor

• Section block multi-selection: Disable transforms and inspector controls. (71708)

Enhancements

Block Comments

• Improve comments panel close icon label. (71701)
• Add Discussion Field with tracksback and comment status agreagetd on Post/Page Quick Edit. (71949)
• Fields package: Add Storybook examples. (71864)
• Block Comment: Display message when there is no related block. (71968)
• Block Comment: Improve comment thread outline. (71961)
• Block Comment: Improve related block highlighting. (71932)
• Block Commenting: Add block-comments as a new post type support. (71682)
• Block Commenting: Change date format depending on comment date. (71835)
• Block Commenting: Show date or human-readable time diff code. (71667)
• Block Comments: Apply border color to avatar. (71917)
• Block Comments: Highlight the related block. (71308)
• Block Comments: Match the comment form UI to the design. (71898)
• Block Comments: Match the show more replies button UI to the design. (71884)
• Block Comments: Simplify action callbacks. (71892)
• Block Comments: Update 'Actions' menu design. (71877)
• Block Comments: Update editing flow. (71889)

Block Library

• Accordion Blocks: Organize block supports. (71823)
• Accordion Header: Add content role to title attribute. (71762)
• Accordion Header: Remove textAlignment and textAlign. (71875)
• Accordion Header: Use withoutInteractiveFormatting instead of hardcoded formats. (71745)
• Accordion: Add example block preview. (71365)
• Accordion: Rename block names. (71978)
• Add paragraph level option to post type label block. (71947)
• Enhance Term Description Block with Context Support. (71525)
• Terms Query inspector controls revamp + add subterms option. (71633)
• Time To Read: Add a range option. (71606)
• Time To Read: Add a word count option. (71841)
• Time To Read: Make display as range the default, and allow older blocks to migrate to this setting. (71842)
• Time to Read: Replace toggles with block variations. (71897)

DataViews

• Add number field. (71797)
• Add support for elements validation in DataForm's array fields. (71194)
• Export DataViewsPicker from dataviews package. (71836)
• Prevent hiding the last visible field. (71625)
• DataViews: Expose FiltersToggled subcomponent. (71907)

Block Editor

• Add configurable timeout parameter to flashBlock. (71752)
• Link Control: Update button text from Save to Apply. (72005)

Global Styles

• Add reset button to BackgroundControlsPanel. (71928)
• Site Editor: Make less prominent Addtional CSS UI. (71550)

Block bindings

• Communicate supported block attributes from server side. (71820)
• Image block: Conditionally remove empty <figcaption>. (71893)
• Navigation Link: Use block bindings to dynamically fetch the URL in the editor and on front end. (71630)

Write mode

• Try adding content roles to navigation blocks. (71747)

Components

• Textarea Component: Add default resize vertical rule. (71736)

Post Editor

• PostTypeSupportCheck: Handle support keys sub-features. (71723)
• Post Editor: Add the back button animation similar to the site editor. (71929)

Patterns

• Block Inspector: Add content tab for section blocks. (71714)

Icons

• Add gift Icon. (71705)

Interactivity API

• iAPI Router: Update router regions inside elements with data-wp-interactive. (71635)

Meta Boxes

• Add ability to toggle meta box pane open and closed. (71623)

New APIs

Block API

• Add block visibility control support and UI. (71203)

Bug Fixes

• Add decodeEntities for CollabSideBarContent errors. (71909)
• Block Comment: Make blockCommentId as part of the metadata. (71921)
• Block Commenting: Don't show unpinnable sidebar on mobile viewports. (71834)
• Block Comments: Fix canceling the form for a selected block. (71862)
• Block Comments: Fix translation comments to say participants in toolbar indicator. (71890)
• Consistently show (no title) as a fallback for pages and templates with empty titles. (71945)
• Filter comment clause based on current query. (71712)
• Fix comment counts with filter. (71874)
• Template activation: Don't set site option on edit. (71811)
• Template activation: Fix saveEntityRecord with theme ID. (71798)
• Template activation: redirect theme templates urls to wp_registered_template (72003
• Template activation: add meta to all newly created templates (72156
• Template activation: reduce templates listed as options for post/page (72141
• Template activation: call get_block_templates filter when short-circuiting (71840
• Template activation: allow empty array to be set (72011
• Template activation: fix /lookup endpoint to use custom resolve function (72049
• Template activation: ignore templates not associated with active theme (72029

Block Library

• Accordion Block: Hide "Add" button when multiple blocks are selected. (71750)
• Accordion Header: Fix toggle icon position in the editor. (71859)
• Accordion Header: Skip serialization correctly. (71804)
• Accordion Panel: Add role=region. (71902)
• Accordion Panel: Fixes block visibility when the panel is collapsed. (71866)
• Fix Navigation Block default link consistency across all insertion methods. (71899)
• Fix accordion gradient background. (71802)
• Fixes Accordion block width issue when applying padding. (71809)
• Post Author Block: Add default avatar fallback for editor display outside postId context. (71775)
• Table of Contents: Add aria label to the nav element. (71586)
• Terms Query: Fix console errors. (71795)
• Time to Read: Change word count character based on word count type. ([71920](https://github.com/Wo...

21.8.0 RC1

Changelog

Features

Block Editor

• Section block multi-selection: Disable transforms and inspector controls. (71708)

Enhancements

Block Comments

• Improve comments panel close icon label. (71701)
• Add Discussion Field with tracksback and comment status agreagetd on Post/Page Quick Edit. (71949)
• Fields package: Add Storybook examples. (71864)
• Block Comment: Display message when there is no related block. (71968)
• Block Comment: Improve comment thread outline. (71961)
• Block Comment: Improve related block highlighting. (71932)
• Block Commenting: Add block-comments as a new post type support. (71682)
• Block Commenting: Change date format depending on comment date. (71835)
• Block Commenting: Show date or human-readable time diff code. (71667)
• Block Comments: Apply border color to avatar. (71917)
• Block Comments: Highlight the related block. (71308)
• Block Comments: Match the comment form UI to the design. (71898)
• Block Comments: Match the show more replies button UI to the design. (71884)
• Block Comments: Simplify action callbacks. (71892)
• Block Comments: Update 'Actions' menu design. (71877)
• Block Comments: Update editing flow. (71889)

Block Library

• Accordion Blocks: Organize block supports. (71823)
• Accordion Header: Add content role to title attribute. (71762)
• Accordion Header: Remove textAlignment and textAlign. (71875)
• Accordion Header: Use withoutInteractiveFormatting instead of hardcoded formats. (71745)
• Accordion: Add example block preview. (71365)
• Accordion: Rename block names. (71978)
• Add paragraph level option to post type label block. (71947)
• Enhance Term Description Block with Context Support. (71525)
• Terms Query inspector controls revamp + add subterms option. (71633)
• Time To Read: Add a range option. (71606)
• Time To Read: Add a word count option. (71841)
• Time To Read: Make display as range the default, and allow older blocks to migrate to this setting. (71842)
• Time to Read: Replace toggles with block variations. (71897)
• Navigation Link: Use block bindings to dynamically fetch the URL in the editor and on front end. (71630)

DataViews

• Add number field. (71797)
• Add support for elements validation in DataForm's array fields. (71194)
• Export DataViewsPicker from dataviews package. (71836)
• Prevent hiding the last visible field. (71625)
• DataViews: Expose FiltersToggled subcomponent. (71907)

Block Editor

• Add configurable timeout parameter to flashBlock. (71752)
• Link Control: Update button text from Save to Apply. (72005)

Global Styles

• Add reset button to BackgroundControlsPanel. (71928)
• Site Editor: Make less prominent Addtional CSS UI. (71550)

Block bindings

• Communicate supported block attributes from server side. (71820)

Write mode

• Try adding content roles to navigation blocks. (71747)

Components

• Textarea Component: Add default resize vertical rule. (71736)

Post Editor

• PostTypeSupportCheck: Handle support keys sub-features. (71723)
• Post Editor: Add the back button animation similar to the site editor. (71929)

Patterns

• Block Inspector: Add content tab for section blocks. (71714)

Icons

• Add gift Icon. (71705)

Interactivity API

• iAPI Router: Update router regions inside elements with data-wp-interactive. (71635)

Meta Boxes

• Add ability to toggle meta box pane open and closed. (71623)

New APIs

Block API

• Add block visibility control support and UI. (71203)

Bug Fixes

• Add decodeEntities for CollabSideBarContent errors. (71909)
• Block Comment: Make blockCommentId as part of the metadata. (71921)
• Block Commenting: Don't show unpinnable sidebar on mobile viewports. (71834)
• Block Comments: Fix canceling the form for a selected block. (71862)
• Block Comments: Fix translation comments to say participants in toolbar indicator. (71890)
• Consistently show (no title) as a fallback for pages and templates with empty titles. (71945)
• Filter comment clause based on current query. (71712)
• Fix comment counts with filter. (71874)
• Template activation: Don't set site option on edit. (71811)
• Template activation: Fix saveEntityRecord with theme ID. (71798)
• Template activation: redirect theme templates urls to wp_registered_template (72003
• Template activation: add meta to all newly created templates (72156
• Template activation: reduce templates listed as options for post/page (72141
• Template activation: call get_block_templates filter when short-circuiting (71840
• Template activation: allow empty array to be set (72011
• Template activation: fix /lookup endpoint to use custom resolve function (72049
• Template activation: ignore templates not associated with active theme (72029

Block Library

• Accordion Block: Hide "Add" button when multiple blocks are selected. (71750)
• Accordion Header: Fix toggle icon position in the editor. (71859)
• Accordion Header: Skip serialization correctly. (71804)
• Accordion Panel: Add role=region. (71902)
• Accordion Panel: Fixes block visibility when the panel is collapsed. (71866)
• Fix Navigation Block default link consistency across all insertion methods. (71899)
• Fix accordion gradient background. (71802)
• Fixes Accordion block width issue when applying padding. (71809)
• Post Author Block: Add default avatar fallback for editor display outside postId context. (71775)
• Table of Contents: Add aria label to the nav element. (71586)
• Terms Query: Fix console errors. (71795)
• Time to Read: Change word count character based on word count type. (71920)
• fix: Hide accordion icon position setting when show icon is disabled. ([71748](https:/...

21.7.0

Changelog

Enhancements

Command Palette

• Move custom CSS command to core-commands from edit-site package. (71565)
• Register menu navigation based on Core Menu API. (71476)

DataViews

• Add color field type and control to DataViews. (71522)
• Add data picker functionality. (70971)
• Add password field. (71545)
• DataForm radio control: Support validation and description. (71664)
• DataForm select control: Support validation. (71665)
• DataForm toggleGroup control: Support validation. (71666)
• DataForm: Add a textarea control available for use with the text field type. (71495)
• DataForm: Add summary field support for composed fields. (71614)
• DataForm: Switch boolean field types from toggle to checkbox UI. (71505)
• Dataform: Add new URL field type and field control. (71518)
• Dataform: Add new telephone field type and field control. (71498)
• Dataforms: Add icons to email and telephone controls. (71514)
• Dataforms: Add object configuration support for Edit property with prefix/suffix options. (71582)
• Implement groupBy for list layout. (71548)
• Update datetime control to use calendar UI. (71509)
• DataForm: Row Layout. (71124)

Block Library

• Navigation Link: Change 'Add page' to 'Create page' button text. (71487)
• Navigation Link: Show 'Create page' button in Write Mode while hiding 'Add block'. (71489)
• Navigation Link: Surface page creation functionality clearly in the LinkUI. (71188)
• Normalize the Navigation block appender behavior between canvas and list view contexts. (71163)
• Table of Contents: Update toolbar controls. (71587)
• Terms Query: Combine Order and Order By control into single dropdown + remove order by slug. (71656)

Write mode

• Add Navigation Add Page Button. (71192)
• Hide Post Date toolbar when child of Query in contentOnly mode. (71707)
• Try adding a contentRole block support to content container blocks. (71539)

Block bindings

• Add block_bindings_supported_attributes filter. (71663)
• Add fallback for new features introduced in Core. (71389)
• Image block: Save <figcaption> if caption attr is bound. (71483)

Block Editor

• Localize labels in getVisualTypeName() for link control search items. (71503)
• Update conditions for displaying the empty block inserter. (70897)

Global Styles

• Site Editor: Always show Additional CSS button. (71537)

Components

• Add support for ValidatedFormTokenField. (71350)

Command Palette

• Make navigation commands available on all screens. (71335)

Interactivity API

• Add fetchpriority=low support to script modules. (70173)

Block Variations

• Have getActiveBlockVariation fall back to default variation. (63858)

Core Data

• Core Data: Remove conditions for selector resolutions. (71575)

New APIs

• Core Commands: Introduce new useCommands hook. (71603)

Bug Fixes

• Core Data: Don't return partial data when selecting a complete item. (71474)
• Core Data: Fix early return check for the record field-level resolutions. (71541)
• Core Data: Fix field conditions in 'getRevision' selector. (71629)
• Fix PHP 8.5 array offset deprecation warning. (71654)

DataViews

• DataForms regular layout: Remove label style overrides as they cause inconsistent results. (71574)
• DataForms regular layout: Use BaseControl visual label for readonly fields when in top labelPosition. (71597)
• DataViews grid layout: Rounded corners for media. (71543)
• Field API: Add setValue. (71604)

Write mode

• Add contentRole to Query block and make sure Change design always works as expected. (71686)
• Hide Spacer resizable box in write mode. (71671)
• Make sure "add page" button label only appears once. (71710)

Block Editor

• Fix popover scroll hook’s simultaneous scrolling. (71468)
• Fix stale insertion point reference. (71559)
• useClipboardHandler: Prevent file paste for users without media upload permissions. (71607)

Components

• Fix popover not calling onClose on unmount. (71252)
• Modal headings and labels missing editor text color. (71311)
• Validated form controls: Fix Sass var handling for red color. (71391)

Global Styles

• BorderRadius Presets: Fix Generating wrong variable names in pattern code. (71631)
• Search: Border radius presets work correctly. (71481)

Block Library

• Accordion: Add BlockGap support to content & panel. (71461)
• Increase taxonomy limit for Terms List dropdown. (71569)

Block bindings

• Fix back-compat layer. (71691)

Block Transforms

• Block Editor: Fix BlockSwitcher to prevent transforms on reusable blocks. (71661)

Patterns

• Content Only Pattern experiment: Restore purple block icon color for synced patterns. (71655)

Post Editor

• Fix: Hide "View Post" link for non-viewable post types. (71356)

Block API

• Allow block attributes strings to terminate in \ character. (71291)

Block Bindings

• Block Bindings: Fix pattern override bug, editing was allowed on non enabled overrides blocks. ([71813])(#71813))

Accessibility

• Block Comments: Make "n more replies" text clickable for accessibility. (71387)
• feat: Clarify label & add help text with link. (70451)

DataViews

• Custom empty elements are no longer wrapped in <p> tags to improve accessibility. (71561)

Performance

• Core Data: Always try to resolve entity permissions. (71532)

Post Editor

• Editor: Try displaying intermediate results for hierarchical terms. (71402)

Experiments

Patterns

• Make unsynced patterns content only by default. (71512)
• contentOnly Patterns experiment: Add Edit Contents button to block inspector and show 'Detach' block action. (71653)

Block Library

• Add Terms Query block. (70720)
• Pattern content only experiment: Make template parts section blocks. (71627)

Block Commenting

• Make buttons in dialogs tran...

21.7.0 RC2

Changelog

Enhancements

Command Palette

• Move custom CSS command to core-commands from edit-site package. (71565)
• Register menu navigation based on Core Menu API. (71476)

DataViews

• Add color field type and control to DataViews. (71522)
• Add data picker functionality. (70971)
• Add password field. (71545)
• DataForm radio control: Support validation and description. (71664)
• DataForm select control: Support validation. (71665)
• DataForm toggleGroup control: Support validation. (71666)
• DataForm: Add a textarea control available for use with the text field type. (71495)
• DataForm: Add summary field support for composed fields. (71614)
• DataForm: Switch boolean field types from toggle to checkbox UI. (71505)
• Dataform: Add new URL field type and field control. (71518)
• Dataform: Add new telephone field type and field control. (71498)
• Dataforms: Add icons to email and telephone controls. (71514)
• Dataforms: Add object configuration support for Edit property with prefix/suffix options. (71582)
• Implement groupBy for list layout. (71548)
• Update datetime control to use calendar UI. (71509)
• DataForm: Row Layout. (71124)

Block Library

• Navigation Link: Change 'Add page' to 'Create page' button text. (71487)
• Navigation Link: Show 'Create page' button in Write Mode while hiding 'Add block'. (71489)
• Navigation Link: Surface page creation functionality clearly in the LinkUI. (71188)
• Normalize the Navigation block appender behavior between canvas and list view contexts. (71163)
• Table of Contents: Update toolbar controls. (71587)
• Terms Query: Combine Order and Order By control into single dropdown + remove order by slug. (71656)

Write mode

• Add Navigation Add Page Button. (71192)
• Hide Post Date toolbar when child of Query in contentOnly mode. (71707)
• Try adding a contentRole block support to content container blocks. (71539)

Block bindings

• Add block_bindings_supported_attributes filter. (71663)
• Add fallback for new features introduced in Core. (71389)
• Image block: Save <figcaption> if caption attr is bound. (71483)

Block Editor

• Localize labels in getVisualTypeName() for link control search items. (71503)
• Update conditions for displaying the empty block inserter. (70897)

Global Styles

• Site Editor: Always show Additional CSS button. (71537)

Components

• Add support for ValidatedFormTokenField. (71350)

Command Palette

• Make navigation commands available on all screens. (71335)

Interactivity API

• Add fetchpriority=low support to script modules. (70173)

Block Variations

• Have getActiveBlockVariation fall back to default variation. (63858)

Core Data

• Core Data: Remove conditions for selector resolutions. (71575)

New APIs

• Core Commands: Introduce new useCommands hook. (71603)

Bug Fixes

• Core Data: Don't return partial data when selecting a complete item. (71474)
• Core Data: Fix early return check for the record field-level resolutions. (71541)
• Core Data: Fix field conditions in 'getRevision' selector. (71629)
• Fix PHP 8.5 array offset deprecation warning. (71654)

DataViews

• DataForms regular layout: Remove label style overrides as they cause inconsistent results. (71574)
• DataForms regular layout: Use BaseControl visual label for readonly fields when in top labelPosition. (71597)
• DataViews grid layout: Rounded corners for media. (71543)
• Field API: Add setValue. (71604)

Write mode

• Add contentRole to Query block and make sure Change design always works as expected. (71686)
• Hide Spacer resizable box in write mode. (71671)
• Make sure "add page" button label only appears once. (71710)

Block Editor

• Fix popover scroll hook’s simultaneous scrolling. (71468)
• Fix stale insertion point reference. (71559)
• useClipboardHandler: Prevent file paste for users without media upload permissions. (71607)

Components

• Fix popover not calling onClose on unmount. (71252)
• Modal headings and labels missing editor text color. (71311)
• Validated form controls: Fix Sass var handling for red color. (71391)

Global Styles

• BorderRadius Presets: Fix Generating wrong variable names in pattern code. (71631)
• Search: Border radius presets work correctly. (71481)

Block Library

• Accordion: Add BlockGap support to content & panel. (71461)
• Increase taxonomy limit for Terms List dropdown. (71569)

Block bindings

• Fix back-compat layer. (71691)

Block Transforms

• Block Editor: Fix BlockSwitcher to prevent transforms on reusable blocks. (71661)

Patterns

• Content Only Pattern experiment: Restore purple block icon color for synced patterns. (71655)

Post Editor

• Fix: Hide "View Post" link for non-viewable post types. (71356)

Block API

• Allow block attributes strings to terminate in \ character. (71291)

Block Bindings

• Block Bindings: Fix pattern override bug, editing was allowed on non enabled overrides blocks. ([71813])(#71813))

Accessibility

• Block Comments: Make "n more replies" text clickable for accessibility. (71387)
• feat: Clarify label & add help text with link. (70451)

DataViews

• Custom empty elements are no longer wrapped in <p> tags to improve accessibility. (71561)

Performance

• Core Data: Always try to resolve entity permissions. (71532)

Post Editor

• Editor: Try displaying intermediate results for hierarchical terms. (71402)

Experiments

Patterns

• Make unsynced patterns content only by default. (71512)
• contentOnly Patterns experiment: Add Edit Contents button to block inspector and show 'Detach' block action. (71653)

Block Library

• Add Terms Query block. (70720)
• Pattern content only experiment: Make template parts section blocks. (71627)

Block Commenting

• Make buttons in dialogs tran...

21.7.0 RC1

Changelog

Enhancements

Block Commenting

• Make buttons in dialogs translatable and clear. (71639)
• Use rendered comment content. (71638)
• Improve error handling for core data actions. (71695)
• Use TextareaAutosize for comment field. (71424)
• Add comment indicators in the block toolbar. (71271)
• Add the ability to reopen resolved comments. (71250)
• Enable inline comments on published post. (71295)

Command Palette

• Move custom CSS command to core-commands from edit-site package. (71565)
• Register menu navigation based on Core Menu API. (71476)

DataViews

• Add color field type and control to DataViews. (71522)
• Add data picker functionality. (70971)
• Add password field. (71545)
• DataForm radio control: Support validation and description. (71664)
• DataForm select control: Support validation. (71665)
• DataForm toggleGroup control: Support validation. (71666)
• DataForm: Add a textarea control available for use with the text field type. (71495)
• DataForm: Add summary field support for composed fields. (71614)
• DataForm: Switch boolean field types from toggle to checkbox UI. (71505)
• Dataform: Add new URL field type and field control. (71518)
• Dataform: Add new telephone field type and field control. (71498)
• Dataforms: Add icons to email and telephone controls. (71514)
• Dataforms: Add object configuration support for Edit property with prefix/suffix options. (71582)
• Implement groupBy for list layout. (71548)
• Update datetime control to use calendar UI. (71509)
• DataForm: Row Layout. (71124)

Block Library

• Navigation Link: Change 'Add page' to 'Create page' button text. (71487)
• Navigation Link: Show 'Create page' button in Write Mode while hiding 'Add block'. (71489)
• Navigation Link: Surface page creation functionality clearly in the LinkUI. (71188)
• Normalize the Navigation block appender behavior between canvas and list view contexts. (71163)
• Table of Contents: Update toolbar controls. (71587)
• Terms Query: Combine Order and Order By control into single dropdown + remove order by slug. (71656)

Write mode

• Add Navigation Add Page Button. (71192)
• Hide Post Date toolbar when child of Query in contentOnly mode. (71707)
• Try adding a contentRole block support to content container blocks. (71539)

Block bindings

• Add block_bindings_supported_attributes filter. (71663)
• Add fallback for new features introduced in Core. (71389)
• Image block: Save <figcaption> if caption attr is bound. (71483)

Block Editor

• Localize labels in getVisualTypeName() for link control search items. (71503)
• Update conditions for displaying the empty block inserter. (70897)

Global Styles

• Site Editor: Always show Additional CSS button. (71537)

Components

• Add support for ValidatedFormTokenField. (71350)

Command Palette

• Make navigation commands available on all screens. (71335)

Interactivity API

• Add fetchpriority=low support to script modules. (70173)

Templates API

• Allow template duplication + concept of active templates. (67125)

Block Variations

• Have getActiveBlockVariation fall back to default variation. (63858)

Core Data

• Core Data: Remove conditions for selector resolutions. (71575)

New APIs

• Core Commands: Introduce new useCommands hook. (71603)

Bug Fixes

• Block Comments: Prevent commenting on empty blocks. (71497)
• Core Data: Don't return partial data when selecting a complete item. (71474)
• Core Data: Fix early return check for the record field-level resolutions. (71541)
• Core Data: Fix field conditions in 'getRevision' selector. (71629)
• Fix PHP 8.5 array offset deprecation warning. (71654)
• Fix block comment to display correct time. (71652)
• Fix: Disable block commenting when postId is not number. (71643)
• Fix: Hide resolved comments in unpinned mode. (71409)
• Fix: Unable to pin comment sidebar after unpinning. (71386)
• i18n: Show "1 more reply" instead of "1 more replies" in block comments. (71685)

DataViews

• DataForms regular layout: Remove label style overrides as they cause inconsistent results. (71574)
• DataForms regular layout: Use BaseControl visual label for readonly fields when in top labelPosition. (71597)
• DataViews grid layout: Rounded corners for media. (71543)
• Field API: Add setValue. (71604)

Write mode

• Add contentRole to Query block and make sure Change design always works as expected. (71686)
• Hide Spacer resizable box in write mode. (71671)
• Make sure "add page" button label only appears once. (71710)

Block Editor

• Fix popover scroll hook’s simultaneous scrolling. (71468)
• Fix stale insertion point reference. (71559)
• useClipboardHandler: Prevent file paste for users without media upload permissions. (71607)

Components

• Fix popover not calling onClose on unmount. (71252)
• Modal headings and labels missing editor text color. (71311)
• Validated form controls: Fix Sass var handling for red color. (71391)

Global Styles

• BorderRadius Presets: Fix Generating wrong variable names in pattern code. (71631)
• Search: Border radius presets work correctly. (71481)

Block Library

• Accordion: Add BlockGap support to content & panel. (71461)
• Increase taxonomy limit for Terms List dropdown. (71569)

Block bindings

• Fix back-compat layer. (71691)

Block Transforms

• Block Editor: Fix BlockSwitcher to prevent transforms on reusable blocks. (71661)

Patterns

• Content Only Pattern experiment: Restore purple block icon color for synced patterns. (71655)

Post Editor

• Fix: Hide "View Post" link for non-viewable post types. (71356)

Block API

• Allow block attributes strings to t...

21.6.0

Changelog

Enhancements

• Add support for precision type placeholders to translator comments eslint. (71145)
• Core Commands: Add Dashboard option to return to dashboard. (71261)
• Core Data: Add 'supportsPagination' to all appropriate entities. (71302)
• Core Data: Forward resolvers for pagination selectors. (71304)
• Core Data: Include pagination meta while receiving intermediate results. (71401)
• Create Block: Add lifecycle script execution support. (71072)
• Deps: Bump framer-motion to v11.15.0. (71442)
• Display names for Context providers. (71208)
• Move Site Editor command from @wordpress/editor package to @wordpress/core-commands. (71262)

DataViews

• DataForm: Add description support for the combined fields and show the description in the Card layout. (71380)
• DataForm: Streamline validation behavior. (71345)
• Revert "DataForm: Streamline validation behavior". (71359)
• Support hiding the title in Grid layout, with actions available on hover. (71369)
• Support the "Minimal UI" story by using DataViews.Footer. (71276)

Block Library

• Accordion Panel: Remove unnecessary wrapper div and simplify save. (71454)
• Accordion: Add an "Add" button. (71388)
• Query Loop Block: Fix broken placeholder. (70840)

Offline

• api-fetch: Check navigator.onLine to improve failure notices. (71438)

Meta Boxes

• Edit Post: Check for meta box container before adding constraints. (71423)

Commands

• feat: Added keyword support & added basic keywords for post/page. (70624)

New APIs

Global Styles

• Add support for select or dropdown elements. (70379)
• Add element support for text related inputs. (70378)

Bug Fixes

• Add permission checks to Command Palette commands. (71267)
• Components: Fix Tab font size when used outside WP. (71346)
• Core Data: Fix error in 'getEntityRecordsTotalPages' selector. (71303)
• Scripts: Do not access window global. (71348)
• wp-scripts: Remove clean-webpack-plugin dependency. (71080)

Block Library

• Accordion Header: Fix RTL toggle button layout. (71480)
• Fix issue of css affecting the nested accordion icon. (71445)
• Fix timezone in Date block. (71430)
• Fix: Randomization in Gallery Block doesn't work when Lightbox is enabled. (71408)
• Group Block variation:Remove variation text color. (71429)
• Properly apply styles and classes to the experimental form block. (55755)
• Template Part: Display icons correctly when in placeholder state. (71327)
• fix: Prevent accordion toggle button overflow at full width. (71446)
• fix: Prevent scrollbars on accordion header and toggle. (71484)

Write mode

• Allow adding "content" role blocks to containers that also have a "content" role in write mode. (71232)
• Audio and Video: Hide caption controls in contentOnly mode. (71368)
• Hide 'Add block' control in Link UI when Navigation Link block is in contentOnly mode. (71213)
• Image: Don't allow convert to cover controls in contentOnly mode. (71329)

Post Editor

• Edit Post: Fix misplaced icon on back button. (71406)
• Editor: Fix theme stylesheet injection in 'useAvailablePatterns'. (71332)

DataViews

• Fix grid padding values on mobile viewports. (71455)

Block Editor

• Inserter: Fix InserterListbox rendering for React 19. (71410)

Style Book

• Accordion Content, Header, Panel: Remove example field. (71407)

Zoom Out

• Fix Zoom out should be disabled when Show Template is toggled off. (71361)

Components

• ControlWithError: Show validating state when transitioning from error state. (71260)

Interactivity API

• iAPI: Make state getters to be updated asynchronously with store(). (70974)

Performance

• Add wp-env SPX profiler option. (70693)

Post Editor

• Editor: Improve the 'Design' sidebar panel performance. (71333)

Documentation

• Core Data: Improve 'registry.batch' documentation. (71325)
• DataForm: Better story for validation. (71298)
• DataViews: Fix defaultLayouts documentation error. (71334)
• Field Types: Update storybook. (71440)
• Hooks: Document 'hookName' and 'namespace' parameters. (71288)
• Storybook: Set DateCalendar and DateRangeCalendar components as private. (71453)

Code Quality

• A11y: Remove redundant styles. (65409)
• Command Palette: Enqueue assets globally. (71264)
• Convert api-fetch package to TypeScript. (67669)
• Convert date package to TypeScript. (67665)
• Core Data: Remove unused reducers. (71305)
• Fix: Add JSON_HEX_TAG flag to wp_json_encode in script tags. (71280)
• Interface: Remove leftover comment. (71331)
• Types: Update to be compatible with React 19. (71374)
• api-fetch: Clean up error handling. (71458)
• api-fetch: Cleanup and improve unit tests. (71439)
• core-data: Use Object.fromEntries instead of reduce when generating entities reducer. (36296)

Block Editor

• Fold uniqueByBlock into options object. (71279)
• Remove duplicate 'InsertionPointOpenRef' context definition. (71465)

Block Library

• Image block: Remove unused code. (71292)
• refactor: Remove unnecessary fields from accordion block.json files. (71441)

Post Editor

• Update types of getCurrentPostId. (71347)

Global Styles

• Remove unecessary useEffect from ScreenStyleVariations. (71344)

Tools

Testing

• Avoid using *-latest for runner images. (71201)
• Fix failing command center end-to-end tests. (71293)
• GitHub Actions: Try to fix storybook smoke tests. (71284)
• Upgrade Playwright to v1.55. (71285)

Build Tooling

• Fix PHP unit testing jobs to not include version. (71396)
• Release Workflow: Add github.ref validation. (71404)

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21.6.0 RC1

Changelog

Enhancements

• Add support for precision type placeholders to translator comments eslint. (71145)
• Core Commands: Add Dashboard option to return to dashboard. (71261)
• Core Data: Add 'supportsPagination' to all appropriate entities. (71302)
• Core Data: Forward resolvers for pagination selectors. (71304)
• Core Data: Include pagination meta while receiving intermediate results. (71401)
• Create Block: Add lifecycle script execution support. (71072)
• Display names for Context providers. (71208)

DataViews

• DataForm: Add description support for the combined fields and show the description in the Card layout. (71380)
• DataForm: Streamline validation behavior. (71345)
• Revert "DataForm: Streamline validation behavior". (71359)
• Support hiding the title in Grid layout, with actions available on hover. (71369)
• Support the "Minimal UI" story by using DataViews.Footer. (71276)

Block Library

• Accordion Panel: Remove unnecessary wrapper div and simplify save. (71454)
• Accordion: Add an "Add" button. (71388)
• Query Loop Block: Fix broken placeholder. (70840)

Offline

• api-fetch: Check navigator.onLine to improve failure notices. (71438)

Meta Boxes

• Edit Post: Check for meta box container before adding constraints. (71423)

Commands

• feat: Added keyword support & added basic keywords for post/page. (70624)

New APIs

Global Styles

• Add support for select or dropdown elements. (70379)
• Global styles: add element support for text related inputs. (70378)

Bug Fixes

• Add permission checks to Command Palette commands. (71267)
• Components: Fix Tab font size when used outside WP. (71346)
• Core Data: Fix error in 'getEntityRecordsTotalPages' selector. (71303)
• Scripts: Do not access window global. (71348)
• wp-scripts: Remove clean-webpack-plugin dependency. (71080)

Block Library

• Accordion Header: Fix RTL toggle button layout. (71480)
• Fix issue of css affecting the nested accordion icon. (71445)
• Fix timezone in Date block. (71430)
• Fix: Randomization in Gallery Block doesn't work when Lightbox is enabled. (71408)
• Group Block variation:Remove variation text color. (71429)
• Properly apply styles and classes to the experimental form block. (55755)
• Template Part: Display icons correctly when in placeholder state. (71327)
• fix: Prevent accordion toggle button overflow at full width. (71446)
• fix: Prevent scrollbars on accordion header and toggle. (71484)

Write mode

• Allow adding "content" role blocks to containers that also have a "content" role in write mode. (71232)
• Audio and Video: Hide caption controls in contentOnly mode. (71368)
• Hide 'Add block' control in Link UI when Navigation Link block is in contentOnly mode. (71213)
• Image: Don't allow convert to cover controls in contentOnly mode. (71329)

Post Editor

• Edit Post: Fix misplaced icon on back button. (71406)
• Editor: Fix theme stylesheet injection in 'useAvailablePatterns'. (71332)

DataViews

• Fix grid padding values on mobile viewports. (71455)

Block Editor

• Inserter: Fix InserterListbox rendering for React 19. (71410)

Style Book

• Accordion Content, Header, Panel: Remove example field. (71407)

Zoom Out

• Fix Zoom out should be disabled when Show Template is toggled off. (71361)

Components

• ControlWithError: Show validating state when transitioning from error state. (71260)

Interactivity API

• iAPI: Make state getters to be updated asynchronously with store(). (70974)

Performance

• Add wp-env SPX profiler option. (70693)

Post Editor

• Editor: Improve the 'Design' sidebar panel performance. (71333)

Documentation

• Core Data: Improve 'registry.batch' documentation. (71325)
• DataForm: Better story for validation. (71298)
• DataViews: Fix defaultLayouts documentation error. (71334)
• Field Types: Update storybook. (71440)
• Hooks: Document 'hookName' and 'namespace' parameters. (71288)
• Storybook: Set DateCalendar and DateRangeCalendar components as private. (71453)

Code Quality

• A11y: Remove redundant styles. (65409)
• Command Palette: Enqueue assets globally. (71264)
• Convert api-fetch package to TypeScript. (67669)
• Convert date package to TypeScript. (67665)
• Core Data: Remove unused reducers. (71305)
• Fix: Add JSON_HEX_TAG flag to wp_json_encode in script tags. (71280)
• Interface: Remove leftover comment. (71331)
• Types: Update to be compatible with React 19. (71374)
• api-fetch: Clean up error handling. (71458)
• api-fetch: Cleanup and improve unit tests. (71439)
• core-data: Use Object.fromEntries instead of reduce when generating entities reducer. (36296)
• Deps: Bump framer-motion to v11.15.0. (71442)
• Move Site Editor command from @wordpress/editor package to @wordpress/core-commands. (71262)

Block Editor

• Fold uniqueByBlock into options object. (71279)
• Remove duplicate 'InsertionPointOpenRef' context definition. (71465)

Block Library

• Image block: Remove unused code. (71292)
• refactor: Remove unnecessary fields from accordion block.json files. (71441)

Post Editor

• Update types of getCurrentPostId. (71347)

Global Styles

• Remove unecessary useEffect from ScreenStyleVariations. (71344)

Tools

Testing

• Avoid using *-latest for runner images. (71201)
• Fix failing command center end-to-end tests. (71293)
• GitHub Actions: Try to fix storybook smoke tests. (71284)
• Upgrade Playwright to v1.55. (71285)

Build Tooling

• Fix PHP unit testing jobs to not include version. (71396)
• Release Workflow: Add github.ref validation. (71404)

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