WordPress/gutenberg v17.3.0-rc.1

17.3.0 RC1

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Changelog

Enhancements

• Components: Replace TabPanel with Tabs in the editor's ColorPanel. (56878)
• Editor: Move the edit template blocks notification to editor package. (56901)
• Editor: Unify the preview dropdown between post and site editors. (56921)
• Editor: Use the same PostTemplatePanel between post and site editors. (56817)
• Tabs: Replace id with new tabId prop. (56883)
• Update main toolbar buttons to all be compact. (56635, 56729)
• Update preferences organization. (56481)

Components

• FocalPointPicker with __next40pxDefaultSize. (56021)
• Font Library: Improve usability of font variant selection. (56158)
• Tabs: Sync browser focus to selected tab in controlled mode. (56658)
• Use consistent styling for duotone panels. (56801)
• BorderControl: Fix button styles. (56730)
• DimensionControl: Add __next40pxDefaultSize prop. (56805)
• FontSizePicker: Add opt-in prop for 40px default size. (56804)
• QueryControls: Add opt-in prop for 40px default size. (56576)

Block Library

• Control dimensions (margin and padding) of the list-item block. (55874)
• Consistent default typography controls across blocks. (55208)
• Social Icons: Add Gravatar service. (56544)
• Tweak table block placeholder with __next40pxDefaultSize props. (56935)

Site Editor

• Merge the post only mode and the post editor. (56671)
• Site Editor Sidebar: Add "Areas" details panel to all templates and update icon. (55677)

Block Editor

• Allow dragging between adjacent container blocks based on a threshold. (56466)
• Components: Replace TabPanel with Tabs in the editor's ColorGradientControl. (56351)

Data Views

• Update data view layout. (56786)

Layout

• Match the front end layout classname in the editor. (56774)

Global Styles

• Global style revisions: Show change summary on selected item. (56577)

Icons

• Another round of HiDPI icon tweaks. (56532)

Media

• Update external images panel in post publish sidebar. (55524)

Post Editor

• Implement Tabs in editor settings. (55360)

Bug Fixes

• Create-block-interactive-template: Add all files to the generated plugin zip. (56943)
• Create-block-interactive-template: Prevent crash when Gutenberg plugin is not installed. (56941)
• Fix end-to-end test: Update how we find the template title to match markup changes. (56992)
• Fix: Fatal php error if a template was created by an author that was deleted. (56990)
• Fix: PHP 8.1 deprecated warning strpos(). (56171)
• Fix: Use span on template list titles. (56955)
• Font Library: Add font family and font face preview keys to schema. (56793)
• Remove unnecessary CSS for shrinking central header area. (56220)
• Revert format types hook refactor. (56859)
• Show template center UI when no block is selected. (56217)
• setImmutably: Don't clone all objects. (56612)

Block Library

• Fix error when using a navigation block that returns an empty fallback result. (56629)
• Fixture Tests: Correctly generate fixture files for form-related blocks. (56719)
• Image: Fix resetting behaviour for alt image text. (56809)
• Social Links Block: Prevent Theme Styles Distorting Size. (56301)
• Update image block save to only save align none class. (56449)

Components

• DropdownMenuV2Ariakit: Prevent prefix collapsing if all radios or checkboxes are unselected. (56720)
• FormToggle: Do not use "/" math operator. (56672)
• PaletteEdit: Temporary custom gradient not saving. (56896)
• ToggleGroupControl: React correctly to external controlled updates. (56678)

Block Editor

• Apply __next40pxDefaultSize to TextControl and Button component in renaming UIs. (56933)
• Pattern inserter: Fix Broken preview layout. (56814)
• Patterns: Keep synced pattern when added via drag and drop. (56924)

Design Tools

• Background image support: Fix duplicate output of styling rules. (56997)
• Fix sticky position in classic themes with appearance tools support. (56743)

Post Editor

• Editor Canvas: Fix animation when device type changes. (56970)
• Editor: Fix display of edit template blocks notification. (56978)

Site Editor

• Fix active edited post. (56863)
• Show back button when editing navigation and template area in-place with no URL params. (56741)

Typography

• Fix order of typography sizes and families. (56659)
• Font Library: Fix font uninstallation. (56762)

Navigation in Site View

• Navigation editor: Fix content mode. (56856)

Patterns

• Fix top position and height of Pattern Modal Sidebar. (56787)

Interactivity API

• Start using modules in the interactive create-block template. (56694)

Layout

• Fix input not showing when switching to "Fixed" width. (56660)

Data Views

• Align data view icon usage. (56602)

Block Styles

• Consolidate and resolve display issues between InserterPreviewPanel and BlockStylesPreviewPanel. (56011)

Inspector Controls

• Decode some characters if used in taxonomy name so it's displayed correctly in Query Loop filters. (50376)

Accessibility

Data Views

• Add scroll padding to dataviews container. (56946)
• Adding aria-sort to table view headers. (56860)
• Fix: Use span instead of heading for the template titles. (56785)

Post Editor

• Avoid to show unnecessary Tooltip for the Post Schedule button. (56759)

Block Editor

• Increase right padding of URL field to take the Submit button into account. (56685)

Site Editor

• Shorter screen reader announcement after changing pages. (56339)

Components

• Use tooltip for the Timezone only when necessary. (56214)

Performance

• Block editor: Make all BlockEdit hooks pure. (56813)
• Block editor: Remove 4 useSelect in favour of context. (56915)
• Block editor: hooks: Avoid BlockEdit filter for content locking UI. (56957)
• Block editor: hooks: Share block settings. (56852)
• Keycodes: Avoid regex for capital case. (56822)
• Measure typing without inspector. (56753)
• Media upload component: Lazy mount. (56958)
• Paragraph: Store subscription for selected block only. (56967)
• Perf: Reopen inspector for remaining tests. (56780)
• useBlockProps: Combine store subscriptions. (56847)

Block Editor

• Improve opening inserter in post editor. (57006)
• hooks: Subscribe only to relevant attributes. (56783)

Site Editor

• Fix typing performance by not rendering sidebar. (56927)

Components

• ToolsPanel: Fix deregister/register on type. (56770)

Modules API

• Load the import map polyfill only when there is an import map. (56699)

Post Editor

• Editor: Avoid double parsing content in 'getSuggestedPostFormat' selelector. (56679)

Experiments

Data Views

• DataViews: Add story. (56761)
• DataViews: Add support for NOT IN operator in filter. (56479)
• DataViews: Centralize the view definition and rename list to table. (56693)
• DataViews: Do not export strings constants. (56754)
• DataViews: Export the view components as defaults. (56677)
• DataViews: Fix dropdown menu actions with modal. (56760)
• DataViews: Hide pagination if we have only one page. (56948)
• DataViews: Implement NOT IN operator for author filter in templates. (56777)
• DataViews: Iterate on list view. (56746)
• DataViews: Make Actions styles the same as any other column header. (56654)
• DataViews: Make mediaField not hidable. (56643)
• DataViews: Rename view components. (56709)
• DataViews: Render data async conditionally. (56851)
• DataViews: Set proper role for AddFilter's items. (56714)
• DataViews: Set proper semantics for dropdown items. (56676)
• DataViews: Update sorting semantics. (56717)
• Dataviews: Extract to dedicated bundled package. (56721)

Block Validation/Deprecation

• Input Field Block: Use useblockProps hook in save function. (56507)

Patterns

• Implement partially synced patterns behind an experimental flag. (56235)

Documentation

• Add the nested blocks chapter to the platform documentation. (56689)
• Components: Update CHANGELOG.md. (56960)
• Doc: Search Control - add Storybook link. (56815)
• Doc: Spinner - add Storybook link. (56818)
• Docs: Add storybook link for spinner component. (56953)
• Docs: Fix {% end %} tab position to show the text. (56735)
• Docs: Fundamentals of Block Development - Minor fixes - registration-of-a-block. (56731)
• Docs: Fundamentals of Block Development - add links. (56700)
• Docs: Fundamentals of Block Development ---- Small fixes for "Block wrapper". (56651)
• Link to Dashicons. (56872)
• Platform Docs: Add trusted by section. (56749)
• Revert "Doc: Spinner - add Storybook link". (56913)
• Update Getting Started Guide for Gutenberg 17.2. (56674)
• Update InnerBlocks defaultblock doc usage. (56728)
• Update formatting and fix grammar in the Block Editor Handbook readme. (56798)

Code Quality

• Block editor: hooks: Avoid getEditWrapperProps. (56912)
• Block lib: Use RichText.isEmpty where forgotten. (56726)
• Block library: Reusable caption component util. (56606)
• Core data revisions: Remove hardcoded supports constant. (56701)
• Editor: Cleanup default editor mode handling. (56819)
• Editor: Move the BlockCanvas component within the EditorCanvas component. (56850)
• Editor: Move the device type state to the editor package. (56866)
• Editor: Unify device preview styles. (56904)
• Fix PHP linter failing. (56905)
• Framework: Bundle the BlockTools component within BlockCanvas. (56996)
• Move useDebouncedInput hook to @wordpress/compose package. (56744)
• Post Editor: Rely on the editor store for the template mode state. (56716)
• Refactor . (56335)
• Remove Block Tools BackCompat. (56874)
• Site and Post Editor: Unify the DocumentBar component. (56778)
• getValueFromObjectPath: Remove memize. (56711)

Block Editor

• Don't render undefined classname in useBlockProps hook. (56923)
• One hook to rule them all: Preparation for a block supports API. (56862)
• RichText: Pass value to store. (43204)
• hooks: Manage BlockListBlock filters in one place. (56875)

Global Styles

• Command Palette: Use getRevisions instead of deprecated selector. (56738)
• Global styles revisions: Remove PHP unit tests that are running in Core. (56492)

Components

• Site editor: Do not use navigator's internal classname. (56911)

Data Views

• DataViews: Remove TanStack. (56873)

Tools

• Env: Migrate to Compose V2. (51339)
• Scripts: Fix CSS imports not minified. (56516)
• wp-env: Make env-cwd option work on Windows. (56265)

Testing

• Migrate 'editor multi entity saving' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (56670)
• Migrate 'inner-blocks-locking-all-embed' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (56673)
• Migrate 'site editor export' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (56675)
• RN: Add watch mode for native tests. (56788)
• Scripts: Enable skipping Playwright browser installation. (56594)
• Tabs: Implement ariakit/test in unit tests. (56835)
• CustomSelectControl: Add additional unit tests. (56575)

Various

• Copy/fix capitalization of WordPress. (56834)

Site Editor

• Improve text and design of the block removal warnings. (56869)

Global Styles

• Global styles welcome guide: Add a space between translated strings. (56839)

Block Library

• Simplify page list edit warning. (56829)

Patterns

• End pattern page descriptions with a period. (56828)

First time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first time contributors:

• @benoitchantre: Scripts: Fix CSS imports not minified. (56516)
• @kmanijak: Decode some characters if used in taxonomy name so it's displayed correctly in Query Loop filters. (50376)
• @lithrel: Env: Migrate to Compose V2. (51339)
• @nk-o: Fix: PHP 8.1 deprecated warning strpos(). (56171)
• @taylorgorman: Link to Dashicons. (56872)
• @valerogarte: #55702 - Control dimensions (margin and padding) of the list-item block. (55874)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@afercia @ajlende @alexstine @andrewhayward @andrewserong @apeatling @atachibana @Aurorum @benoitchantre @bph @brookewp @chad1008 @ciampo @colorful-tones @dcalhoun @derekblank @draganescu @ellatrix @fluiddot @geriux @getdave @jameskoster @jasmussen @jeherve @jeryj @jffng @jonathanbossenger @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @juanmaguitar @kevin940726 @kmanijak @lithrel @luisherranz @Mamaduka @matiasbenedetto @mikachan @miminari @mtias @ndiego @nk-o @ntsekouras @oandregal @ramonjd @richtabor @scruffian @SiobhyB @t-hamano @talldan @taylorgorman @tellthemachines @tyxla @valerogarte @WunderBart @youknowriad