WordPress/gutenberg v17.5.0-rc.1

17.5.0 RC1

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Changelog

Enhancements

Editor Unification

• Editor: Add the show most used blocks preference to the site editor. (57637)
• Editor: Migrate and unify the panel preferences. (57529)
• Editor: Unify context text cursor preference. (57479)
• Editor: Unify list view open preference. (57504)
• Editor: Unify right click override preference. (57468)
• Editor: Unify show icon labels preference. (57480)
• Editor: Unify spotlight mode preference. (57533)
• Editor: Unify the distraction free preference. (57590)
• Editor: Unify the show block breadcrumbs preference. (57506)
• Editor: Unify the top toolbar preference. (57531)

Components

• Components: Replace TabPanel with Tabs in inline color picker. (57292
• Add compact size variant to InputControl-based components. (57398)
• BaseControl: Connect to context system. (57408)
• Replace TabPanel with Tabs in the Style Book. (57287)
• Tooltip: Improve tests. (57345)
• Update @ariakit/react to v0.3.12 and @ariakit/test to v0.3.7. (57547)

Font Library

• Font Library: Remove "has_font_mime_type" function. (57364)
• Font Library: Update font uninstall modal text. (57368)
• Font Library: Add progress-bar while uploading font assets. (57463)
• Font Library: Singularize install font families endpoint. (57569)
• Font Library: Unregister font collection. (54701)

Site Editor

• Add Template Modal: Update scroll related layout. (57617)
• Components: Replace TabPanel with Tabs in the Font Library Modal. (57181)

Interactivity API

• Implement wp_initial_state(). (57556)
• Server directive processing: Stop processing non-interactive blocks. (56302)
• Interactive template: Use viewModule. (57712)
• Navigation Block: Use dom.focus for focus control. (57362)

Site Editor

• Site editor: Add padding to entity save panel header. (57471)
• Site editor: Add margin to entity save panel header via a classname. (57473)

Block Library

• Post Featured Image: Add a useFirstImageFromPost attribute. (56573)
• Gallery Block: Add random order setting. (57477)
• Image Block: Change upload icon label. (57704)

Bug Fixes

• Avoid using a memoized selector without dependencies. (57257)
• Core Data: Pass the 'options' argument to data action shortcuts. (57383)
• Preferences: Update accessibility scope to "core". (57563)

Block Editor

• Fix Link UI displaying out of sync results. (57522)
• Give iframe fallback background color. (57330)
• Rich text: Add HTML string methods to RichTextData. (57322)

Block Library

• Footnotes: Fix wrong link when adding more than 9 footnotes. (57599)
• Table: Remove unnecessary margin override in editor styles. (57699)
• Template Part block: Fix template part path arg missing from actions. (56790)

Components

• DuotonePicker: Fix top margin when no duotone options. (57489)
• NavigatorProvider: Exclude size value from contain CSS rule. (57498)
• Snackbar: Fix icon positioning. (57377)

Patterns

• Pattern Overrides: Add template-lock: All to pattern inner blocks to prevent deletion/insertion. (57661)
• Refactor the findOrCreate term method. (57655)
• Edit source pattern in focus mode in post and site editors. (57036)

Site Editor

• Make sure comamnd palette toggle does not disappear while being clicked. (57420)
• Reinstate iframe CSS for editor canvas container. (57503)

Global Styles

• Use is-layout pattern on layout generated classname. (57564)
• Global styles revisions: Add individual headings translations, update tests. (57472)
• Global style revisions: Move change summary code and tests to block editor package. (57411)
• Reduce specificity of block style variation selectors. (57659)
• Background image block support: Add tests for size and repeat output. (57474)

Post Editor

• Fix Template preview menu item accessibility. (57456)
• Fullscreen mode description: Use full text instead of abbreviation. (57518)
• Improve pre-publish checks naming consistency. (57019)
• Make the Replace featured image button perceivable by assistive technologies. (57453)

Components

• Label the HeightControl. (57683)
• NumberControl: Make increment and decrement buttons keyboard accessible. (57402)

Block Tools

• Update the position of the patterns tab in the inserter menu. (55688)
• Use full text instead of abbreviation for min height setting. (57680)
• ResizableEditor: Fix tab order for resize handles. (57475)
• Keep Lock button it in the toolbar until unmounted. (57229)
• Custom field connections: Better description on Experiments page. (57501)

Performance

Block Library

• File: Remove 'block-editor' store subscription. (57511)
• Remove store subscriptions from Audio and Video blocks. (57449)
• Site Logo: Remove unnecessary 'block-editor' store subscription. (57513)
• Send numerical post id when uploading image. (57388)
• PostFeaturedImage: Remove unnecessary 'block-editor' store subscription. (57554)

Experiments

Data Views

• DataViews: Use DropdownMenuRadioItem component when possible. (57505)
• Align icon size + placement in Patterns data view. (57548)
• DataViews: Add duplicate pattern action in patterns page. (57592)
• DataViews: Add duplicate template pattern action. (57638)
• DataViews: Add footer to Pages sidebar. (57690)
• DataViews: Add new page button in Pages. (57685)
• DataViews: Add sync filter in patterns page. (57532)
• DataViews: Consolidate CSS selectors naming schema. (57651)
• DataViews: Fallback to (no title) is there's no rendered title. (57434)
• DataViews: Hide actions menu upon selecting a layout. (57418)
• DataViews: Make fields dependant on view.type. (57450)
• DataViews: Memoize onSetSelection. (57458)
• DataViews: Prevent unnecessary re-renders of Pagination. (57454)
• DataViews: Prevent unnecessary re-renders. (57452)
• DataViews: Update names for DropdownMenuRadioItemCustom. (57416)
• DataViews: Use i18n._x to clarify term "Duplicate". (57686)
• DataViews: Use in patterns page. (57333)
• Dataview: Change the stacking order of table header. (57565)
• Dataviews: Add some client side data handling utils. (57488)
• Make title display in grid views consistent. (57553)
• Update Table layout design details. (57644)
• Update pagination spacing in List layout. (57670)
• Update table header gap. (57671)
• [Dataviews] Table layout: Ensure focus is not lost on interaction. (57340)

Patterns

• [Pattern Overrides] Fix duplication of inner blocks. (57538)
• [Pattern overrides] Allow multiple attributes overrides. (57573)

Documentation

• Add links to additional local dev tools in Block Developement Environment readme. (57682)
• Add new section to the Quick Start Guide about wp-env. (57559)
• Block JSON schema: Add renaming key to supports definition. (57373)
• Break out the Curating the Editor Experience doc into its own How-to Guides section. (57289)
• Change the slug for the theme.json doc to avoid conflicts. (57410)
• Docs/tutorial: Fix opposite condition for content generation in render.php. (57445)
• Docs: Fundamentals of Block Development - Static or Dynamic rendering of a block. (57250)
• Docs: Update sample code to fix React warning error on Tutorial page. (57412)
• Fix formatting issue due to incorrect link parsing in the Quick Start Guide. (57693)
• Fix incorrect heading level in Editor curation documentation. (57409)
• Fix two typos in tutorial.md. (57627)
• Fix: Create block getting started links. (57551)
• Improve the static vs dynamic rendering comment in the block tutorial. (57284)
• Update copyright year to 2024 in license.md. (57481)
• Update the "Build your first block" tutorial based on user feedback. (57403)
• Update: Material design icons link. (57550)

Code Quality

• Editor: Unify the DocumentTools component. (57214)
• Make getLastFocus and setLastFocus private. (57612)
• Remove deprecated behaviors syntax. (57165)
• Avoid extra useMarkPersistent dispatch calls. (57435)
• Clean up code editor CSS. (57519)
• Combine selectors in 'useTransformCommands'. (57424)

Block Library

• Background image: Add has-background classname when background image is applied. (57495)
• File: Remove unnecessary synchronization effect. (57585)
• Navigation: Refactor mobile overlay breakpoints to JS. (57520)
• Search Block: Remove unused buttonBehavior attribute. (53467)

Patterns

• Improve inserter pattern constants. (57570)
• Remove duplicate setting for getPostLinkProps and prefer stable naming. (57535)
• Rename patternBlock to patternPost. (57568)

Post Editor

• Editor: Use hooks instead of HoCs in 'PostVisibilityCheck'. (57705)
• Quality: Avoid React warning when changing rendering mode. (57413)

Block Editor

• Editor: Unify the inserter sidebar. (57466)
• Remove unused parameters from useOnBlockDrop. (57527)

List View

• Editor: Unify the list view sidebar between the post and site editors. (57467)
• Add drag cursor to draggable list items. (57493)

Tools

• Dependency Extraction Webpack Plugin: Use import for module externals. (57577)
• DependencyExtractionWebpackPlugin: Add true shorthand for requestToExternalModule. (57593)
• DependencyExtractionWebpackPlugin: Use module for @wordpress/interactivity. (57602)
• Fix webpack not setting environment.module true. (57714)
• Modules: Load the import map polyfill when needed. (57256)
• Blocks: Add handling for block.json viewModule. (57437)

Testing

• Allowed Patterns end-to-end test - move tests that run with a subset of allowed blocks into a group. (57496)
• Clean up end-to-end tests package. (57575)
• Fix flaky 'Post publish button' end-to-end test. (57407)
• Migrate 'allowed patterns' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57399)
• Migrate 'block editor keyboard shortcuts' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57422)
• Migrate 'core settings' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57581)
• Migrate 'datepicker' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57545)
• Migrate 'dropdown menu' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57663)
• Migrate 'editor modes' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57574)
• Migrate 'invalid blocks' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57508)
• Migrate 'nux' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57542)
• Migrate 'preferences' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57446)
• Migrate 'publishing' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57521)
• Migrate 'scheduling' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57539)
• Migrate 'sidebar' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57448)
• Migrate 'taxonomies' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57662)
• Migrate editing-widgets to Playwright. (57483)
• Migrate remaining 'publish panel' end-to-end tests to Playwright. (57432)
• Update 'missing block' end-to-end tests to use the 'setContent' helper. (57509)

Build Tooling

• Group GitHub Action Dependabot updates. (57591)
• WP Scripts: Build block.json viewModule. (57461)
• Dependency Extraction Webpack Plugin: Add Module support. (57199)

First time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first time contributors:

• @HrithikDalal: Font Library: Update font uninstall modal text. (57368)
• @muhme: Fix two typos in tutorial.md. (57627)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@afercia @andrewhayward @andrewserong @atachibana @c4rl0sbr4v0 @carolinan @chad1008 @ciampo @DAreRodz @dcalhoun @derekblank @desrosj @ellatrix @fai-sal @fluiddot @geriux @getdave @glendaviesnz @gziolo @hbhalodia @HrithikDalal @jameskoster @jeryj @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @juanmaguitar @kevin940726 @Mamaduka @matiasbenedetto @mcsf @michalczaplinski @mirka @muhme @ndiego @ntsekouras @oandregal @ockham @ramonjd @scruffian @sirreal @Soean @t-hamano @talldan @tellthemachines @youknowriad