WordPress/gutenberg v19.7.0

19.7.0

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Changelog

Enhancements

• Add "show template" to preview dropdown. (66514)
• Iframe: Always enable for block themes, in core too. (66800)
• Media Utils: Add experimental sideloadMedia. (66378)
• Post fields: Clean up. (66941)
• Post fields: Extract title from edit-site to fields package. (66940)
• Post fields: Move comment_status from edit-site to fields package. (66934)
• Post fields: Move date fields from edit-site to fields package. (66938)
• Post fields: Move status from edit-site to fields. (66937)
• Relocate “View” external link to end of editor header controls. (66785)

Block Library

• Added toggle control to set any image as feature image if no feature image is set for post. (65896)
• Improve cover z-index solution. (66249)
• Post Content: Add border and spacing support. (66366)
• Query Loop: Use templateSlug and postType for more context. (65820)
• Update text case of "Starter Content". (66954)
• [Details Block]: Adds anchor support in details block. (66734)

Components

• Guide: Use small size button for page controls. (66607)
• MenuItem: Add 40px size prop on Button. (66596)
• Notice: Add appropriate size props to Buttons. (66593)
• PaletteEdit: Add appropriate size props to Buttons. (66590)
• Popover: Add small size prop to close button. (66587)

Global Styles

• Global styles revisions: Move focus and active state to list item. (66780)
• Site editor: Integrate global styles controls and style book preview into the styles panel. (65619)

DataViews

• DataViews Fields API: Default getValueFromId supports nested objects. (66890)

Block Editor

• Inserter: Add 'Starter Content' category to the inserter. (66819)

Zoom Out

• Enable zoom out mode for non-iframe editor. (66789)

Themes

• Theme JSON Resolver: Remove theme json merge in resolve_theme_file_uris. (66662)

Edit Mode

• Image block: Add support for "more" dropdown for additional tools in Write mode. (66605)

Style Book

• Add a landing section to stylebook tabs. (66545)

Media

• Media Library: Expose filters dropdown for individual images, such as with the Image block. (65965)

Bug Fixes

• Block toolbar: Restrict visible child calculation to known blocks. (66702)
• ComplementaryArea: Fix button position. (66677)
• Fix Paragraph appender layout shift (building on 66061). (66779)
• Fix: Set the fit-content width for images that are not .svg. (66643)
• Preference modal: Avoid fetching all reusable blocks when the site editor loads. (66621)
• Revert "Set image width to fit-content to solve aspect ratio problems in Firefox. (#66217)". (66804)
• Safari: Fix site editor template error. (66647)
• Safari: Prevent focus capturing caused by flex display. (66402)
• Select Mode: Hide tool selector in the post editor and force design mode. (66784)
• Shadow panel: Make the delete modal text translatable. (66712)
• Site Editor: Fix template for page-on-front option. (66739)
• WP Scripts: Make watch mode more resilient for developer errors. (66752)
• getDefaultTemplateId: Ensure entity configuration is loaded. (66650)
• Comments controller: fix issue where comments are allowed when closed (#66976)

Block Library

• Cover: Fix media library image selection. (66782)
• Cover: Show DropZone only when dragging withing the block. (66912)
• Media & Text: Set .wp-block-media-text__media a display to block. (66915)
• Prevent duplicate post format taxonomy queries. (66627)
• Query Loop: Check for postTypeFromContext before using it. (66655)
• Query Loop: Remove postTypeFromContext. (66681)

Block Editor

• Appender: Fix initial position. (66711)
• Appender: Fix outside canvas styles. (66630)
• Block Inspector: Restore bottom margin for RadioControl. (66688)
• Iframed editor: Fix relative wp-content URLs. (66751)

Global Styles

• Section Styles: Fix insecure properties removal for inner block types and elements. (66896)
• Style book: Reduce margin selector specificity so that it doesn't override global block styles. (66895)
• Theme JSON: Replace top-level background style objects on merge. (66656)

Components

• FormTokenField: Fix token styles. (66640)
• Storybook: Fix DataViews action modals. (66727)
• ToggleGroupControl: Fix active background for zero value. (66855)

Post Editor

• Disable device preview button in pattern/template part/navitation editor. (65970)
• PostTaxonomiesFlatTermSelector: Abstract wrapper component. (66625)
• VisualEditor: Always output has-global-padding classname when in post only mode. (66626)

DataViews

• Fix TypeError when duplicating uncategorized theme patterns. (66889)
• Tweak primary field in patterns grid layout. (66733)

Meta Boxes

• Fix: Show Meta Boxes at the bottom of the screen regardless of the current rendering mode. (66508)
• Hide metaboxes in Zoom Out. (66886)

Site Editor

• DataViews: Fix 'aria-label' for pattern preview element. (66601)
• Site Hub: Fixed navigation redirect on mobile devices for classic themes. (66867)

Media

• Add x-wav mime type for wav files in Firefox. (66850)
• Ensure HEIC files selectable from “Upload” button. (66292)

Patterns

• Fix uncategorized pattern browsing when pattern has no categories. (66945)

Interactivity API

• Fix property modification from inherited context two or more levels above. (66872)

Block API

• Process Block Type: Copy deprecation to a new object instead of mutating when stabilizing supports. (66849)

Design Tools

• Block Gap: Fix block spacing control for axial gap supported blocks. (66783)

Document Settings

• Editor: Restore the 'PluginPostStatusInfo' slot position. (66665)

Templates API

• Fix flash when clicking template name in the editor when a plugin registered template matches a default WP theme template. (66359)

Block bindings

• Fix unset array key warning in block-bindings.php. (66337)

Accessibility

• Fix : Snackbar Notice Inconsistency. (66405)
• Image: Add aria-haspopup prop write mode more tools menu items. (66815)
• Site Icon Focus fix. (66952)

Components

• Popover: Fix missing label of the headerTitle Close button. (66813)

Post Editor

• Fix inconsistent sidebars close buttons sizes. (66756)

Block Library

• Remove unnecessary tooltip from Video block Text tracks button. (66716)

Block Editor

• Speak 'Block moved up/down' after using keyboard actions to move up/down. (64966)

Patterns

• Block Patterns List: Fix visual title and tooltip inconsistencies. (64815)

Performance

• Inline Commenting: Avoid querying comments on editor load. (66670)
• Patterns: Receive intermediate responses while unbound request is resolving. (66713)
• Perf metrics: Update select and other metrics to use non-empty paragraphs. (66762)
• Site Editor: Preload settings requests. (66488)
• Site Editor: Speed up load by preloading home and front-page templates. (66579)
• Site editor: Preload post if needed. (66631)

Global Styles

• Preload user global styles based on user caps. (66541)

Experiments

• Add isVisible option to fields within DataForm. (65826)
• DataViews: Implement isItemClickable and onClickItem props. (66365)

DataViews

• Quick Edit - Slug Field: Improve slug preview. (66559)
• QuickEdit: Add password field data to the pages quick edit. (66567)

Documentation

• Add 6.6.2 to Version in WordPress. (66870)
• Add missing properties for DataViews/DataForm components. (66749)
• Add section about the Fields API. (66761)
• Block Bindings: Documentation API reference. (66251)
• Docs: Include a note about supported licenses in WordPress packages. (66562)
• Document filterSortAndPaginate & isItemValid utilities. (66738)
• Feat: Storybook: Improve component organisation - Navigation Category - Issue #66275. (66658)
• Feat: Storybook: Improve component organisation - Overlays Category - Issue #66275. (66657)
• Feat: Storybook: Improve component organisation - Selection & Input Category - Issue #66275. (66660)
• Feat: Storybook: Improve component organisation - Typography - Issue #66275. (66633)
• Improve readability of DataViews documentation. (66766)
• Move documentation for filter operators to proper place. (66743)
• Reorganize to bootstrap DataForm API section. (66729)
• Storybook: Improve component organisation - Actions. (66680)
• Storybook: Log warning() when in dev mode. (66568)
• Update Commands documentation with the existing contexts. (66860)

Code Quality

• BlockPatternsList: Use the Async component. (66744)
• Core Commands: Fix add new post URL assignment. (66830)
• Inline Commenting: Optimize store selector and misc changes. (66592)
• Remove unnecessary boolean assignments. (66857)
• TypeScript: Fix and improve types for private-apis. (66667)

Block Editor

• Fix 'useSelect' dependencies for the 'RichText' component. (66964)
• Fix ESLint warning for 'useBlockTypesState' hook. (66757)
• Fix React Compiler error for 'BlockProps' util component. (66809)
• Optimize getVisibleElementBounds in scrollable cases. (66546)
• Revert: Fix unable to remove empty blocks on merge (#65262) + alternative. (66564)
• URLInput: Fix incorrect classname for suggestions. (66714)

Site Editor

• Avoid using edited entity state in site editor loading hook. (66924)
• Avoid using edited post selectors in welcome guide. (66926)
• Edit Site: Refactor to remove usage of edited entity state. (66922)
• Edit Site: Remove leftover 'priority-queue' dependency. (66773)
• Remove useEditedEntityRecord hook. (66955)

Components

• Fix React Compiler error for 'useScrollRectIntoView'. (66498)
• Panel: Add 40px size prop to Button. (66589)
• Radio: Deprecate 36px default size. (66572)
• Snackbar: Use link variant for action Button. (66560)

Data Layer

• Convert the emitter module in data package to TS. (66669)
• Data: Rename useSelect internals to fix React Compiler violations. (66807)
• Data: Upgrade Redux to v5.0.1. (66966)

Post Editor

• ESLint: Fix React Compiler violations in various commands. (66787)
• Fix TS types for editor package. (66754)

Zoom Out

• Zoom-out: Move default background to the iframe component. (66284)

Design Tools

• Typography: Stabilize typography block supports within block processing. (63401)

Tools

Testing

• Media: Check for wav mime type using isset. (66947)

Build Tooling

• Enforce the same order of fields in package.json files. (66239)
• Introduce React Scanner for component usage stats. (65463)

Various

• Style engine: Wrap array_merge in conditionals to prevent unnecessary merging. (66661)

Block Library

• Update placeholder text for blocks that support drag and drop. (66842)
• update: Add Media to Add media in cover block. (66835)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

• @benharri: Fix unset array key warning in block-bindings.php. (66337)
• @benniledl: Add 6.6.2 to Version in WordPress. (66870)
• @Infinite-Null: Media & Text: Set .wp-block-media-text__media a display to block. (66915)
• @karthick-murugan: Site Icon Focus fix. (66952)
• @rinkalpagdar: Post Content: Add border and spacing support. (66366)
• @yogeshbhutkar: Site Hub: Fixed navigation redirect on mobile devices for classic themes. (66867)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@aaronrobertshaw @adamsilverstein @afercia @Aljullu @amitraj2203 @andrewserong @benharri @benniledl @carolinan @cbravobernal @DAreRodz @dcalhoun @ellatrix @fabiankaegy @gigitux @gziolo @hbhalodia @Infinite-Null @jasmussen @jorgefilipecosta @jsnajdr @juanfra @karthick-murugan @kevin940726 @louwie17 @Mamaduka @manzoorwanijk @matiasbenedetto @mikachan @mirka @n2erjo00 @ntsekouras @oandregal @ramonjd @renatho @rinkalpagdar @Soean @stokesman @swissspidy @t-hamano @tellthemachines @tyxla @up1512001 @Vrishabhsk @yogeshbhutkar @youknowriad