WordPress/gutenberg v20.4.0-rc.1

20.4.0 RC1

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Changelog

Enhancements

• Generate built CSS file containing the admin color theme CSS custom properties. (69128)

Post Editor

• Editor: Conditionally enable the new default rendering mode for Pages. (69160)
• Editor: Persist user's 'Show Template' preference. (69286)
• Editor: Restore starter content modal. (69081)
• Post Template Panel: Display popover on the left side of the sidebar. (69134)

Block Library

• Post Navigation Link: Enable all non-interactive formats. (69325)
• Pullquote: Adding missing alignment style. (68121)

Site Editor

• Enhance 404 message styling. (69234)

Media

• Media Utils: Restrict file uploads with multiple prop in uploadMedia and mediaUpload. (69175)

Components

• BorderControl: Always show Reset button. (69066)

Block Editor

• Block Action: Implement cut functionality in block actions and settings menu. (68554)

Global Styles

• Allow :Focus-visible pseudo-selector to be set in theme.json. (68521)

Design Tools

• Post Comments Count: Add Border Support. (68223)

Bug Fixes

• Core Data: Allow 'null' as raw attribute value. (69257)
• Dataviews: Fix alignment issue of "Title" column header. (68840)
• Fix addQueryArgs and removeQueryArg on URLs with fragments. (69313)
• Post formats: Make title and description human readable. (69275)
• Site Editor: Fix back link from “Navigation” sub-menus in mobile web. (69192)
• TextControl: Fix text direction for URL and email fields in block editor for RTL languages. (68561)

Block Library

• Fix: Extra top and bottom margin issue in Social Link block for classic theme below twenty twenty. (69100)
• Make navigation block wavy underline more visible on dark backgrounds. (69004)
• Template Part block: Guard against get_block_file_template returning null. (69309)
• Video Block: Disable autoplay when video is not muted. (69232)

Post Editor

• Editor: Add an extra check before enabling the new default rendering mode for Pages. (69209)
• Editor: Avoid a 'flash' when rendering in 'template-locked' mode. (69173)
• Editor: Revert bulk editing support for post actions. (69341)

Site Editor

• Fix space on the left or right of the menu in mobile view. (69327)
• Show pattern category step in navigation for mobile. (69206)
• Site Hub: Navigate correctly in mobile view. (69157)

Components

• Notice: Fix text contrast for dark mode. (69226)
• NumberControl: Fix invalid HTML attributes for infinite bounds. (69033)

Colors

• Format Library: Prevent the text and color picker from overlapping. (69169)
• Format Library: Text-color popover width to fit sidebar. (68881)

Interactivity API

• iAPI Router: Revert "Handle styles assets on region-based navigation". (69222)

Plugin

• Fix typo for 'ignore_sticky_posts' REST API support. (69171)

Block Editor

• Inserter: Hide drag-and-drop help text on mobile devices when previewing patterns. (69159)

Block hooks

• Fix duplicated insertion in Post Content. (69142)

REST API

• Adds the site reading options to the index. (69106)

Block API

• Block support: Add server-side processing for ariaLabel. (69096)

Document Outline

• Show heading blocks when template-lock is enabled. (69073)

Media

• Improve display of error returned from the REST API when an unsupported image type is uploaded. (68788)

Accessibility

Components

• Cover: Fix placeholder color options keyboard accessibility. (68662)
• InputControl: Ensure consistent placeholder color. (69334)

Post Editor

• Improve the EntitiesSavedStates modal dialog design and labeling. (67792)
• Swap fullscreen mode snackbar notice message. (69305)

Patterns

• Close patterns modal on insertion and focus on inserted pattern. (68975)

Block Editor

• Fix CSS classes for the post editor iframe body. (68481)

Performance

Interactivity API

• Introduce withSyncEvent action wrapper utility and proxy event object whenever it is not used. (68097)

Documentation

• Added Missing Double Quote in Number Control. (69207)
• Added Missing Global Documentation in Query Total Block. (69233)
• Added php.net/date links. (69280)
• Components: Fix typo for notice color in readme.md. (69204)
• Docs: Add Documentation for Adding Block Variations Using get_block_type_variations Hook. (68434)
• Docs: Removes notes about Block Hooks only supporting static theme elements. (65455)
• Fix Syntax Issue in Documentation. (69166)
• Fix typo incorrect article before "user interface". (69168)
• FontSizePicker: Fix FontSizePicker Storybook control type and improve documentation. (68936)
• Update javascript-in-the-block-editor.md - fix link. (62431)
• docs: Correction in plugin-sidebar-0.md. (69268)

Code Quality

• Fields: Avoid 'useSelect' warnings in the template component. (69344)
• Remove unnecessary opacity override for Firefox placeholders. (69312)
• Revert "Feature: Add navigation.isLoading state to core/router store (#67680)". (69330)

Post Editor

• Editor: Use a stable array ref as fallback value in 'BlockVisibility'. (69288)

Site Editor

• Test: Add end-to-end test for 404 page. (69272)

Tools

Testing

• ESLint: Improve lint regex for preventing "toggle" word usage in translation ready functions. (68958)
• Media Utils: Add tests for new error behavior. (69215)
• Performance Tests: Update method for creating sample content. (69210)
• Tests: Fix preloading end-to-end test. (69228)
• end-to-end Tests: Add Block Hooks Test Coverage. (69044)

Various

Plugin

• ESLint: Add rule to prevent usage of the word 'sidebar' in translatable strings. (68894)

Post Editor

• Update template-related messages to improve clarity for custom post types. (67722)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

• @alexchrysovergis: Fix typo incorrect article before "user interface". (69168)
• @andreawetzel: Components: Fix typo for notice color in readme.md. (69204)
• @kellymears: docs: Correction in plugin-sidebar-0.md. (69268)

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@adamsilverstein @afercia @alexchrysovergis @andreawetzel @benazeer-ben @carolinan @DAreRodz @davilera @fabiankaegy @felixarntz @himanshupathak95 @huubl @im3dabasia @Infinite-Null @jonathanbossenger @juanmaguitar @kellymears @Mamaduka @ockham @Rishit30G @SainathPoojary @shail-mehta @shimotmk @singhakanshu00 @snehapatil2001 @stokesman @Sukhendu2002 @swissspidy @t-hamano @yogeshbhutkar