WordPress/gutenberg v8.8.0-rc.1

8.8.0 RC1

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Enhancements

• Copy: Use "block patterns" strings consistently. (24457)
• Remove hardcoded color from the Recent Comments block. (24410)
• Remove hardcoded styles from the Separator block. (24366)
• Block toolbar: Split switcher from mover and simplify styles. (23971)
• Use the block label API for BlockTitle component. (23847)
• i18n: Translate all strings inside the Large Header Button block pattern. (24499)
• Block Movers: Use a bigger mobile touch target. (23761)
• Block Movers: Use a bigger visible focus rectangle. (23760)
• Update the top toolbar buttons color. (24420)
• Remove editor styles from front-facing stylesheets. (24439)
• Block Toolbar More Menu: Switch back to the vertical ellipsis icon. (24426)
• Removes hardcoded body text color from some block patterns. (24424)

New APIs

• Support the default block classnames in dynamic blocks. (24546)
• Support the custom classnames hook in dynamic blocks. (24483)
• Stabilize the accessible Toolbar component and deprecate the old usage. (23316)
• Add store icon to Icons package. (23867)
• Allow POST requests in <ServerSideRender>. (21068)

Bug Fixes

• Fix inserter expecting experimental settings to exist in the context. (24554)
• Fix Image block caption jumps on Safari. (24540)
• Fix Media Text block: Always show images on top on mobile. (24468)
• Hide Preview menu on small viewports. (24537)
• Fix canInsertBlockType selector returning true for blocks that don't allow inner blocks. (24514)
• Fix the huge font size on the editor when using the default font sizes presets. (24492)
• Fix Cover block: Impossible to reset the minimum height value. (24490)
• Fix Post preview button only appearing on small screens. (24487)
• Fix deduplication of style rules for server-side block support flags. (24486)
• Fix the quick inserter results limit for block variations. (24481)
• Fix tiny editor preview when using Mobile or Tablet options with metaboxes enabled. (24478)
• Fix custom gradient picker unable to change predefined gradients with hex colors. (24470)
• Fixing duplicated wp-block classes in block-list. (24466)
• A11y:
  • Make the inserter behave as a popover. (24429)
  • Fix incorrect aria description in the Block List View. (24533)
  • Add arrow navigation in Preview menu. (24465)
  • Add arrow navigation to Warning dropdown menu. (24333)
  • Add an example to the buttons block to avoid focus loss issue. (24434)
• Fix rendering non-Latin characters on aligned Cover blocks. (24447)
• Remove --wp-admin-theme-color reference from frontend styles. (24436)
• Prevent links from being focusable inside the Disabled component. (24397)
• Image Editing: Fix alignment of aspect-ratio button. (24343)
• Fix retrying of post-processing of edited images. (24081)
• Set error state when there is an upload error in during file upload. (24017)
• Block Directory: Decode entities in block title & description. (24172)
• Preview menu: Remove redundant "opens in a new tab" hidden text. (24427)
• Fix uploading PDFs in the File block. (24318)

Experiments

• InnerBlocks: Introduce prop to specify render callback for each block. (24232)
• Navigation:
  • Display children of inner block controllers in the block navigator. (24083)
  • Add font-size support to the the Navigation block. (24531)
• Template Parts and saving flow:
  • Move the title to the block toolbar. (24450)
  • Fix Template Part renaming error. (24500)
  • Fix Site Title Save Bug. (24302)
• Post Blocks:
  • Post Tags block: Fix bug where no tags are rendered. (24082)
  • Post Tags block: Support color, font-size and line-height customization. (24069)
• Full Site Editing:
  • Load php files only if experiment is enabled. (24182)
• Global Styles:
  • Consider any user changes to global styles as publishable. (24293)
  • Add support for more style properties in the global context. (24298)
• Widgets screen:
  • Refactor the widgets screen to rely on dedicated endpoints. (24290)
  • Make the list of widgets excluded from the legacy widget block extensible via a filter. (24271)

Documentation

• Add undocumented global styles blocks & properties. (24421)
• Remove "experimental" from title of editor filters. (24382)
• Add instructions for disabling the Block Directory. (24357)
• Remove duplicate questions in FAQ. (24355)
• Indicate custom-fields support is required for registering meta. (24325)
• Add block directory submission guidelines. (23545)
• Typos and tweaks: (24511) (24244) (24491) (24361) (24340)
• Update the "Create a Block" Tutorial. (24545)
• Getting started: Add a MAMP section. (24241)

Code Quality

• Refactor embed block to single block with block variations. (24090)
• Upgrade React version to 16.13.1. (21289)
• Update lodash to 4.17.19. (24401)
• Register the block attributes server-side for blocks with support flags. (24400)
• Refactor components as functional components:
  • TimePicker. (24348)
  • PostTextEditor. (23897)
  • CalendarEdit. (23072)
• Remove unnecessary selector from the PostTitle block. (24418)
• Remove unnecessary ad-hoc class application for dynamic blocks. (24223)

Build Tooling

• Run wp-env start before PHP unit tests in package scripts. (23797)
• Upgrade eslint-plugin-jsdoc to latest version. (24586)
• Add full parameters for emulateNetworkConditions. (24144)
• Add an end-to-end regression test for the "Browse All" inserter button. (24396)