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· 6 commits to release/19.7 since this release

Changelog

Enhancements

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)
  • Add "show template" to preview dropdown. (66514)
  • Relocate “View” external link to end of editor header controls. (66785)

Zoom Out

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

Theme JSON

  • 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)
  • Media Utils: Add experimental sideloadMedia. (66378)

Bug Fixes

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Block toolbar: Restrict visible child calculation to known blocks. (66702)

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)
  • Site Editor: Fix template for page-on-front option. (66739)

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)
  • Popover: Fix missing label of the headerTitle Close button. (66813)
  • Fix inconsistent sidebars close buttons sizes. (66756)
  • Remove unnecessary tooltip from Video block Text tracks button. (66716)
  • Speak 'Block moved up/down' after using keyboard actions to move up/down. (64966)
  • 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

DataViews

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

Post Fields

  • 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)

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)
  • Iframe: Always enable for block themes, in core too. (66800)

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:

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