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@ItsJonQ ItsJonQ released this 17 Aug 16:58
v8.8.0-rc.1
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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:
  • 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)
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