Notes iteration for WordPress 7.2 #80015

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1. adamsilverstein

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   [Feature] NotesPhase 3 of the Gutenberg roadmap around block commentingPhase 3 of the Gutenberg roadmap around block commenting

   on Jul 8, 2026
2. adamsilverstein

   added sub-issues on Jul 13, 2026

   • Add support for identifying new notes #75026
   • Support Notes for the Style Book #73278
   • Allow Notes to appear on post previews with a custom capability (aka "Reviewer-friendly workflow") #73418
   • Notes: improve discoverability of which blocks have notes #73414
   • Show Discussions outside Editor #71622
   • Make Notes available in templates #72918
   • Enhanced Notification support for Notes #72184
   • Notes need indicator in block and list-view + associated edit option #73956
   • Notes: all comments view show summary of what's been commented on #73273
   • Add a way to "lock" notes for a site, or certain posts #72724
   • Add a "Show/Hide Notes Panel" command #73812
   • Add Suggestion mode with Notes #73411
   • Add a full searchable emoji picker for note reactions #80122
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4. adamsilverstein

   removed sub-issues on Oct 19, 2026

   • Add Suggestion mode with Notes #73411
   • Notes: improve discoverability of which blocks have notes #73414
   • Add a "Show/Hide Notes Panel" command #73812
   • Show Discussions outside Editor #71622
   • Support Notes for the Style Book #73278
5. adamsilverstein commented on Oct 19, 2026

   

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   I've started going thru features that don't feel ready for 7.2 and pushing them to the 7.3 tracking issue ahead of Beta 1. We can continue working on bugs thru the remainder of the 7.2 cycle.
6. adamsilverstein

   removed sub-issues on Oct 20, 2026

   • Make Notes available in templates #72918
   • Enhanced Notification support for Notes #72184
   • Note appears as being attached to a deleted block when two users add them at exactly the same moment using real-time collaboration #74751
   • Ensure notes feature scales to many notes #71668
7. marko-srb commented on Oct 20, 2026

   

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   👋 UX/Design question

   Latest v2 (live) version of the Note emojis seems 'worse' than what we had before. Why do we need text pulled out next to the emojis? Can't it be on hover as a tooltip as on most modern platforms or apps? It seems very weird.

   It also covers much more space behind it, meaning messages most likely become non-visible when I want to leave reaction. And I am a weird reader. If I see a message that I like, I re-read it. And while I am pressing emoji and want to leave ❤️, I might want to read it in that very moment too.

   Is there a way where we fix this somehow?

   Note that I didn't have time to go through each of above fixes, but would love to be linked to decision to comment there instead.

   Thank you!

   

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8. adamsilverstein commented on Oct 20, 2026

   

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   Notes - progress update (2026-10-20)

   Short update as we shipped 7.2 Beta 1. The previous update is at #80015 (comment).

   We shipped the following features:

   • Floating notes now live in a canvas margin, scroll with the canvas and show even when the sidebar is open
   • New Emoji reactions on notes
   • A new "Add note" block toolbar button
   • Notes highlight and connect to content better

   Claude assembled additional details:

   Merged since the last update

   • Floating notes now live in a canvas margin and scroll with the canvas: Notes: Move floating notes into a canvas margin #83786 and Notes: Scroll floating notes with the canvas #83852 (Mamaduka). Closes Render floating notes in the canvas margin instead of an invisible sidebar #79970, Add a “Minified Notes Mode” for reduced visual footprint (similar to Google Docs' “Minimize comments”) #73417, Notes Sidebar container lacks independent mouse scrolling, freezing entirely when post content is short #80449 and Adding a note closes the already open sidebar and doesn't restore it afterwards #75450. Follow-up polish in Notes: Draw the canvas divider from body so it uses the theme text color #84158, Notes: Remove divider between canvas and floating notes #84850, Notes: Reset paragraph top margin in floating notes #84101 and Notes: Focus the new note form once it's positioned #84639.
   • Emoji reactions on notes with a curated preset list: Add emoji reactions to notes ❤️ 🎉 😄 👀 🚀  #76767. Closes Add emoji reactions as a first class comment type #75144. Notes: Add a filter for the limited preset emoji reaction list #84200 adds a filter for the preset list and is open for review. The full searchable picker (Add emoji picker with Autocomplete grid  #83538, Notes: Open a full searchable emoji picker from the add-reaction button (stacked on #76767) #78176) is a follow-up, not 7.2.
   • "Add note" is an add-only block toolbar button: Notes: Make the "Add note" toolbar button add-only and drop the avatars #84635, superseding Notes: Add an "Add note" block toolbar button once the post has notes #78205 and Notes: show every thread participant on the block toolbar avatar indicator #82357. Closes Notes are hard to find: consider promoting "Add note" to the block toolbar #78188 and Notes: improve ease of adding notes #82350.
   • Notes highlight and connect to content better: Improve how notes highlight and connect to content #80578. Closes Block focus when a note is selected can feel too much like spotlight mode #72860.
   • Note selection follows the caret, with inline markers read from the rich-text record: Notes: Select the note under the caret #84147, Notes: Read note markers from the rich-text record, not its HTML #84310 and Notes: Mark the text an unsent note is about with a draft marker #84125. Closes Notes: Inline note stays active after clicking elsewhere in the same block #83513.
   • Unsent note and reply drafts are preserved: Notes: Preserve unsent note and reply drafts #84110. Closes Drafted notes are lost when focus is removed from block #73473.
   • Deleting a note offers Undo in the snackbar, and child notes are restored with their parent: Notes: Add Undo to deleted note snackbar #83988, Notes: Restore child notes trashed along with their parent note #84100, Notes: Delete permanently when the trash is disabled #84102 and Notes: Keep anchor writes out of undo history #84079. Closes Undo restores a deleted inline Note's marker markup without restoring the Note #80672.
   • Accordion headings support inline notes: Accordion Heading: Anchor inline notes to selected title text #84497 (salvatorecorsi).

   Suggestion mode

   The stack (#80427 through #80433, #82047, #82048) is still open and has picked up architecture reviews and publisher feedback in the mean time. Combined branch for testing: https://playground.wordpress.net/gutenberg.html?pr=78994

   Still in progress, may be moving to 7.3

   • Notes: Add search and a status filter to the All Notes sidebar #84060 - search and filters for the All notes sidebar, for Notes: add a search/filter field to the All notes sidebar #84058.
   • Notes: Add a filter for the limited preset emoji reaction list #84200 - filter for the preset reaction emoji.
   • Notes: expose the sidebar threads as a list instead of a tree #82368 and Notes: make the collapsed note state accessible to screen reader and keyboard users #81459 - the two accessibility fixes (list semantics for Notes sidebar's tree navigation takes the arrow keys a screen reader needs to read a note #82274, reachable collapsed state).
   • Notes: show an unseen-activity dot on the All notes toggle #81951 and Notes: Flag each note thread with unseen activity #85120 - unseen-activity dot on the toggle and per-thread, for Show an unseen-notes count badge on the Notes toggle, like Google Docs #81940 and Notes: mark threads with unseen activity with a "New" dot in the sidebar #81949.
   • Enable notes spanning multiple blocks #80009 - notes spanning multiple blocks, for Support Notes on content spanning multiple blocks #73416.

   Moved to 7.3

   Features that are not ready are moved to the 7.3 tracking issue - #83892: Suggestion mode, notes on templates and the Style Book, thread followers and notifications, reviewer notes on previews, the RTC orphaned-note fix, and discussions outside the editor. Bug fixes keep going for the rest of the 7.2 cycle.

   Reviews on the "still in flight" list are the most useful help right now. Anything missing or mis-sorted above?
9. Mamaduka commented on Oct 21, 2026

   

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   #81951 and #85120 - unseen-activity dot on the toggle and per-thread, for #81940 and #81949.

   I think we should also move these to 7.3. It requires a new system to track seen/unseen entries; I don't like rushing it.

   I'll check others more closely later this week and punt as needed.

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10. adamsilverstein

    added a sub-issue on Oct 22, 2026

    • Notes: Selecting text in some blocks adds a block-level note instead of an inline note #84328
11. adamsilverstein

    removed a sub-issue on Oct 23, 2026

    • Notes: improve discoverability of feature #82349