Ella Van Durpe 10:55 am on September 29, 2025
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What’s new in Gutenberg 21.7? (24 September)

“What’s new in GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the Editor.

What’s New In
Gutenberg 21.7?

Gutenberg 21.7 has been released and is available for download!

Expanded Command Palette

Site Editor navigation commands have now been made available on all screens.

Experiment: Terms Query BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience.

A new block has been added, called Terms Query, similar to the Query block, but for terms rather than posts. It is designed to contain a new Terms Template block, which holds inner blocks with term data for displaying each term.

Go to Gutenberg > Experiments, and toggle the “Blocks: add experimental blocks” option to test it.

Experiment: contentOnly for Unsynced Patterns and Template Parts

An experiment has been added to give unsynced patterns and template parts contentOnly treatment, to prevent accidental edits of non-content blocks. To test, enable it on the Gutenberg > Experiments adminadmin (and super admin) page.

Experiment: Block Commenting

The block commenting experiment has continued to receive fixes and improvements, such as enabling them for published posts.

Changelog

Enhancements

Command Palette

  • Move custom CSSCSS Cascading Style Sheets. command to core-commands from edit-site package. (71565)
  • Register menu navigation based on CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Menu APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways.. (71476)

DataViews

  • Add color field type and control to DataViews. (71522)
  • Add data picker functionality. (70971)
  • Add password field. (71545)
  • DataForm radio control: Support validation and description. (71664)
  • DataForm select control: Support validation. (71665)
  • DataForm toggleGroup control: Support validation. (71666)
  • DataForm: Add a textarea control available for use with the text field type. (71495)
  • DataForm: Add summary field support for composed fields. (71614)
  • DataForm: Switch boolean field types from toggle to checkbox UIUI User interface. (71505)
  • Dataform: Add new URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org field type and field control. (71518)
  • Dataform: Add new telephone field type and field control. (71498)
  • Dataforms: Add icons to email and telephone controls. (71514)
  • Dataforms: Add object configuration support for Edit property with prefix/suffix options. (71582)
  • Implement groupBy for list layout. (71548)
  • Update datetime control to use calendar UI. (71509)
  • DataForm: Row Layout. (71124)

Block Library

  • Navigation Link: Change ‘Add page’ to ‘Create page’ button text. (71487)
  • Navigation Link: Show ‘Create page’ button in Write Mode while hiding ‘Add block’. (71489)
  • Navigation Link: Surface page creation functionality clearly in the LinkUI. (71188)
  • Normalize the Navigation block appender behavior between canvas and list view contexts. (71163)
  • Table of Contents: Update toolbar controls. (71587)
  • Terms Query: Combine Order and Order By control into single dropdown + remove order by slug. (71656)

Write mode

  • Add Navigation Add Page Button. (71192)
  • Hide Post Date toolbar when child of Query in contentOnly mode. (71707)
  • Try adding a contentRole block support to content container blocks. (71539)

Block bindings

  • Add block_bindings_supported_attributes filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output.. (71663)
  • Add fallback for new features introduced in Core. (71389)
  • Image block: Save <figcaption> if caption attr is bound. (71483)

Block Editor

  • Localize labels in getVisualTypeName() for link control search items. (71503)
  • Update conditions for displaying the empty block inserter. (70897)

Global Styles

  • Site Editor: Always show Additional CSS button. (71537)

Components

  • Add support for ValidatedFormTokenField. (71350)

Command Palette

  • Make navigation commands available on all screens. (71335)

Interactivity API

  • Add fetchpriority=low support to script modules. (70173)

Block Variations

  • Have getActiveBlockVariation fall back to default variation. (63858)

Core Data

  • Core Data: Remove conditions for selector resolutions. (71575)

New APIs

  • Core Commands: Introduce new useCommands hook. (71603)

Bug Fixes

  • Core Data: Don’t return partial data when selecting a complete item. (71474)
  • Core Data: Fix early return check for the record field-level resolutions. (71541)
  • Core Data: Fix field conditions in ‘getRevision’ selector. (71629)
  • Fix PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher 8.5 array offset deprecation warning. (71654)

DataViews

  • DataForms regular layout: Remove label style overrides as they cause inconsistent results. (71574)
  • DataForms regular layout: Use BaseControl visual label for readonly fields when in top labelPosition. (71597)
  • DataViews grid layout: Rounded corners for media. (71543)
  • Field API: Add setValue. (71604)

Write mode

  • Add contentRole to Query block and make sure Change design always works as expected. (71686)
  • Hide Spacer resizable box in write mode. (71671)
  • Make sure “add page” button label only appears once. (71710)

Block Editor

  • Fix popover scroll hook’s simultaneous scrolling. (71468)
  • Fix stale insertion point reference. (71559)
  • useClipboardHandler: Prevent file paste for users without media upload permissions. (71607)

Components

  • Fix popover not calling onClose on unmount. (71252)
  • Modal headings and labels missing editor text color. (71311)
  • Validated form controls: Fix Sass var handling for red color. (71391)

Global Styles

  • BorderRadius Presets: Fix Generating wrong variable names in pattern code. (71631)
  • Search: Border radius presets work correctly. (71481)

Block Library

Block bindings

  • Fix back-compat layer. (71691)

Block Transforms

  • Block Editor: Fix BlockSwitcher to prevent transforms on reusable blocks. (71661)

Patterns

  • Content Only Pattern experiment: Restore purple block icon color for synced patterns. (71655)

Post Editor

  • Fix: Hide “View Post” link for non-viewable post types. (71356)

Block API

  • Allow block attributes strings to terminate in \ character. (71291)

Block Bindings

  • Block Bindings: Fix pattern override bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority., editing was allowed on non enabled overrides blocks. ([71813])(#71813))

AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility)

  • Block Comments: Make “n more replies” text clickable for accessibility. (71387)
  • feat: Clarify label & add help text with link. (70451)

DataViews

  • Custom empty elements are no longer wrapped in <p> tags to improve accessibility. (71561)

Performance

  • Core Data: Always try to resolve entity permissions. (71532)

Post Editor

  • Editor: Try displaying intermediate results for hierarchical terms. (71402)

Experiments

Patterns

  • Make unsynced patterns content only by default. (71512)
  • contentOnly Patterns experiment: Add Edit Contents button to block inspector and show ‘Detach’ block action. (71653)

Block Library

  • Add Terms Query block. (70720)
  • Pattern content only experiment: Make template parts section blocks. (71627)

Block Commenting

  • Make buttons in dialogs translatable and clear. (71639)
  • Use rendered comment content. (71638)
  • Improve error handling for core data actions. (71695)
  • Use TextareaAutosize for comment field. (71424)
  • Add comment indicators in the block toolbar. (71271)
  • Add the ability to reopen resolved comments. (71250)
  • Enable inline comments on published post. (71295)
  • Block Comments: Prevent commenting on empty blocks. (71497)
  • Fix block comment to display correct time. (71652)
  • Fix: Disable block commenting when postId is not number. (71643)
  • Fix: Hide resolved comments in unpinned mode. (71409)
  • Fix: Unable to pin comment sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on the side. It can be a horizontal rectangle below or above the content area, footer, header, or any where in the theme. after unpinning. (71386)
  • i18ni18n Internationalization, or the act of writing and preparing code to be fully translatable into other languages. Also see localization. Often written with a lowercase i so it is not confused with a lowercase L or the numeral 1. Often an acquired skill.: Show “1 more reply” instead of “1 more replies” in block comments. (71685)

Documentation

  • ControlWithError: Add documentation about cloned children. (71392)
  • DataForm: Remove default storybook example. (71609)
  • Docs: Fix broken links in Gutenberg release checklist. (71611)
  • Docs: Split “Gutenberg Release Process” page into two. (71130)

Code Quality

  • Block Commenting: Prevent unnecessary API requests when post ID is not integer. (71713)
  • CODEOWNERS: Remove some block code owners. (71657)
  • Export UseEntityRecordsWithPermissionsType. (71003)
  • Migrate element package to TS. (70886)
  • [core-data]: Fix TS types for user object. (68045)
  • i18n: Remove unnecessary JSJS JavaScript, a web scripting language typically executed in the browser. Often used for advanced user interfaces and behaviors. file. (71549)

Block Library

  • Clean up LinkUI duplication for Add block and Create page flows. (71499)
  • Gallery Block: Add end-to-end test for image randomization. (71538)
  • Refactor Link UI controls with better props. (71515)
  • Refactor: Content only template locking block editing modes to reducer. (67606)

Block bindings

  • Date block: Move block_bindings_supported_attributes filter to compat layer. (71662)

DataViews

  • Remove leftover code for Pages. (71534)

Tools

  • Update CODEOWNERS to remove ndiego. (71591)

Testing

  • Automated testing: Add taxonomy pagination tests. (71584)
  • Fix comments in block editing mode tests. (71690)
  • contentOnly patterns experiment: Add reducer tests. (71688)

First-time contributors

The following PRs were merged by first-time contributors:

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@adamsilverstein @Adi-ty @andrewserong @coderGtm @coreyworrell @dhruvikpatel18 @elazzabi @ellatrix @getdave @gigitux @heavyweight @jeryj@jorgefilipecosta @karthick-murugan @kmanijak @kushagra-goyal-14 @Mamaduka @manzoorwanijk @mikachan @mirka @ndiego @ntsekouras@oandregal @ockham @p-jackson @priethor @R1shabh-Gupta @shimotmk @shrivastavanolo @sirreal @stokesman @straku @swissspidy @t-hamano@talldan @tellthemachines @USERSATOSHI @westonruter @xavier-lc @yashjawale

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