--- title: "Gutenberg Changelog #58 - Gutenberg 12.2 and 12.3, WordPress 5.9 RC and DevNotes for Full-Site Editing and Block Themes" date: "2022-01-08" author: Gutenberg Changelog url: "https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast/gutenberg-changelog-58-devnotes-for-full-site-editing/" tags: ["Gutenberg"] --- [Download file](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast-download/19982/gutenberg-changelog-58-devnotes-for-full-site-editing.mp3?ref=download) | [Play in new window](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast-download/19982/gutenberg-changelog-58-devnotes-for-full-site-editing.mp3?ref=new_window) | Recorded on January 7, 2022 Subscribe: [Amazon](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/91c764fa-aa1a-44a0-bd45-45caed4c8a91/gutenberg-changelog) | [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gutenberg-changelog/id1469294475) | [CastBox](https://castbox.fm/channel/Gutenberg-Changelog-id2173375) | [Google Podcasts](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9ax-dojLw7yUsr3hDIRWHoaGkjyBUWyW) | [PocketCasts](https://pca.st/7O43) | [Podbean](https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/chi7j-9904a/Gutenberg-Changelog-Podcast) | [Podchaser](https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gutenberg-changelog-878239/) | [RSS](https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/podcast/) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/620NwVKQJGdTupy36zYxvg) Birgit Pauli-Haack and Grzegorz Ziolkowski talk about WordPress 5.9 release and DevNotes for Full-site Editing and block themes, and Gutenberg 12.2 and 12.3. - Music: Homer Gaines - Editor: Sandy Reed - Logo: Mark Uraine - Production: Pauli Systems [Show Notes ](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast/gutenberg-changelog-58-devnotes-for-full-site-editing#shownotes)/ [Transcript](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast/gutenberg-changelog-58-devnotes-for-full-site-editing#transcript) **Subscribe to the [Gutenberg Changelog](https://gutenbergtimes.com/podcast/) podcast via your favorite podcast apps!** 🎙️ [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/620NwVKQJGdTupy36zYxvg?mc_cid=4b6c9f88fe) | [Google](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ndXRlbmJlcmd0aW1lcy5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0) | [iTunes](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gutenberg-changelog/id1469294475) | [PocketCasts](https://pca.st/podcast/f8445ec0-7508-0137-f267-1d245fc5f9cf) | [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/show/gutenberg-changelog) | 🎙️ [Pod Bean](https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/chi7j-9904a/Gutenberg-Changelog-Podcast) | [CastBox](https://castbox.fm/channel/Gutenberg-Changelog-id2173375) | [Podchaser](https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/gutenberg-changelog-878239/) | [RSS Feed](https://gutenbergtimes.com/feed/podcast)  **Show Notes ** ## Listener Questions [Jessica Lyschik](https://twitter.com/jessicalyschik) ([Question tweeted](https://twitter.com/jessicalyschik/status/1478785283889971200)) [[Paragraph Block] add font family support](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/37586) [Aditya Kane](https://twitter.com/adityakane) Thank you to Jessica and Aditya for your great questions! If you have questions about Gutenberg, Block Themes or Full-site Editing, email us changelog@gutenbergtimes.com or DM on Twitter [@gutenbergtimes](https://twitter.com/gutenbergtimes) or WP Slack. ## State of the Word Videos and Q & As [State of the Word 2021 on WordPress.tv](https://wordpress.tv/2021/12/15/matt-mullenweg-2021-state-of-the-word/) [Q & A after State of the Word on WordPress.tv](https://wordpress.tv/2021/12/15/matt-mullenweg-state-of-the-word-2021-qa/) [Josepha Haden: State of the Word 2021 | Q&A](https://josepha.blog/2022/01/04/state-of-the-word-2021-qa/) ## WordPress 5.9 Release + DevNotes About Themes - Theme-focused changes and filters in WordPress 5.9 - State of the Customizer with block themes in WordPress 5.9 - Bundled theme updates with WordPress 5.9 - Block themes, a new way to build themes in WordPress 5.9 - Updates for Settings, Styles, and theme.json Block Building and extending Gutenberg - New API to access global settings & styles - Miscellaneous block editor changes in WordPress 5.9 - Take more control over Inner Block Areas (as a block developer) - Using multiple stylesheets per block - Posts, Post types and Taxonomy changes in WordPress 5.9 - Locking Blocks in WordPress 5.9 New Blocks - The new Navigation block - Gallery Block Refactor Dev Note If you need additional reading or if those are too developer centered for your taste, Birgit collected additional resource to a [Reading List](https://gutenbergtimes.com/whats-new-in-wordpress-5-9-a-reading-list-on-full-site-editing-and-block-themes/) for developers, designers, site builders and content creators. [WordPress 5.8.3 Security Release](https://wordpress.org/news/2022/01/wordpress-5-8-3-security-release/) Update Now! ## Gutenberg Plugin releases versions 12.2 and 12.3 - What’s new in Gutenberg 12.2? (22 December)  - Gutenberg 12.2 Focuses on User Experience Improvements. - What’s new in Gutenberg 12.3? (5 January) - Gutenberg 12.3 Introduces New Blocks, Design Options, and a Complete Core Blocks Reference What’s in the Works or Discussed? [Proposal: Changes to JavaScript Coding Standards for Full Prettier Compatibility](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2022/01/05/proposal-changes-to-javascript-coding-standards-for-full-prettier-compatibility/) **January 17, 2022 8 pm ET / 1:00 am UTC** **[What’s coming in WordPress 5.9](https://www.meetup.com/BoulderWP/events/282792359)** Panel discussion w/ Brian Gardner, Courtney Robertson and Birgit Pauli-Haack via WordPress Meetup Boulder, Co Stay in Touch - Did you like this episode? 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