Update #79 – Gutenberg API Freeze, Developing Blocks , Site Readiness Tools and much more

With last Friday’s release Gutenberg is considered “Feature Complete” and the contributors switched focus to bug fixes, enhancements, backwards compatibility and API stability. Also, the core team is getting ready to finalize design on the “Try Gutenberg” prompt.  We see a lot more sophisticated Gutenberg blocks surfacing and site owners and agencies are sharing their methods for testing sites for their Gutenberg Readiness.

Table of Content

• News on Gutenberg Development
  • Version 3.2 was released last Friday
  • API Freeze and Depreciation List
  • Upcoming Prompt to “Try Gutenberg”
• Your Themes & Gutenberg
• Using Gutenberg / Testing your site
• Blocks Galore
• Photos from around the World
  

News on Gutenberg Development 

Version 3.2 was released last Friday

The change log has again 115 items listed. And the development team sees it as “Feature Complete”, incorporating every feature they wanted before they start working on the merge proposal for the WordPress Core integration.

What’s New in Gutenberg? (6th July)

Gutenberg API Freeze and Depreciation List

Grzegorz (Greg) Ziółkowski‏  posted:  “If you have been wondering which public APIs might be subject to change, you can check this GitHub Project page: API Freeze. Also, he iterated about Gutenberg’s deprecation policy: supporting backwards-compatibility any change for two minor releases, when possible. He shared the current deprecation list from the project’s documentation section.  

Next Steps for Gutenberg Mobile

Upcoming Prompt to “Try Gutenberg”

Update: “Try Gutenberg” Call-out available in WordPress 4.9.8

WordPress 4.9.8 to Introduce “Try Gutenberg” Callout

Tomorrow, July 11,  at the Core development meeting people will discuss the latest revisions for the “Try Gutenberg” prompt on the WordPress trac ticket

Yesterday, Kjell Reigstad posted another iteration of the possible designs. All three show a block selection window and language that give the user choices and assistance regarding their decisions to try it or not. Here is one of the mock-ups. 

Your Themes & Gutenberg

https://wp4good.org/how-to-test-our-theme-for-gutenberg/

Block Unit Test Plugin Helps WordPress Theme Developers Prepare for Gutenberg

Liftoff! The Atomic Blocks WordPress theme for #Gutenberg is now available at https://t.co/c7syJEwIsk! Beautiful styles for the new #WordPress editor and the Atomic Blocks plugin. Download free today! https://t.co/mwicYWtsHg pic.twitter.com/cA4AnEiZpn

— Atomic Blocks (@AtomicBlocks) July 9, 2018

Using Gutenberg / Testing your site 

Webinar Recap: Get Ready for #Gutenberg with Daniel Bachhuberhttps://t.co/0vPk1YtyrD pic.twitter.com/3tMnE4pjWU

— Mike Richardson (@mikerichardson) July 9, 2018

https://twitter.com/theisaac/status/1014910786135736320

https://wp4good.org/create-a-copy-of-your-wordpress-site-to-test-gutenberg/

Gutenberg Times Pantheon: Spreading the Guten Word https://t.co/uYupb2Q2iR via @getpantheon

— Gutenberg Times (@gutenbergtimes) July 6, 2018

Or not …

If you manage #WordPress sites for clients, be aware that there will be a "Try Gutenberg" nag metabox on the Dashboard in WP 4.9.8 scheduled for July 31. You might This plugin will disable the nag: https://t.co/NJsVPO4xjq

— Nathan Ingram (@nathaningram) July 9, 2018

Blocks Galore

Here is the curriculum and demo files for "Let's Build a Gutenberg Block" @WCEurope! Even if you weren't in the workshop, you can still follow along here: https://t.co/QRGSgr75yQ

— Lara (Schenck) Karki (@laras126) June 15, 2018

I made some updates to the #Gutenberg I18N block plugin today to make things even easier!

There are now multiple branches demonstrating various use cases: https://t.co/07C4ydz5CX

— Pascal Birchler (@swissspidy) July 8, 2018

Drop It Plugin Brings Gifs and Unsplash Photos to Gutenberg

Our newest #WordPress plugin: Simple Podcasting. An intuitive, lightweight way to manage multiple podcasts in WordPress. It includes full support for #Gutenberg… in fact, we think it’s the better experience. https://t.co/uU0xR00iKg pic.twitter.com/XtuqtCdDwt

— 10up (@10up) July 2, 2018

I’ve had the opportunity to code some #Gutenberg blocks over the past few weeks, and I have to say — I’ve rather enjoyed it. #WordPress #moblog

— Dougal Campbell 🐀 (@dougal) July 3, 2018

Webinar Recap: Extending #Gutenberg with Josh Pollock @Josh412 @CalderaWP @calderaforms https://t.co/ELDLP5WQz4 pic.twitter.com/3P20FpApAg

— Pantheon (@getpantheon) July 6, 2018

https://twitter.com/jmau111/status/1015540665072136192

Photos from around the World

Listening to a #Wordpress talk at #drupaldevdays . #Gutenberg is just amazing! pic.twitter.com/zaSC03sPLU

— Alex Milkovskyi (@MilkovskyAlex) July 6, 2018