What's New What's Hot WordPress 6.2 (r) (r)

Mar 25, 2023

WordPress 6.2 has been announced to launch on the first day of March in 2023. It's now time to examine the possibilities for the launch of the first version 2023.

With WordPress 6.2 currently in use, we are entering the final phase of development, which is the second phase of the Gutenberg development plan and also the block editor is currently out of beta.

The main objective of this upgrade is enhancement of the user interface and also to improve user experience when editing.

The innovative way of moving between templates and template elements was added, and you can create blocks by using widgets. This brand new way of writing is free of distraction and also has the capability to alter the block size along with a variety of minor and significant changes to blocks currently employed in relation to function speeds, performance, and speed.

But, if there is anything that has improved with regards to speed and user-friendliness, that is the Navigation block. Since its first release, it has seen many modifications that have greatly simplified editing over the years. WordPress 6.2 is the latest version. WordPress 6.2, development continues along with this post we'll show you how easy to manage navigation menus.

A Better Editing Experience

WordPress 6.2 offers users an improved editing experience with its structures situated in the middle. You can now navigate menus to move around faster and more effectively and also push the style change over blocks, and ultimately Global Styles, and effortlessly switch between templates and template elements by using templates with color codes, and blocks that can be reused.

However, there's more. We'll look at some significant updates and enhancements to the editor's interface.

The interface for the Site Editor is now redesigned and browse Mode

After the release of WordPress 6.2 along with WordPress 6.2 The numerous changes to editors' interfaces were added to this version of the WordPress base. One of the most interesting improvements is the change of Editor Interface. Editor Interface. Editor's interface. With the brand newly introduced Browse Mode which is now available and allows you to look through designs and also additional components of the layout.

An image showing the Site Editor interface in WordPress 6.2
The Site Editor interface is within WordPress 6.2

The brand new interface allows users download a brand new design directly from the sidebar of the editor by making a quick clicking on the (+) (+) icon found to just left of the menu's name.

The Site Editor's Templates menu in WordPress 6.2
The menu menu for Templates within the Editor for Sites is accessible in WordPress 6.2

It's built on Ryan Welcher Ryan Welcher Ryan Welcher, Contributor Ryan Welcher, Contributor to WP Core and Documentation, "[T]he creation of the feature is in progress and will improve as new Gutenberg versions are released."

Adding a new template in WordPress 6.2
The template is available for WordPress 6.2

The procedure has become more smooth and more fluid. If you want to alter the template, template or design currently using, hit your edit button located in the menu on the left side or tap on the preview of the template located in the center of the screen.

Click on the Edit button or on the template preview to edit a template
Click Edit or the template preview to edit templates.

Distraction Free Mode

WordPress 6.2 is equipped with a brand New Distraction edit feature that can be used for free. The mode removes clutter from the page and allows users to focus only solely on the content on the page.

Enabling Distraction Free mode
Turn on Distraction Free mode

You can enable this feature via navigating the menu of options and clicking the 3 dots (three dots) icon that is located in the upper right-hand corner.

In the event that Distraction Features are turned on, the toolbars, together with the other tabs, disappear and leave just what you're currently doing.

Tabbed Block Inspector

WordPress 6.2 is the first release of the Block Inspector which aims to enhance the structure of the sidebar through distinct control panels for setting.

Block settings can be separated into tabs to separate the styles of the block setting.

If they're inaccessible, in the event of availability The block Inspector tabs will be displayed in the order that they appear.

  • View of the List View that offers different control options for managing the children of blocks like submenus, links and so on within the Navigation block
  • Settings offers configuration options that are not related to the design of the block.
  • Application: It contains specific features that are specifically related to the layout of the present block such as typography and color
The new tabbed settings sidebar for a Button block in WordPress 6.2
Tabbed Settings Sidebar to create the Button block by using WordPress 6.2

This is a major increase in ease of use for an interface that users can use. It is particularly evident in advanced blocks that have a variety of settings to choose from such as The Group Block or Navigation Block.

Take note of the following information:

  • The Inspector now shows tabs that contain elements that must be shown.
  • When you're on the Settings tab only contains just the Advanced tab, the tab will be relocated to the tab for Appearance.
  • When the Block Inspector has only one option that it will display like it did prior to WordPress 6.2.

Read the note from the creators for a full overview of the latest Block Inspector.

The elements of Coloring Templates and Blocks as well as Coloring which can be reused

To aid in distinguishing the blocks they are in and their groupings, Blocks, Template Parts as well as groups that are reuseable have been marked with a distinctive shade on the Block View Toolbar in the List Block in the Canvas Editor.

Colorized Template Part in List View
The Colored Template is part of the List View

Similar to the Site Editor and the Post Editor , which is shown in the image below.

An image showing a colorized Reusable Block in the post editor
Blocks with Colored Reusables that can be color-coded and reused in the post editor

A Revamped Block Inserter

Its Block Inserter Block Inserter is easily modified with a variety of settings that will enhance your enjoyment editing.

It's first and foremost a contemporary interface which allows users to switch between media and pattern categories, and provides more visuals of media and patterns. objects.

Pattern preview in the Block Inserter in WordPress 6.2
Pattern preview in Block Inserter Block Inserter in WordPress 6.2

If you have media available on the website, and they're available on you can use the Media tab can be found inside Block Inserter to allow you to include media into the contents of your website. It is possible to move and drop images, or media images, or pick the picture or media that you would like to incorporate in the text.

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Inside the Block Inserter

Openverse is a program which strives to make freely licensed work that is accessible to everyone. In WordPress 6.2, Openverse is included in Block Inserter. Block Inserter.

To access this feature, click on the Media tab inside the inserter block. The window that opens will offer an option to search for images and image previews directly from Openverse. Openverse repository.

Openverse is now integrated in the Block Inserter
Openverse has been integrated in the Block Inserter

To learn more about the technical side of things it is possible to refer to the Openverse Integration Pull Request.

Transfer Widgets for Block Themes

The new theme WordPress 6.2 users who own an existing website that is using the traditional theme but decide to switch to a block-based version can migrate their existing widgets into that new template. This is done by changing the widgets into template elements.

Find out what it is that you can get from it.

First, you need to design an element that follows an appearance similar to a traditional. You can use it, for instance Install Twenty-Eleven before you insert your calendar in the box below. One.

Adding a widget in Twenty Eleven
Create a widget that can be used for Twenty Eleven
Adding a template part to a template with Twenty Twenty-Three theme
You can incorporate the template into an existing template using twenty-two-three numbers as the template

The bar that is located on the left of the block is in which you are able to choose the widget's destination to import using in the Import Widget Location the dropdown menu.

Import widget area in WordPress 6.2
The widgets are able to be loaded into WordPress 6.2

This is as simple as that. It is now possible to modify the previous section of your widget like any other template part.

Previewing an imported widget area
A preview is shown for an imported widget

The List View as well as the Document Information All-In-One

The Details popover in WordPress 6.1
Details popover is available in WordPress 6.1. Details popover is accessible in WordPress 6.1

With WordPress 6.2 in the 6.2 version, it has been added the List View and Details feature is now located in one Overview panel. It has been divided into two tabs, namely List View and Outline.

The new Document Overview panel in WordPress 6.2
The updated Overview panel to manage documents Overview panel was included in WordPress 6.2

This modification should offer an easier system for managing documents.

Extended Block Capability

In WordPress 6.2 it is possible to expand the capabilities of various blocks have been expanded. In particular, the navigation blocks. The blocks that are used for navigation. This block was affected by a range of adjustments, along with enhancements to editing.

We will look over some of the biggest changes.

An Editing System based on Lists for the Navigation Block

In WordPress 6.2 The WordPress 6.2 version allows possible to alter the sequence of Navigation Block elements from the show view from the block's settings sidebar.

A new Menu tab displays a list view of the Navigation Menu
The newly added Menu tab provides a listing view of the Navigation Menu

If you select the menu option , it will direct you to a menu of settings that is specific for this Page Link, where you may modify the information concerning the hyperlink. For instance, the URL, label, description hyperlink title and description, and the hyperlink rel.

The Page Link settings sidebar
The Page Links Settings Sidebar. Sidebar for Page Link Settings

The upgrade significantly simplifies the editing process for navigation menus. You can include, arrange and arrange items you wish to remove from your menu, or you can even design New Navigation menus.

Lock Navigation

Another feature included in navigation blocks is the ability to restrict editing menus to more precise levels. It is possible to restrict editing more limited, or relocate. Additionally, it's possible to delete it, or to disable it. Before WordPress 6.1 the option of simply Restrinct editing. the option to disable motion was available.

Additionally, the choices you select can be used to the inner block (links or submenus).

Lock navigation in WordPress 6.2
Block navigation within WordPress 6.2

Edit or add Captions the Block Toolbar

The brand-new caption Add/Remove button permits users to change captions inside the toolbar blocks. The toolbar can be used in a variety of blocks (Audio Video and Audio as and images).

If you've already included an image caption, that caption will automatically be added once you upload the photo to the blog article.

Add/Remove caption from the block toolbar
Remove or add captions to the toolbar which displays blocks

A more comprehensive list of pages has been added to the site. Block

Two improvements involve two improvements on page list block. Blocks for page list.

Block for List Page List Block The Page List Block can be expanded to show the pages inside of the List View screen.

Expanded Page List block in List View
The Expanded Page Block is now present within the List View

A new option in the block's sidebar now allows users to create a start page that will only show pages which are ascending from it within the block.

Setting a parent page for Page List block
Then, you can create a parent block for Block Page List. Page List block

New Placeholders for Group Blocks

This Block placeholder in the Group Block placeholder provides an option to select an alternative option at the point that the block has been included on the page.

The Group Block Placeholder in WordPress 6.2
The Group Block Placeholder is included in WordPress 6.2

Sticky Positioning Block Support

WordPress 6.2 comes with a new function that lets you move blocks. The new function starts at the position that is sticky.

This option is only available to blocks that are grouping that it's opted for by default.

Theme creators can permit the positioning of their themes through the help of their appearanceTools feature in theme.json. If you want more granular control over appearance tools, you can also set the settings.position.sticky prop to true.

It is possible to use sticky positioning is accessible through the sticky positioning option on the Position Panel located on the right sidebar of the Control Panel for Inspector.

Setting Position to Sticky in a Group block
The Position of the Sticky to be Set in a Block within the group

When sticky positioning has been activated This HTML tag is going to be assigned a sticky-position class. Certain CSS guidelines are applied to this element.

.wp-container-6 top: calc(0px + var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset, 0px)); position: sticky; z-index: 10; 
Sticky positioning example with Twenty Twenty-Three theme
A case study of sticky positioning that uses twenty thirty theme. Twenty Thirty theme
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The option is only available for individual blocks. The feature isn't yet accessible for Global Styles.

Additional Enhancements for the Editing experience in Blocks

Some other notable upgrades that stop editing include:

  • Presently, you are able to drag pictures in a paragraph which is empty in order to make it a substitute for images in an Image Block.
  • The controls for typing The controls for typing are accessible through panels. The control panels arranged into . It makes it easier to create an Styles user interface that works with that of the Settings interface. This also enhances the functionality of the interface as you're able to display the options that you want to hide as per your preference in your Block Settings interface.
Typography controls in WordPress 6.1 vs. WordPress 6.2
Typography control is controlled within WordPress 6.1 in comparison to. WordPress 6.2
Page List block typography settings in WordPress 6.2
Block typography options are accessible on the WordPress 6.2 page. WordPress 6.2

Enhanced Design Tools

The majority of enhancements and new features that are introduced in WordPress 6.2 can improve WordPress's appearance and functionality in terms of appearance and. Here's a brief overview of the best features of design included in 6.2 after which we'll go through each of them in greater detail.

Style Book

WordPress 6.2 adds a newly added Style Book feature that allows users to examine every block that they could incorporate into their sites without needing to add these blocks to templates or templates components. It is possible to launch the Style Book by clicking on the button to launch the Style Book button (the eye icon) It's now accessible in the styles heading. It can be found in the global styles.

The interface will show the images of each of the core and third-party blocks by groups.

An image showing the Style Book interface
Style Book Interface. Interface Style Book interface.

The new Style Book interface simplifies the designing process by putting all the previews of styles all on one site.

This interface lets you to see individual elements. As an example below there is an illustration of the customizable calendar widget.

Customizing and previewing the Calendar block
The capability to preview and change the Calendar block

Developers can block their code by putting it in a specific place and later be examined using two different methods. Another method is to change supports.inserter to false in block.json:

 "supports": "inserter": false 

Another option to hide the block is by using this instance property. The property creates certain blocks that are displayed within the Inspector Help Panel (read more here).

Shadows are the primary feature of Global Styles

In WordPress 6.2 Now it's possible to make and edit shadows for specific blocks using Global Styles or theme.json (as at when this post was published it is only available on blocks that have an Button block).

First, choose the themes that correspond to your preferences, and then you can apply shadows by using the Global Styles interface.

The Shadow pop-up lets you choose an appropriate shadow among the theme options.

Setting shadow in block Styles
Block shadows so that it is possible to make Styles

Advanced users as well as themes creators are able to apply shadows on blocks using theme.json. This definition can be used to include the 4px shadow in black to the Button block:

"styles": "blocks": "core/button": "shadow": "4px 4px #000000" ,
"settings": "shadow": "presets": [ "shadow": "4px 4px #FF0000", "name": "Red", "slug": "red" , "shadow": "4px 4px #00FF00", "name": "Green", "slug": "green" , "shadow": "4px 4px #0000FF", "name": "Blue", "slug": "blue" ] , 

Once you've defined your preferences, they'll appear in the Shadow area of the block Styles.

Custom shadow presets in block Styles
Customized shadows are created by using custom shadow blocks, as well as shadow presets.

You can also choose the value of your preset to set as the default value of the block:

"styles": "blocks": "core/button": "shadow": "var(--wp--preset--shadow--blue)" 

New Minimum Height Dimension Control

With WordPress 6.2 and up to WordPress 6.2 or prior WordPress 6.2 or later and later, the Dimensions panel on the sidebar for Group and Post Content blocks has been updated to include the minimum height setting which is now enabled by the default setting for themes that use appearance Tools. appearance tools feature.

Minimum Height control for the Group Block
The height limit is the minimum that is applicable in Block Group Block. Block Group Block. Block Group Block

This is a brand new alternative for users to allow users to select the appropriate size for both blocks for the Post Content block as well as Blocks for Groups. It also displays the footer at the end of the page that has nothing to do with contents.

Together with the new vertical alignment tool , which allows you align vertically your internal elements with respect to the bottom of the center or the point at which you are the most high.

Developers are able to add the feature of minimum height in their themes by adding minHeight to theme.json. minHeight setting within theme.json:

"minHeight" True

In addition, you may make use of this property in order to apply it to the appearTools property:

 "settings""settings": "appearanceTools": true 

The brand-new minHeight property could be used to specify a certain amount in theme.json:

 "styles": "blocks": "core/post-content": "dimensions": "minHeight": "80vh" 

Custom CSS can be found in the Styles Panel

Additional block CSS in the block styles panel
Block CSS was added to the block styles panel

You can add your own style within your own block style in the blocks ' style panels using the additional Styles actions button in the Styles toolbar. A pop-up menu will appear that is filled with the new CSS element.

The Additional CSS text area in WordPress 6.2
The text field that allows for additional CSS inside WordPress 6.2

For the purpose of allowing modifications to CSS so that it can be used in the development of customized CSS A new styles.css property has been added to theme.json.

You can also add per-block custom CSS in theme.json using the styles.blocks.block.css property:

"styles": "blocks": "core/button": "css": "background: #FF0000" 

Additionally, you're also able to utilize the operators to classify elements, as well as pseudo-selectors.

For a deeper understanding of this revolutionary feature , custom CSSis a must. Take a look the feature Custom CSS that allows you to create blocks and styles that are global in nature.

Copying and pasting styles between Blocks

The options menu in the toolbar in the block shows two buttons that allow users to select styles and duplicate styles. Before this update, it was straightforward to copy styles however it was difficult to decide the best option. copy styles.

Copy styles in WordPress 6.2
Copy the design of WordPress 6.2

For testing the new technique to test the new method, you must create an entirely new block. This could be an advertisement. Modify the design, choose the copy style within the Block Options menu.

Allow Google Chrome to see text and images copied to the clipboard
Utilize Google Chrome to see text and images that you can then copy to the clipboard

Select another block, then pick the design you want to paste. The style you've copied will be applied immediately to the block you've selected.

Paste styles in WordPress 6.2
Copy styles and paste them into WordPress 6.2

Make Block Changes around the world

WordPress 6.2 introduces an universal apply button that is available in the Advanced panel of individual blocks and allows you to modify your blocks to style to Global Styles and apply those adjustments across all WordPress websites.

Apply block styles globally button in WordPress 6.2
Apply block styles globally button inside WordPress 6.2

The feature which allows block's spacing and typography together with their dimensions as well as the color scheme that can be applied to any kind of blocks can be as simple by pressing a single button (see here for this pulling-request).

Enhanced Design Experience with Spacing Visualizers

Spacing Visualizers permit you to look at the padding or margin that is applied to the element. In WordPress 6.2 The is now available as an option, which was recently updated with a few improvements in editing.

Beginning the Spacing Visualizers appear as soon as you get above the margin control, which is also known as padding..

Spacing Visualizer instantly block the toolbar block once you hover your mouse over the space setting which means you're able to view the latest margin and padding choices clear of clutter on the toolbar that blocks.

The spacing visualizer without the block toolbar
The spacing visualiser without the block toolbar

The modifications don't hold any significance. But these are important changes which have an effect on many the fundamental blocks.

Development Changes

An HTML API that is brand new

The brand-new API allows you to have the process of completing the previously challenging tasks that typically included regular expressions.

In the next example In the next example, we will add an image tag the alt attribute on one picture tag:

$html = ''; $p = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html ); if ( $p->next_tag() ) $p->set_attribute( 'alt', 'Hello WordPress 6.2' ); echo $p->get_updated_html();

This would result in the image tag that follows: image tag:

"$p->next_tag"() method is a way to determine the next tag. "$p->next_tag"() method shifts into the next tag within the HTML. It can also make use of the name of the tag CSS classes, as well as the two methods to identify particular tags as shown by the image in the above illustration.

In order to edit HTML tags, it is necessary to first choose the tag you want to edit:

$p->next_tag();

If you've picked the destination tag, once you've selected that tag, you're now in a position to use API methods to accomplish a range of jobs:

  • $p->get_tag()
  • $p->set_attribute()
  • $p->get_attribute()
  • $p->remove_attribute()
  • $p->add_class()
  • $p->remove_class()

It is possible to set an attribute type

$html = 'example.com'; $p = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html ); if ( $p->next_tag( 'a' ) ) $p->set_attribute( 'style', 'text-decoration: wavy underline purple;' ); echo $p->get_updated_html();

Also, it is possible to include or remove a class or attribute. As shown below, we add a custom class to the tag, which can be called"h1". tag:

$html = 'Page Title'; $p = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html ); if( $p->next_tag( 'h1' ) ) $p->add_class( 'title' ); echo $p->get_updated_html();

You can then echo or return the updated tag using the $p->get_updated_html() method.

To gain a greater knowledge of the latest HTML API, check out this video tutorial about PHP online composed by Adam Zielinski, WordPress Core committer.

Patterns API, and a newly developed template type property Property

Jorge Costa highlights that this Jorge Costa explains that this is an update for the backend, which means there's no possibility to implement an identical UX feature. There is a possibility of seeing higher-end versions using this functionality within WordPress 6.3:

One of the primary reasons to look at this Drupal 6.3 is to display the patterns of users that are compatible with templates when users begin making templates. You can begin by using templates, in place of "blank" or by using an existing template.

On the technical side, the register_block_pattern() function has been modified to include a new template_types parameter, which is an array of strings containing the names of the templates the block pattern is intended for.

React v18.0 and Concurrency Mode

One of the key characteristics in the Concurrent module within React is that it's interruptible:

React makes sure that the user interface is constant even when the rendering process goes off-track. React stops processing DOM transformations until they are finished when the entire tree is checked. It is why React will create fresh screens which run in the background without affecting the primary thread. This is why React's UI can respond rapidly to the input of users  regardless of whether it's running the middle of a massive rendering process , making sure that users have a smooth experience.

The most notable benefit is the UI responds to inputs by the user instantly, as well as in tandem with running programs that runs in the background.

Concurrent mode may also pose a number of pitfalls that developers need to be aware. For a fuller information about this Concurrent Mode feature that is available in React in WordPress 6.2 check out the example code included in NOTES for developers.

More Changes to Developers

Other notable changes that developers should be aware of are:

  • A new skipBlockSupportAttributes prop has been introduced to exclude attributes and styles related to block supports in the ServerSideRender component.
  • The most recent theme.json API now allows you to design existing core blocks through theme.json.

But that's not all. WordPress 6.2 includes a variety of features, improvements as well as improvements to bugs which aren't included here so it's easier for users to understand. For a complete overview, you should read the WordPress 6.2 field guide.

Summary

WordPress 6.2 is expected to bring us closer to the end in the 2nd phase of the Gutenberg project, known as Customization. As Matias Ventura, he points to the fact that this doesn't necessarily mean that the customization has been completed, and will be possible to be added in later versions. You may see further enhancements to editors in response to comments from our users.

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