Phase 2: Customization

[mtias]

This supersedes #24551 for tracking upcoming tasks around the main site editing projects. There are a few separate tracking issues for covering some general improvements and then some broader projects:

Main Tasks

Browse

• [x] #44461
• [x] #50394
• [x] #50379
• [x] #49597
• [x] #51454
• [x] #50392
• [x] #50390
• [x] #50429
• [x] #50397
• [x] #50396
• [x] #50582

Editor

• [x] #50378
• [x] #36667
• [x] #48456
• [x] #50395
• [x] #48457
• [x] #49601 (E.g. templates, template parts, patterns, global styles)
• [x] #40450
• [x] #35503

Patterns

• [ ] #48458
• [x] #50028
• [x] #44582

Blocks

• [x] #38990
• [x] #49091
• [x] #50165

Styles

• [x] #50393
• [x] #45271

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Tasks below were done in WordPress 6.2.

• [x] [Patterns] #41379
• [x] [Blocks] #41549
• [x] [Blocks] #40204
• [x] [Patterns] #44501
• [x] [Editor] #44496
• [x] [Editor] #44193
• [x] [Editor] #32163
• [x] [Tools] #44467
• [x] [Tools] #43433
• [x] [Editor] #37001
• [x] [Patterns] #43427
• [x] [Blocks] #44359
• [x] [Styles] #42919
• [ ] [Styles] #44651
• [x] [Styles] #44361
• [x] [Styles] #30142
• [x] [Styles] #44412
• [x] [Tools] #30121
• [x] [Styles] #44420 ⤵️
• [x] [Blocks] #44418 ⤵️
• [x] [Templates] #39270

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Editor

The template editor is what powers editing wp_template entries and files.

• [ ] #41241

Patterns

From directory browsing to placeholder setup to transformations, patterns are a crucial component of the entire site editing scope and the planned improvements are outlined here.

• [ ] #38529

Styling

Includes the global styles project, design tools in specific site editing blocks, and any further work around theme integration (palettes, gradients, content width, etc).

• [ ] #33447
• [ ] #41232

Themes

Flows regarding themes as a whole, from theme switching to theme export.

• [ ] #39324
• [x] #39189

Gradual Adoption

While full block themes are at the avant-garde of using blocks everywhere, there's still valuable work to be done to improve how all themes can interact with blocks and make use of the new tools gradually and at their own pace.

• [x] #37943
• [x] #39270
• [ ] #45371

[mtias]

They will work once the remaining infrastructure pieces and dependencies (missing blocks) are included even without the theme editor.

[carolinan]

The theme editor is what WordPress calls the built in file editor in the WordPress admin area,. Please help me understand what part that editor plays in whether or not a block theme/ full site editing theme can be activated.

[mtias]

Sorry, I was using "theme editor" to mean "site editor" in the above (the block editor that is able to edit all templates of a theme). The current built in file editor would still be there for any kind of theme, though it remains to be seen if it's de-emphasized in the block theme case given you still hace access to all files, provided it's not mixing php files with html templates.

[mtias]

Update: broke design tools into its sub-tracking issue at #33447.

[mtias]

Update: added "focused template part" mode as a separate item under Template Editor #33926.

[priethor]

Update: added "A lighter Navigation Block Experience" as a complement to the existing Navigation Block Tracking Issue #34041

[mtias]

Update: added "The Global Styles Interface" to the styling milestone #34574.

[gingerling]

Hi, Is there a plan for category pages etc to be fully editable with blocks like any other page? This would be brilliant for woocommerce. There are some hacky ways round it at the moment, using redirects to replace category pages with normal pages etc, or using canonical url and linking from the menu, but it feels like a huge seo risk to start messing with my site structure this way. I'm wondering how much more research and effort i should put into this, with the way wordpress is going maybe this will be resolved in a year or so?

[mtias]

@gingerling with block themes you'd indeed be able to edit category templates, either globally, or for a specific category:

[gingerling]

@gingerling with block themes you'd indeed be able to edit category templates, either globally, or for a specific category:

Sounds great. Forgive my ignorance, is this available now? Or is this in the works? Is there a roadmap with expected release if so? Thanks for your help!

[mtias]

@gingerling the above is available in the Gutenberg plugin paired with a block theme. It's currently targeted for inclusion in WP 5.9.

[gingerling]

@gingerling the above is available in the Gutenberg plugin paired with a block theme. It's currently targeted for inclusion in WP 5.9.

Thank you this is great, I'm planning now to wait for this feature rather than work around it. I'm hoping to be able to work on testing for storefront if it will be incorporating this block theme approach. Really impressed with wordpress development speed and direction right now.

[gingerling]

Hi @mtias so I'm set up with a test site with 5.9-beta3 and twenty-22 theme, but can't seem to work out how to edit category pages.

I can see that there is a template for Archives and I can make general design edits there, but I was hoping to find that the content of each category can be edited with the block editor. My aim is to make my category pages closer to a landing page, choosing individual woocommerce products, texts and images to display at the top for each category page.

Could you point me in the right direction? Thanks!

[gingerling]

[I worked out how to make and name a new template I think, thinking I should apply the new template to the category and made a separate template for each category, but can't work out how to apply it][

[annezazu]

Hi @gingerling! This is not the best spot to ask these kinds of questions as this is meant to be a tracking issue that contributors across the project can come to and see the latest update on the full site editing project. If you're interested in using these features and have similar questions though, I highly recommend joining the FSE Outreach Program: https://make.wordpress.org/test/handbook/full-site-editing-outreach-experiment/ You'll find other folks like yourself exploring features, learning how things work, and giving feedback. This might mean creating new issues or pointing folks to currently open ones to share additional insights. I run the program and you can find me on WordPress.org slack with the same username here (@annezazu). I hope to see you there and always welcome questions. 🥳

To address this question for now though, what you found is what's planned for 5.9. You aren't the only one who wants more granular control over each category template though. You can chime in on this issue with your use case as the intent is to expand upon the foundation that 5.9 sets to include more of these options: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/37407

[MaggieCabrera]

I can see that there is a template for Archives and I can make general design edits there, but I was hoping to find that the content of each category can be edited with the block editor. My aim is to make my category pages closer to a landing page, choosing individual woocommerce products, texts and images to display at the top for each category page.

Could you point me in the right direction? Thanks!

@gingerling You might want to have a look at this if you are interested in Woo templates for block themes

[gingerling]

Thanks all, I joined the slack channel and after talking there, created this feature request: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/37746

[mtias]

Update: added tracking issues for the comment related blocks.

[mtias]

Update: added "gradual adoption" section and "blocks" section.

[mtias]

Removing as completed: #29733, #33926, #20331, #34041, #30910, #35521.

[mtias]

Completed:

• [x] #34574

[mtias]

Updated:

• Consolidated the various styles project in #41232.

[mtias]

Updated:

• Added a new tracking issue for site editor #41241 and closed #27814.

[annezazu]

November 1st Update

Since I'm trying to align the FSE Outreach Program as much as possible with this work, I've been doing updates on my end to keep track of what's moving and wanted to share here so others can follow along. What follows covers the "Main Tasks" only listed above since those are the priority items. Here's what each symbol means:

☑️ = work has completed (4, 1 has some follow up but is mostly completed) 🟢 = means dev work is underway (10) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still (2) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started (1) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work (2) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned (9) 🤚🏼 = anywhere this is used means we're stuck but I'm tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck (1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed with 14.4 out in the world.
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — Confirmed this can be marked as completed this week.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory – changed from design to needs dev with a working on a draft PR
• 🔴 💻 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly – changed from design to needs dev with someone jumping in but hitting a few technical roadblocks that are being discussed.
• 🔴 💻 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — changed from design to needs dev but no dev has jumped in (beyond a quick change to the Query category).

Styles

• 🟡 🖌️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles — some initial designs shared and discussion still underway.
• 🔴 🖌️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — @javierarce is going to dig in.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: an input for custom CSS — Recently refreshed design but still needs a dev and no one has taken it up.
• 🔴 💻 Global styles – per-block custom css — Recently refreshed design but still needs a dev and no one has taken it up.
• 🔴 💻 ✋🏼 Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — a developer can look into this after Nov 21st but trying to see if someone can dig in sooner.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — @jorgefilipecosta completed a PR with early accessibility feedback included but there remains some follow up items to address, likely in a separate issue.
• 🟢Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work continues from on a draft PR to introduce browse mode and on a draft PR for template drilldown.
• 🟢 Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — there is a PR underway but there hasn't been an update in 8 days.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide / full widths — there is a draft PR in progress with feedback underway.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — this is partially underway yet blocked on upgrading to react 18 with the current approach (trying to unblock the upgrade) and are looking into an alternative one too. Latest effort to upgrade react 18 here: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45235
• 🔴 🖌️Add a shortcut for template browsing — On hold for now until work to reorganize the site editor with browse mode is completed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — Slightly stalled a bit from a design POV likely due to trying to see where the reorganize the site editor with browse mode work lands.
• 🔴 💻 🖌️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – need both to have design finalize some details and for developers to begin exploring but none have jumped in.
• 🔴 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — changed from design to needs dev but no dev has jumped in.

Tools

• 🟢 Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) – there is a PR for this with good guidance from design!
• 🟢Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — there is a draft PR in place to address this.
• 🟢Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — there is a draft PR going to address this.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed previously.
• 🟢 Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" —
• there is a proof of concept PR with early accessibility feedback coming into play.
• 🟡 🖌️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — design is still in progress and not yet ready for dev.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Block Overview – Updated with latest priorities, with some being addressed, some not yet.

Templates

• 🟢 Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — @Mamaduka is working on pushing a WIP PR this week (started work last Thurs)! Sharing specifics since it hasn't been pushed yet and it's hard to follow otherwise.
• 🔴 💻 Scaling the "Add template" menu — changed from design to needs dev but no dev has jumped in.

If this is too chaotic or overwhelming to follow, please let me know and offer suggestions.

Since we're coordinating many devs along with various design stages, I want to ensure we have granularity in what's reflected but I'm happy to simplify if these are helpful.

[annezazu]

November 7th Update

As a reminder, here's what each symbol means. The numbers in parentheses show the change week over week.

☑️ = work has completed - 4 (no change) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 13 (+3) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 1 (-1) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 4 (+3) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 3 (+1) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 4 (-5) 🤚🏼 = anywhere this is used means we're stuck but I'm tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 3 (+2)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next —completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — Completed.
• 🟡 💻 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory – there's a draft PR in place but it's coming up on two weeks since work was underway so changing from green to yellow.
• 🔴 💻 🤚🏼 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly – dev is still stuck & I commented on the issue to see what's needed to move forward.
• 🟡 💻 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — changed from red since there's more clarity around next steps with Core following what Gutenberg decides and @jasmussen game to do the code work.

Styles

• 🟡 🖌️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles — design discussion is still underway.
• 🔴 🖌️ ✋🏼Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — following up with the designer who was going to jump in to see what might be going on.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: an input for custom CSS — still needs a dev and no one has taken it up.
• 🔴 💻 Global styles – per-block custom css — still needs a dev and no one has taken it up.
• 🟢 Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — a draft PR is underway.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — @jorgefilipecosta completed a PR with early accessibility feedback included but there remains some follow up items to address, likely in a separate issue.
• 🟢Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work continues from on a draft PR to introduce browse mode and on a draft PR for template drilldown.
• 🟢 Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — there is a PR underway with some follow up design dialogue around a11y and a possible blocker.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide / full widths — there is a draft PR in progress with feedback underway.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — more work has been done around unblocking upgrading to react 18 with a focus on how the main issue with upgrading has to do with unit tests firing warnings. Latest effort to upgrade react 18 here: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45235
• 🔴 🖌️Add a shortcut for template browsing — On hold for now until work to reorganize the site editor with browse mode is completed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — Slightly stalled a bit from a design POV likely due to trying to see where the reorganize the site editor with browse mode work lands.
• 🟢 Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – design update with an initial PR shared
• 🟢 Improving the inline template part editing flow — in the last week, a draft PR is now underway.

Tools

• 🟢 Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) – there is a PR for this with great feedback and looking close to being shippable.
• 🟢Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — there is a PR in place to address this with great convos happening.
• 🟢 ✋🏼Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — there is a draft PR going to address this with some upcoming on/off AFK so checking in to see if backup might be needed.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed previously.
• 🟢 Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — there is a proof of concept PR with early accessibility feedback continuing!
• 🟢 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — some design thought is still needed but a draft PR was opened as an exploration to continue the discussion so marking this as green.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Block Overview – Updated with latest priorities, with some being addressed, some not yet.

Templates

• 🟢 Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — @Mamaduka pushed a WIP PR over the last week.
• 🔴 💻 Scaling the "Add template" menu — still needs a dev and no one has taken it up.

[jasmussen]

May I propose adding these to the issue? These all have designs, and are "ready for dev".

• [ ] [Editor] #45271
• [ ] [Styles] #45371
• [ ] [Patterns] #44582
• [ ] [Patterns] #44581
• [ ] [Blocks] #43852
• [ ] [Templates] #41060
• [ ] [Editor] #27093
• [ ] [Styles] #44417

[Mamaduka]

@jasmussen, I think @kevin940726 already started working on #44581.

[jorgefilipecosta]

Regarding https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/42325, I'm starting the work on it.

[annezazu]

November 15th Update

As a reminder, here's what each symbol means. The numbers in parentheses show the change week over week.

☑️ = work has completed - 4 (no change) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 15 (+2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 0 (-1) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 4 (no change) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 3 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 10 (+6) 🤚🏼 = anywhere this is used means we're stuck but I'm tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 3 (no change)

Note: I included the issues mentioned above by @jasmussen so the overall count has changed in light of that.

Going forward, I expect some triage to happen as well to ensure priorities are correct since there are a number of issues awaiting dev.

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next —completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — Completed.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory – there's a draft PR in place that now has some recent commits to it.
• 🟢 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly – draft PR in place exploring one of the approaches discussed.
• 🔴 💻 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — changed back to red since we need a dev to move this forward.
• 🟡 💻 ✋🏼Surface related patterns in the template inspector — followed up on the stalled draft PR to see what resources might be needed to keep the work moving.

Styles

• 🟢 Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — a draft PR is underway.
• 🔴 💻 Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles — design wrapped up and ready for dev.
• 🔴 🖌️ ✋🏼Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — following up once more with the designer (privately this time).
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: an input for custom CSS — still needs a dev and no one has taken it up.
• 🔴 💻 ✋🏼 Global styles – per-block custom css — in discussion actively but no clear actions being taken just yet as implementation has some unresolved questions. Going to follow up to ensure folks have what they need.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — recent design refresh with dev now needed.
• 🔴 💻Style variations for block types— recent design refresh with dev now needed.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR.
• 🟢Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work continues on a draft PR to introduce browse mode and on a draft PR for template drilldown.
• 🟢 Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — there is a PR underway with some follow up design dialogue around a11y and a possible blocker.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide / full widths — there is a draft PR in progress with feedback underway.
• 🟢 Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – design update with an initial PR shared
• 🟢 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR is now underway.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — more work has been done around unblocking upgrading to react 18 with a focus on how the main issue with upgrading has to do with unit tests firing warnings. Latest effort to upgrade react 18 here: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/45235
• 🔴 🖌️Add a shortcut for template browsing — On hold for now until work to reorganize the site editor with browse mode is completed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — stalled from a design POV likely due to trying to see where the reorganize the site editor with browse mode work lands.
• 🔴💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — recent design refresh with dev now needed.
• 🔴💻 Move post/page title to the top bar.— recent design refresh with dev now needed.

Tools

• 🟢 Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) – there is a PR for this with great feedback and looking close to being shippable.
• 🟢Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — there is a PR in place to address this with great convos happening.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — there is a draft PR going to address this but there's something upcoming on/off AFK with little ability for someone to jump in.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed previously.
• 🟢 Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — there is a proof of concept PR with early accessibility feedback continuing!
• 🟢 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — some design thought is still needed but a draft PR was opened as an exploration to continue the discussion so marking this as green.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Block Overview – Updated with latest priorities, with some being addressed, some not yet.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part.— recent design refresh with dev now needed.

Templates

• 🟢 Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — @Mamaduka pushed a WIP PR with some recent enough design discussion.
• 🟡 💻 Scaling the "Add template" menu — there's a dev assigned with some planning shared but work not yet started.
• 🔴 💻 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options— recent design refresh with dev now needed.

[jorgefilipecosta]

Regarding https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/44788 ( Move document information and outline to list view panel ) the follow ups were merged and all the feedback was addressed nothing is pending that I am aware of.

[priethor]

November 22th Update

As a reminder, here's what each symbol means. The symbols in parenthesis show the previous status if it changed since the last update.

The numbers in parentheses in this summaryshow the change week over week.

☑️ = work has completed - 6 (+2) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 17 (+2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 0 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 5 (+1) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (-1) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 10 (-4) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 3 (+2)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — Completed.
• 🟢 #44581 — development is underway with lots of recent activity.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — there's a draft PR.
• 🟢 #44582 development has resumed, and it's moving forward, despite some questions still in the air.
• 🔴 💻 #44501 — Still needs development

Styles

• 🟢 (🔴 💻 ) #45271 — WIP
• 🟢 (🔴 💻 ) #42919 — @noisysocks now has a WIP PR to solve the issue.
• 🟢 ( 🔴 🖌️) #44420 — design resumed and development started, @noisysocks spun a WIP PR that will solve the issue.
• 🟡 💻 (🔴 💻) #44361 - Self-assigned by @ramonjd a few minutes ago
• 🟡 💻 (🔴 💻 ) #30142 - now picked by @Mamaduka, but development hasn't started yet
• 🟡 💻 (🔴 💻 )#44412 - will probably get picked by @Mamaduka, development hasn't started.
• 🔴 💻 #45371 — still needs development
• 🔴 💻 #44417 — still needs development

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• 🟢 Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work continues on a draft PR to introduce browse mode and is stalled on draft PR for template drill-down.
• 🟢 Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — there is a PR underway with rich design feedback.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed
• 🟢 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR is underway.
• 🟢 (🔴💻) #45271 — recent design refresh with dev now needed.
• 🟡 💻 (🟢 ) When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — the draft PR is stalled.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — more work has been done around unblocking upgrading to react 18 with a focus on how the main issue with upgrading has to do with unit tests firing warnings. The latest effort to upgrade react 18 here: Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235
• 🔴 🖌️Add a shortcut for template browsing — On hold for now until work to reorganize the site editor with browse mode is completed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — stalled from a design POV likely due to trying to see where the reorganize the site editor with browse mode work lands.
• 🔴💻 Move post/page title to the top bar. — still needs dev.

Tools

• ☑️ (🟢) Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — shipped in Gutenberg 14.6
• 🟢 Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — the PR is already being reviewed.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — the draft PR addressing this is back to full speed with great design interactions.

Blocks

• ☑️ #44359 — completed previously in Gutenberg 14.4.
• ☑️ (🟢) #40204 — the first iteration is finished and will be shipped in Gutenberg 14.7, but there will small follow-ups probably also shipping in 14.7.
• 🟢 #44418 — the PR has some great interactions between dev and design.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 #41549 — Work continues at full steam, although due to its huge scope and complexity, not everything can move forward simultaneously.
• 🔴 💻 #43852 — still needs dev.

Templates

• 🟢 #39270 — work is underway in this PR
• 🟢 (🟡 💻 ) Scaling the "Add template" menu —@jorgefilipecosta started improving the patterns API with the requirements of this task
• 🟢 💻 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — @glendaviesnz has started looking at this, other help welcome

[annezazu]

November 29th Update

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change week over week. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 9 (+3) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 13 (-4) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 2 (+2) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 11 (+6) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 2 (-8) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 4 (+1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟢 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development is underway with recent activity and some questions to resolve.
• 🟡 💻 :raised_back_of_hand: Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — Some development pieces have started but more needs to be done. Following up here to ensure we have some follow through planned.

Styles

• 🟡 💻 :raised_back_of_hand: Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — assigned to a developer but work hasn't begun. Asking for a link to the draft PR.
• 🟢 Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — a WIP PR is underway to partially address the issue.
• 🟢 Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — development in progress via a draft PR with some finishing touches coming.
• 🟢 / 🟡 💻 Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- very rough prototype in place to begin explorations with a note that it's unlikely to be in a super solid place for the next few weeks.
• 🟡 💻 Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - some discussion around ownership with development still not yet underway.
• 🟡 💻 Global styles – per-block custom css - will probably get picked by @Mamaduka, development hasn't started.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — still needs development.
• 🟡 💻 Style variations for block types — @tellthemachines just self assigned today with development (obviously) not yet underway.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• 🟢 Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work is wrapping up in this PR to introduce browse mode and is likely slated for the next Gutenberg release.
• 🟢 / ☑️ :raised_back_of_hand: Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR slated for GB 14.7 with more work needed for the Openverse integration side. Following up to get more insight into the Openverse work.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟡 💻 :raised_back_of_hand: Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days. Following up to see what support might be needed.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — the draft PR is no longer stalled and development has resumed.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — more work has been done around unblocking upgrading to react 18 with a focus on how the main issue with upgrading has to do with unit tests firing warnings. The latest effort to upgrade react 18 here: Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235
• 🔴 🖌️Add a shortcut for template browsing — On hold for now until work to reorganize the site editor with browse mode is completed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — stalled from a design POV likely due to trying to see where the reorganize the site editor with browse mode work lands.
• 🟡 💻 Move post/page title to the top bar. — developer self assigned but work hasn't yet begun.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — the draft PR addressing this is back to full speed with a separate design discussion started here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• 🟢 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — development is underway in this PR.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues at full steam with updates happening going forward on the linked issue.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — still needs dev.

Templates

• 🟢 Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — work is underway in this PR with very recent, active efforts.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu —@jorgefilipecosta started improving the patterns API with the requirements of this task and the "needs design" label was added in.
• 🟡 💻 🖌️ Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — this issue is under discussion currently with dev & design trying to figure out what's still relevant to explore.

[annezazu]

December 5th Update

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change week over week. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 11 (+2) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 15 (+2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 2 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 7 (-4) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 2 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 1 (+1) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 3 (-1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟢 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR with some light testing/recent direction given.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development is underway with recent accessibility feedback given.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — this involves multiple PRs with momentum growing to update descriptions and add new categories.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• 🟢 Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — a PR is underway.
• 🟢 Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - development underway in this PR to explore a possible approach and get quick feedback.
• 🟡 💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — assigned to a developer but work hasn't begun, including no draft PR submitted (confirmed last week)
• 🟡 💻 :raised_back_of_hand: Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- very rough prototype in place to begin explorations with a note that it's unlikely to be in a super solid place for the next few weeks. Chatted with dev who is looking for backup but also can resume the work in time.
• 🟡 💻 Global styles – per-block custom css - picked up by @aristath with help from @Mamaduka. While development hasn't started, there's great collaboration happening with the previous PR due to the inherent overlap in efforts.
• 🟡 💻 Style variations for block types — developer assigned last week with development not yet underway but great dialogue happening with design.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — still needs development.
• 🆕 🟡 🖌️Add Box Shadow Component — initial designs shared with more follow up needed.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with a list of follow up items added to the initial issue, making this work still in progress.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR slated for GB 14.7 with an initial PR opened for openverse integration.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — development continues in this draft PR.
• 🟢 Move post/page title to the top bar. — work has begun in this PR with feedback already being shared from design and accessibility folks.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there.
• 🔴 🖌️ :raised_back_of_hand:Add a shortcut for template browsing — has been on hold until reorganize the site editor with browse mode was completed, which was just recently done. Following up to ensure this will be looped back on.
• 🔴 🖌️ :raised_back_of_hand: Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — has been on hold until reorganize the site editor with browse mode was completed, which was just recently done. Following up to ensure this will be looped back on.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — the draft PR that was initially started closed in favor of a new PR, based on insights from the first. A separate design discussion started here continues.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• 🟢 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — development is underway in this PR.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues at full steam with updates happening going forward on the linked issue.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — still needs dev.

Templates

• 🟢 Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — work is underway in this PR with a recent great, in depth review.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu —@jorgefilipecosta has continued work on improving the patterns API with the requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise.
• 🟢 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — after a great discussion with dev & design, a PR was started to choose a pattern after selecting a template.

Note: I rearranged the order based on status to make it easier to glance at.

[annezazu]

December 12th Update

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change week over week. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 12 (+1) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 17 (+2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 2 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 4 (-3) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 2 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (-1) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 3 (no change)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟢 :raised_back_of_hand: Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR with some light testing/recent direction given. Followed up to ensure additional context is given.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development is underway. It's been 12 days since any changes though so I will check back next week if there's not movement.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — this involves multiple PRs with momentum growing with a recent PR to update descriptions merged along with a PR to add new categories. There's also an open PR to remove bundled patterns and to use the API.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• 🟢 Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - development underway in this PR to explore a possible approach and get quick feedback.
• 🟢 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development underway in this PR with recent feedback.
• 🟢 Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- the very rough prototype was closed with a new draft PR in place exploring an alternative approach with recent design feedback.
• 🟡 💻 :raised_back_of_hand: Global styles – per-block custom css - Assigned to a dev but no PR just yet. Slightly proactively checking in as we're 12 days since activity.
• 🟢 Style variations for block types — development underway in this PR.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — still needs development.
• 🟡 🖌️ :raised_back_of_hand: Add Box Shadow Component — initial designs shared with more follow up needed. Developer is assigned but proactively checking in there.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with a list of follow up items added to the initial issue and some efforts underway to already start addressing them.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR slated for GB 14.7 with an initial PR opened for openverse integration.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — development continues in this draft PR with recent design feedback/testing.
• 🟢 Move post/page title to the top bar. — work has begun in this PR with feedback continuing.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there.
• 🔴 🖌️ 🤚🏼 Add a shortcut for template browsing — design has had further discussion but it's not clear if it's yet ready for developers. Followed up to ask explicity.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design last week but no further efforts.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — development continues in this PR, based on insights from the first. A separate design discussion started here continues.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• 🟢 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — development is underway in this PR with a final question around needing a decision maker.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues at full steam with updates happening going forward on the linked issue.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — still needs dev.

Templates

• 🟢 Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — work is underway in this PR with great reviews.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development has continued work on improving the patterns API with the requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise.
• 🟢 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — a PR was started to choose a pattern after selecting a template.

[annezazu]

December 19th Update

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change week over week. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 15 (+3) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 14 (-3) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 1 (-1) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 5 (+1) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 2 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (no change) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 2 (-1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟡 💻 🤚🏼 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR with some light testing/recent direction given but two weeks have passed. After following up last week, I've done so once more to see if we can unblock the development and get answers.
• 🟡 💻 🤚🏼 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development was started. It's been over 14 days since any changes. Checking in to see what support might be needed.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work continues to move forward with an open PR to remove bundled patterns and to use the API.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟢 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development underway in this PR with recent feedback and discussions.
• 🟢 Global styles – per-block custom css - development underway via this PR.
• 🟢 Style variations for block types — development underway in this PR.
• 🟢 Add Box Shadow Component — development underway in this PR.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — still needs development.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with a list of follow up items added to the initial issue and some efforts underway to already start addressing them.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR slated for GB 14.7 with a PR in progress for openverse integration.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — development continues in this draft PR.
• 🟢 Move post/page title to the top bar. — work has begun in this PR with feedback continuing.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there as a few more steps are needed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — this work is nearly complete with the new browse mode effort. However, some design is needed to fully close out the issue so leaving as is for now status wise.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design last week but no further efforts.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — development continues in this PR, based on insights from the first. A separate design discussion started here continues.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• 🟢 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — development is underway in this PR and nearing completion after some design discussion.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues at full steam with updates happening going forward on the linked issue.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — still needs dev.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development has continued work on improving the patterns API with the requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise.
• 🟢 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — a PR was started to choose a pattern after selecting a template. We're just at 2 weeks here but am not yet going to mark it as blocked.

Next week's update will be skipped due to vacation on my end. I will resume the following week, unless there's very little progress to report.

[annezazu]

January 2nd Update

Important Note: This update covers work from the last two weeks where there was high end of year time off causing various PRs to suddenly be in the stalled category. This is expected but still worth noting for this update!

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change since the last update. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 15 (+3) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 7 (-7) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 1 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 11 (+6) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 3 (+1) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 2 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (no change) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 1 (-1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟡 💻 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR that needs more direction. This is known and more context is hopefully on the way soon.
• 🟡 💻 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development was started. Checked in previously and this work is currently blocked based on some work in the pattern directory that has possible performance implications.
• 🟡 💻 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has stalled in this open PR to remove bundled patterns and to use the API.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟢 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development underway in this PR with recent feedback and discussions, including some lovely design explorations.
• 🟢 Global styles – per-block custom css - development underway via this PR.
• 🟡 💻 Style variations for block types — development underway in this PR. It's been exactly 2 weeks since recent work but that's likely due to the end of year time period time off.
• 🟢 Add Box Shadow Component — development underway in this PR with recent design feedback.
• 🔴 💻 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — still needs development.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with some of the list of follow up items already being addressed last week.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR underway for openverse integration.
• 🟡 💻 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — development hasn't moved forward in this draft PR for the last two weeks mostly likely due to end of year time off.
• 🔴 🖌️ ✋🏼 Move post/page title to the top bar. — work was stopped in this PR in hopes of a broader fix in other issues. I'm returning this to the red + design state as this was a design call. I added an update to the issue itself to ensure visibility.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there as a few more steps are needed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — this work is nearly complete with the new browse mode effort. However, some design is needed to fully close out the issue so leaving as is for now status wise.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design previously but no further efforts.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• 🟡 💻 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — development in this PR has been stalled for the last two weeks likely due to end of year time off. A separate design discussion started here is still relevant.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• 🟡 💻 Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — development is underway in this PR but has stalled in the last two weeks likely due to time off for the end of year.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues but has also lightly stalled due to the end of year period.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — still needs dev.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development for improving the patterns API has completed to cover the base requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise.
• 🟡 💻 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — a PR was started to choose a pattern after selecting a template but hasn't been iterated upon in 14+ days.

[annezazu]

January 9th Update

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change since the last update. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 16 (+1) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 14 (+7) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 1 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 4 (-7) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 3 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 1 (-1) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (no change) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 0 (-1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟡 💻 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR that needs more direction. This is known and still on hold.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development was started and, after checking in last week, has been able to continue after some work in the pattern directory was unblocked.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has slowly continued to remove bundled patterns and to use the API. I optimistically have this listed as in progress after some light changes.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟢 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development underway in this PR with recent feedback and discussions.
• 🟢 Global styles – per-block custom css - development underway via this PR.
• 🟢 Style variations for block types — development underway in this PR.
• 🟢 Add Box Shadow Component — development underway in this PR with recent design feedback.
• 🟢 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — a developer jumped in last week with this draft PR.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with continued work on follow up items, including most recently a resizable sidebar.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR underway for openverse integration, with tons of recent work and discussion.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — discussion and testing underway in this draft PR.
• 🔴 🖌️ Move post/page title to the top bar. — work was stopped in this PR in hopes of a broader fix in other issues.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there as a few more steps are needed.
• 🔴 🖌️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — this work is nearly complete with the new browse mode effort. However, some design is needed to fully close out the issue so leaving as is for now status wise.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design previously but no further efforts.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• 🟢 Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — development in this PR has moved forward with a separate design discussion continued here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — completed in GB 15.0.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues with a big effort around moving the editable list view out of experimental.
• 🔴 💻 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — still needs dev.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development for improving the patterns API has completed to cover the base requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise.
• 🟢 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — a PR continues to choose a pattern after selecting a template.

[annezazu]

January 16th Update

The numbers in parentheses in this summary show the change since the last update. Note: when multiple emojis are used, they are counted twice.

☑️ = work has completed - 18 (+2) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 11 (-3) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 1 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 5 (+1) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 3 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 0 (-1) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (no change) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 1 (+1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟡 💻 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR that needs more direction. This is known and still on hold.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development continues in this PR.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has slowly continued to remove bundled patterns and to use the API. Right now, there's a blocker that hopefully will be worked on soon in the pattern directory for removing the bundled patterns.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• ☑️ Style variations for block types — completed via this PR for GB 15.0.
• 🟢 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development underway in this PR with recent feedback and discussions.
• 🟡 💻🤚🏼 Global styles – per-block custom css - development started via this PR but hasn't progressed in 2 weeks. Checking in to see what can be done to help/how things are going.
• 🟢 Add Box Shadow Component — development underway in this PR.
• 🟢 Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it — after a brief discussion, development has continued in three smaller PRs: Global styles variations PHP changes, GlobalStyles: Save and Delete JS changes, WP Env PHP Unit debugging.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with continued work on follow up items, including most recently a resizable sidebar that was merged for GB 15.0.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR underway for openverse integration.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — work continues in this draft PR.
• 🔴 🖌️ Move post/page title to the top bar. — work was stopped in this PR in hopes of a broader fix in other issues.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for 14+ days with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🟡 💻 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there as a few more steps are needed that are viewable more concretely here.
• 🔴 🖌️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — this work is nearly complete with the new browse mode effort. However, some design is needed to fully close out the issue so leaving as is for now status wise.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design previously but no further efforts. This is on @jameskoster list to get to.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• ☑️ Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — completed in GB 15.0 via this PR with follows up listed here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — completed in GB 15.0.
• 🟡 / 🟢 💻 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues with a big effort around moving the editable list view out of experimental and doing an accessibility audit.
• 🟢 Navigation Overlay - reference as template part — An exploration has started in this draft PR with further discussion in the issue itself for design feedback.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development for improving the patterns API has completed to cover the base requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise so I have removed the Green indicator to indicate this is firmly in design territory.
• 🟢 Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options — a PR continues to choose a pattern after selecting a template.

[annezazu]

January 23rd Update

Last week various contributors gathered with project leadership to curate this list more as we get closer to the WordPress 6.2 release. In light of that, the numbers are going to fluctuate quite a bit with a temporary section noting what items were removed week over week from main tasks.

☑️ = work has completed - 21 (+3) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 9 (-2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 2 (+1) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 2 (-3) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (-1) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 0 (-1) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 1 (+1) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 0 (-1)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟡 💻 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR that needs more direction. This is known and still on hold.
• 🟢 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development continues in this PR.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has continued to remove bundled patterns and to use the API. As was the case last week, there's a blocker that hopefully will be worked on soon in the pattern directory for removing the bundled patterns.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• ☑️ Style variations for block types — completed via this PR for GB 15.0.
• ☑️ Global styles – per-block custom css - completed via this PR for Gutenberg 15.1!
• 🟢 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development underway in this PR with recent enough feedback and discussions.
• 🟢 Add Box Shadow Component — development underway in this PR.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR merged for openverse integration for GB 15.1
• ☑️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — This was closed out by design with the option to reopen as needed.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with continued work on follow up items, including most recently a resizable sidebar that was merged for GB 15.0.
• 🟢 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — work continues in this draft PR.
• 🟢 Refine the Site Editor loading state — the effort to Upgrade React packages to v18 #45235 has been completed, marking a big step to unblock the task of improving the loading state. Work has not begun directly there as a few more steps are needed that are viewable more concretely here. At the same time, some initial work was done to improve the current experience for now in this PR for Gutenberg 15.1. Marking as green as a result.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for a few months at this point with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design previously but no further efforts.
• 🔴 🖌️ Move post/page title to the top bar. — work was stopped in this PR in hopes of a broader fix in other issues.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• ☑️ Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — completed in GB 15.0 via this PR with follows up listed here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — completed in GB 15.0.
• 🟢 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues with a big effort around moving the editable list view out of experimental and doing an accessibility audit. Marking as fully green at this point as there's not a ton of blockers.
• 🟢 / 🟡 🖌️ 🆕 Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions — this is both in the process of being hashed out design wise and has work underway with supports being added for theme.json via this PR.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development for improving the patterns API has completed to cover the base requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise so I have removed the Green indicator to indicate this is firmly in design territory.

Lowered in priority

These issues were removed from the main tasks and are no longer going to be tracked. @priethor let me know if any of these seem off (I was surprised by the last one):

• Global Styles: Allow saving, importing, exporting, copying from another theme without switching to it
• Navigation Overlay - reference as template part
• Creating a template: Present the user with initial block configuration options

[annezazu]

January 30th Update

☑️ = work has completed - 21 (no change) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 5 (-4) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 2 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 6 (+4) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (no change) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 0 (no c hange) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (-1) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 0 (no change)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟡 💻 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — development is underway in a draft PR that needs more direction. This is known and still on hold.
• 🟡 💻 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development started in this PR but hasn't had any work done in 14+ days.
• 🟢 Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has continued to remove bundled patterns and to use the API. The long standing blocker has been addressed so should see this wrapped up soon.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• ☑️ Style variations for block types — completed via this PR for GB 15.0.
• ☑️ Global styles – per-block custom css - completed via this PR for Gutenberg 15.1!
• 🟡 💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development has been underway in this PR with no further work done in 14+ days.
• 🟢 Add Box Shadow Component — development underway in this PR awaiting additional design feedback at this stage.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR merged for openverse integration for GB 15.1
• ☑️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — This was closed out by design with the option to reopen as needed.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — work completed to introduce browse mode in this PR for GB 14.8 with continued work on follow up items, including most recently a resizable sidebar that was merged for GB 15.0. Currently, design is working hard to iterate on the edit/save experience.
• 🟡 💻 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — work started in this draft PR but has stalled for the last 14+ days.
• 🟢 Refine the Site Editor loading state — After updating the react packages, work has progressed quickly in the last week to get some items in place for 6.2 with active discussion happening today. Of note, this work is likely to approached as iterative, in the same way performance or accessibility is addressed.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for a few months at this point with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🔴 🖌️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design previously but no further efforts, beyond an update comment, as it depends on what happens with browse mode.
• 🔴 🖌️ Move post/page title to the top bar. — work was stopped in this PR in hopes of a broader fix in other issues.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• ☑️ Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — completed in GB 15.0 via this PR with follows up listed here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — completed in GB 15.0.
• 🟢 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues with a big effort around moving the editable list view out of experimental and doing an accessibility audit. Marking as fully green at this point as there's not a ton of blockers.
• 🟡 💻 / 🟡 🖌️ Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions — this is both in the process of being hashed out design wise and has work underway with supports being added for theme.json via this PR. Work hasn't continued for 14+ days though at this point.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — development for improving the patterns API has completed to cover the base requirements of this task. Design work is still needed otherwise so I have removed the Green indicator to indicate this is firmly in design territory.

[annezazu]

February 7th Update

The overall issue was modified and updated by @mtias after the publishing of an update post on Phase 2 found here. As a result, there are some new items without any corresponding issues and the format might adjust slightly. Finally, the update was delayed due to sickness on my end!

☑️ = work has completed - 22 (+1) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 7 (+2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 2 (no change) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 4 (-2) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 8 (+6) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 0 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 6 (+6) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 0 (no change)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• 🟢 Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly — after a draft pr was closed another was opened last week to explore a new direction.
• 🟡 💻 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development started in this PR but hasn't had any work done in 14+ days.
• ☑️ Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has completed for 15.1.
• 🆕 🔴 🖌️ Creating and classifying your own pattern library alongside reusable blocks.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• ☑️ Style variations for block types — completed via this PR for GB 15.0.
• ☑️ Global styles – per-block custom css - completed via this PR for Gutenberg 15.1!
• 🟡 💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development has been underway in this PR with no further work done in 14+ days.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Add Box Shadow Component — initial feature merged in this PR with follow ups needed around the UX. Marking as both done and in progress as a result.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR merged for openverse integration for GB 15.1
• ☑️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — This was closed out by design with the option to reopen as needed.
• 🟢 / ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — currently, design is working hard to iterate on the edit/save experience.
• 🆕 🔴 🖌️ Browse mode: Access to high level settings (posts per page on relevant blog templates; home page static page; and quick template switching).
• 🟡 💻 When dragging the resize handles, snap to wide/full widths — work started in this draft PR but has stalled for the last 14+ days.
• 🟢 Refine the Site Editor loading state — After updating the react packages, work has progressed quickly to get some items in place for 6.2 and to start a new PR for improving the loading state further. Of note, this work is likely to approached as iterative, in the same way performance or accessibility is addressed.
• 🟡 💻 Improving the inline template part editing flow — a draft PR was started but hasn't had activity for a few months at this point with the dev indicating that someone stepping in would be helpful but otherwise he'll loop back when he can.
• 🔴 🖌️ Introduce flows that clarify the Template / Content relationship with Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor — flagged for design previously but limited additional efforts, as it depends on what happens with browse mode. A recent design idea was left in the last week.
• 🔴 🖌️ Move post/page title to the top bar. — work was stopped in this PR in hopes of a broader fix in other issues.
• 🟢 Top toolbar improvements with a tracking issue here — work has initially started in this PR.
• 🆕 🔴 🖌️ Creation flows for New Page and New Template that focuses on patterns.
• 🆕 🔴 🖌️ Exposing revisions across the full spectrum of tools (templates, parts, patterns, styles).
• 🆕 🔴 🖌️ Quick search for jumping to other pages or templates in the editor.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• ☑️ Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — completed in GB 15.0 via this PR with follows up listed here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image — completed in GB 14.4.
• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" — completed initially for GB 14.7 with some likely follow ups.
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles — completed in GB 15.0.
• 🟢 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities — Work continues including making the editable list view the default experience in 15.1.
• 🟢 Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions — The design seems to be stabilizing and work is underway to add support for theme.json via this PR.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes — completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• 🆕 🔴 🖌️Surface patterns in template inspector
• 🟡 🖌️ Scaling the "Add template" menu — design work is still needed and has stalled.

[kevin940726]

I have another one about shuffling template parts opened in https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/47763 that we could get some eyes on too. There are some unanswered questions and alternative approaches in the PR description. Would love to get some early feedback on it and https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/47594 too ❤️ !

[annezazu]

FYI: Updates are going to move to monthly for a time

This is to better reflect where we are in the 6.2 release cycle and to prevent these updates from becoming more noise rather than signal. After a period of monthly updates, this will be re-evaluated as 6.3 begins to get closer as well with a strong chance for a return to weekly updates to once more track work more closely.

[annezazu]

March 13th Update

☑️ = work has completed - 21 (-1) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 3 (-4) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 0 (-2) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 6 (+2) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 5 (-3) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 0 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (-6) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 1 (+1)

Note that two issues that were previously mentioned have been removed: Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly (incomplete) and Style variations for block types (complete). This is why there’s a -1 next to work completed.

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• ☑️ Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has completed for 15.1.
• 🟡 💻 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development started in this PR but hasn't had any work done in 14+ days.
• 🔴 🖌️Creating and classifying your own pattern library alongside reusable blocks.
• 🔴 🖌️ The wp:pattern block.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• ☑️ Style variations for block types — completed via this PR for GB 15.0.
• ☑️ Global styles – per-block custom css - completed via this PR for Gutenberg 15.1!
• 🟡 💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development has been underway in this PR with no further work done in 14+ days.
• 🟡 💻:raised_back_of_hand: Add Box Shadow Component — initial feature merged in this PR with follow ups needed to expand the initial implementation for the button block. I’ve followed up on the main issue to ensure it’s clear where we stand.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR merged for openverse integration for GB 15.1
• ☑️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — This was closed out by design with the option to reopen as needed.
• 🟢Top Toolbar improvements—work has initially started in this PR with recent accessibility related feedback.
• 🟢 / ☑️Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI – work continues to implement various aspects, most recently with adding the Styles section.
• 🟡 💻Refine the Site Editor loading state #35503 — previous work in progress PR hasn’t had recent work in 14+ days.
• 🔴 🖌️Creation flows for "New Page" and "New Template" that focuses on patterns. #48456
• 🔴 🖌️ Exposing revisions across the full spectrum of tools (templates, parts, patterns, styles).
• 🔴 🖌️Quick search for jumping to other pages or templates in the editor.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• ☑️ Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — completed in GB 15.0 via this PR with follows up listed here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" #40204
• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image #44359
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles #44418
• 🟢Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities – work continues with regular updates.
• 🟡 💻 Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions- the design has stabilized with work stalled to add support for theme.json via this PR and related work completed to add support for aspect ratio to the featured image block via this PR.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes #39270
• 🟡 💻 Surface related patterns in the template inspector – PR with a raw prototype has stalled for 14+ days.

Browse

• 🔴🖌️ Introduce flows that clarify the Template / Content relationship. Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor #44461
• 🔴🖌️Access to high level settings (posts per page on relevant blog templates; home page static page; and quick template switching).

[colorful-tones]

I would like to suggest that this get some attention and be added to the Gutenberg Phase 2: Customization board:

• [ ] Pattern Directory API: Provide Hook for Third-Party Directories #32696

[annezazu]

April 16th Update

☑️ = work has completed - 21 (no change) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 5 (+2) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 5 (+5) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 5 (-1) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 3 (-2) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 0 (no change) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 (no change) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 3 (+2)

Patterns

• ☑️ Pattern Inserter: Next — completed in GB 14.4
• ☑️ Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category — completed in GB 14.5
• ☑️ Revisiting / contextualising pattern categories, and default inclusions — work has completed for 15.1.
• 🟡 💻 Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory — development started in this PR a few months ago but hasn't had any work done in 14+ days.
• 🔴 🖌️/ 🟢 Creating and classifying your own pattern library alongside reusable blocks — some WIP dev work started with overall design work still needed. Props @carolinan for calling this out!
• 🔴 🖌️ The wp:pattern block.

Styles

• ☑️ Global styles: Offer a way to view a document containing all blocks and styles — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: display inline preview on per-block settings — completed via this PR for GB 14.8
• ☑️ Global Styles: an input for custom CSS - completed via this PR for GB 14.8.
• ☑️ Make it possible to push local block styles to global block styles- Completed via this PR for GB 14.9.
• ☑️ Style variations for block types — completed via this PR for GB 15.0.
• ☑️ Global styles – per-block custom css - completed via this PR for Gutenberg 15.1!
• 🟡 💻 ✋🏼 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development a few months ago in this PR with no further work done in 14+ days. I have commented on the PR to see where things stand and how this work might move forward, especially in light of refreshed designs on the original issue.
• 🟡 🖌️ ✋🏼 Add Box Shadow Component — initial feature merged in this PR but it seems we need some likely design thinking before moving forward. I've asked for follow up from design.

Editor

• ☑️ Move document information and outline to list view panel — completed in this PR in Gutenberg 14.5.
• ☑️ Colorise template parts and reusable blocks in the UI – completed in GB 14.7
• ☑️ Inserter: Add Media tab and explore basic Openverse integration — media tab has been completed in this PR in GB 14.7 with a PR merged for openverse integration for GB 15.1
• ☑️ Add a shortcut for template browsing — This was closed out by design with the option to reopen as needed.
• 🟢 Top Toolbar improvements—work was initially started in this PR which was later closed in favor of this newer PR. Work continues.
• 🟢 / ☑️Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI – work continues to implement various aspects, most recently with the merging of the Styles section for the 15.6 GB release.
• 🟡 💻✋🏼 Refine the Site Editor loading state #35503 — previous work in progress PR hasn’t had recent work in 14+ days. Following up to see where work stands.
• 🔴🖌️ Creation flows for "New Page" and "New Template" that focuses on patterns. #48456
• 🟡 🖌️ / 🟢 Exposing revisions across the full spectrum of tools (templates, parts, patterns, styles) — while additional design thought is needed, work is underway in this PR to expose global style revisions as part of this larger effort.
• 🟡 🖌️ / 🟢 Quick search for jumping to other pages or templates in the editor. — initial PR has landed behind an experimental feature flag with design updates needed.

Tools

• ☑️ Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) — completed in Gutenberg 14.6
• ☑️ Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row — completed via this PR in Gutenberg 14.7 with some remaining possible design followups.
• ☑️ Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts — completed in GB 15.0 via this PR with follows up listed here.

Blocks

• ☑️ Split block tools between "settings" and "appearance" #40204
• ☑️ Layout jumps when selecting an image #44359
• ☑️ Make it easy to copy (and paste) block styles #44418
• 🟢 Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities – work continues with regular updates.
• 🟡 💻 Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions- the design has stabilized with work stalled to add support for theme.json via this PR and a new tracking issue opened for general aspect ratio tasks. Not a lot of dev activity at the moment.

Templates

• ☑️ Provide a pathway to migrate widgets to block themes #39270
• 🟡 💻 Surface related patterns in the template inspector – PR with a raw prototype has stalled for 14+ days.

Browse

• 🟡 🖌️ Introduce flows that clarify the Template / Content relationship. Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor #44461 – recent activity in the last month indicates a dev and designer are beginning to experiment with ways forward, while it still remains a mostly design task for now, with a new tracking issue in place for related tasks.
• 🟡🖌️ Access to high level settings (posts per page on relevant blog templates; home page static page; and quick template switching). An issue was opened in the last month and design discussions are underway.

[carolinan]

Creating and classifying your own pattern library alongside reusable blocks.

There is an early WIP for this here: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/49607

[annezazu]

May 15th Update

Important notes:

Numerous changes happened since the last update and the following bulleted list captures those:

• Introduce Browser and surface main navigation UI was deprioritized in light of the addition of Navigation on Browse Mode issue.
• Add Box Shadow Component was deprioritized from Styles section to other tasks.
• Template section removed and remaining issue was reallocated to a different area.
• Tools section removed as all the work was completed.
• Patterns: Connect "Explore" to pattern directory was removed.
• Certain completed tasks were removed from Main tasks and the update has removed them as well to make the update more visually consistent.
• Order of each section has been updated to reflect the Main tasks format.
• Navigation Overview: Phase 2 priorities was closed in favor of a 6.3 specific issue which has taken its place in this update.

As a result of the changing items, “work completed” is going to include the Main Tasks along with the list just below as that’s where the completed items from a few months ago are listed.

☑️ = work has completed - 24 (+3) 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 6 (+1) 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 13 (+7) 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 3 (-2) 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 2 (-1) 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 1 (+1) 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 12 (+12) :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 13 (+10)

Browse

• ☑️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand: Details → Styles – design work and development moved quickly! Completed for GB 15.9. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟢 Introduce flows that clarify the Template / Content relationship. Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor #44461 - the work is quite spread out with design feedback still needed and development underway, including adding a Pages menu to the Site Editor.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand:Finalize site hub elements – followed up to add needs design label, add to the project board, and ensure the issue is indeed in the design stage
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand: Meta actions on details view – lots of design discussion and visuals shared on the issue. Added to the phase 2 board.
• 🟡🖌️ Details → Templates – design work just started and in progress. Note: this issue was renamed from “Access to high level settings (posts per page on relevant blog templates; home page static page; and quick template switching)”.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand:Details → Page – design work just started and in progress. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand:Details → Template Part – design work just started and in progress. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand: Template Part and path towards “library” management – design work just started. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕 :raised_back_of_hand: Navigation on Browse mode – Design work and development chatter on the issue. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕:raised_back_of_hand: Display home icon on the relevant template and page details view – Light design work underway. Added to phase 2 board and design 6.3 board.

Editor

• ☑️ Top Toolbar improvements—work completed in this PR and completed for GB 15.7.
• ☑️ Refine the Site Editor loading state #35503 — work completed in this PR for GB 15.8.
• ☑️ Exposing revisions across the full spectrum of tools (templates, parts, patterns, styles) — final work completed for Global styles revisions in this PR for GB 15.8.
• 🟡 🖌️ / 🟢 Creation flows for "New Page" that focuses on patterns. #48456 —some work is ready for development with other items remaining for design to address. A PR was started here for the flow around creating a new page.
• 🔴 💻 🆕:raised_back_of_hand: Stabilize the Title Bar – design ready without a dev working on implementing. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🔴🖌️ 🆕:raised_back_of_hand:Add new Template flow – design work hasn’t yet started. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟡 🖌️ / 🟢 Command Center: Quick search for jumping to other pages or templates in the editor. — tons of dev work has gone in over the last month to add to site and post editor behind an experimental flag. Work next will be around adding contextual commands.

Patterns

• 🔴🖌️/ 🟢 Creating and classifying your own pattern library alongside reusable blocks — some WIP dev work started with overall design work still needed.
• 🟡🖌️ The wp:pattern block — designs have been shared but are still evolving, alongside a broader technical discussion.
• 🟡 💻:raised_back_of_hand: Surface related patterns in the template inspector – PR with a raw prototype hasn’t seen any progress in a few months so I’ve followed up to see if we need another dev to step in.

Blocks

• 🟢 Navigation 6.3 priorities – work continues with regular updates.
• 🟡🖌️ 🆕:raised_back_of_hand: Link UI () Overview — designs shared with additional design thinking to integrate in before development can start. Added to phase 2 board.
• 🟡 💻 Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions- the design has stabilized with work stalled to add support for theme.json via this PR and a new tracking issue opened for general aspect ratio tasks. Not a lot of dev activity at the moment.

Styles

• 🟡 💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development continues slowly with UI work stalled out in this PR and a focus now on persisting data across themes
• 🟢 🆕:raised_back_of_hand: Expose Style Book in Styles details view – development underway in this PR. Added to phase 2 board.

[annezazu]

June 28th 2023

I was off work for two weeks leading to a delay in this update. Thanks for the patience. As we settle into the new order, sharing updated numbers but removing the change for this round since it isn't 1:1 with the last update.

☑️ = work has completed - 20 🟢 = means dev work is underway - 1 🟡 🖌️ = means we’re in the design stage still - 3 🟡 💻 = means a dev is assigned but hasn’t started or work hasn't continued in 14+ days - 1 🔴 🖌️ = means design is blocked/on hold due to other work - 0 🔴 💻 = means ready for dev with no dev assigned - 1 🆕 = New issue since the last update - 0 :raised_back_of_hand: = anywhere this is used means we're stuck, but tracking down what's going on/where we can get unstuck - 1

Browse

• ☑️ Details → Styles – completed with GB 16.0.
• ☑️ Re-Introduce Content Editing in the Site Editor #44461 - completed with GB 16.0
• ☑️ Finalize site hub elements – completed with GB 16.0
• ☑️ Meta actions on details view – completed with GB 16.1
• ☑️ Details → Templates – completed with GB 16.1
• ☑️ Details → Page – completed with GB 16.0
• 🟡🖌️ 🤚🏼 Details → Template Part – unclear where this stands with a comment a month ago from design around whether it's ready for dev. Following up as this overlaps with a larger section of work.
• ☑️ Template Part and path towards “library” management – completed with GB 16.1.
• ☑️ Navigation on Browse mode – completed with GB 16.1.
• ☑️ Display home icon on the relevant template and page details view – completed with GB 16.1.

Editor

• ☑️ Top Toolbar improvements—work completed in this PR and completed for GB 15.7.
• ☑️ Refine the Site Editor loading state #35503 — work completed in this PR for GB 15.8.
• ☑️ Exposing revisions across the full spectrum of tools (templates, parts, patterns, styles) — final work completed for Global styles revisions in this PR for GB 15.8.
• ☑️ Creation flows for "New Page" that focuses on patterns. #48456 — complete for GB 16.0.
• ☑️ Introduce "Browser" and surface main navigation UI — complete for GB 16.0
• ☑️ Stabilize the Title Bar – complete for GB 16.1 (perhaps 16.0).
• ☑️ Add new Template flow – complete for GB 16.2.
• ☑️ Command Center: Quick search for jumping to other pages or templates in the editor. — complete for GB 15.9 with some follow ups around additional commands.

Patterns

• ☑️ Creating and classifying your own pattern library alongside reusable blocks — complete for GB 16.1.
• 🟡🖌️ The wp:pattern block — designs have been shared but work is stalled in favor of other 6.3 related work and broader technical discussions.
• 🔴 💻 Surface related patterns in the template inspector – PR with a raw prototype was previously worked on with room for someone else to step up and own this.

Blocks

• 🟢 Navigation 6.3 priorities – work continues with regular updates.
• 🟡🖌️ / ☑️ Link UI () Overview — some of this is still underway with design, including this additional issue https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/50891, and some work has been completed for 6.3 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/50890, https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/50668, https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/50957, https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/50961
• ☑️ Image Block: Surface aspect-ratio tool for custom image dimensions- completed in GB 16.1.

Styles

• 🟡 💻 Global Styles/Typography: Managing font sets — development stalled with dependencies for the Fonts API.
• ☑️ Expose Style Book in Styles details view – completed in GB 15.9.

[mtias]

I'm closing this issue as WordPress 6.3 is now out in beta. It has served us well for a couple years, tracking the progress and main scope of the customization phase. As the project moves on, we'll be looking at improvements to the customization experience as distinct milestones and complimenting the work soon to be started on phase 3. Active areas of work will be referenced in #52128.

So long, phase 2! And huge kudos to everyone that contributed to getting us to this point. 🌟🌟🌟🌟