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
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
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.
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
Editor
Patterns
Blocks
Styles
Tasks below were done in WordPress 6.2.
Editor
The template editor is what powers editing
wp_templateentries and files.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.
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).
Themes
Flows regarding themes as a whole, from theme switching to theme export.
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.