Epic: 6.5 release highlight grid (visual asset)

[thetinyl]

What is this?

The release highlight grid is meant to graphically showcase some of the release's top-of-mind features and enhancements. It's a nice and concise snapshot of the main features coming to a release. As a marketing-related asset, it's also been used to actively promote the release.

This is a tracking issue to manage the work needed on the 6.5 highlight grid. (Inspired by the 6.4 tracking issue.)

Examples of previous highlight grids for reference:

• 6.4 grid
• 6.3 grid
• 6.2 grid

Timing*

• [x] Initial design: February 1
• [ ] Final design: February 13

*Proposed dates are flexible. Ideally this will be ready around Beta 1/Beta 2.

Content

To keep the highlight grid focused and clear, I'd like to suggest keeping it to ~10 main features. In discussion with @annezazu, the story that seems to connect a lot of this release centers around the idea of "make it your own." From styles to workflows, it's empowering folks to be the owners of their entire WP experience, including the foundational pieces that make that possible (along with many other things, of course).

With this in mind, these are the features that seem the most appropriate to include based on where things are at (this list has been updated as of Jan 26):

• Font Library
• Data Views
• Pattern Overrides
• Robust revisions: style revision improvements, new template and template part revisions
• Block Effects (aka Interactivity API placeholder name)
• Adoption pathways for classic themes: appearance tools and Pattern management
• Performance: Focus on speed (4x typing, 2x Editor load, faster block selection, Site Editor navigation, pattern previews)
• Custom Fields API
• Block Connections

Extra notes

• This isn't suggested copy. I'll circle back to that ASAP with suggestions, just wanted to get the ball rolling on the "what".
• We're not obligated to have 10, less is fine as long as the grid doesn't look empty. More is also fine, too, if it's manageable and there's a case for more.
• This list isn't final yet, please do share thoughts or additional considerations.

[ellatrix]

So @youknowriad just told me that the "Site Editor navigation" metric was actually a false positive. It turns out the work done was just moved to a different event handler. The metric was adjusted and the number is now back to where it was before (https://www.codevitals.run/project/gutenberg). So let's remove this particular metric from the highlight grid and notes.

However, the load and input processing metrics are real and confirmed and imo should be mentioned separately (2x for load and 5x for input processing). This improvement was done both in the post AND site editors.

[BenjaminZekavica]

@ellatrix @thetinyl Here a new version

[jasmussen]

Updated the microsite to include that.

[thetinyl]

Thanks @BenjaminZekavica!

I hate to be that person, but it just needs a small copy edit. The drag and drop card should read: Smoother drag-and-drop (you can use the microsite for reference here).

Otherwise, looks good.

[BenjaminZekavica]

@thetinyl That's no problem :) Text was changed 👍

[DanSoschin]

This is great. I will be using the graphic in social posts about the release, so if there are any further changes, just make sure we note them here and/or ping me so I have the latest and greatest. Nice work on this!

[jasmussen]

Updated on the microsite.

[BenjaminZekavica]

@jasmussen Thank you

[ellatrix]

I now think of something: "faster editor loading" should actually be "faster editor content loading" because the editor without content was already fast 🙂

[BenjaminZekavica]

@thetinyl @ellatrix I updated the Highlight Grid :)