This release updates the bundled Gutenberg editor packages from WordPress 6.4
to WordPress 6.9, bringing a wide range of block editor improvements accumulated
over five WordPress releases.
There's no known breaking changes yet in this version but Gutenberg core library version made a big leap - from 14.1 to 16.7 - so extensive testing on upgrades is highly recommended.
There are considerable changes (mostly additions) regarding the theme configuration. We'll update Gutenberg Starter theme before a stable release to cover it.
This release was followed up by 8.x-1.8 and all users interested in this release should actually use 8.x-1.8 or later release. However, since this release has relevant release notes with fixed issues it is published for posterity.
Security release
All routing paths defined on the module (gutenberg.routing.yml) have "access content" permission which allows anonymous users to access all those routes.
Main changes from RC-1:
- Now it's using Gutenberg core files directly. Removed Gutenberg-JS dependency. Based on Gutenberg version 5.6.1.
- Better media files handling - support to store title, caption and alternative text.
- New Allowed Blocks UI at content type admin UI.
- And, of course, several bug fixes.