What's New in the Block Editor

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We're used to seeing small and not-so-small changes and new features added to the WordPress core every time a new version is released. WordPress 5.7 is no exception, and it's great to see how each new version brings us a little closer to the Big Picture .

With multiple versions of the block editor merged into core, the new release improves the overall editing experience and allows developers to build more advanced blocks and add more powerful customizations to the block editor.

Aside from the editor, WordPress 5.7 also introduces tons of changes and great features, including lazy loading iframes, login and registration interface updates, password reset links, a large number of bug fixes, and much more.

We’ve done our testing at DevKinsta , and we’re ready to share with you our favorite features and changes coming with WordPress 5.7—complete, of course, with tons of screenshots and code snippets.

If you want to dive deeper into the first major release of 2021, check bulgaria phone number data out the WordPress 5.7 Development Cycle , Planning Roundup , and Field Guide .

So while we continue to wait for Full Site Editing (in WordPress 5.8 core), let’s sit back and enjoy what’s new in WordPress 5.7!

WordPress 5.7 brings many versions of the Gutenberg plugin to Core. It would be impossible to list all of those additions here, along with the numerous changes and bug fixes added to the editor, but you can visit the following links to dive deeper into each version: 9.3 , 9.4 , 9.5 , 9.6 , 9.7 , 9.8 , 9.9 .

Bug fixes and performance improvements for Gutenberg 10.0 and 10.1 are also part of WordPress 5.7.

With that said, let’s go through our list of the most interesting features and changes added to the block editor with WordPress 5.7: