Gutenberg 16.8 Makes Cover Block Smarter, Adds Experimental Pages List in Site Editor

Gutenberg 16.8 was released this week with improvements to existing blocks and some experiments that lay the foundation for Phase 3 focused on collaboration.

The Cover block now automatically sets an overlay color when a user applies the initial background image. If the user doesn’t manually set an overlay color prior to uploading the image, the code extracts the overlay color by computing the average color of the image. Automattic-sponsored core contributor Vicente Canales included a video, which demonstrates how expertly the block selects the most complimentary overlay color:

Work on the Font Library continues, even though the feature was punted to WordPress 6.5. Gutenberg 16.8 moves font uploads to a new Upload tab, improves error messaging, and removes the use of snackbar. This feature can be seen under Global Style > Typography in the Site Editor.

There is still a wide chasm between the post and site editors, but version 16.8 introduces a new option toggling templates when editing pages. This allows users to switch back and forth from focusing on the content

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