This is a huge update that includes new features in several categories:

• A new style manager with a color manager, typography and spacing scales, and CSS framework importer.
• Updates to components with component slots, component style variants, nested component property binding, and components as blocks.
• A new Array query type, and more.

The Dynamic.ooo team has released a free plugin for Elementor that helps with debugging by letting you see the element hierarchy, do performance profiling, and examine visibility conditions.

The Builderius team just released their developer update which includes major enhancements to Collections (Loops). Any HTML tag is supported, they removed the output of JSON on the front-end, there is a visual conditions builder that works inside loops, a new sub-collection element, and a recursive template element. There is a new free version and the pro update is available for download from you account page. The linked article has the details, along with a walk-through video.

Over on the Make blog the first AI guidelines for WordPress have been published. The idea is to set expectations on the use of AI in contributing.

Winden brings Tailwind 4 utility classes to the block editor.

Big congratulations to the Etch team on the release of version 1.0. Etch was created in the open with frequent releases at a rapid pace. Version 1.0 represents stability and confidence by the team that Etch is ready for site builders. It takes a power user / developer first approach that many have found refreshing. You can now download version 1 from your Etch account dashboard.

The latest Divi update include 4 new features: a Page Manger within the builder, allowing you to add, duplicate, delete, and edit pages; a Preview Mode from within the builder, which allows you to toggle the UI elements; there’s a new “drill down” option at the end of breadcrumbs to make it easier to click on a particular element; and new options are available in the Top Bar, such as recently opened pages.

The WordPress Credits program is a project that partners with universities to integrate WordPress into their curriculum by providing resources, training, recognition, and mentorship. As part of the university program students work on real WordPress projects for non-profits. Props to Raitis Sevelis and the WPBakery team who are offering a free lifetime license for WPBakery to program students.

This is a nice and straightforward component implementation.