The Pattern Manager plugin adds some features and restriction abilities that enhances block pattern management.

The volunteers at WP org try to do a good job and keep things running. There is a change in personnel of the plugin review team. I understand there is a backlog, so hopefully they will be able to get caught up.

Here is a nice interview with Andriy Andreyev, the CEO of Crocoblock.

Spectra is the Gutenberg addon from the makers of the Astra theme. The pro version is just being released now. The video considers the Spectra Pro ecosystem, does a walk-through of using it in the Full Site Editor, and discusses the strengths, weaknesses, and positioning of Spectra. I hope you find it interesting and useful.

The first beta of WordPress 6.3 is available. It includes the Command Palette, improved page management, new blocks, and many other improvements.

So they have decided to rename the Command Center to “Command Palette,” which seems like a good choice.

In the not WordPress, but useful department – Here are some nice browser dev tool tips. The author of the article maintains a site with these and the ones in the article are the most popular.

This is an interesting initiative, the idea is a “guild” for WordPress product owners to help with product positioning, pricing, and best practices. The interview provides information about the background and goals of the project.

Reusable Blocks are becoming Patterns with a sync option. The change will be included in WordPress 6.3.