The plugin version of Gutenberg, version 19.9 was released. By looking at the features released in the plugin we can see what will be included in the next WordPress release. Some of the new features include the Style Book is available for classic themes, you can now show the number of records returned when using the Query Loop block, and you can set the home page from within the Site Editor.

If you are into custom block development then you might find this YouTube live session with Ryan Welcher interesting.

Anne McCarthy reports on the status of Gutenberg stage 3 (collaboration) in this post. It sounds like some progress is being made and we may start to see more public previews soon.

As part of Gutenberg phase 3 a new inline commenting feature is being released in the Gutenberg plugin version of the block editor.

The Query Loop block is one of the most powerful core blocks. I like how they released support for Post lists with a flexible loop block instead of a more monolithic block with just a few set layouts. WordPress 6.7 is due out in November and will include a number of refinements and improvements to the Query Loop block to make it easier and more intuitive.

Riad Benguella shares some best practices and things to avoid when developing for Gutenberg. Overall it seems like a rear-guard fight to keep things lean.

A prototype was released showing how to create Custom Post Types and custom fields using the block editor and then display them using the Site Editor. While the project is still new, it demonstrates the thinking and possible direction for Gutenberg. Very cool. In this video we take a look at how this is currently working. It may be some time before this makes it into a WordPress core release, if it every does.

One of the goals of the third phase of Gutenberg is editor collaboration. Automattic has sponsored Kevin Jahns, who has worked to add collaboration to other tools, to work on adding collaborative editing to Gutenberg. He developed a framework for building collaborative apps called Yjs.

For power users and developers – Nick Diego shows how to create a “clickable card” by creating a Gutenberg block extension to enable a linked Group block.