A new 3rd version of the PNG spec is out and it add better compression, animated PNGs, EXIF data, and HDR.

Bricks has a built in option to share your own templates across sites. In this video Paul Charlton shows how easy it is to set this up and control access.

This article makes the point that Cumulative Layout Shift is as much a designers problem to solve as it is a task for the developer. Along the way it mentions some steps for minimizing CLS, but doesn’t go into much detail – i.e. it is not really a tutorial, but it is an interesting read.

GenerateBlocks Pro 2.2 adds a new Site Header and Navigation blocks. Navigation is one of the weak points in the Site Editor, but most will probably use these with the GeneratePress theme builder.

It looks like it is time to reorder your posts, pages, and Custom Post Types in the admin. Imran Siddiq just released a code snippet that lets you reorder in the admin. If you like the code snippet please give him an thumbs up and comment on the video.

This is a nice video about working with synced patterns. It shows you how you can now add override limits to patterns for headings, paragraphs, images, and buttons, which helps to “client proof” designs.

Its happening! Here is the first official Etch training video. The video has a tour and explanation of the user interface features. Etch is looking good. Congrats to the team for the fast progress.

MaxiBlocks seems to still be going strong. They just added free Starter Sites.