{"id":38828,"date":"2021-09-18T10:12:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T15:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhmultisite.com\/blog\/?p=38828"},"modified":"2021-09-18T10:12:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T15:12:58","slug":"whats-new-in-gutenberg-11-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-11-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutenberg News: What\u2019s New in Gutenberg 11.5? | September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WordPress<\/a> core team is hard at work for the upcoming release of WordPress 5.9 in December 2021, the last major release which concludes the Gutenberg Project\u2019s second phase<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the release just a few months away, there have been concerns about whether version 5.9 would be completed in the projected time frame. However, much of the initial work has been started with the Gutenberg plugin updates<\/a>, which come out every two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two latest updates are Gutenberg 11.4<\/a> and 11.5, released on September 2 and 16, 2021, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn more about the last two releases of the Gutenberg editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.4 Updates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.5 Updates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.4 Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.4 introduced image blocks in the gallery, duotone filters for featured images, and button block padding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery Blocks Use Image Blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Gutenberg 11.4 introduces support for nesting image blocks via the Gallery block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users can still insert media using Image blocks, but individual gallery images are treated like image blocks with the nesting image blocks function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any existing and future functions of image blocks apply to individual gallery images. For example, you can move, copy, or add custom links to individual gallery images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gallery block is expected to come out in WordPress 5.9, but users who want to try it can do so on the Gutenberg Experiment page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duotone Filters for Featured Images<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Image Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg introduced duotone blocks to image and cover blocks in version 10.6<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.4 brings this functionality to featured images, enabling users to set consistent effects in post and page templates, Query Block<\/a> content, and recent posts lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Button Block Padding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.4 lets you define values along the X- and Y-axis for spacing around the Button block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gutenberg plugin still supports single padding values for all sides, but the introduction of this functionality allows users to control and customize the way button elements are displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support for Block Gap Spacing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most requested feature requests the Gutenberg team has received was how to adjust the gap between blocks. Gutenberg 11.4 finally introduces the first step to adding gap spacing control<\/a> to Image blocks, Button blocks, and Column blocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gutenberg 11.5 Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Gutenberg team released version 11.5<\/a> shortly after releasing version 11.4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest version includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n