16.1.0 RC2

Changelog

Enhancements

Block Editor

• Improve LinkControl Edit UI. (51712)

Site Editor

• Adding the distraction-free mode to the site editor (#51173). (51932)
• Update colors in 'Site view'. (51856)
• Site Editor: Make string to add Template parts and Patterns consistent and translatable 51743

Block Library

• Add image block aspect ratio control 51545

Components

• Button: Introduce size prop 51842

Navigation

• Ensure there is always a Navigation available in the browse mode sidebar via fallback algorithm 50321
• Fix Rename in Navigation on Browse Mode #51791

Accessibility

• BlockLockModal: restore focus on fallback toolbar button when original button is not rendered 51666
• Site Editor Sidebar: improvements to buttons 51762

Bug fixes

Site Editor

• Disable the revision button if there is no clickable menu 51851
• Library: Fix misalignment of description in custom template parts 51868
• Library: Fix delete shortcut incorrectly bound to non-user patterns 51830
• Library: Fix ability to click through to Template Parts in Library #51838
• Library: Update active item appearance in Library #51848
• Add distraction free to site editor
  51173
• Fix toolbar overlap in site editor
  51810
• Increase space between page meta and details section 51858
• Fix missing MenuGroup segment in Site Editor header more menu 51860
• Update the add template modal design 51806
• Update text color of site editor menu item hover/active states 51847
• Add view patterns plural label. [#51850] (#51850)

Block Library

• Buttons Block: add support for orientation-based block movers 51831
• Fix css styles in block.jsons. [#51866] (#51866)

Command Center

• Add manage all custom patterns command 51845
• Add another batch of commands to the site editor 51832
• Add UI commands to the post editor 51900

Components

• Keep framer-motion from updating minor version 51894
• ConfirmDialog: Fix affirmative action being triggered an extra time when selecting a button via keyboard 51730
• Tweak more icons for high-resolution devices 51768
• ZStack: fix component bounding box to match children 51836

Page Content Focus

• Switch to Page panel when deselecting a block 51881
• Don't show 'Back to page' notification when navigating away from page 51880
• useBlockSync(): Reset inner blocks when component unmounts 51783
• Fix black pixel appearing when block toolbar is empty 51779
• Only show Page Content Focus commands when in edit mode 51888

Contributors

The following contributors merged PRs in this release:

@jameskoster @priethor @richtabor @t-hamano @draganescu @noisysocks @tellthemachines @ciampo @ntsekouras @youknowriad @talldan @getdave @ajlende @mirka @scruffian @MaggieCabrera @spacedmonkey @felixarntz @afercia @alexstine @glendaviesnz