The document outlines recent updates for WordPress developers as of August 2023, presented by Jonathan Bossenger. Key topics include changes in WordPress core, the Gutenberg plugin, and new developer resources. The session encourages interaction and provides links for further learning and updates.

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What’s new for developers?
(August 2023)
Jonathan Bossenger
Learn.WordPress.org

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👋🏽 Welcome!
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Hello!
○ My name is Jonathan Bossenger
○ From Cape Town, South Africa
○ Developer educator at Automattic
○ Sponsored to work with the Training Team
○ jonathanbossenger.com

3. Learn.WordPress.org
What’s new for developers?
(August 2023)
Jonathan Bossenger

4. Announcements
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5. Announcements
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○ We will be posting this session to https://wordpress.tv/ afterwards.
○ For WordPress tutorials and courses please visit https://learn.wordpress.org/
○ For WordPress developer news and updates please visit
https://developer.wordpress.org/news/

6. Let’s go!

7. What we’re covering today
○ WordPress core
• enqueue_block_editor_assets vs enqueue_block_assets
• Development mode
• /wp-json/wp/v2/global-styles/{ID}revisions
⁃ Requires authentication
• wp_get_remote_theme_patterns()
⁃ wp_get_theme_directory_pattern_slugs()

8. What we’re covering today
○ Gutenberg plugin
• Extendable media inserter
• Vertical text orientation support
• New ProgressBar component
• Interactivity API updates and Create Block template

9. Resources
○ https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/whats-new-for-developers-august-2023/
○ https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/18/miscellaneous-editor-changes-in-wordpress-6-
3/#post-editor-iframed
○ https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/14/configuring-development-mode-in-6-3/
○ https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/03/30/proposal-the-interactivity-api-a-better-developer-
experience-in-building-interactive-blocks/
○ https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-create-block-
interactive-template/