Gutenberg Contributors Focus Efforts on Navigation Block for WordPress 5.9, Navigation Editor Punted to Future Release
Gutenberg contributors have shifted their efforts to focus on the Navigation Block ahead of WordPress 5.9, leaving the Navigation Editor for a future release. Recent check-ins on the progress have further narrowed the scope from what Matias Ventura previously projected to include “both the navigation block and navigation screen projects.” “The Nav Editor will not be included in WordPress 5.9 because changes to the block are required for the editor to be a success,” Automattic engineer and core contributor Dave Smith said. “We need to allow sufficient time to test the editor before any major release and allow for community feedback.” During a recent Hallway Hangout meeting, contributors discussed some of the challenges they have encountered in working on the Navigation Editor. Smith said the outcome of that meeting was that “contributor efforts will switch to the Nav block in order to resolve some of the underlying architectural issues.” Contributors and participants in the meeting agreed that the Navigation Editor needs to be on hold until the Navigation Block has been shipped. Smith summarized the scope update for block-based Navigation in WordPress 5.9 and the changes to the block that are necessary for the project to move forward: specifically separating…
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