{"id":601,"date":"2025-08-23T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambiguouslyblonde.com\/files\/gutenberg-times-wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T01:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:58:00","slug":"gutenberg-times-wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambiguouslyblonde.com\/files\/gutenberg-times-wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/","title":{"rendered":"Gutenberg Times: WordCamp US, more blocks, a new book, Gutenberg 21.4, and WordPress 6.9\u2014Weekend Edition 338"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there, <\/p>\n<p>I am thoroughly giddy for WordCamp US. The schedule looks fantastic. A great collection of Keynote speakers with <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/the-tech-that-comes-next-how-changemakers-philanthropists-and-technologists-can-build-an-equitable-world\/\">Amy Sample Ward<\/a> (NTEN), <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/speaker\/danny-sullivan\/\">Danny Sullivan<\/a> (Google), <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/keynote-2\/\">John Maeda<\/a> (Microsoft), and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/a-new-era-of-experiential-medicine-ai-and-the-brain\/\">Adam Gazzaley<\/a> (Neuroscape at UCSF). <\/p>\n<p>There are in total 44 sessions, covering three overall topics: \u201cTechnical WordPress,\u201d \u201cHoning your skills,\u201d and \u201cAI.\u201d Below you\u2019ll find a list of block and block theme-related talks you can follow on the livestream or on demand later on.<\/p>\n<p>And when you read this, I am already on my way to Portland. <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u2708\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/2708.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4b\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f44b.png\"> <\/p>\n<p>Yours, <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc95\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f495.png\"><br \/><em>Birgit<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-background-background-color has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<nav class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents\">\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/#wordcamp-us-talks-and-workshops-on-block-development-and-block-themes\">WordCamp US talks and workshops on block development and block themes <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/#0-word-press-release-information\">Developing Gutenberg and WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/#0-p\">Plugins, Themes, and Tools for #nocode site builders and owners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/#2-word-press-6-0-1-and-6-1-scheduled\">Theme Development for Full Site and Blocks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents__entry\" href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wordcamp-us-more-blocks-a-new-book-gutenberg-21-4-and-wordpress-6-9-weekend-edition-338\/#3-building-themes-for-fse-and-word-press\">Building Blocks and Tools for the Block editor.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-showhide ng-block\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WordCamp US talks and workshops on block development and block themes <\/h2>\n<p>Staying within the block editor context, here is the list of talks that tackle the latest blocks buzz.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Joeleen Kennedy<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/modernizing-at-scale-how-fse-supports-wikimedias-evolving-ux\/\">Modernizing at Scale: How FSE Supports Wikimedia\u2019s Evolving UX<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Josh Bryant<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/reimagining-wordpress-editing-how-we-embedded-gutenberg-into-our-product-ecosystem\/\">Reimagining WordPress Editing: How We Embedded Gutenberg Into Our Product Ecosystem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Seth Rubenstein<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/block-composability-the-past-and-the-future\/\">Block Composability: The Past and The Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie Stelzer<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/coding-the-magic-a-developers-journey-through-aloha\/\">Coding the Magic: A Developer\u2019s Journey Through Aloha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Ann Aschenbrenner<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/moving-a-website-from-classic-to-a-block-theme\/\">Moving a Website from Classic to a Block Theme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anton Plauch<\/strong>e: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/building-resilient-interfaces-by-embracing-fluid-design\/\">Building Resilient Interfaces by Embracing Fluid Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jemima Abu<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/a-php-developers-guide-to-reactjs\/\">A PHP Developer\u2019s Guide to ReactJS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Michelle Schlup Hunt<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/building-experiences-design-systems-user-experience-and-full-site-editing\/\">Building Experiences: Design Systems, User Experience, and Full Site Editing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tammie Lister<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/the-system-is-the-strategy\/\">The System is the Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jamie Marsland<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/launch-your-personal-portfolio-a-hands-on-wordpress-workshop\/\">Launch Your Personal Portfolio\u2014A Hands-On WordPress Workshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Welcher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2025\/session\/the-block-developer-cookbook\/\">The Block Developer Cookbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Developing Gutenberg and WordPress<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jeff Paul <\/strong>posted the members of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2025\/08\/19\/announcing-the-wordpress-6-9-release-squad\/\">Release Squad for WordPress 6.9<\/a>.<\/strong> It\u2019s a mix of community and sponsored contributors. Five squad members are from Automattic; two of them, Jonathen Bossenger and Ryan Welcher are first-timers, paired with longtime contributors on the Triage team and Test team.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>In a personal blog post, <a href=\"https:\/\/nomad.blog\/2025\/08\/20\/exploring-work-in-progress-for-wordpress-6-9\/\"><strong>Exploring work in progress for WordPress\u00a06.9, <\/strong><\/a><strong>Anne McCarthy<\/strong> selected a few features on their way to the WordPress 6.9 release and reported on their status. She followed fairly closely the Roadmap 6.9 post and shared updates and discussions that are happening right now, roughly two months away from Beta 1 on October 21.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p><strong>Rae Morey,<\/strong> The Repository, reported on both publications in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therepository.email\/wordpress-6-9-release-squad-named-as-features-take-shape\"><strong>WordPress 6.9 Release Squad Named as Features Take Shape.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-background-background-color has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf99\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/72x72\/1f399.png\"> The latest episode is <a href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/podcast\/gutenberg-changelog-119-wordpress-6-8-2-and-6-9-gutenberg-21-1-21-2-and-21-3-releases\/\">Gutenberg Changelog 119\u2014WordPress 6.8.2 and 6.9, Gutenberg 21.1, 21.2, and 21.3 Releases<\/a> with Tammie Lister. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-no-vertical-margin\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tammie Lister and Birgit Pauli-Haack recording Gutenberg Changelog 119\" class=\"wp-image-40972\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-25-at-10.53.45.png?resize=652%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"652\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>If you are listening via Spotify, please leave a comment. If you listen via other podcast apps, please leave a review. It\u2019ll help with the distribution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>Release lead <strong>Hector Prieto<\/strong> published <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2025\/08\/14\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-21-4-13-august\/\"><strong>What\u2019s New in Gutenberg 21.4 <\/strong><\/a>and highlighted<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2025\/08\/14\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-21-4-13-august\/#dataviews-table-layout-grouping-and-multi-selecting\">DataViews table layout grouping and multi-selecting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2025\/08\/14\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-21-4-13-august\/#more-on-dataviews-enhancements\">More on DataViews enhancements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2025\/08\/14\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-21-4-13-august\/#style-shuffling-in-write-mode\">Style shuffling in write mode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41596\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dataviews-Grouping.png?resize=652%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"652\"><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>In his August edition of the<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2025\/08\/whats-new-for-developers-august-2025\/\"><strong> What\u2019s new for developers <\/strong><\/a>roundup post, <strong>Justin Tadlock<\/strong> has a vast array of released or upcoming updates for you to review. He also added three discussions you might want to chime in on if they are relevant to your work.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2025\/08\/whats-new-for-developers-august-2025\/#expanding-the-core-block-library-it-might-be-in-the-cards\">Expanding the Core block library? It might be in the cards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2025\/08\/whats-new-for-developers-august-2025\/#proposing-more-theme-json-settings-control\">Proposing more theme.json settings control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/WordPress\/gutenberg\/issues\/70994\">Discussion on \u201ccomposite\u201d blocks<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You also learn about Playground updates and Theme related changes and interesting bug fixes. If you only have time to read one post this week, make it this one.<\/p>\n<p><em>Never ever miss another post from the WordPress Developer Blog! <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/subscribe\/\"><strong>Subscribe!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plugins, Themes, and Tools for #nocode site builders and owners<\/h2>\n<p>In previous editions of this newsletter, I mentioned the new Events plugin by <strong>Lesley Sim<\/strong> and <strong>Ahmed Fouad<\/strong> called <strong>EventKoi<\/strong>. It works natively with the block editor, supports recurring + multi-day events, and gives you beautiful calendar views out of the box. They are running a <strong>Founding Partner Lifetime Deal<\/strong> from Aug. 25\u201331 only. <a href=\"http:\/\/eventkoi.com\/\">Learn more and get on the waitlist now<\/a>. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p><strong>Ajit Bohra<\/strong> and the team at LubusIN have shared their super cool <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/blablablocks-slider-block\/\">Slider Block<\/a> that they originally used for their own projects! Now, you can get it from the WordPress Plugin Directory, complete with a handy <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lubusIN\/blablablocks-slider-block\/wiki\">setup guide<\/a> to help you get started.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41581\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-20-at-19.08.11.png?resize=652%2C298&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"652\"><\/figure>\n<p>The new plugin <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wpmozo-blocks-and-addons\/\"><strong>WPMozo Blocks and Addons<\/strong><\/a> by <em>Elicus<\/em> comes with a set of very fancy blocks like FlipBox, Image Card, Tilted Image, and some more. Each of them has also many design choices. If you need some interactive blocks on your site, it\u2019s worth checking out. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theme Development for Full Site and Blocks<\/h2>\n<p>On the Developer Blog, <strong>Justin Tadlock <\/strong>wrote a tutorial on how to use a new extensibility feature to add custom social links to the block editor: <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2025\/08\/registering-custom-social-icons-in-wordpress-6-9\/\"><strong>Registering custom social icons in WordPress 6.9<\/strong><\/a>. If you want to test this for yourself before WordPress 6.9 comes out, make sure you install Gutenberg plugin 21.1 or newer. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41597\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-21-at-17.05.09.png?resize=540%2C376&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"540\"><\/figure>\n<p>I used this new feature to add podcast directory icons for my block theme on Gutenberg Times. The plugin will be in the WordPress repository as soon as I figure out this SVN version control thingy. <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/bph\/gt-podcast-bb\">The code is available on GitHub<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41598\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-21-at-17.06.00.png?resize=434%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"434\"><\/figure>\n<section class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-callout undefined not-color-set\">\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/references\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cKeeping up with Gutenberg \u2013 Index 2025\u201d<\/a> <\/strong><br \/>A chronological list of the WordPress Make Blog posts from various teams involved in Gutenberg development: Design, Theme Review Team, Core Editor, Core JS, Core CSS, Test, and Meta team from Jan. 2024 on. Updated by yours truly.\u2002The previous years are also available: <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/references\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index-2020\/\">2020<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/references\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index-2021\/\">2021<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/references\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index-2022\/\">2022<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/references\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index\/gutenberg-index-2023\">2023<\/a><\/strong> | <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/references\/keeping-up-with-gutenberg-index\/gutenberg-index-2024\/\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>In her latest tutorial, <strong>Anne Katzeff<\/strong>, ASK Designs, explores the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.askdesign.biz\/blog\/2025\/07\/gallery-block-layouts\/\">core Gallery block<\/a> and shows how to arrange multiple images in a grid of rows and columns. She also mentioned the \u2018click to enlarge\u2019 feature. Katzeff then continues comparing the default gallery block with the one provided by Kadence Blocks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askdesign.biz\/blog\/2025\/07\/gallery-block-layouts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41601\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/std-gallery-add.jpg?resize=652%2C213&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"652\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>Web developer <strong>Elliott Richmond<\/strong> delivers a thirty-year veteran\u2019s verdict: \u201cMenus have always had one job\u2026 to help people find their way around a website.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/elliottrichmond.co.uk\/website-menu-navigation-vs-mega-menu-navigation-why-simplicity-still-wins-in-2025\/\"><strong>His manifesto against mega-menu bloat<\/strong><\/a> reveals hidden SEO penalties\u2014link dilution, crawlability nightmares, and semantic confusion plague JavaScript-heavy navigation systems. Richmond advocates for WordPress\u2019s foundational principle: semantic simplicity over marketing spectacle. The prescription? Five to seven top-level items maximum, unified cross-device structure, and letting content\u2014not navigation\u2014handle conversion duties.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building Blocks and Tools for the Block editor.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Paulo Carvajal<\/strong> shared in his blog post <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-block-editor.com\/building-blocks-that-work-seamlessly-with-block-themes-and-the-site-editor\/\">how to build Blocks That Work Seamlessly with Block Themes and the Site Editor<\/a><\/strong>. He covers the paradigm shift where everything becomes blocks, emphasizing the importance of integrating with <code>theme.json<\/code> design systems rather than using hard-coded styles. Key topics include responsive design integration, global styles compatibility, block patterns usage, and performance optimization for the evolving WordPress ecosystem. <\/p>\n<p><em>Carvajal is also working on the block editor book called <a href=\"https:\/\/leanpub.com\/wordpress-block-editor-guide\"><strong>WordPress Editor and Blocks<\/strong>\u2014A Comprehensive Guide<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p>In his livestream, <strong>Ryan Welcher<\/strong> let you in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nE3tXm4qkFs\"><strong>Block Deprecation Secrets Only WordPress Experts Know<\/strong><\/a> as one of the Block Development Cookbook series. He cooked up a tasty recipe block and walked through the process of updating it with block deprecations\u2014the secret ingredient to keeping your blocks fresh while maintaining compatibility with older content.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-showhide ng-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brendanocwp\">Brendan O\u2019Connell<\/a><\/strong> started a video series talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/remotedatablocks.com\/\">Remote Data Blocks<\/a>. the plugin by the WordPress VIP team. Using it helps you connect the block editor to external APIs and sync data in real time to blocks. It also auto-registers custom blocks with a custom schema.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Part 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mt5zNVSUPLg\">O\u2019Connell gives you an introduction.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In Part 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A9QJe2r81lQ\">He covers using the plugin with an Airtable.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-showhide ng-block\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>WordPressVIP also held a webinar highlighting the Remote Data Block. <strong>Rae Morey<\/strong>, The Repository, has the report for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therepository.email\/wordpress-vip-demos-its-new-enterprise-suite-remote-blocks-and-parse-ly-ai-updates?utm_source=mailpoet&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source_platform=mailpoet&amp;utm_campaign=issue-270\"><strong>WordPress VIP Demos Its New Enterprise Suite: Remote Blocks and Parse.ly AI Updates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-newsletterglue-callout undefined not-color-set\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/need-a-zip-from-master\/\">Need a plugin .zip from Gutenberg\u2019s master branch?<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Gutenberg Times provides daily builds for testing and review.<\/p>\n<p>Now also available via <a href=\"https:\/\/playground.wordpress.net\/?blueprint-url=https:\/\/gutenbergtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/playnightly.json\">WordPress Playground<\/a>. There is no need for a test site locally or on a server. Have you been using it? <a href=\"mailto:pauli@gutenbergtimes.com\">Email me <\/a>with your experience<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GitHub all releases\" src=\"https:\/\/img.shields.io\/github\/downloads\/bph\/gutenberg\/total?style=for-the-badge\"><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>Questions? Suggestions? 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