What’s New in Gutenberg 23.1? (07 May)
Update Gutenberg to 23.1 to enable parallel thumbnail uploads, new UI primitives, and the Custom Taxonomies screen; test media editor and collaboration fixes before production.
Update Gutenberg to 23.1, enable the Custom Taxonomies experiment, test the new Media Editor and UI primitives, and verify real‑time collaboration stability on staging before pushing to live.
Summary
Gutenberg 23.1 was released on 07 May and is now available for download. The update introduces several experiments that enhance content management inside the editor, including a Custom Taxonomies management screen that lets users create and edit taxonomies directly from Settings, and a new Media Editor that brings advanced image manipulation into the WordPress media flow.
Outside the editor, the @wordpress/ui package receives two new primitives—Drawer and Autocomplete—along with overlay polish. Other highlights are an experiment to hide the classic block from the inserter, parallel thumbnail uploads that speed up bulk uploads and large images, an early preview of the @wordpress/grid component, and a batch of real‑time collaboration reliability fixes.
Key changes
- Parallel thumbnail generation up to concurrency limit speeds up bulk uploads and large images
- New Custom Taxonomies management screen in Settings allows creation/editing of taxonomies directly in editor
- New Media Editor adds advanced image manipulation tools within media flow
- @wordpress/ui gains Drawer and Autocomplete primitives with overlay polish
- Experiment to hide classic block from inserter
- Early preview of @wordpress/grid component
- Batch of real‑time collaboration reliability fixes