Gutenberg Times: Gutenberg Changelog #124 – Gutenberg 22.0 and WordPress 6.9
In episode 124 of the Gutenberg Changelog podcast, Birgit Pauli-Haack and guest Ellen Bauer discuss the latest WordPress and Gutenberg updates, including the upcoming WordPress 6.9 release and Gutenberg 22.0. Highlights include insights on AI-powered site building, the importance of collaboration tools like block comments, new blocks such as accordion and stretchy text, and the enhanced plugin security review.
Ellen Bauer shares her experiences from WordCamp Kansai and speaks on the impact of AI in making WordPress site building more accessible. They also touch on improvements for theme authors, plugin developers, and the upcoming WordCamp Asia. The episode wraps up with community announcements and a look ahead to features planned for WordPress 7.0.
- Editor: Sandy Reed
- Logo: Mark Uraine
- Production: Birgit Pauli-Haack
Show Notes
Special Guest: Ellen Bauer
- On X (former Twitter) @ellenbauer
- Bluesky
- ElmaStudio
- Previews appearances on the show
- Talk at WordCamp Kansai: Building a WooCommerce Store Using Block Themes and AI Site Building
Announcements & Community
- Update on Phase 3: Collaboration efforts (Nov 2025)
- The Plugin Check Plugin now creates automatic security reports after each plugin update.
- Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer
- Wayback Machine Joint
- Introducing Blueprints in WordPress Studio 1.6.0
- Talks about Playground Blueprings by Birgit Pauli-Haack
What’s Released
- WordPress 6.9 Beta 4
- Tutorials on WordPress Developer Blog
- What’s new in Gutenberg 22.0? (5 November)
What’s in the works or discussed?
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Transcript
The transcript is in the works.
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