Gutenberg 18.6 Update: Enhanced Background Image Support and DataViews Extension

Gutenberg 18.6 mainly does some bug fixes, in preparation for the release of WordPress 6.6, the new features are not much, mainly to add background image support for a variety of blocks.

Background image support for quotes, psalms and post content blocks

References with background and negative margins

Psalms with context

Use the new background image feature to add a whole new look to quotes, verses and post content blocks.

Previously, the background image feature was limited to container blocks such as cover and group blocks. Now, this functionality has been extended to multiple blocks, making it easy for users to achieve the desired look and feel without the need for nested blocks.

DataViews: Extensible API

This release introduces early work on the DataViews extension.

DataViews is a component that supports the post list view in the site editor and will be an important part of the new admin design project in the future.

The API under development will allow for the registration of different "entities" (such as post types and other data types). For now, this API remains private to the Gutenberg plugin and is undergoing further development and testing before being made available to third parties.

For more details, see the official Gutenberg 18.6 LogsThe