{"id":13988,"date":"2022-11-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/?p=13988"},"modified":"2022-11-22T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:48:59","slug":"the-month-in-wordpress-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/the-month-in-wordpress-october-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Month in WordPress &#8211; October 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the end of the year fast approaching, the WordPress project has not slowed down. Read on to learn more about the latest major release, WordPress 6.1, and the State of the Word 2022 live event, among other exciting news. It&#8217;s time to catch up on all things WordPress!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Say hello to WordPress 6.1 \u201cMisha\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The third and last major release of 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/misha\/\"><strong>WordPress 6.1 \u201cMisha,\u201d<\/strong><\/a> shipped on November 1, 2022. Named after jazz pianist <strong>Mikhail \u201cMisha\u201d Alperin<\/strong>, this release comes packed with many improvements that refine the site-building experience introduced earlier this year in WordPress 5.9 and 6.0, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/10\/11\/wordpress-6-1-accessibility-improvements\/\">accessibility<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/10\/11\/performance-field-guide-for-wordpress-6-1\/\">performance<\/a> upgrades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress 6.1 is also bundled with a new default block theme, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/introducing-twenty-twenty-three\/\">Twenty Twenty-Three (TT3)<\/a>, that features <strong>10 style variations<\/strong> designed by WordPress community members. These intentionally unique designs ensure that you can change the visual details of your site with ease\u2014and within a single theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\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\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to WordPress 6.1 &quot;Misha&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1w9oywSa6Hw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about what&#8217;s in 6.1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/misha\/\">WordPress 6.1 \u201cMisha\u201d Announcement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/10\/12\/wordpress-6-1-field-guide\/\">WordPress 6.1 Field Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Following WordPress 6.1 \u201cMisha\u201d, a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/wordpress-6-1-1-maintenance-release\/\">6.1.1 maintenance release<\/a> landed on November 15, 2022. This minor release includes about 50 bug fixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-extra-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\">Download WordPress 6.1.1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State of the Word 2022 is coming on December 15<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wordpress.org\/news\/files\/2022\/11\/Web-SOTW-Image-1200x800-1.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Decorative blue background with text: &quot;State of the Word 2022. December 15, 2022. 1\u20132:30 P.M. EST (18\u201319:30 UTC.) 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The event will take place in person in New York City and live-streamed via various WordPress.org social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also host or join a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/community\/handbook\/meetup-organizer\/state-of-the-word-watch-parties\/\">State of the Word watch party<\/a> to enjoy the event with your WordPress friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-extra-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/state-of-the-word-2022\/\">Learn more about State of the Word 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s new in Gutenberg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two new versions of Gutenberg have shipped in the last month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/10\/27\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-14-4-26-october\/\"><strong>Gutenberg 14.4<\/strong><\/a> was released on October 26, 2022, with support for a distraction-free mode that allows a more focused writing experience. Other notable highlights include a redesigned pattern inserter, content locking to the Navigation block, and improvements to fluid typography.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/11\/09\/whats-new-in-gutenberg-14-5-9-november\/\"><strong>Gutenberg 14.5<\/strong><\/a> sets the groundwork for future releases with code quality improvements and bug fixes. This version introduces a new \u201cDocument Overview\u201d panel for easier access to the list view and document information, expands margin and padding support, and improves spacing visualizers. It was released on November 9, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-extra-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Explore some of the latest enhancements to the writing experience in <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/10\/28\/core-editor-improvement-advancing-the-writing-experience\/\">this Core Editor Improvement post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team updates: Documentation Contributor Day, WordPress.org redesign updates, and more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/07\/27\/giving-fse-a-more-user-friendly-name\/\">lively discussion<\/a> around the site editing terminology, WordPress Executive Director Josepha Haden Chomphosy <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/updates\/2022\/11\/04\/site-editor-a-more-user-friendly-name\/\">announced that the term &#8220;Site Editor&#8221; will be used going forward<\/a> in reference to the suite of site editing tools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last month, the Docs Team successfully held its <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/2022\/10\/28\/the-documentation-team-contributor-day-summary\/\">first online Contributor Day<\/a> to collaborate in real-time, help onboard new contributors, and work on backlog tasks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Progress and next steps for the WordPress.org website redesign were shared <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meta\/2022\/10\/21\/wordpress-org-redesign-update\/\">in this post<\/a>. The following pages that will get a refreshed look and feel soon include <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/design\/2022\/11\/11\/a-refresh-of-wordpress-org-showcase\/\">Showcase<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/docs\/2022\/10\/19\/new-design-for-helphub-in-wordpress-org\/\">Documentation (HelpHub)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The WordPress.org Theme Directory <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/meta\/2022\/10\/20\/displaying-style-variations-for-supporting-themes\/\">introduced a new feature<\/a> that allows visitors to preview style variations in block themes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspired by the Community Team\u2019s efforts to reactivate meetup groups, the Polyglots Team is looking to start a <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/polyglots\/2022\/11\/08\/starting-a-polyglots-outreach-effort\/\">Polyglots outreach project<\/a> and welcomes help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Training Team shared an <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/training\/2022\/11\/01\/summary-update-courses-currently-in-development-1-november-2022\/\">overview of some of the new Learn WordPress courses<\/a> they have been recently working on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Openverse\u2019s catalog now includes <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/openverse\/2022\/11\/16\/openverse-now-includes-over-1-million-audio-records\/\">more than one million audio records<\/a>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The WordPress Photo Directory also reached a significant milestone by surpassing 5,000 photos! <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/photos\/2022\/11\/17\/the-road-to-5000-photos-a-retrospective\/\">Check out this celebratory retrospective from the Photos team<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speaking of Openverse and the Photo Directory, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/11\/episode-43-openverse-photo-directory-what-are-they-and-how-are-they-different\/\">don\u2019t miss the latest episode of the WP Briefing podcast<\/a>\u2014it covers the differences between these two resources, and how they work to further openly-licensed media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The latest edition of People of WordPress features <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/10\/people-of-wordpress-raghavendra-satish-peri\/\">Raghavendra Satish Peri<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-extra-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Enjoy a spooky Halloween Mad Libs story completed by community contributors in <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/news\/2022\/10\/episode-42-something-spooky-this-way-comes\/\">Episode 42 of WP Briefing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback &amp; testing requests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2022\/10\/12\/call-for-testing-plugin-dependencies\/\">Plugin Dependencies feature plugin is available for testing<\/a>. 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