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WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” – API reference being rebuilt

WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” was released in 12th November 2019.

I noticed some problems with the existing API reference so decided to completely rebuild it, for every subdomain, starting with core.wp-a2z.org, then moving on to the other domains.

I ran it yesterday on core and checked it today – 14th November.

It’s not looking good. Not at all!

Sorry, I’ll try again. I think it might have been a problem with PHP 7.3

Meanwhile, why not have a look at the 74 blocks delivered by WordPress core.

Core blocks

WordPress 5.3 reparsed

WordPress 5.3 “Kirk” was released on 12th November 2019.

It has now been reparsed on core.wp-a2z.org. Other subdomains no longer contain the WordPress dynamic API reference. Instead, whenever they encounter a WordPress core API, they link to the documentation in core. This is similar to the links to the PHP reference.

A summary view of the contents of each of the sites is available.

View the dynamic Site Summary

Group block icon front end display

Group – core/group

A block that groups other blocks.

[Read more…] about Group – core/group

Published: 13th November 2019 | Last updated: 13th November 2019

WordPress 5.2.4 or 5.3-RC1

WordPress 5.2.4 was released on 14th October 2019, WordPress 5.3 Release Candidate 1 followed soon after on the 16th. We should be parsing v5.2.4 here and start working with 5.3 locally.

WordPress 5.2.3 now parsed

WordPress v5.2.3, a security and maintenance release, was made available on 5th September 2019. It has now been parsed on all subdomains of wp-a2z.org

WordPress a2z

WordPress core a2z

Genesis Theme Framework a2z

Jetpack a2z

WordPress develop tests

Easy Digital Downloads a2z

WooCommerce a2z

Yoast SEO a2z

References

Amazon Kindle – core-embed/amazon-kindle

Embed Amazon Kindle content.

Published: 11th May 2019 | Last updated: 11th May 2019

Search – core/search

Help visitors find your content.

[Read more…] about Search – core/search

Published: 11th May 2019 | Last updated: 11th May 2019

RSS – core/rss

Display entries from any RSS or Atom feed.

[Read more…] about RSS – core/rss

Published: 11th May 2019 | Last updated: 11th May 2019

WordPress 5.2 now parsed

WordPress 5.2 “Jaco” was released on 7th May 2019.

The PHP source has been re-parsed across all subdomains.

Block changes

Block changes

There are a number of new core blocks, bringing the total number of core blocks to 39.

There is a new core-embed block.

Amazon Kindle – core-embed/amazon-kindle

And some have simply been deleted.

Funny or Die – core-embed/funnyordie, Photobucket – core-embed/photobucket

WordPress 5.2 also introduces the Block Manager Tool, which allows you to choose the blocks that are available to you.

Core blocks

: Archives – core/archives
Display a monthly archive of your posts.
: Audio – core/audio
Embed a simple audio player.
: Button – core/button
Prompt visitors to take action with a button-style link.
: Calendar – core/calendar
A calendar of your site’s posts.
: Categories – core/categories
Display a list of all categories.
: Classic – core/freeform
Use the classic WordPress editor.
: Code – core/code
Display code snippets that respect your spacing and tabs.
: Column – core/column
A single column within a columns block.
: Columns – core/columns
Add a block that displays content in multiple columns, then add whatever content blocks you’d like.
: Cover – core/cover
Add an image or video with a text overlay — great for headers.
: Custom HTML – core/html
Add custom HTML code and preview it as you edit.
: Embed – core/embed
Embed videos, images, tweets, audio, and other content from external sources.
: File – core/file
Add a link to a downloadable file.
: Gallery – core/gallery
Display multiple images in a rich gallery.
: Heading – core/heading
Introduce new sections and organize content to help visitors (and search engines) understand the structure of your content.
: Image – core/image
Insert an image to make a visual statement.
: Latest Comments – core/latest-comments
Display a list of your most recent comments.
: Latest Posts – core/latest-posts
Display a list of your most recent posts.
: List – core/list
Create a bulleted or numbered list.
: Media & Text – core/media-text
Set media and words side-by-side for a richer layout.
: More – core/more
Content before this block will be shown in the excerpt on your archives page.
: Page Break – core/nextpage
Separate your content into a multi-page experience.
: Paragraph – core/paragraph
Start with the building block of all narrative.
: Preformatted – core/preformatted
Add text that respects your spacing and tabs, and also allows styling.
: Pullquote – core/pullquote
Give special visual emphasis to a quote from your text.
: Quote – core/quote
Give quoted text visual emphasis. “In quoting others, we cite ourselves.” — Julio Cortázar
: Reusable Block – core/block
Create content, and save it for you and other contributors to reuse across your site. Update the block, and the changes apply everywhere it’s used.
: Reusable Template – core/template
Template block used as a container.
: RSS – core/rss
Display entries from any RSS or Atom feed.
: Search – core/search
Help visitors find your content.
: Separator – core/separator
Create a break between ideas or sections with a horizontal separator.
: Shortcode – core/shortcode
Insert additional custom elements with a WordPress shortcode.
: Spacer – core/spacer
Add white space between blocks and customize its height.
: Subheading (deprecated) – core/subhead
This block is deprecated. Please use the Paragraph block instead.
: Table – core/table
Insert a table — perfect for sharing charts and data.
: Tag Cloud – core/tag-cloud
A cloud of your most used tags.
: Text Columns (deprecated) – core/text-columns
This block is deprecated. Please use the Columns block instead.
: Unrecognized Block – core/missing
Your site doesn’t include support for this block.
: Verse – core/verse
Insert poetry. Use special spacing formats. Or quote song lyrics.
: Video – core/video
Embed a video from your media library or upload a new one.

Core embed blocks

: Amazon Kindle – core-embed/amazon-kindle
Embed Amazon Kindle content.
: Animoto – core-embed/animoto
Embed an Animoto video.
: Cloudup – core-embed/cloudup
Embed Cloudup content.
: CollegeHumor – core-embed/collegehumor
Embed CollegeHumor content.
: Crowdsignal – core-embed/crowdsignal
Embed Crowdsignal (formerly Polldaddy) content.
: Dailymotion – core-embed/dailymotion
Embed a Dailymotion video.
: Facebook – core-embed/facebook
Embed a Facebook post.
: Flickr – core-embed/flickr
Embed Flickr content.
: Hulu – core-embed/hulu
Embed Hulu content.
: Imgur – core-embed/imgur
Embed Imgur content.
: Instagram – core-embed/instagram
Embed an Instagram post.
: Issuu – core-embed/issuu
Embed Issuu content.
: Kickstarter – core-embed/kickstarter
Embed Kickstarter content.
: Meetup.com – core-embed/meetup-com
Embed Meetup.com content.
: Mixcloud – core-embed/mixcloud
Embed Mixcloud content.
: Polldaddy – core-embed/polldaddy
Embed Polldaddy content.
: Reddit – core-embed/reddit
Embed a Reddit thread.
: ReverbNation – core-embed/reverbnation
Embed ReverbNation content.
: Screencast – core-embed/screencast
Embed Screencast content.
: Scribd – core-embed/scribd
Embed Scribd content.
: Slideshare – core-embed/slideshare
Embed Slideshare content.
: SmugMug – core-embed/smugmug
Embed SmugMug content.
: SoundCloud – core-embed/soundcloud
Embed SoundCloud content.
: Speaker – core-embed/speaker
Add a block that displays content pulled from other sites, like Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.
: Speaker Deck – core-embed/speaker-deck
Embed Speaker Deck content.
: Spotify – core-embed/spotify
Embed Spotify content.
: TED – core-embed/ted
Embed a TED video.
: Tumblr – core-embed/tumblr
Embed a Tumblr post.
: Twitter – core-embed/twitter
Embed a tweet.
: VideoPress – core-embed/videopress
Embed a VideoPress video.
: Vimeo – core-embed/vimeo
Embed a Vimeo video.
: WordPress – core-embed/wordpress
Embed a WordPress post.
: WordPress.tv – core-embed/wordpress-tv
Embed a WordPress.tv video.
: YouTube – core-embed/youtube
Embed a YouTube video.