Stay ahead in WordPress development with January’s Gutenberg 22.3 highlights, new Fonts screen, PHP-only blocks, and early features landing in WordPress 7.0.

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WordPress Gutenberg 22.3 introduces several developer-focused features including responsive Grid blocks with set columns, a dedicated Font Library admin screen, and PHP-only block registration support. New packages include an image cropper component and updated abilities system for WordPress 7.0. The Breadcrumbs block is progressing toward release, while Playground gains UI improvements, a DevTools extension, and faster environment setup. Additional updates cover Data Views validation, routing enhancements for SPA-like navigation, and various block library improvements.

What’s new for developers? (January 2026)

<p>Building blocks with PHP only is a great addition</p>
