Gutenberg Changelog Gutenberg Changelog #124 – Gutenberg 22.0 and WordPress 6.9
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Nov 9, 2025 
Ellen Bauer, a product manager at Automattic with a background in theme building and design, joins the discussion on the latest WordPress and Gutenberg updates. She shares insights from her WordCamp Kansai talk about AI-powered site building, emphasizing its potential to streamline onboarding and design choices. They delve into the new accordion and stretchy text blocks, the benefits of real-time collaboration tools, and enhanced plugin security features. Ellen also highlights the importance of effective AI prompting for creating user-friendly blocks.
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Recharged By WordCamp Kansai
- Ellen Bauer returned from WordCamp Kansai and described being recharged and inspired by community talks and AI site-building sessions.
- She shared that her talk on building WooCommerce stores with block themes and AI received positive feedback and many questions.
AI Removes Decision Friction In Site Design
- AI site building on blocks and patterns helps non-designers pick palettes, templates, and fonts more confidently.
- That guidance reduces decision friction and makes site-building faster and more appealing to beginners.
Prototype Blocks With AI Prompting
- Use Telex and other AI block builders to prototype block ideas quickly and learn how to prompt effectively.
- Practice prompting to get useful block output and iterate on design concepts faster.