New blocks, Twenty Twenty-Four theme are all on the Roadmap of WordPress 6.4.

WordPress 6.4 development has begun with a post by Editor Triage Co-Lead Anne McCarthy. Outlining all of the plans the team has for the release. This third big release of 2023 is special in that a release squad with a low female representation is in charge of it.

WordPress is entering Phase 3 of the Gutenberg project. Which is centered on collaboration, but 6.4 will mostly focus on extending current capabilities in the block and site editors.

According to McCarthy, “Phase 3 initial explorations will continue in the Gutenberg plugin. And any early successes will add alongside the foundational work already scheduled in this major release.”

A Font Library, server-side @font-face CSS creation, and printing are expected to be included in WordPress 6.4’s typography management tools. In the admin, users will therefore be able to explore a library of fonts in a manner akin to how they handle media. It will be a library that plugin authors can extend, thus it won’t be reliant on the active theme.

The following new features are also anticipated for 6.4:

Updates to templates and template components
Time to Read, Table of Contents, and Scrolling are new blocks. Individual picture blocks with marquee Lightbox functionality
automatic block insert
Block-style post formats
Enhancements to the authoring process and link management UI
Interface and tool updates include a top toolbar, distraction-free mode, a command palette, list views, and more.
Site Editing, Global Styles, and design tools have to be improved and refined.
Updates to Patterns include the option to select categories, an improved inserter, and an investigation into the possibility of including partially synced patterns.
Enhancements to administration and customization of navigation
Footnote design tools should be expanded, and Custom Post Types should be compatible.