Given the lack of popularity, remove duotone filters from all .json files. Users can still apply them as they wish.

Keep an eye on this to see if it gets merged: WordPress/gutenberg#55763

If so, the Reverse block style for Columns can be removed from the theme.

There are several issues/PRs/drafts to keep an eye on, per below. If included in WordPress 6.5, current block styles (Group, Image) can be removed.

PRs
WordPress/gutenberg#57982 (Columns, Column, Image as of 1/24/24)

Issues
WordPress/gutenberg#44651
WordPress/gutenberg#57100
WordPress/gutenberg#57103

Merged
WordPress/gutenberg#41972
WordPress/gutenberg#46813
WordPress/gutenberg#46896
WordPress/gutenberg#46502
WordPress/gutenberg#57654

To help make sites more unique, create Transition category and create patterns.

In patterns/testimonials-grid-dark.php
and
patterns/testimonials-grid.php

• Title: Testimonials in gird view

should be

• Title: Testimonials in grid view

For future use in child themes, linking to WordPress/gutenberg#59354 as reference.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#57537).

Keep an eye on WordPress/gutenberg#59594.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#56632).

For semantic/SEO purposes, let’s make all site titles in header patterns use P instead of H1.

Add description to style variations per: WordPress/gutenberg#45242

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#51337).

Per this article, move block styles for Group into theme.json.

In the spirit of leveraging fluid typography from WordPress core, let’s remove these in theme.json and patterns.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#56540).

For future use in child themes, linking to WordPress/gutenberg#59496 as reference.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#56604).

When Form and Form Input blocks are added to WordPress core, add new patterns. Per WordPress/gutenberg@b3d28f9.

The main objective at this stage is to design a theme settings interface that empowers administrators to selectively activate or deactivate Powder block patterns based on their categories.

Per WordPress/gutenberg#63049, remove the !important in the following:

"css": ".is-style-outline .wp-block-social-link {background-color: transparent !important;border: 1px solid currentColor !important;color: currentColor !important}",

Per WordPress/gutenberg#53966, the navigation block style is no longer necessary. Remove.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#57654).

Go through all patterns and make this change.

Per WordPress/gutenberg#63295, remove the block style for groups and defer to core box shadow settings.

Update markup in templates per https://www.semrush.com/blog/semantic-html5-guide/.

Given WordPress/gutenberg#57982, remove the custom block styles for the Image block. WordPress 6.5 will include core functionality that the theme no longer need to supply.

Based on WordPress/gutenberg#55548, consider adding this to Powder base theme.json, or at the very least, child themes with dark header.

As described.

Per WordPress/gutenberg#60347, the .is-style-pull-100 utility class will no longer be necessary.

Keep an eye on WordPress/gutenberg#56622 to see if it requires any changes/updates to Powder.

Keep an eye on WordPress/gutenberg#58409 to see if it requires any changes/updates to Powder.

Per WordPress/gutenberg#52833 and WordPress/gutenberg#51156, add support for Lightbox on Image block in theme.json.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#57711).

If WordPress/gutenberg#60715 gets merged, remove left/right 30px padding in all patterns:

• Call to Action
• Content
• Footers
• Gallery
• Headers
• Hero
• Posts
• Pricing
• Team
• Template
• Testimonials

Per WordPress/gutenberg#53081, add to theme.json.

Keep an eye on WordPress/gutenberg#64007.

In Header and Footer patterns, I think it’s time to replace the Twitter social icon with X.

To help make patterns identifiable in list view when inserted, name them top-level group block.

Keep an eye on (WordPress/gutenberg#44651).

Per WordPress/gutenberg#53602, it should be safe to move this to theme.json:

/* -- List -- */

.is-style-no-style {
	list-style-type: none;
	padding-left: 0;
}