Of Mountains & Printing Presses

The goal of this new editor is to make adding rich content to WordPress simple and enjoyable. This whole post is composed of pieces of content—somewhat similar to LEGO bricks—that you can move around and interact with. Move your cursor around and you’ll notice the different blocks light up with outlines and arrows. Press the arrows to reposition blocks quickly, without fearing about losing things in the process of copying and pasting.

What you are reading now is a text block the most basic block of all. The text block has its own controls to be moved freely around the post…

… like this one, which is right aligned.

Headings are separate blocks as well, which helps with the outline and organization of your content.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Handling images and media with the utmost care is a primary focus of the new editor. Hopefully, you’ll find aspects of adding captions or going full-width with your pictures much easier and robust than before.

Try selecting and removing or editing the caption, now you don’t have to be careful about selecting the image or other text by mistake and ruining the presentation.

The Inserter Tool

Imagine everything that WordPress can do is available to you quickly and in the same place on the interface. No need to figure out HTML tags, classes, or remember complicated shortcode syntax. That’s the spirit behind the inserter—the (+) button you’ll see around the editor—which allows you to browse all available content blocks and add them into your post. Plugins and themes are able to register their own, opening up all sort of possibilities for rich editing and publishing.

Go give it a try, you may discover things WordPress can already add into your posts that you didn’t know about. Here’s a short list of what you can currently find there:

• Text & Headings
• Images & Videos
• Galleries
• Embeds, like YouTube, Tweets, or other WordPress posts.
• Layout blocks, like Buttons, Hero Images, Separators, etc.
• And Lists like this one of course 🙂

Visual Editing

A huge benefit of blocks is that you can edit them in place and manipulate your content directly. Instead of having fields for editing things like the source of a quote, or the text of a button, you can directly change the content. Try editing the following quote:

The editor will endeavor to create a new page and post building experience that makes writing rich posts effortless, and has “blocks” to make it easy what today might take shortcodes, custom HTML, or “mystery meat” embed discovery.

Matt Mullenweg, 2017

The information corresponding to the source of the quote is a separate text field, similar to captions under images, so the structure of the quote is protected even if you select, modify, or remove the source. It’s always easy to add it back.

Blocks can be anything you need. For instance, you may want to add a subdued quote as part of the composition of your text, or you may prefer to display a giant stylized one. All of these options are available in the inserter.

You can change the amount of columns in your galleries by dragging a slider in the block inspector in the sidebar.

Media Rich

If you combine the new wide and full-wide alignments with galleries, you can create a very media rich layout, very quickly:

Sure, the full-wide image can be pretty big. But sometimes the image is worth it.

The above is a gallery with just two images. It’s an easier way to create visually appealing layouts, without having to deal with floats. You can also easily convert the gallery back to individual images again, by using the block switcher.

Any block can opt into these alignments. The embed block has them also, and is responsive out of the box:

You can build any block you like, static or dynamic, decorative or plain. Here’s a pullquote block:

If you want to learn more about how to build additional blocks, or if you are interested in helping with the project, head over to the GitHub repository.

Thanks for testing Gutenberg!

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Itanagar, June 2: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Arunachal Pradesh spokesperson Shri Tanya Agu on Tuesday clarified that the party has not yet finalized its candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Arunachal Pradesh, amid widespread speculation and circulation of names on social media.

Addressing a press briefing at the BJP State Headquarters in Itanagar, Agu said the party has noticed several social media posts congratulating certain individuals and projecting them as the BJP’s official candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election.

Call Off the Bandh, Govt Tells APIYO After Action on Mosques, Markets and Illegal Immigration

APIYO, AIYF Announce Withdrawal of 24-Hour ICR Bandh Following Government Action

A district-level coordination meeting of the Education Department, Papum Pare, was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Shri Lobsang Tsering to review educational initiatives, academic performance and key administrative issues across the district.

Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to GHSS Balijan, Kimin, Banderdewa and KGBV Sagalee for achieving 100% pass results in the CBSE/AISSE 2025–26 examinations.

The DC emphasized punctuality, dedication, transparency and moral education, while urging the department to further improve academic standards, expedite pending LPCs and strengthen monitoring of school infrastructure projects.

Cleanliness, waste management and holistic development of schools were also highlighted during the meeting.

Shri Kipa Natung has been appointed as the new City President of City Congress Committee,Itanagar.

On 04 June 2026, the West Kameng District Drug Disposal Committee successfully conducted a drug disposal operation at the Nargum River Bank, Balemu, in compliance with the orders of the Hon’ble Court of CJM, Bomdila.

The operation was led by Superintendent of Police, West Kameng, Dr. D.W. Thongon, and attended by AC Balemu, SDPO Kalaktang, NCB officials, police officers, and Narcotics and Tax departmental representatives.

A total of 2911.821 kg of seized narcotic substances, valued at approximately ₹14.55 crore, were destroyed through incineration, including 66.68 grams of heroin, under strict supervision and in accordance with prescribed legal procedures.

The successful disposal reflects the unwavering commitment of West Kameng Police and allied agencies in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse, contributing towards a safer and drug-free society.

Apple iPhone 16 are seen on display at an Apple store on April 04, 2025 in New York, New York. U.S. President Donald Trump declared a U.S. economic emergency and announced sweeping tariffs of at least 10% and with rates even higher for 60 countries or that have a high trade deficit with the U.S. The tariffs will affect electronics, automobiles, clothing and shoes, wines and spirits, and swiss watches. In retaliation, China announced that they will impose 34% tariffs on the U.S.

Stock numbers for Apple are displayed on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, January 29, 2019 in New York City. Apple is set to report first-quarter earnings results after U.S. markets close on Tuesday.

In his first, most detailed interview, activist Sonam Wangchuk details his time in prison, media trial & NSA charge.

Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali Angmo discuss Wangchuk’s detention under the NSA post-Ladakh violence, the lack of legal recourse, media narratives, and the government’s revocation. They reflect on democracy, systemic flaws, and their personal resolve. Can trust in Indian institutions survive such ordeals?

“It was like being kidnapped by a gang,” said environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk, recalling the first few hours after his arrest in September 2025.

“I told them I needed to call my lawyer and my wife. And they said, ‘Yes, this is your right. We’ll ensure that you get it,’” he said.

“But once inside the jail, they said, ‘Oh! Under your article or the Act (National Security Act), no phone calls are allowed at all.’”

His wife and educator Dr Gitanjali J Angmo, who had spoken to The Quint a few months earlier while Wangchuk was still incarcerated, recalled being subjected to what she described as similar “trickery”.

“And they did the same to me. They kept telling me that once he landed in Jodhpur, he would speak to me at 7.30, 8.30, 9.30. I spent that entire night waiting for his call,” she said.

It has now been four months since the Government of India exercised its powers to revoke Wangchuk’s incarceration under the NSA following violence in Ladakh that claimed four lives during Wangchuk’s peaceful demonstration.

Asked about being “pardoned” by the government, Wangchuk quipped: “It’s difficult to say who pardoned whom.”
Both Wangchuk and Angmo said they were confident that the Supreme Court’s verdict would ultimately be in their favour, describing the government’s decision as a “retreat by a losing government to save face”.

But while Wangchuk endured the realities of prison from within, Angmo says the ordeal outside was no less harrowing. Together, they describe it as a multi-pronged battle against the “top two” in the country.

In their most detailed interview since Wangchuk’s release, the couple open up about the arrest, detention, legal battle, and the larger questions their experience raises about democracy, justice, and state power in India.

Upper Siang district is witnessing growing public support for the proposed SUMP, with more members continuing to extend their consent in favour of the PFR survey initiative.

In a significant development, 12 members from Ramsing village submitted their consent papers in support of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the pro-PFR group on March 15, 2026, at the DC Bungalow Conference Hall, Yingkiong.

The list of consenting households was formally submitted by Sri Dungge Apang, representing the members, to the Deputy Commissioner of Upper Siang, Sri Talo Jerang, at his office chamber on May 27, 2026. The submission took place in the presence of administrative officers, Heads of Departments, and members of the pro-PFR group.

With this latest development, a total of 31 out of 60 households have now submitted their consent, demonstrating growing solidarity and support for the PFR-related activities and the proposed SUMP in the district.