Prepare 6.8.4 Release

[cbravobernal]

Release Date 30th April 2026

Features

• Backports 6.8.0 and 6.8.0.1 feature work into SCF.
• AI integration: SCF now integrates with the WordPress Abilities API, allowing external consumers, including AI tools, to manage field groups, post types, and taxonomies when explicitly enabled via the feature flag.
• Structured data: SCF can now generate JSON-LD structured data fields when explicitly enabled via the feature flag.
• WP-CLI: Added and backward-compatible commands for importing, exporting, syncing, and checking the status of SCF JSON files.
• Post types: SCF custom post types now support the WordPress 6.9+ Notes editor feature via a new Notes checkbox in the Supports settings.
• JSON Schemas: Added v1 schemas for supported field types and updated field group, post type, and taxonomy schemas.

Enhancements

• Blocks V3: The Open in Expanded Editor button text can now be customized via a new block.json property.
• Blocks V3: Added an PHP filter to customize the default Open in Expanded Editor button text.
• Blocks V3: The edit and Open in Expanded Editor buttons can now be hidden via a new block.json property.
• Blocks V3: Added a JavaScript filter for customizing the Expanded Editor modal overlay class.
• Blocks V3: The block form HTML is now preloaded alongside the preview, eliminating an extra AJAX call on mount.
• Blocks V3: Expanded Editor buttons are now hidden for V3 blocks that have no fields assigned.
• SCF inline script tags now use for Content Security Policy (CSP) compliance and nonce support.

Fixes

• V3 blocks with WYSIWYG fields no longer enqueue TinyMCE editor assets on the frontend.
• V3 blocks with identical attributes and different InnerBlocks content no longer return cached output from the first block on the frontend.
• Flexible Content fields now properly clean up nested postmeta when a parent layout containing nested Flexible Content fields is deleted.
• The Expanded Editor Done button now stays disabled until the AJAX save completes, preventing data loss.
• Pressing Escape while the Expanded Editor is saving will no longer close the modal, preventing data loss.
• InnerBlocks content containing backslashes or dollar signs now renders correctly.
• Auto Inline Editing now only applies to SCF Blocks V3, resolving incorrect hover/focus borders appearing on V2 blocks.
• Auto Inline Editing blocks now receive block context variables in render templates.
• Auto Inline Editing now works with blocks using .
• Validation errors in the V3 Expanded Editor no longer cause a dead-end state.
• Icon Picker selections in Repeater fields no longer disappear.
• Range field number input now syncs to the slider and correctly updates V3 block previews.
• Message field Name and Instructions settings are no longer shown in the field group editor.
• Image field no longer crashes in WordPress 7.0 release candidates.
• V3 blocks registered via PHP now correctly show the Open in Expanded Editor button.
• Flexible Content disabled layouts now work correctly in Blocks V3.

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