Log Message:
Update to version 6.1.

Changes:

- Twenty Twenty-Three: A fresh default theme with 10 distinct style variations
After the introduction of foundational elements for block themes and style \ 
variations introduced by the 5.9 and 6.0 releases WordPress site builders \ 
welcome a new default theme, Twenty Twenty-Three, that is powered by 10 \ 
different styles and tagged as  "Accessibility Ready." These \ 
intentionally unique ensure users can apply a different look and feel to their \ 
site with a single click-all within a single theme.

- New templates for an improved creator experience
Additional new and more refined templates now give site builders more control \ 
over the creation of their sites. In this suite of new templates find a custom \ 
template for posts & pages in the Site Editor. Create and edit template \ 
parts like headers and footers more quickly with a new search-and-replace tool \ 
and easily view your new site.

- Design tools for more consistency and control
Thoughtful upgrades to the controls for design elements and blocks make laying \ 
out and building your new site a more consistent, complete, and intuitive \ 
experience.

- Manage menus with ease
New fallback options in the navigation block mean you can edit the menu that's \ 
open; no searching needed. Plus, the controls for choosing and working on menus \ 
have their own place in the block settings. The mobile menu system also gets an \ 
upgrade with new features, including different icon options, to make the menu \ 
yours.

- Cleaner layouts and document settings visualization
View and manage post and page settings with a better-organized display improving \ 
the use of features like template picker and scheduler.

- One-click lock setting for all inner blocks
When locking blocks, a new toggle lets you apply your lock settings to all the \ 
blocks in a containing block like the group, cover, and column blocks.

- Improved block placeholders
Various blocks have improved placeholders that reflect customization options to \ 
help you design your site and its content. For example, the Image block \ 
placeholder displays custom borders and duotone filters even before selecting an \ 
image.

- Compose richer lists and quotes with inner blocks
The List and Quote blocks now support inner blocks, allowing for more flexible \ 
and rich compositions like adding headings inside your Quote blocks.

- More Responsive text with fluid typography
Fluid typography lets you define font sizes that adapt for easy reading in any \ 
screen size.

- Add starter patterns to any post type
In WordPress 6.0, when you created a new page, you would see suggested patterns \ 
so you did not have to start with a blank page. In 6.1, you will also see the \ 
starter patterns modal when you create a new instance of any post type.

- Find block themes faster
The Themes Directory has a filter for block themes, and a pattern preview gives \ 
a better sense of what the theme might look like while exploring different \ 
themes and patterns.

- Keep your Site Editor settings for later
Site Editor settings are now persistent for each user. This means your settings \ 
will now be consistent across browsers and devices.

- A streamlined style system
The CSS rules for margin, padding, typography, colors, and borders within the \ 
styles engine are now all in one place, reducing time spent on layout-specific \ 
tasks and helps to generate semantic class names.

- Updated interface options and features
Updates include styling elements like buttons, citations, and links globally; \ 
controlling hover, active, and focus states for links using theme.json (not \ 
available to control in the interface yet); and customizing outline support for \ 
blocks and elements, among other features.

- Continued evolution of layout options
The default content dimensions provided by themes can now be overridden in the \ 
Styles Sidebar, giving site builders better control over full-width content. \ 
Developers have fine-grained control over these controls.

- Block Template parts in classic themes
Block template parts can now be defined in classic themes by adding the \ 
appropriate HTML files `parts` directory at the root of the theme.

- Expanded support for Query Loop blocks
New filters let Query Block variations support custom queries for more powerful \ 
variations and advanced hierarchical post types filtering options.

- Filters for all your styles
Leverage filters in the Styles sidebar to control settings at all four levels of \ 
your site—core, theme, user, or block, from less to more specific.

- Spacing presets for faster, consistent design
Save time and avoid hard-coding values into a theme with preset margin and \ 
padding values for multiple blocks.

- Content-only editing support for container blocks
Thanks to content-only editing settings, layouts can be locked within container \ 
blocks. In a content-only block, its children are invisible to the List View and \ 
entirely uneditable. So you control the layout while your writers can focus on \ 
the content. Combine it with block-locking options for even more advanced \ 
control over your blocks.

- Other notes of interest
6.1 includes a new time-to-read feature showing content authors the approximate \ 
time-to-read values for pages, posts, and custom post types.
The site tagline is empty by default in new sites but can be modified in General \ 
Settings.
A new modal design offers a background blur effect, making it easier to focus on \ 
the task at hand.

- Enhancing WordPress 6.1 accessibility
Accessibility is an integral part of the WordPress mission of fostering an \ 
inclusive community and supporting users of all types around the world. With \ 
this in mind, WordPress 6.1 includes nearly 60 updates specifically focused on \ 
enhancing the accessibility of the platform. Read about these updates to learn \ 
more about the continual initiatives aimed at improving accessibility.

- Improved performance in WordPress 6.1
WordPress 6.1 resolves more than 25 tickets dedicated to enhancing performance \ 
with improvements for every type of site. A full breakdown can be found in the \ 
Performance Field Guide.

Explore learn.wordpress.org for brief how-to videos and lots more on new \ 
features in WordPress. Or join a live interactive online workshop on a specific \ 
WordPress topic.

Developers can explore the WordPress 6.1 Field Guide, complete with detailed \ 
developer notes to help you build with and extend WordPress.Read the WordPress \ 
6.1 Release Notes for more information on the included enhancements and issues \ 
fixed, installation information, developer notes and resources, release \ 
contributors, and the list of file changes in this release.