This supersedes #39336 for tracking upcoming tasks around the layout block support.

As of WordPress 6.1, the layout block support has been refactored to generate styles based on a central set of layout definitions, a new constrained layout type has been added, along with root padding aware alignments. This issue tracks additional tasks and progress slated for WordPress 6.2 and beyond.

Additional layout options and design tools

• Make it possible to set the width of blocks within Row #44467
• Row Block: Add support for centering the middle item when the left and right are unequal #45826 (related to above)
• Expanding and simplifying layout #42385
• Fixed Position Header and Footer Template Parts #30121
• Align footer to the bottom of the page when the page has no/little content #45117 (related to above)
• Group: Add setup state to allow picking a variant (default/row/stack) #43433
• Grid Layout type #47809

Improve and extend existing layout support

• LayoutPanel: Switch to using the ToolsPanel #44560
• Tracking: Layout Design Tools Consistency #43248
• Add Layout support to Cover block  #43140
• Post Template: Refactor ad hoc flex container to use layout block support flex type #44557
• Flex Layout: Allow control over vertical alignment of children #35849
• Stack Block: Add space between option #45868 (related to above)
• Post Template Block: Add blockGap support #44899
• Try adding layout classnames to inner block wrapper #44600
• Layout: layout styles overriding block axial margin values in theme.json #43404
• Allow enabling and disabling Layout at block level in theme.json #47807

Nice-to-haves

• Add text indentation support at paragraph block type level #37462

Bugs, tasks, and issues not covered here

This issue is not an exhaustive list of all layout related issues, tasks, or bugs. For bug reports and smaller tasks, we can use the [Feature] Layout issue label for tracking and visibility.