[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59755: Term Description (core/term-description) is broken in 6.4-RC2

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#59755: Term Description (core/term-description) is broken in 6.4-RC2
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 Reporter:  danieldudzic  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.4
Component:  Editor        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by hellofromTonya):

 I can confirm what is reported. In 6.4 within the Site Editor, the block
 renders as

 >Your site doesn’t include support for the "core/term-description" block.
 You can leave this block intact or remove it entirely.

 Activating the Gutenberg plugin restores the Term Description block.

 Reference:
 * [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/51053 PR 51053]
 intentionally changed it to experimental to not render in the frontend,
 fixing  https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/38552 Gutenberg
 issue 38552].

 Though it rendered in the frontend in 6.3, it seems intentional to not
 render in the frontend in 6.4, as it is experimental.

 Thinking more broadly, I'm thinking experimental features and blocks
 should require the Gutenberg plugin and not render without the plugin.
 Likely a bugfix happened, though not sure what.

 Exploring the differences between 6.3 and 6.4 in Core:

 * The block's `json` file did not change between
 [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-
 includes/blocks/term-description/block.json 6.3] and
 [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.4/src/wp-
 includes/blocks/term-description/block.json 6.4].
 * [https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/trunk/packages/block-
 library/src/term-description/block.json#L4 The experimental flag] is in
 Gutenberg's `trunk`.

 As it did render in the frontend and Site Editor in WP 6.3, something did
 change in 6.4 to remove support for the experimental block without
 Gutenberg plugin being activated.

 While IMO this is good, wondering: What changed and is it intentional?

 Pinging some folks to hopefully find out @bernhard-reiter @poena.
 Pinging the 6.4 editor tech leads for awareness @mikachan @siobhyb
 @karmatosed.

 As noting, if action is required, this will likely need to be reported
 upstream in Gutenberg.

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