From bd91fcaaa2b90604cb0bbb43f28b9a0ecb6652f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 19:35:34 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Feat: register  <label> as element

---
 .../theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md |  1 +
 lib/class-wp-theme-json-gutenberg.php         |  1 +
 packages/blocks/src/api/constants.ts          |  1 +
 schemas/json/theme.json                       | 28 +++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md b/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
index 7faad6a43b4c77..43cfe64de1d73f 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ Settings related to colors.
 | heading | Allow users to set heading colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
 | button | Allow users to set button colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
 | caption | Allow users to set caption colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
+| label | Allow users to set label colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/lib/class-wp-theme-json-gutenberg.php b/lib/class-wp-theme-json-gutenberg.php
index 759196993924d6..4ca2fb67f07998 100644
--- a/lib/class-wp-theme-json-gutenberg.php
+++ b/lib/class-wp-theme-json-gutenberg.php
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ private static function sanitize_viewport_settings( $viewport_settings ) {
 		// The block classes are necessary to target older content that won't use the new class names.
 		'caption'   => '.wp-element-caption, .wp-block-audio figcaption, .wp-block-embed figcaption, .wp-block-gallery figcaption, .wp-block-image figcaption, .wp-block-table figcaption, .wp-block-video figcaption',
 		'cite'      => 'cite',
+		'label'     => 'label',
 		'select'    => 'select',
 		'textInput' => 'textarea, input:where([type=email],[type=number],[type=password],[type=search],[type=text],[type=tel],[type=url])',
 	);
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/api/constants.ts b/packages/blocks/src/api/constants.ts
index 9c75b5cf7ed656..282429df0ec7ad 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/api/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/api/constants.ts
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ export const __EXPERIMENTAL_ELEMENTS: Record< string, string > = {
 	caption:
 		'.wp-element-caption, .wp-block-audio figcaption, .wp-block-embed figcaption, .wp-block-gallery figcaption, .wp-block-image figcaption, .wp-block-table figcaption, .wp-block-video figcaption',
 	cite: 'cite',
+	label: 'label',
 	select: 'select',
 	textInput:
 		'textarea, input:where([type=email],[type=number],[type=password],[type=search],[type=tel],[type=text],[type=url])',
diff --git a/schemas/json/theme.json b/schemas/json/theme.json
index 1cc41c9e87b113..7f0d284861a3e5 100644
--- a/schemas/json/theme.json
+++ b/schemas/json/theme.json
@@ -264,6 +264,11 @@
 							"description": "Allow users to set caption colors in a block.",
 							"type": "boolean",
 							"default": true
+						},
+						"label": {
+							"description": "Allow users to set label colors in a block.",
+							"type": "boolean",
+							"default": true
 						}
 					},
 					"additionalProperties": false
@@ -2300,6 +2305,29 @@
 						}
 					]
 				},
+				"label": {
+					"allOf": [
+						{
+							"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesProperties"
+						},
+						{
+							"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesElementsResponsiveSelectorsProperties"
+						},
+						{
+							"type": "object",
+							"propertyNames": {
+								"anyOf": [
+									{
+										"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesPropertyNames"
+									},
+									{
+										"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesElementsResponsiveSelectorsPropertyNames"
+									}
+								]
+							}
+						}
+					]
+				},
 				"select": {
 					"allOf": [
 						{

From dace9ef0fc62067838c4b1753cef64e1120eb9b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:58:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Fix: lower specificity

---
 packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss       |  6 ++----
 packages/block-library/src/categories/style.scss     |  8 ++++----
 packages/block-library/src/form-input/style.scss     |  4 ++--
 .../block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss  | 12 +++++-------
 packages/block-library/src/search/style.scss         |  2 +-
 packages/block-library/src/search/theme.scss         |  6 ++----
 6 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss
index 15cd315e0aaf1f..f1c0e5f0ec53ee 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
-.wp-block-archives-dropdown {
-	label {
-		display: block;
-	}
+:where(.wp-block-archives-dropdown label) {
+	display: block;
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/categories/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/categories/style.scss
index b719959126cad7..2554242824ea00 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/categories/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/categories/style.scss
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 	&.wp-block-categories-dropdown.aligncenter {
 		text-align: center;
 	}
-	& .wp-block-categories__label:not(.screen-reader-text) {
-		width: 100%;
-		display: block;
-	}
+}
+:where(.wp-block-categories__label:not(.screen-reader-text)) {
+	width: 100%;
+	display: block;
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/form-input/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/form-input/style.scss
index 55a7220c2a45dd..86215249ce75a0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/form-input/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/form-input/style.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.wp-block-form-input__label {
+:where(.wp-block-form-input__label) {
 	width: 100%;
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-.wp-block-form-input__label-content {
+:where(.wp-block-form-input__label-content) {
 	width: fit-content;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss
index 9fcfa3ff7cc3ee..e9fa9bbe9737eb 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss
@@ -59,13 +59,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	.comment-form-author,
-	.comment-form-email,
-	.comment-form-url {
-		label {
-			display: block;
-			margin-bottom: 0.25em;
-		}
+	:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-author label),
+	:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-email label),
+	:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-url label) {
+		display: block;
+		margin-bottom: 0.25em;
 	}
 
 	.comment-form-cookies-consent {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/search/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/search/style.scss
index a6a5c40f295df6..a39a5ceb335624 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/search/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/search/style.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $button-spacing-y: math.div($grid-unit-15, 2); // 6px
 	max-width: 100%;
 }
 
-.wp-block-search__label {
+:where(.wp-block-search__label) {
 	width: 100%;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/search/theme.scss b/packages/block-library/src/search/theme.scss
index b07ffa98531b70..1877605bfd83e9 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/search/theme.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/search/theme.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-.wp-block-search {
-	.wp-block-search__label {
-		font-weight: bold;
-	}
+:where(.wp-block-search .wp-block-search__label) {
+	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .wp-block-search__button {

From 6cabcd3c42e8ca46ad8e231b2e93081f4b9b8b13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:33:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Fix: label schema validation

---
 schemas/json/theme.json | 22 +---------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/schemas/json/theme.json b/schemas/json/theme.json
index 7f0d284861a3e5..d666e33da2cf20 100644
--- a/schemas/json/theme.json
+++ b/schemas/json/theme.json
@@ -2306,27 +2306,7 @@
 					]
 				},
 				"label": {
-					"allOf": [
-						{
-							"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesProperties"
-						},
-						{
-							"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesElementsResponsiveSelectorsProperties"
-						},
-						{
-							"type": "object",
-							"propertyNames": {
-								"anyOf": [
-									{
-										"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesPropertyNames"
-									},
-									{
-										"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesElementsResponsiveSelectorsPropertyNames"
-									}
-								]
-							}
-						}
-					]
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/stylesPropertiesComplete"
 				},
 				"select": {
 					"allOf": [

From ae3c0a34138772f7d7225caa0fd70052b709f7b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:31:04 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Fix: Address label specificity and schema feedback

---
 packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss  |  6 ++++--
 packages/block-library/src/comments/style.scss  | 17 +++++++----------
 .../src/post-comments-form/style.scss           | 14 +++++++-------
 schemas/json/theme.json                         |  5 -----
 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss
index f1c0e5f0ec53ee..15cd315e0aaf1f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/archives/style.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
-:where(.wp-block-archives-dropdown label) {
-	display: block;
+.wp-block-archives-dropdown {
+	label {
+		display: block;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/comments/style.scss
index 6cb750c9617b7b..aa8b5d9b7efb74 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments/style.scss
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@
 		font-size: 0.875em;
 	}
 
-	.comment-form-comment,
-	.comment-form-author,
-	.comment-form-email,
-	.comment-form-url {
-		label {
-			display: block;
-			margin-bottom: 0.25em;
-		}
-	}
-
 	.comment-form {
 
 		textarea,
@@ -140,6 +130,13 @@
 	}
 }
 
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments .comment-form-comment label),
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments .comment-form-author label),
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments .comment-form-email label),
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments .comment-form-url label) {
+	display: block;
+	margin-bottom: 0.25em;
+}
 
 // Using :where to give this a low specificity so that element styles take precedence.
 // Needed for backwards compatibility.
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss
index e9fa9bbe9737eb..fcda189d24e6a2 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-comments-form/style.scss
@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-author label),
-	:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-email label),
-	:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-url label) {
-		display: block;
-		margin-bottom: 0.25em;
-	}
-
 	.comment-form-cookies-consent {
 		display: flex;
 		gap: 0.25em;
@@ -83,3 +76,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-author label),
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-email label),
+:where(.wp-block-post-comments-form .comment-form-url label) {
+	display: block;
+	margin-bottom: 0.25em;
+}
diff --git a/schemas/json/theme.json b/schemas/json/theme.json
index d666e33da2cf20..92a430e15ab083 100644
--- a/schemas/json/theme.json
+++ b/schemas/json/theme.json
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@
 							"description": "Allow users to set caption colors in a block.",
 							"type": "boolean",
 							"default": true
-						},
-						"label": {
-							"description": "Allow users to set label colors in a block.",
-							"type": "boolean",
-							"default": true
 						}
 					},
 					"additionalProperties": false

From 2e33f7613c5d6fbb300f6adf67a18bb7b261647d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:38:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] docs: Remove settings.color.label toggle docs

---
 docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md b/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
index 43cfe64de1d73f..7faad6a43b4c77 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/theme-json-reference/theme-json-living.md
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ Settings related to colors.
 | heading | Allow users to set heading colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
 | button | Allow users to set button colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
 | caption | Allow users to set caption colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
-| label | Allow users to set label colors in a block. | `boolean` | `true` |
 
 ---
 

From de1b36f0dc87db36e454f0ae43a3ec6caa1178bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:53:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Feat: add changelog

---
 backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md

diff --git a/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md b/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f08ec84cbb3dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/13105
+
+https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81160
\ No newline at end of file

From d9fd56d1601509b23927546c235ae03d2c26c4a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sarthaknagoshe2002 <sarthaknagoshe2002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:16 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Fix: changelog

---
 backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md b/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md
index f08ec84cbb3dbf..abe72b4aa86e4d 100644
--- a/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md
+++ b/backport-changelog/7.1/13105.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/13105
 
-https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81160
\ No newline at end of file
+* https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81160
\ No newline at end of file