Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb See the agenda post. Announcements 7.1 7.1 RC3 was released on August 12th. The Accessibility Improvements dev note was published. 7.1 RC4 was released on August 17th. WordPress 7.1 Field Guide As of Aug 10th, 7.1 is branched…. Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various… Continue Reading →
Preparation for the WordPress 7.1 release is underway. This post shares the release process, including the timeline and how you can help. Release Timeline Overview 7.1 RC4 was released on August 17, 2026 at 15:00 UTC, immediately followed by the… Continue Reading →
The fourth Release Candidate (“RC4”) for WordPress 7.1 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead,… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 continues to polish accessibility across WordPress Core and Gutenberg, advancing the goals to meet accessibility standards. In this release, high-impact changes include the new accessible tooltips API, improved predictability for screen readers, and improved labeling in many places… Continue Reading →
Note: This post has been published on Make/Core in light of the WordPress 7.0.4 security release. You can read more about the security release. WordPress 7.1 RC2 was released on August 6, 2026, as part of the WordPress 7.0.3 security release…. Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various… Continue Reading →
Now that WordPress 7.1 has entered the Release Candidate phase, the following policies are in place. These policies mainly cover how and when Core committers can commit. For non-committing contributors, this post may help explain why Core committers make certain… Continue Reading →
The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.1 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites…. Continue Reading →
This guide outlines major developer features and breaking changes in 7.1 and is published during the Release Candidate phase to help inform WordPress extenders, Core developers, and everyone else interested in the latest WordPress development. There are more than 310… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 changes when wp_new_comment_notify_postauthor() checks a comment’s approval status: the check now happens before the notify_post_author filter is applied, rather than after. As a result, the filter receives an accurate default value, and its return value fully determines whether a notification is sent. See #64217. Previous… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 extends wp_get_abilities() with a standard way to filter registered abilities. The function now accepts an optional $args array that can filter abilities by category, namespace, or metadata. It also supports callbacks for custom per-item filtering and final result… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 introduces responsive style states for blocks. Styles can now be defined for Tablet and Mobile viewports both through Global Styles for each block type and on individual block instances. They can be applied to all block types (and… Continue Reading →
Pseudo states In WordPress 7.1, users have more power over styling the pseudo states of blocks. Currently limited to the Button and Navigation Link blocks, users are able to apply styles to ‘hover’, ‘focus’, ‘focus-visible’ and ‘active’ states. Pseudo states… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment… Continue Reading →
