WordPress 7.1 includes an update to the latest stable version of jQuery UI, 1.14.2 from version 1.13.3. This update drops support for all versions of Internet Explorer & Edge Legacy which is inline with the WordPress Browser Support Policy. This… 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 introduces four filters that allow plugins to customise the execution lifecycle of abilities registered with the Abilities API. The Abilities API previously provided the wp_before_execute_ability and wp_after_execute_ability actions. These actions are useful for observing execution, but they cannot… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, July 28, 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 →
WordPress 7.1 introduces a new background.gradient block support. It gives blocks a gradient control in the Background panel of the block inspector. Unlike the existing gradient support, it can be combined with a background image so the two render together…. Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 introduces a minWidth dimension block support, letting blocks opt in to setting a minimum width. This follows the same pattern as the existing minHeight support. GitHub issue: #76525 | PR: #76949 Background Blocks already support several dimension properties:… Continue Reading →
Icon collectionsCreating a collectionRemoving a collectionIconsAdding iconsRemoving an iconIcon block enhancementRendering an icon in PHPStyling iconsStyling React icons from @wordpress/iconsStyling the SVG returned by wp_get_icon()REST API WordPress 7.0 added a built-in set of SVG icons that the block editor and… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 continues to use React 18.3 React 19 upgrade won’t be a part of WordPress 7.1. After briefly enabling it in Gutenberg we discovered unexpected incompatibilities in how old and new version of React interact with each other, and… Continue Reading →
40px default size for form controlsWhat changedWhat to doAffected componentsNot includedChanges for consumers styling with EmotionRemove NavigationRemove __experimentalApplyValueToSides 40px default size for form controls Starting in WordPress 7.1, @wordpress/components form controls use a 40px default height unconditionally. The opt-in __next40pxDefaultSize… Continue Reading →
In WordPress 7.1, the Custom HTML block supports interleaving static HTML with regular, editable blocks (79115): Static heading Editable paragraph Static footer In the editor, the static markup renders inert while the inner blocks are editable in place — but… Continue Reading →
Background The grid view of the Media Library (including the Media Modal) has supported infinite scrolling for a long time, where attachments load automatically as you scroll instead of behind a Load more button. That behavior was controlled by the… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 ships client-side media processing – a capability that handles image compression, resizing, format conversion, rotation, and thumbnail generation directly in the user’s browser using WebAssembly, rather than on the server. The feature is enabled by default in supporting… 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 →
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb See the agenda post. Announcements 7.0.2 WP 7.0.2 is available and it is an urgent security release! 7.1 7.1 beta 3 is due for release tomorrow (Wednesday, July 22). The release party starts… Continue Reading →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, July 21, 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 →
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 →
