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 →
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 →
