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 introduces a new public metadata flag for abilities. The flag provides a single, high-level way to indicate that an ability is intended to be available to external clients such as the REST API, MCP adapters, and AI agents…. Continue Reading →
In this post, you will find dev notes for smaller changes to the editor in WordPress 7.1. Table of contents BlocksNavigation block stops propagating font-size to child itemsTargeting Block Variations in Block TransformsStabilize cloneSanitizedBlock and sanitizeBlockAttributesUpdated Markdown parsing libraryMobile multi-selection and event… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 comes with two new functions for rendering tool tips and informational help in core. Similar tool tips already exist in the editor, but were not available in the rest of the administration. This change brings improved accessibility for… Continue Reading →
The column used as the primary list table th with scope=”row” was moved from the first column, containing the selection checkbox, to the second column, containing the post title and row actions in #32892. This change significantly improves accessibility for… Continue Reading →
OverviewCurrent SituationWhat’s changing in WordPress 7.1What should block developers do? Previous posts on this topic: Iframed Editor Changes in WordPress 7.0 (February 2026) Preparing the Post Editor for Full iframe Integration (November 2025) Blocks in an iframed (template) editor (June… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 introduces a shared JSON Schema preparation layer for schemas exposed to REST clients, frontend applications, and AI tools. WordPress accepts several internal schema conventions that are useful during server-side validation but are not portable JSON Schema draft-04. Passing… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 expands the Abilities API with custom validation hooks, a new invocation lifecycle action, richer user information, selective field responses, and more consistent schemas for the core abilities introduced in WordPress 6.9. Custom input and output validationObserving every ability… Continue Reading →
WordPress 7.1 will include foundational support for theming design aspects of admin interface components, including color, roundness, and cursor pointers for interactive controls. The background and purpose behind these new features were shared previously in Merge Proposal: Design System Theming…. Continue Reading →
This work is part of the iteration issue DataViews, DataForm, et. al. in WordPress 7.1 and it has been tracked at #76544. Check the full details of the API in the handbook. WordPress 7.1 introduces four new filters to configure… Continue Reading →
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 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 →
