Planning is underway for WordPress 7.2! This post outlines the proposed schedule along with a call for volunteers to support the release process. Following the typical cadence, the proposed final release date for 7.2 is Wednesday, December 9, 2026. This… 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 →
“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with… 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 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 →
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, August 4, 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 →
As we go into a world where agents will be doing more things, how can we make the defaults as safe (and secure) as possible? Some points to consider: Putting something in the trash should be easy; deleting should be… 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 →
In recent years, the CI load across core WordPress GitHub repos increased as the project evolved. This is normal for an active project. But, the load can be especially high when running the full PHPUnit matrix at once on many… 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 →
