WordPress 7.1 ships August 19, and the Field Guide is out. Responsive block styles, pseudo states, the SVG Icon API, and an always-iframed post editor coming soon.
How to use typed event objects to improve the payload you send to plugin and theme extenders.
July is the month the WordPress 7.1 cycle gets real. Beta 1 lands on July 15, betas follow weekly through the end of the month, and the final release is scheduled for August 19, 2026, timed with WordCamp US. If June was about wrapping up WordPress 7.0, July is about deciding what you need to…
WordPress 7.0 is out, and the 7.1 cycle is already asking developers to test media processing, React 19 compatibility, collaborative editing, theme style states, and Playground workflows.
Learn how to use the WordPress AI Client to build a provider-agnostic plugin that generates images directly within the Media Library.
Stay up to date with the latest Gutenberg and WordPress 7.0 developer updates for May 2026, including the evolving content types system, new grid package, block improvements, API changes, and key fixes impacting themes, plugins, and editor workflows.
Learn about all the new updates coming to WordPress for developers, covering plugins and tools, theme updates, and the new Playground MCP Server.
WordPress 7.0 RC1 is just around the corner. Catch up on the first wave of Dev Notes, Real-time collaboration, new WP-CLI block and ability commands, and all the latest Gutenberg updates developers need before the release.
Learn how plugin developers can extend the editor’s Preview dropdown with custom menu items using the PluginPreviewMenuItem component.
