WordPress 7.0 RC4 Now Available Alongside Field Guide Ahead of Next Week’s Final Release
WordPress 7.0 RC4 is now available, five days before the final release, accompanied by a detailed Field Guide outlining key changes and developer guidance.
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WordPress 7.0 RC4 is now available, five days before the final release, accompanied by a detailed Field Guide outlining key changes and developer guidance.
WordPress 7.0 delivers major developer enhancements, AI integration with the WP AI Client, a modernized dashboard, and new APIs for interactive block development.
The WordPress Core team finalized the RTC custom table introduction for WordPress 7.0 and announced Release Candidate 3 for May 8, urging hosts to test RTC before launch.
A new proposal aims to auto-generate Block Editor Handbook documentation from block.json files, ensuring always up-to-date, contextual API reference for every Gutenberg core block.
The WordPress Core team will hold a Developers Chat on May 6, 2026, focusing on WordPress 7.0 RC3, hosting partner RTC testing, and a proposal to auto-generate block editor documentation.
WordPress 7.0 introduces an updated roster of design tools per core block, consolidating design supports added over the last ten releases and enhancing developer clarity.
Gutenberg 22.9 introduces background gradients in the Group block, an improved command palette, and real-time collaboration fixes. Discover the highlights.
Rachel Cherry and Alex Aspinall discuss WordPress’s role in higher education, highlighting challenges like accessibility, block editor adoption, and enterprise tools.
Gutenberg 22.8 introduces real-time collaboration improvements, pseudo-state styling for buttons, and new extensibility options for plugins. Available now!
WordPress now supports PHP-only block registration, simplifying server-side block creation and enabling automatic editor integration for developers.