WordPress News & Coverage
WordPress 7.0 removes default title attributes from author link functions to simplify markup and improve accessibility, offering developers new parameters and filters for customization.
WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4 is now available for final testing before its scheduled launch on May 20, 2026. This release candidate focuses on stability and bug fixes.
WordPress 7.0 delivers major developer enhancements, AI integration with the WP AI Client, a modernized dashboard, and new APIs for interactive block development.
WordPress 7.0 is approaching with key developer updates including a new Content Types system, expanded revisions, and a postponed real-time collaboration feature.
The WordPress Core team’s May 13 dev chat will focus on WordPress 7.0’s final release preparations, including deferring real-time collaboration and discussing Gutenberg 23.1 updates.
WordPress 7.0 will not include real-time collaboration due to unresolved technical issues affecting stability, server load, and reliability. The feature will be revisited after broader testing post-release.
Comprehensive testing of WordPress's Real Time Collaboration storage strategies identifies custom-table-with-transients as the superior method, offering up to 52% faster REST dispatch times and broad hosting compatibility.
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 performance team reported a 10% regression in TTFB for WordPress 7.0 versus 6.9, with ongoing efforts to optimize script loading and real-time collaboration ahead of release.
The WordPress Test Team reports 247 tickets awaiting reproduction or patch testing, highlighting ongoing quality assurance efforts for Core and Gutenberg in May 2026.
