WordPress News & Coverage
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.
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.
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 RC3 removes the real-time collaboration feature from core after technical challenges delayed its launch. The feature will continue as a plugin while the core release focuses on stability.
Gutenberg 23.1 introduces an experimental UI for managing custom post types and taxonomies in WordPress admin, generating mixed reactions about its timing and readiness.
Gutenberg 23.1 introduces faster image uploads, an experimental custom taxonomies UI, a new media editor with freeform cropping, and enhanced UI primitives for developers.
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.
WordPress’s modular architecture and API-first design uniquely position it to integrate with AI technologies, driving innovation across content creation and site management.
The WordPress Test Team reports 247 tickets awaiting reproduction or patch testing, highlighting ongoing quality assurance efforts for Core and Gutenberg in May 2026.
