WordPress 7.0 Updates: Key Insights from April Dev Chat
WordPress Core’s April 1 Dev Chat agenda includes WordPress 7.0 updates, Gutenberg 22.8, and a call for 2027 default theme volunteers.
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Building a Custom Sync Provider for Real-Time Collaboration in WordPress
WordPress 7.0 introduces real-time collaboration with the block editor. Learn how the new sync.providers filter lets developers build custom providers for enhanced performance.
WordPress 7.0 Release Delayed to Finalize Real-Time Collaboration Features
WordPress 7.0's release has been delayed to refine its real-time collaboration features, ensuring stability and long-term scalability.
Twenty Twenty-Seven Default Theme: Call for Volunteers
The WordPress Themes Team has announced a call for volunteers to develop the Twenty Twenty-Seven default theme for WordPress 7.2, set to launch in December.
Your Browser Becomes Your WordPress: Introducing my.WordPress.net
WordPress introduces my.WordPress.net, a browser-based platform that eliminates hosting and signup barriers, redefining WordPress as a personal workspace.
Announcing the Featured Plugins Experiment on WordPress.org
WordPress.org launches the Featured Plugins experiment to spotlight newer, high-quality plugins with fewer than 10,000 installs. Eight plugins are selected biweekly.
WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 2: Key Features and Testing Insights
WordPress 7.0 RC2 is available for testing, introducing features like Real-Time Collaboration and Pattern Editing. Final release is set for April 9, 2026.
What’s new in Gutenberg 22.8? (25 March)
Gutenberg 22.8 introduces real-time collaboration improvements, pseudo-state styling for buttons, and new extensibility options for plugins. Available now!
WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate Phase, Pt. 2
WordPress 7.0 enters its second Release Candidate phase, introducing stricter backporting policies and finalizing the hard string freeze for translation readiness.
Join Core at WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day (April 9, Mumbai & Online)
Contributor Day at WordCamp Asia 2026 offers hands-on opportunities with WordPress Core Teams, including Gutenberg, AI, and WordPress 7.0 release tasks.
