AI 0.6.0: image editing and a cleaner feature model
AI 0.6.0 turns experiments into a type of feature, adds iterative image editing in the Media Library, and renames hooks. C2PA content provenance is queued for 0.7.0.
Category: Core Updates
WordPress MCP AI agents can now write to your site
WordPress.com has added 19 write abilities to its MCP integration, so an agent can create posts, pages, media and terms. Drafts by default, explicit approval before every change, and your own role still caps what it can reach.
textIndent block support lands in WordPress 7.0
WordPress 7.0 gives paragraphs native indentation with no custom CSS. How to opt a custom block in from block.json, choose between the subsequent and all selectors, and set the default in theme.json.
What managed WordPress hosting fixes in an agency stack
Most agencies build their own stack and end up debugging Nginx instead of shipping. What plugin bloat really costs, and what Encircle Technologies changed when they moved to managed hosting.
Pattern overrides in WP 7.0 now work with custom blocks
WordPress 7.0 lets any block that supports Block Bindings take part in Pattern Overrides, not just the old Core list. You opt a custom block in with the block_bindings_supported_attributes filter.
WordPress 7.0 RC1 slips to March 24 over performance
RC1 for WordPress 7.0 was due today and now lands on March 24, 2026. The holdups are real-time collaboration performance and client-side media optimization, plus a fresh look at release package size. Both are worth watching before you update.
You can now run the WordPress Plugin Directory locally
The Plugin Directory now ships a wp-env setup, so you can boot a local copy instead of guessing how its backend behaves. Here is what works inside it, and where it stops short of the live site.
WordPress 7.0 Beta 6: 132 fixes and one big revert
Beta 6 lands 132 fixes, drops Client-side Media Processing to shrink the package, and stretches Real-Time Collaboration polling by 4x. Collaboration is opt-in behind a constant now, and RC1 is due March 24th.
WordPress 7.0 roadmap: what beta 5 and RC1 actually change
Beta 5 is out and RC1 ships tomorrow, so the WordPress 7.0 feature set is settled. Notes on pattern overrides reaching custom blocks, viewport controls landing in core, and why per-block custom CSS worries me.
The WordPress 7.0 Connectors API, and its rough edges
The Connectors API gives WordPress one registry for external services, starting with AI providers. Notes on the init lifecycle, the unregister and register dance for overrides, and the keys that sit unencrypted in wp_options.