WordPress 7.0 release squad needs core volunteers
Nominations for the WordPress 7.0 release squad are open until January 16, with the final release set for April 9, 2026. Here is the beta schedule and what the four lead roles actually involve.
Tag: Beta
WordPress 7.0 bug scrub schedule and how to join
The WordPress 7.0 bug scrubs run twice a week from late January to April 8, moving from alpha triage to hunting regressions. Here are the dates, the Slack channels, and what it takes to lead a session.
WordPress AI Client: what changed on the road to 7.0
The WordPress AI Client is being lined up for a core inclusion proposal. January 2026 contributor notes cover streaming leaving the PHP client, a kill switch filter for locked-down sites, and MCP for tool discovery.
WordPress AI Experiments 0.2.0: what actually changed
WordPress AI Experiments 0.2.0 adds AI-generated excerpts in the block editor and an Abilities Explorer screen under Tools. Here is what the release changes for plugin developers, plus the code for registering your own ability.
CSS custom-media: name your media queries once
Firefox Nightly has a flag for @custom-media, the at-rule that lets you alias a media query behind a name and reuse it. Notes on what it fixes, how Open Props packages ready-made queries, and how to write the syntax today with postcss-custom-media.
WP-Bench puts AI models through a real WordPress runtime
WP-Bench is the official WordPress AI benchmark. It runs model-written code inside a real WordPress runtime instead of asking a human whether the code looks right. How to run it, and what it still gets wrong.
WooCommerce 10.5 fixes the ActionScheduler analytics backlog
WooCommerce 10.5 swaps per-order analytics jobs for batched scheduled imports, which is the fix for bloated ActionScheduler tables. Also inside: experimental product object caching, a new shipping tax filter, and the add to cart fix.
Gutenberg 22.4: pattern overrides and the font library
Gutenberg 22.4 merged 402 pull requests. The ones worth your time: pattern overrides for any block attribute that supports block bindings, and font library access for classic and hybrid themes.
WordPress 7.0 AI features: what lands in Beta 1
Beta 1 is four weeks out. Notes from this week’s AI Contributor meeting: how the WP AI Client gets merged into core, the permission filter coming for AI prompts, and why WP Bench matters once you test models against real sites.
The WordPress 7.0 release squad is small on purpose
WordPress 7.0 has its release squad: a small one, led by Matias Ventura and working through the Make Team Reps. What that structure says about the cycle, why .0 releases are hardest on legacy code, and how to test your hooks against the alphas now.