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The WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. development team builds WordPress! Follow this site for general updates, status reports, and the occasional code debate. There’s lots of ways to contribute:

Found a bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered enhancements, not defects. After feature freeze, only bugs are dealt with, with regressions (adverse changes from the previous version) being the highest priority.? Create a ticket in the bug tracker.
Want to contribute? Get started quickly with tickets marked as good first bugs for new contributors or join a bug scrub. There’s more on the reports page, like patches needing testing, and on feature projects page.
Other questions? Here is a detailed handbook for contributors, complete with tutorials.

Benjamin Zekavica 4:44 pm on September 7, 2026
Tags: 7.1 ( 61 ), release ( 38 ), release-process ( 29 )

WordPress 7.1 Release Retrospective

A huge congratulations, and a giant thank you to everyone who helped make WordPress 7.1 happen! The release was only made possible by your dedication and hard work. You all are heroes. Now that the development cycle is over, it’s time for a retro. You’re invited to share your thoughts on the 7.1 cycle, on […]

Adam Zieliński 9:49 am on September 4, 2026

Runnable code examples are now live in the Code Reference

WordPress 7.1 shipped the first two runnable code examples in the Code Reference. They are powered by WordPress Playground, and more are coming in 7.2. On the WP_HTML_Processor::class_list() Code Reference page, select Run button in the code snippet and the code example will run right there, in your browser. Runnable snippets can be defined in […]

Joen Asmussen 7:03 am on September 4, 2026

Replacing Dashicons in the admin bar and menu

A patch has been in progress since June that replaces Dashicons in the adminadmin (and super admin) bar and the sidebarSidebar A sidebar in WordPress is referred to a widget-ready area used by WordPress themes to display information that is not a part of the main content. It is not always a vertical column on […]

annezazu 7:56 pm on September 3, 2026
Tags: PHP ( 79 ), php-compatibility ( 6 ), summary ( 977 ), wcus ( 6 )

WordCamp US 2026: PHP conversation

At WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. US 2026, a group of contributors gathered for an informal conversation about the relationship between the […]

Jb Audras 7:29 pm on September 2, 2026
Tags: 7.1.1 ( 3 ), 7.2 ( 8 ), core ( 748 ), dev chat ( 925 )

Dev Chat summary: September 2, 2026

Start of the meeting in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/, facilitated by @audrasjb 🔗 See the agenda post. Announcements 📢 7.2 We have a Proposal: Secrets API for WP 7.2 We are still waiting for a release squad to be published, probably early […]

jeryj 3:25 pm on September 2, 2026
Tags: block-editor ( 141 ), core-editor ( 758 ), gutenberg ( 548 ), gutenberg-new ( 218 )

What’s new in Gutenberg 23.9? (2 September)

“What’s new in GutenbergGutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg […]

Amy Kamala 12:54 pm on September 2, 2026
Tags: 7.1 ( 61 ), 7.2 ( 8 ), agenda ( 1,144 ), core ( 748 ), dev chat ( 925 )

Dev Chat Agenda – September 2, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. Dev chat is back on Wednesdays again! The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items. If you have ticketticket Created for both bug […]

Adam Silverstein 5:00 am on September 2, 2026
Tags: 7.1 ( 61 ), 7.1.1 ( 3 ), 7.1.x ( 2 ), minor releases ( 41 )

WordPress 7.1.1 Release Schedule

Since WordPress 7.1 was released, contributors have kept a close eye on incoming reports to the WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ Support Forums, TracTrac […]

John Blackbourn 1:00 pm on September 1, 2026
Tags: make.wordpress.org/security ( 5 ), p2-xpost ( 215 )

X-post: Updates to the WordPress Vulnerability Disclosure Program

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John Blackbourn 5:00 pm on August 28, 2026
Tags: make.wordpress.org/security ( 5 ), p2-xpost ( 215 )

X-post: The Core Security Initiative

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