Title: HTML API
Author: Sergey Biryukov
Published: March 29, 2023
Last modified: October 2, 2024
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## HTML API component
The [roadmap for the HTML API component](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/60397)
lives in GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git
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Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription.
GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches
by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged by the repository
owner. [https://github.com/](https://github.com/).
* [Plans for the upcoming 6.7 release.](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/60396)
* [Plans for the next 6.8 release.](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/63037)
### Recent posts on the make/coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blogblog (versus network, site)
* [Updates to the HTML API in 6.9](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/11/21/updates-to-the-html-api-in-6-9/)(
November 21, 2025)
* [Updates to the HTML API in 6.7](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/10/17/updates-to-the-html-api-in-6-7/)(
October 17, 2024)
* [Progress Report: HTML API](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/11/progress-report-html-api-3/)(
September 11, 2024)
* [Updates to the HTML API in 6.6](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/06/24/updates-to-the-html-api-in-6-6/)(
June 24, 2024)
* [Progress Report: HTML API](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/05/07/progress-report-html-api-2/)(
May 7, 2024)
View all posts tagged [html-api](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/html-api/).
[Create a new ticket](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.trac.wordpress.org%2Fnewticket%3Fcomponent%3DHTML%2BAPI)
### 15 open tickets in the HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. component
| [15 open tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&status=!closed) | [defect (bug)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=defect+%28bug%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [enhancement](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=enhancement&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [feature request](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=feature+request&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [task (blessed)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=task+%28blessed%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) |
| [7.1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=7.1&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=7.1&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=7.1&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | 0 | 0 |
| [Awaiting Review](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Awaiting+Review&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [5](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=feature+request&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) |
| [Future Release](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Future+Release&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Future+Release&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Future+Release&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=Future+Release&type=feature+request&status=!closed) | 0 |
**15 open tickets.** Last 7 days: +0 tickets
### 1 ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. that has no replies
[View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&id=64504&status=!closed)
* [#64504](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64504) HTML API: Update DOCTYPE
parsing for spec changes
### 3 tickets slated for 7.1
[View list in Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&milestone=7.1&status=!closed)
* [#60229](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/60229) HTML API: Introduce HTML
Templating
* [#63724](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63724) HTML API: Reliably parse
HTML attributes in `wp_kses_hair()`
* [#64567](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/64567) HTML API: get_attribute_names_with_prefix()
should agree with enqueued attribute updates.
### 15 open tickets
**Open enhancements: 9** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=enhancement&status=!closed)
**
Open tasks: 1** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed)**
Open feature requests: 2** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=feature+request&status=!closed)**
Open defects: 3** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=HTML+API&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed)
### Help maintain this component
Component maintainers:
* Dennis Snell
* Jon Surrell
Many contributors help maintain one or more components. These maintainers are vital
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and other factors. new tickets, look after existing ones, spearhead or mentor tasks,
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