Options API: Disabling autoload for large options

WordPress automatically loads multiple options with a single query on each page request in order to be more efficient—a technique called “autoloading”. This feature can impact performance so WordPress 6.6 introduces several changes to the Options API to optimize autoloading behavior.

Editor: Unified Extensibility APIs in 6.6

WordPress 6.6 unifies the different slots and extensibility APIs between the post and site editors so plugin authors do not need to integrate their extensions twice anymore.

Interactivity API

2 open tickets. Last 7 days: +0 tickets 2 open tickets defect (bug) enhancement Awaiting Review 1 0 Future Release 0 1

New Feature: The Block Bindings API

WordPress 6.5 is introducing a new way of extending blocks that substantially reduces the custom code needed to integrate different kinds of data in the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines […]

Interactivity API in 6.5

The Interactivity 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. provides a standard way for developers to add interactions to the frontend of their blocks. This standard aims to make it easier for developers to create […]

Merge Announcement: Interactivity API

View the kickoff post, the status update post, and the Trac ticket for the Interactivity 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.. Purpose & Goals Currently, pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing […]

WordPress 6.4.1 Rapid Maintenance Release: Technical Details and Timeline

On November 7, 2023, WordPress 6.4 was released. 🎉 Every release is a massive undertaking that requires the time and hard work of hundreds of contributors often spanning three to four months. Even though WordPress strives to ship excellent, bugbug A bug is an error or unexpected result. Performance improvements, code optimization, and are considered […]

New `registerInserterMediaCategory` API

From WordPress 6.4, extenders can register their own inserter media categories.

Fields API Chat Summary: September 13th, 2023

These are the notes from the first post-WCUS chat we had on Thursday, September 13th, 2023 at 12:00 PM CDT in the #core-fields channel of Make WordPress Slack. Key Links Proposed agenda items A few agenda items were proposed in the channel by @alexstandiford including the following items. (Marked to show what we ended up […]