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Birgit Pauli-Haack 3:17 pm on March 7, 2023
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Introducing the HTML API in WordPress 6.2

WordPress 6.2 introduces WP_HTML_Tag_Processor – a tool for block authors to adjust HTML tag attributes in block markup within PHP. It’s the first component in a new HTML processing API.

Stephen Bernhardt 4:05 pm on November 19, 2025
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URL-escaping functions can support HTTPS as the default protocol in WordPress 6.9

When a string passed to the esc_url() and esc_url_raw() functions does not include a protocol (https://, http://, etc.), WordPress will prepend http:// to the URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org string before further processing and returning it. This is a reasonable […]

David Arenas 1:41 pm on November 12, 2025
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Changes to the Interactivity API in WordPress 6.9

Standardized 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. to set unique IDs in directives HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. does not allow multiple attributes […]

David Arenas 1:39 pm on November 12, 2025
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Interactivity API’s client navigation improvements in WordPress 6.9

In WordPress 6.9, the client-side navigation feature provided by the @wordpress/interactivity-router module has been expanded to cover additional use cases that were previously unsupported. Support for new script modules and stylesheets Previously, only the HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. of the new page was […]

Jonathan Bossenger 1:24 pm on November 10, 2025
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Abilities API in WordPress 6.9

WordPress 6.9 introduces the Abilities 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., a new foundational system that enables plugins, themes, and WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core […]

Jeffrey Paul 8:37 pm on March 27, 2025
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New REST API Filter for Exposing Menus Publicly in WordPress 6.8

In WordPress 6.8, the REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that uses HTTP requests to GET, PUT, POST and DELETE data. It is how the front end of an application (think “phone app” or “website”) can communicate with the data store (think “database” or “file […]

Felix Arntz 9:04 pm on March 24, 2025
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Interactivity API best practices in 6.8

WordPress 6.8 comes with a few new best practices and requirements in 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. that are part of a longer-term continuous-improvement effort. Some of the relevant changes in […]

Brian Alexander 8:54 pm on December 4, 2024
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Let’s reconsider adopting the WP Consent API

Objective of this proposal The legal and moral implications around respect for user consent and tracking have evolved steadily since the original proposal was published in 2020. Powering over 40% of the web, WordPress is in a position to lead by example and provide site operators built-in and extensibleExtensible This is the ability to add […]

Fabian Kaegy 5:31 pm on October 20, 2024
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New Plugin Template Registration API in WordPress 6.7

Since the introduction of 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 concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API […]

Felix Arntz 5:22 pm on October 17, 2024
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New block type registration APIs to improve performance in WordPress 6.7

WordPress 6.7 introduces a new function wp_register_block_metadata_collection() which allows plugins to improve the performance of registering their 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 concepts of what in the past may have […]