Title: 7-0 – Make WordPress Core

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#  Tag Archives: 7-0

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) [annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/)
12:50 am _on_ May 8, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [feature-real-time-collaboration ( 3 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/feature-real-time-collaboration/)

# 󠀁[Real-time collaboration will not ship in WordPress 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/05/08/rtc-removed-from-7-0/)󠁿

Today, [@matt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/) made the decision to remove
real-time collaboration from WordPress 7.0 and [shared](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C07NVJ51X6K/p1778196273902419)
that he is not confident the current approach is robust enough to include in CoreCore
Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team
builds WordPress. at this time, citing concerns around surface area, race conditions,
server load, memory efficiency, and recurring bugs found through fuzz testing.

This is a difficult decision, especially given the amount of work that has gone 
into the feature, but it is being made in service of shipping a stable and reliable
WordPress 7.0 release for our users. Work to remove the feature from the release
is being organized in [#65205](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65205#ticket)
and in the [#feature-realtime-collaboration](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C07NVJ51X6K).
At this time, the release schedule remains as is and further updates will be provided
if the schedule needs to change to unwind this feature.

Real-time collaboration remains an important and exciting feature for WordPress.
Once the immediate release work is complete, a plan will be shared for broader testing
and continued iteration to help prepare the feature for a future release. Thank 
you to everyone who has contributed to this work so far from so many angles.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#feature-real-time-collaboration](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/feature-real-time-collaboration/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
5:12 am _on_ May 6, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [agenda ( 1,127 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[core ( 725 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [core-privacy ( 53 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-privacy/),
[dev chat ( 903 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)   

# 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda – May 6, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/05/06/dev-chat-agenda-may-6/)󠁿

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on [Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260506T1500)
in the [core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/) channel on [Make WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

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 reports and feature development on the bug tracker.
requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the
end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0

 * [RC3 (“new Beta 1”) scheduled for this Friday, May 8th](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/22/wordpress-7-0-release-party-updated-schedule/)
 * [Call for RTC testing from hosts](https://make.wordpress.org/hosting/2026/04/29/urgent-testing-request-to-web-hosts-for-collaborative-editing-by-may-4th/).
   Submissions still welcome.
 * Thank you to Bluehost, Kinsta, XServer, GoDaddy, WordPress.comWordPress.com An
   online implementation of WordPress code that lets you immediately access a new
   WordPress environment to publish your content. WordPress.com is a private company
   owned by Automattic that hosts the largest multisite in the world. This is arguably
   the best place to start blogging if you have never touched WordPress before. 
   [https://wordpress.com/](https://wordpress.com/), Ionos, and any other hosts 
   for helping test RTC!

### **General**

 * [Proposal: Auto-generate Block Editor Handbook docs from block.json](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/05/05/proposal-auto-generate-block-editor-handbook-docs-from-block-json/)
 * [Help us help others contribute to WordPress](https://make.wordpress.org/project/2026/04/23/help-us-help-others-contribute-to-wordpress/)

## Discussions 💬

_The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting
the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCore Core is the 
set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda 
with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context
for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating
in the discussion._

## Open floor  🎙️

Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for 
assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance
release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links
in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting
for discussion or will be async.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [#core-privacy](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-privacy/),
[#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
6:51 am _on_ April 29, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [agenda ( 1,127 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[core ( 725 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [core-privacy ( 53 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-privacy/),
[dev chat ( 903 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)   

# 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda – April 29, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/29/dev-chat-agenda-april-29-2026/)󠁿

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on [Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260429T1500)
in the [core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/) channel on [Make WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

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 reports and feature development on the bug tracker.
requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the
end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0

 * [RC3 (“new Beta 1”) is scheduled for Friday, May 8th](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/22/wordpress-7-0-release-party-updated-schedule/)
 * Testing and feedback needed from web hosts

### **General**

 * Introducing the [Presence API Feature Plugin](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/27/presence-api-feature-plugin/)

## Discussions 💬

_The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting
the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCore Core is the 
set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda 
with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context
for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating
in the discussion._

 * WordPress 7.0 is currently on track for May 20th. Temperature check: How are 
   folks feeling?

## Open floor  🎙️

Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for 
assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance
release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links
in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting
for discussion or will be async.

_Props to [@kirasong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirasong/) for proofreading
and review_

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [#core-privacy](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-privacy/),
[#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bph/) [Birgit Pauli-Haack](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bph/)
7:25 am _on_ April 22, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [dev-notes ( 617 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/),
[dev-notes-7-0 ( 20 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes-7-0/), [editor ( 222 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/)

# 󠀁[Roster of design tools per block (WordPress 7.0 edition)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/22/roster-of-design-tools-per-block-wordpress-7-0/)󠁿

Below you find a table that lists all coreCore Core is the set of software required
to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks available in
the inserter marks in the grid the feature they support 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
concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and
embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. editor. It’s a
basic lookup table that helps developers to find the information quickly.

While this post is released as part of 6.8, the content summarizes changes between
6.1 and 7.0. This is an[ updated of the 6.8 edition](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/03/12/roster-of-design-tools-per-block-wordpress-6-8-edition/)
and provides a cumulative list of design supports added with the last ten WordPress
releases. The icon ☑️ indicates new in 6.9 or 7.0.

The features covered are:

 * Align
 * Typography
 * Color
 * Dimension
 * Border
 * Layout
 * Gradient
 * Duotone
 * Shadow
 * Background image

## Changes to Blocks

 * The Verse block was renamed to **Poetry** block in WordPress 7.0
 * **New Blocks added**
    - Accordion with Accordion Heading, Accordion Item, Accordion Panel
    - Breadcrumbs
    - Icon
    - Math
    - Post Time to Read
    - Term Query with Term Template, Term Count, Term Name

## Table changes

In previous editions of this roster, the **PO/BB column** tracked a small, hardcoded
set of core blocks where Pattern Overrides and Block Bindings were manually enabled—
Button, Image, Paragraph, and Heading. That model no longer reflects how the feature
works. WordPress 6.9 moved Block Bindings to a server-communicated list of supported
attributes via the `block_bindings_supported_attributes` filterFilter Filters are
one of the two types of Hooks [https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks](https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks).
They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the
counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated
manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and
output., and WordPress 7.0 extended that same mechanism to Pattern Overrides, so
any block attribute that opts into Block Bindings now also supports Pattern Overrides—
including custom blocks. Because support is opt-in per block, per attribute, and
per site, a single check mark in a lookup table can no longer represent it accurately.
The column has been removed in favor of a note pointing readers to the [Pattern Overrides in WP 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/03/16/pattern-overrides-in-wp-7-0-support-for-custom-blocks/)
and [Block Bindings improvements in 6.9](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2025/11/12/block-bindings-improvements-in-wordpress-6-9/)
dev notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in a developers
note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include a description 
of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description of how developers
are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published on Make/Core blog
during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing dev notes is particularly
important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers need to be aware of
those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into a Field Guide at the beginning
of the release candidate phase..

| **Block** | **Align** | **Typography** | **Color** | **Dimension** | **Border** | **Layout** | **Gradient** | **Duotone** | **Shadow** | **Backgr.Img** | 
| **Accordion**  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | 
| **Accordion Heading**  |  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new |  | 
| **Accordion Item**  |  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new |  | 
| **Accordion Panel**  |  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new |  | 
| Archives  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – | –  |  | 
| Audio | ✅ | – | – | ✅ | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| AvatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. It’s usually a square box that appears next to the user’s name. | ✅ | – |  | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | ✅ |  |  | 
| **Breadcrumbs** | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new |  |  |  | 
| Button |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – | ✅ |  | 
| Buttons | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ |  | 
| Calendar | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Categories | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Code | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Column |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ |  | 
| Columns | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ |  | 
| Comment Author Avatar |  | – | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Comment Author Name |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Comment Content |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Comment Date |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Comment Edit Link |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Comment Reply Link |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Comment Template | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | ☑️ new | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Comments | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new |  | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Comments Pagination | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | ✅ |  | – |  |  | 
| Comments Pagination Next |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Comments Pagination Numbers |  | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Comments Pagination Previous |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Comments Title | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Cover | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new |  | 
| Details | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new | ✅ |  |  |  | 
| Embed | ✅ |  | – | ✅ | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| File | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Footnotes |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Gallery | ✅ |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Group | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ | 
| Heading | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Home Link – Navigation |  | ✅ | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| HTMLHTML HyperText Markup Language. The semantic scripting language primarily used for outputting content in web browsers. |  | – | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| **Icon** | ☑️ new |  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new |  |  |  |  |  | 
| **Image** | ✅ |  | – | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | ✅ | ✅ |  | 
| Latest Comments | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Latest Posts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – | ✅ |  |  |  | 
| List | – | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| List Item | – | ✅ | ☑️ new | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Login/logout | – | – | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| **Math** | – | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | – | ☑️ new | – | – | – | 
| Media & Text | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| More (Read More) | – | – | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Navigation | ☑️ new | ✅ | – | ✅ | – | ✅ |  | – |  |  | 
| Navigation Link | – | ✅ | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Navigation Submenu | – | ☑️ new | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Next Page (Page Break) | – | – | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Page List | – | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| **Paragraph** | ☑️ new | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| **Poetry (formerly Verse)** |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  | ✅ |  |  | ✅ | 
| Post Author |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | ☑️ new |  |  | 
| Post Author Biography |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Post Author Name |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Post Comments Count |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Post Comments Form |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | ✅ |  |  | 
| Post Comments Link |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☑️ new | – |  | ✅ |  |  | 
| Post Content | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |  | ✅  | 
| Post Date |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Post ExcerptExcerpt An excerpt is the description of the blog post or page that will by default show on the blog archive page, in search results (SERPs), and on social media. With an SEO plugin, the excerpt may also be in that plugin’s metabox. |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Post Featured ImageFeatured image A featured image is the main image used on your blog archive page and is pulled when the post or page is shared on social media. The image can be used to display in widget areas on your site or in a summary list of posts. | ✅ | – |  | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | ✅ | ✅ |  | 
| Post Navigation Link |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Post Template | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |  | 
| Post Terms |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Post Title | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Preformatted |  | ✅ | ✅ no link | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Pullquote | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  | ✅ | 
| Query | ✅ | – |  | – | – | ✅ |  | – |  |  | 
| Query No Results | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Query Pagination |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | ✅ |  | – |  |  | 
| Query Pagination Next |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Query Pagination Numbers |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Query Pagination Previous |  | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Query Title | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| **Query Total** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |  |  |  | 
| Quote |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | – |  | – |  | ✅ | 
| Read More |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| RSS |  | – | – | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Search |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Separator | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Site Logo | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ | – | – |  | – |  | ✅ | 
| Site Tagline | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Site Title | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Social Link |  | – | – | – | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Social Links | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Spacer |  | – | – | ✅ | – | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Table | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | – |  |  | 
| Tag Cloud | ✅ | ✅ | – | ✅ | ✅ | – |  | – |  |  | 
| Template Part | ✅ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
| **Term Count** |  | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | – | ☑️ new |  |  |  | 
| **Term Description** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | – | – | – |  |  | 
| **Term Name** | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | – | ☑️ new | – | – | – | 
| **Terms Query** | ☑️ new | – | – | – | – | ☑️ new | – | – | – | – | 
| **Term Template** | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | – | – | – | 
| **Time To Read** | – | 
☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | ☑️ new | – | ☑️ new | – | – | – | 
| Video | – | – | – | ✅ | – | – | – | – | – | – |

_Props to [@awetz583](https://profiles.wordpress.org/awetz583/), [@westonruter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/westonruter/),
and [@blackstar1991](https://profiles.wordpress.org/blackstar1991/) for review. _

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#dev-notes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes/),
[#dev-notes-7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-notes-7-0/), [#editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/editor/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) [Amy Kamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/)
6:27 am _on_ April 22, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [release ( 31 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/release/)

# 󠀁[WordPress 7.0 Release Party Updated Schedule](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/22/wordpress-7-0-release-party-updated-schedule/)󠁿

Good news, everyone! WordPress 7.0 has a new release date: **May 20th, 2026**!

Thank you all for your flexibility in these recent weeks while WordPress contributors
around the world worked tirelessly on necessary architectural improvements for the
7.0 release. The team aims to ensure that this software version is the most stable
and most performant it can be, while still delivering the much anticipated cornerstone
features mapped out for WordPress 7.0.

Below is the new release schedule, with expected dates and times for each release
party, and the release squad contributors involved in each party for the [7.0 milestone](https://make.wordpress.org/core/7-0/).
It also includes the pre-release versions that have already been released, and a(
pending) call for testing from web hosts meant to help ensure compatibility across
hosting systems.

**Note: **While the most recent pre-release version was RC2, the RC3 release will
be treated like a betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large
group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha
testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the
final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. version
in practice. That means that your continued testing and feedback, particularly on
the part of web hosts, will be incredibly valuable in keeping the development process
informed during the next phase of this release cycle. Thank you all for your continued
testing!

## Release Schedule

As always, last-minute adjustments to this schedule are possible, and there could
be additional timeline iterations based on the impact of host feedback to ensure
that feedback is properly addressed. The release squad will do its best to communicate
any changes promptly by posting in the [#core Slack channel](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW),
publishing a post on the change, and updating this post as the canonical reference.

| **Date (UTC)** | **Milestone** | **Emcee / Release LeadRelease Lead The community member ultimately responsible for the Release.** | **Committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component.** | **Security** | **Mission Control (Coordination)** | 
| [February 19, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260219T1500) | Beta 1 | [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [February 26, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260226T1500) | Beta 2 | [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [March 5, 2026 at 14:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260305T1400)  | Beta 3 | [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
Committing from 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Nice Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/) There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. [https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/](https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/) [https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/)! | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [March 10, 2026 at 23:30 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260310T2330)_Unplanned beta following the 6.9.2-6.9.3 security releases_ | Beta 4 | [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [March 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260312T1500) | Beta 5 | [@chaion07](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chaion07/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [March 24, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260324T1500) | RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7.0/?output_format=md#alpha-beta). 1 | [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [March 26, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260326T1500) | RC 2 | [@4thhubbard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/4thhubbard/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| April 24, 2026 | Call for host testing | [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 
| [May 8, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260508T1500) | RC 3 (in name, but test as a “new Beta 1”) | [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [May 14, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260514T1500) | RC 4 (in name, but acting as a “new RC1”) | [@4thhubbard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/4thhubbard/) | [@ellatrix](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ellatrix/) | [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | 
| [Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260519T1500)~ | Dry Run / 24-Hour Code Freeze | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 
| Wednesday, May 20, 2026**Time TBA** | General Release | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## **How to Join the Party**

 * All parties happen in the [ #core channel on Slack](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW).
 * Everyone is welcome! First-timers, veteran contributors, and all those curious
   about the process are invited.

Here are detailed instructions on [how to contribute to a release party](https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/03/04/how-to-contribute-to-wp-6-8-release-party/).

Thank you to every contributor and community member that helps make 7.0 a success.
See you at the parties!

_Props to [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/), [@4thhubbard](https://profiles.wordpress.org/4thhubbard/),
[@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/), [@griffbrad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/griffbrad/),
[@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/), and [@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/)
for helping devise the new schedule, and [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/),
[@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/), and [@sumitsingh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sumitsingh/)
for reviewing this post.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#release](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/release/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
8:21 am _on_ April 21, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [agenda ( 1,127 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[core ( 725 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [core-privacy ( 53 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-privacy/),
[dev chat ( 903 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)   

# 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda – April 22, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/21/dev-chat-agenda-april-22-2026/)󠁿

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on [Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260422T1500)
in the [core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/) channel on [Make WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

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 reports and feature development on the bug tracker.
requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the
end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0 Updates

 * [The Path Forward for WordPress 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/02/the-path-forward-for-wordpress-7-0/).
   A new release schedule should be shared this week.
 * New Dev Notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in
   a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include
   a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description
   of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published
   on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing
   dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers
   need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into
   a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase.:
    - [Roster of design tools per block (WordPress 7.0 edition)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/22/roster-of-design-tools-per-block-wordpress-6-8-edition-2/)

### General announcements

 * [WordPress Core Dev Environment Toolkit: A Faster Path to Your First Core Contribution](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/16/wordpress-core-dev-environment-toolkit-a-faster-path-to-your-first-core-contribution/)

### Editor

 * [What’s new in Gutenberg 23.0? (22 April)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/22/whats-new-in-gutenberg-23-0-22-april/)

## Discussions 💬

_The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting
the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCore Core is the 
set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda 
with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context
for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating
in the discussion._

 * [@masteradhoc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/masteradhoc/) wants to draw attention
   on ticket [#65025](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65025) and especially
   on [this PR](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11442). Also
   the [#core-privacy](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-privacy/) channel
   is not maintained anymore, and we should probably get some new maintainers. [@masteradhoc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/masteradhoc/)
   is volunteering to maintain the related component, and to help on [PR11444](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11444)
   or [PR11443](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/11443).

## Open floor  🎙️

Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for 
assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance
release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links
in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting
for discussion or will be async.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
8:18 am _on_ April 21, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [core ( 725 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/),
[core-editor ( 747 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [dev chat ( 903 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

# 󠀁[Dev Chat summary: April 15, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/21/summary-dev-chat-april-15-2026/)󠁿

[Start](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1776265215862139) of the
meeting in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/),
facilitated by [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/) 🔗 [Agenda post](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/15/dev-chat-agenda-april-8-2026-2/).

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0 Updates

 * [The Path Forward for WordPress 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/02/the-path-forward-for-wordpress-7-0/).
   The 7.0 release is still on pause for the time being. A new schedule is being
   worked out and will be announced by the 22nd. There will be another Release Candidaterelease
   candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version 
   signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7.0/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).
   in name, but in practice the next release will be treated as a betaBeta A pre-
   release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under
   real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are
   generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however,
   design changes often occur as part of the process., specifically to test architectural
   improvements to Real Time Collaboration. Thank you in advance to everyone who
   helps test!

### General

 * [Gutenberg 22.9 was released on April 8th](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/09/whats-new-in-gutenberg-22-9-8-april/)
 * Please take a look at this [Twenty Twenty-Seven: Team Announcement](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/08/tt7-team/)
   highlighting an emphasis on mentorship and creating an entry point for new contributors.

## Discussion 💬

[@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/) has published [Defining expectations for Iteration issues](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/08/iteration-issue-expectations/)
announcing some adjustments to iteration issue handling in the 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/](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) repo.

From [@amykamala](https://profiles.wordpress.org/amykamala/): “Finding the most 
current PRs and discussions can be a bit of a wild goose chase because while PRs
mention tickets in their content, the fields/relationships on the right that would
link PRs to a ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development 
on the bug tracker., project, status, etc are not actively being used. For 7.0 theres
a kan ban board but nothing in it because tickets and PRs are not being tagged. 
So the only way to find this info is to scroll endlessly on tickets and click on
all the links in the notifications. Some of you may remember a while back I asked
devs in here to please start tagging their PRs in the fields on the right.”

 * [@jeffpaul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffpaul/) noted that the `#core-program`
   channel may be a good place to iterate on this topic.

Matt is requesting community reps and organizers increase emphasis on [Elevating Individuals](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/11/elevating-individuals/)
in the contributor space to to celebrate volunteers and folks who contribute in 
their own spare time.

From [@miroku](https://profiles.wordpress.org/miroku/): “I can only report problems;
can that be considered a contribution? I’m always struggling to figure out how to
volunteer effectively”. [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) answered
that testing and finding bugs is absolutely a contribution!

[@westonruter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/westonruter/) wanted to draw attention
to this issue with `@wordpress/core-abilities` which [makes it difficult to use outside of a React context](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/77253).
A [PR is available](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/77254) to fix the
issue.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/),
[#core-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

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 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
5:13 am _on_ April 15, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [agenda ( 1,127 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[core ( 725 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [dev chat ( 903 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

# 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda – April 15, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/15/dev-chat-agenda-april-8-2026-2/)󠁿

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on [Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260415T1500)
in the [core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/) channel on [Make WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

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 reports and feature development on the bug tracker.
requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the
end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0 Updates

 * [The Path Forward for WordPress 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/02/the-path-forward-for-wordpress-7-0/)

The release schedule is currently still on hold, pending further validation of a
new release candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release
cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also
see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7.0/?output_format=md#alpha-beta)..

### General announcements

 * [What’s new in Gutenberg 22.9? (8 April)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/09/whats-new-in-gutenberg-22-9-8-april/)
 * [Twenty Twenty-Seven: Team Announcement](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/08/tt7-team/)

## Discussions 💬

_The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting
the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCore Core is the 
set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda 
with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context
for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating
in the discussion._

 * From [@annezazu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/annezazu/): [Defining expectations for Iteration issues](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/08/iteration-issue-expectations/)
 * From [@matt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matt/): [Elevating Individuals](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/11/elevating-individuals/)

## Open floor  🎙️

Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for 
assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance
release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links
in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting
for discussion or will be async.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#agenda](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/agenda/),
[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

 * [Login to Reply](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmake.wordpress.org%2Fcore%2F2026%2F04%2F15%2Fdev-chat-agenda-april-8-2026-2%2F%23respond&locale=en_US)

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/)
3:49 pm _on_ April 8, 2026     
Tags: 7-0, [core ( 725 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/),
[core-editor ( 747 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [dev chat ( 903 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

# 󠀁[Dev Chat summary: April 8, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/08/summary-dev-chat-april-8-2026/)󠁿

[Start](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBWTW/p1775660548427059) of the
meeting in SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/).
The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/),
facilitated by [@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) 🔗 [Agenda post](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/07/dev-chat-agenda-april-8-2026/).

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0 Updates

 * [The Path Forward for WordPress 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/02/the-path-forward-for-wordpress-7-0/).
   Quick summary:
    - `trunk` is **closed to commits for the 7.1 release** until further notice
    - Backporting to 7.0 still requires double committercommitter A developer with
      commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core 
      developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few
      guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally
      for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component.
      sign off
    - Pre-releases are paused
    - The next release will be a RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in 
      the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final
      release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7.0/?output_format=md#alpha-beta).
    - We’re currently in string freeze
 * New Dev Notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in
   a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include
   a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description
   of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published
   on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing
   dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers
   need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into
   a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase.:
    - [Building a custom sync provider for real-time collaboration](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/01/building-a-custom-sync-provider-for-real-time-collaboration/)

## Discussion 💬

From [@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/): contributors who have 
a list of notes for tickets to create are encouraged to create them before the 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](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/). Asia Contributor DayContributor
Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps
but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together 
to work on various areas of [https://make.wordpress.org/](https://make.wordpress.org/)
There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus.
[https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/](https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/)
[https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/](https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/).
Especially if they are `good-first-bugs`! 

[@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) added: “If someone has some 
time, triaging the good-first-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. list could also be helpful. Sometimes
that list is intimidating because it seems like everything is attended to. But often
times the patches need to be refreshed or the approaches so far are not fully solving
the issue at hand. If we could note that on the tickets, it may make them more easily
actionable.”

[@audrasjb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb/) noted that the [8 tickets in the i18n component for 7.0](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=accepted&status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&status=reviewing&component=I18N&milestone=7.0&group=component&col=id&col=summary&col=status&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=changetime&col=keywords&order=priority)
are easy tickets that would be nice to address during the contributor day. They 
are also Polyglots, CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress.
The Core Development Team builds WordPress., and Core Editor cross-team tickets.

[@desrosj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj/) will encourage our Polyglots
contributors to open tickets for strings that need refinement and additional context
as it is a great way to contribute to the upcoming release.

[#7-0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/7-0/), [#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/),
[#core-editor](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-editor/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

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# 󠀁[Dev Chat Agenda – April 8, 2026](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/07/dev-chat-agenda-april-8-2026/)󠁿

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on [Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 15:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260408T1500)
in the [core](https://wordpress.slack.com/messages/core/) channel on [Make WordPress Slack](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/).

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 reports and feature development on the bug tracker.
requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the
end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.

## Announcements 📢

### WordPress 7.0 Updates

 * [The Path Forward for WordPress 7.0](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/02/the-path-forward-for-wordpress-7-0/)
 * New Dev Notesdev note Each important change in WordPress Core is documented in
   a developers note, (usually called dev note). Good dev notes generally include
   a description of the change, the decision that led to this change, and a description
   of how developers are supposed to work with that change. Dev notes are published
   on Make/Core blog during the beta phase of WordPress release cycle. Publishing
   dev notes is particularly important when plugin/theme authors and WordPress developers
   need to be aware of those changes.In general, all dev notes are compiled into
   a Field Guide at the beginning of the release candidate phase.:
    - [Building a custom sync provider for real-time collaboration](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/04/01/building-a-custom-sync-provider-for-real-time-collaboration/)

## Discussions 💬

_The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting
the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the CoreCore Core is the 
set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.
Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda 
with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context
for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating
in the discussion._

## Open floor  🎙️

Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for 
assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance
release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links
in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting
for discussion or will be async.

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[#core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core/), [#dev-chat](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/dev-chat/)

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