Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ March 4, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

WordPress 7.0 Updates

  • 7.0 Beta 2 was released on February 26th.
  • 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. 3 is scheduled for March 5th at 14:00 UTC in the #core 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/. channel.
  • 7.0 bug scrubs continue twice a week in the #core Slack channel.
  • 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.:

General

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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 ย ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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 @audrasjb for collaboration and review.

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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ February 25, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps for 2026

The 2026 Core Team Reps have been announced.

WordPress 7.0 Updates

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core 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.

  • AI Connectors update: Pinging @flixos90 @jason_the_adams @isotropic for this item, if they are able to attend this meeting it would be nice to share the current status of this feature.
    See ticket #64591.
  • Real Time Collaboration โ€“ These issues were opened by @smithjw1 as a follow-up to the 7.0 product review meeting:
    • [Interface] Show local userโ€™sย avatarAvatar An avatar is an image or illustration that specifically refers to a character that represents an online user. Itโ€™s usually a square box that appears next to the userโ€™s name.ย by cursor during collaborative sessionsย #75838
    • Auto-disable collaboration when classicalย metaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress.ย boxes are detected; provide compatibilityย filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of 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.ย and documentationย #75839
    • Optional role-based restrictions for collaborative editing sessionsย #75840

Open floor ย ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ February 18, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

WordPress 7.0 Updates

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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.

  • The following tickets are waiting for review/tests:
    • From @pratiknawkar94:
      • #60029: New PR available for review.
      • #61796: New PR available for review.
    • From @justlevine:
      • #64596: โ€œUnlike abilities themselves, we canโ€™t iterate on this from a feature pluginFeature Plugin A plugin that was created with the intention of eventually being proposed for inclusion in WordPress Core. See Features as Plugins. like Experiments, so waiting until 7.1 adds a lot of friction and makes the potential impact on early adopters trying to work around the current limitations harder to to assuage.โ€
  • Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0: Decision needed as 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. 1 is scheduled on February 19.

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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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ February 11, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

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 โ€˜blocksโ€™ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/

Whatโ€™s new in Gutenberg 22.5? (04 February)

WordPress 7.0 Updates

Nominations for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026

The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is over. The current Team Reps have to open a poll forย voting.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core 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 @flixos90: Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0: There is an ongoing discussion about the readiness of this changeset, given that there is currently no PR ready for testing and we are 10 days from 7.0 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. 1.

From @audrasjb: The Adminadmin (and super admin) โ€œreskinโ€ tickets needs to be committed (or punted) ASAP. See ticket #64308 from @fabiankaegy.

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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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ February 4, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

Nominations for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026

The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is over. The current Team Reps are putting together the nominations, then a poll will be opened forย voting. It will stay open for two weeks.

WordPress 6.9.1 Release Schedule

WordPress 6.9.1 was released on February 3, 2026. It is a maintenance release.

See the WP 6.9.1 RC1 announcement for more information about the release.

WordPress 7.0 Release Squad and Bug Scrub Schedule

The WordPress 7.0 Release Squad has been announced.

The 7.0 bug scrub schedule was published.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core 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 @adamsilverstein:

Iโ€™d like to mention I have posted a detailed progress update for the Client Side Media feature on the tracking issue. The summary is: last week we landed the wordpress/worker-threads package, which unlocks running VIPS directly in a worker thread. This means the feature can now be tested. Also: the final 7 pre-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. PRs are nearly ready for review.

The main thing I need support on is code reviews and testing!

The meetings are currently at a difficult time for me to attend, iโ€™m happy to answer questions a bit later if i am not able to join.


From @flixos90: Proposal for merging WP AI Client into WordPress 7.0

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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ January 28, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

Nominations for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026

The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is still open. Please submit your nomination here.

Recap: WordPress 6.9 โ€œGeneโ€ Retrospective

A retrospective of WP 6.9 was published by its release squad, with detailed feedback on the 6.9 cycle.

WordPress 6.9.1 Release Schedule

The WordPress 6.9.1 maintenance release is planned on February 3, 2026. See the release schedule announcement for more information.

WordPress 7.0 Release Squad and Bug Scrub Schedule

The WordPress 7.0 Release Squad has been announced.

The 7.0 bug scrub schedule was published.

Whatโ€™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 โ€˜blocksโ€™ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 22.4

Gutenberg 22.4 was released, with a detailed announcement.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core 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.

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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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ January 21, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

Nominations for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026

The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is now open. Please submit your nomination here.

Dropping support for PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher 7.2 and 7.3

Support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 will be dropped in WordPress 7.0.

WordPress 6.9.1 Release Schedule

The WordPress 6.9.1 maintenance release is planned on February 3, 2026. See the release schedule announcement for more information.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core 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.

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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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ January 14, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

WordPress 7.0 Call for Volunteers

If you are interested in volunteering for WordPress 7.0, please comment here by January 16.

Nominations for CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026

The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is now open. Please submit your nomination here.

Dropping support for PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher 7.2 and 7.3

Support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 will be dropped in WordPress 7.0. Here you can find more information.

6.9 Release Retrospective

The 6.9 release retrospective is open to all contributors, not only release squad members.
Broader feedback helps improve future release processes. The form and comments will be open until January 15.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core 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.

PHP Extensions List โ€“ filter

@sirlouen raised a question about setting the filter PHP extension as default. See the Hosting Team Handbook.

Open floor ย ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ January 7, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

Happy New Year!

The first Dev Chat meeting of the year will take place on January 7 at the usual time.

6.9 Release Retrospective

The 6.9 release retrospective is open to all contributors, not only release squad members.
Broader feedback helps improve future release processes.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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.

PHPPHP The web scripting language in which WordPress is primarily architected. WordPress requires PHP 7.4 or higher Extensions List โ€“ filter

@sirlouen raised a question about setting the filter PHP extension as default. See the Hosting Team Handbook.

Open floor ย ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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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Dev Chat Agenda โ€“ December 17, 2025

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 15:00 UTC in theย coreย channel onย Make WordPress Slack.

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 haveย ticketticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker.ย 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 ๐Ÿ“ข

WordPress 6.9 Hotfixes

Since the WordPress 6.9 release, several issues have been reported, temporary workarounds are available as plugins and will be included in a maintenance release planned for January 2026 at the earliest, with full details in the linked post.

Planning for WordPress 7.0

With 6.9 released, attention is already shifting toward WordPress 7.0, including early ideas, focus areas, and ways to contribute, all outlined in the follow-up post.

Real-time collaboration: Early user feedback

Real-time collaboration for WordPress 7.0 has been in WordPress VIP 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. testing since October 2025, with early feedback covered in this post.

Discussions ๐Ÿ’ฌ

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.

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 theyโ€™ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Asia 2026 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/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/.: Call for table leads

@krupajnanda asked whether contributors would be available to volunteer as table leads for the WordCamp Asia 2026 Contributor Day.


No further topics have been submitted for this discussion round yet.
If you have something in mind, feel free to leave a comment below this post.

Open floor ย ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

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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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