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Amy Kamala 4:23 am on August 11, 2026
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Dev Chat Agenda – August 11, 2026

The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

Note: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.

7.1

  • 7.1 RC1 was released Wed August 5th.
  • A silent RC2 security release was released on August 6th.
  • RC3 scheduled for Wednesday, August 12th.
  • WordPress 7.1 Field Guide
  • 7.1 Release Candidate phase
  • As of Aug 10th, 7.1 is branched. Committers: Trunktrunk A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running "trunk", then you are on the latest revision. is open for 7.2 and the 7.1 branchbranch A directory in Subversion. WordPress uses branches to store the latest development code for each major release (3.9, 4.0, etc.). Branches are then updated with code for any minor releases of that branch. Sometimes, a major version of WordPress and its minor versions are collectively referred to as a "branch", such as "the 4.0 branch". requires double sign off.

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Amy Kamala 3:34 am on August 4, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – August 4, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    Note: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.

    7.1

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Amy Kamala 1:41 am on July 28, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – July 28, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    Note: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.

    7.1

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Jb Audras 1:25 pm on July 21, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – July 21, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    Note: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.

    7.0.2

    7.1

    • 7.1 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 due for release this Wednesday, July 22th. The release party starts at 15:00 UTC.
    • From @adrianduffell:
      • There’s about 140 Trac tickets milestoned for 7.1. It would be good for owners to start punting the tickets that can be safely picked up in a future release. This will help to make the remaining 7.1 priorities clearer.
      • Highlighting a few bugs with simple PRs needing review. It might be possible to merge them before beta 4 next week:

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Amy Kamala 5:08 am on July 14, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – July 14, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    Note: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.

    7.1

    • 7.1 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 due for release this Wednesday, July 15th. The release party starts at 15:00 UTC.
    • New Dev Notedev 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.: Consistent navigation in WordPress 7.1 with persistent toolbar

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat
    Amy Kamala 2:16 am on July 8, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – July 8, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    7.1

    • 7.1 bug scrub schedule
    • 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 for next week on Wednesday July 15th at 15:00 UTC
    • Heads up CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Committers: Tech and Triagetriage The act of evaluating and sorting bug reports, in order to decide priority, severity, and other factors. leads have started tagging tickets for 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.. Deadline for publishing is August 3rd, and the Field GuideField guide The field guide is a type of blogpost published on Make/Core during the release candidate phase of the WordPress release cycle. The field guide generally lists all the dev notes published during the beta cycle. This guide is linked in the about page of the corresponding version of WordPress, in the release post and in the HelpHub version page. targeted for the 4th (just before RC1).
    • Merge Proposal: Expanding WP Core Abilities
    • Classic block will NOT be hidden from inserter in WP 7.1

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    • Dev Chat scheduling during 7.1 cycle

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Jb Audras 9:24 pm on June 30, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – July 1, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    7.1

    • Roadmap for 7.1
    • Recent proposals:
    • Recent 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 đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Amy Kamala 3:52 am on June 24, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – June 24, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    7.1

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Amy Kamala 2:51 am on June 17, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – June 17, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat

    Amy Kamala 3:56 am on June 10, 2026
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    Dev Chat Agenda – June 10, 2026

    The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on 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 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 📢

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

    General

    Discussions đź’¬

    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.

    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.

    #7-1, #agenda, #core, #dev-chat