WordPress 7.1 shipped the first two runnable code examples in the Code Reference. They are powered by WordPress Playground, and more are coming in 7.2. On the WP_HTML_Processor::class_list() Code Reference page, select Run button in the code snippet and the code example will run…
A patch has been in progress since June that replaces Dashicons in the admin bar and the sidebar with WordPress icons, using the wp_get_icon() function that was introduced in WordPress 7.1. Props to @fushar, @wildworks, and @lucasmdo for moving this forward. Because the change…
At WordCamp US 2026, a group of contributors gathered for an informal conversation about the relationship between the WordPress project and the PHP language and community. The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule, so notes below are not attributed to individual…
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb 🔗 See the agenda post. Announcements 📢 7.2 We have a Proposal: Secrets API for WP 7.2 We are still waiting for a release squad to be published, probably early next week as per @jeffpaul 7.1.1 We now have a WordPress 7.1.1…
“What’s new in Gutenberg…” posts (labeled with the #gutenberg-new tag) are posted following every Gutenberg release on a biweekly basis, showcasing new features included in each release. As a reminder, here’s an overview of different ways to keep up with Gutenberg and the…
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack. Dev chat is back on Wednesdays again! The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section. The various curated agenda sections below…
Since WordPress 7.1 was released, contributors have kept a close eye on incoming reports to the WordPress.org Support Forums, Trac, and the Gutenberg repository on GitHub. The volume and severity of tickets mean that the maintenance release should be prepared habitually. This…