A free weekly Newsletter with a round-up of WordPress news and articles
Roadmap to 7.1
WordPress 7.1 is set to be released on August 19th, 2026. This release advances how people work together in WordPress and opens up new functionality for all to benefit from. New Notes features, including suggestion mode and emoji reactions, make asynchronous feedback richer and more interactive.
WordPress Developers Say New AI Feature Does Not Belong In Core
The new feature, which is already in Gutenberg, functions as a centralized repository of guidelines and knowledge about a website for use by people like editors and contributors, as well as for internal AI agents and tools.
Global Partners Across the First Half of the 2026 WordPress Event Season
This post recaps how the WordPress project’s five Global Partners — Jetpack, WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Bluehost, and Hostinger — supported community events during the first half of 2026.
