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The July 2026 WordPress developer roundup covers the 7.1 beta cycle starting July 15, responsive styling now open for testing, React 19 compatibility tooling in Gutenberg 23.4, and a deprecation wave across @wordpress/components. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/whats-new-for-developers-july-2026/

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What’s new for developers (July 2026)
July is the month the WordPress 7.1 cycle gets real. Beta 1 lands on July 15, betas follow weekly through the end of the month, and the final release is scheduled for August 19, 2026, timed with WordCamp US. If June was about wrapping up WordPress 7.0, July is about deciding what you need to test before 7.1 locks in.
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Block themes typically require separate templates to load different sidebars. The render_block_data filter lets you swap template part slugs at render time based on post category or page context, keeping your template count down. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6219

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Dynamically loading template parts in block themes
Stop duplicating WordPress block theme templates just to load different sidebar content. Learn how to use the render_block_data filter to dynamically swap template parts based on post category, page context, or any conditional logic — no extra templates required.
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The June 2026 WordPress developer roundup covers WordPress 7.0, client-side media processing testing, collaborative editing outreach for 7.1, and the React 19 compatibility situation after its temporary revert in Gutenberg. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6195

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What’s new for developers? (June 2026)
WordPress 7.0 is out, and the 7.1 cycle is already asking developers to test media processing, React 19 compatibility, collaborative editing, theme style states, and Playground workflows.
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WordPress 7.0 ships a built-in AI Client: a PHP API that routes image and text generation requests to whichever provider the site owner has configured. This tutorial walks through building a working image generation plugin on top of it. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6094

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How to build an image generation plugin with the WordPress AI Client
Learn how to use the WordPress AI Client to build a provider-agnostic plugin that generates images directly within the Media Library.
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The May 2026 WordPress developer roundup is out. You’ll find coverage of early work on a content types system, revisions support for templates and patterns, a new @wordpress/grid package, and a range of block fixes ahead of the WordPress 7.0 release. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6122

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What’s new for developers? (May 2026)
Stay up to date with the latest Gutenberg and WordPress 7.0 developer updates for May 2026, including the evolving content types system, new grid package, block improvements, API changes, and key fixes impacting themes, plugins, and editor workflows.
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The WordPress Developer Blog has a new guide on writing end-to-end (E2E) tests with Playwright. It covers setup with wp-env, testing block variations and patterns, and verifying front-end output using the REST API. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6048

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Getting started writing WordPress E2E Tests with Playwright
Learn how to set up Playwright for WordPress E2E testing and write tests using real-world examples so you have a solid foundation to adapt for your own project.
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WordPress Playground now has an official MCP server via the new @wp-playground/mcp package. One command connects Claude Code or Gemini CLI to a local Playground instance for file access, PHP execution, and site management. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=6028

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What’s new for developers? (April 2026)
Learn about all the new updates coming to WordPress for developers, covering plugins and tools, theme updates, and the new Playground MCP Server.
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@wordpress/build is a new build tool for WordPress plugins that replaces webpack and Babel with esbuild, auto-generates PHP script registration, and requires zero config. It already powers all 100+ Gutenberg packages. The API is still being shaped, and your feedback is welcome. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=5992

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@wordpress/build, the next generation of WordPress plugin build tooling
@wordpress/build replaces webpack and Babel with esbuild, auto-generates your PHP script registration from package.json conventions, and requires zero config. It already builds all 100+ Gutenberg packages. The plan is for it to power @wordpress/scripts under the hood — so wp-scripts build stays the same, but gets faster and drops the hand-written PHP. The API is still open for input. This is what it does and where it needs your feedback.
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WordPress 7.0 will introduce real-time collaboration in the block editor, built on an HTTP polling sync provider and CRDT data storage. The March developer roundup also covers new WP-CLI commands, AI provider packages, and the first wave of Dev Notes. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/?p=5940

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What’s new for developers? (March 2026)
WordPress 7.0 RC1 is just around the corner. Catch up on the first wave of Dev Notes, Real-time collaboration, new WP-CLI block and ability commands, and all the latest Gutenberg updates developers need before the release.
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Since WordPress 6.7, plugins can extend the editor’s Preview dropdown. Want to add your own custom preview experience? Learn how to use PluginPreviewMenuItem to build a Social Card Preview that reflects unsaved edits in real time.

Read the tutorial → https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/how-to-add-custom-entries-to-the-editor-preview-dropdown/

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How to add custom entries to the editor Preview dropdown
Learn how plugin developers can extend the editor's Preview dropdown with custom menu items using the PluginPreviewMenuItem component.
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