WordPress 7.0.2 is starting to roll out. The on-site information says it is a security release, but the release notes and option to manually download are not available yet.

A few weeks ago a proposal was floated to merge into core a new Knowledge post type which would primarily be a feature for AI use. Community sentiment was not to bloat core with the feature. It seems Matt agreed and it won’t be included in 7.1. Here is The Repository’s reporting with the details.

WP Org plugin updates being delayed up to 24 hours for AI security scanning.

React was updated from version 18 to 19 in the Gutenberg plugin as a step in shipping the update with WordPress 7.1. However, issues surfaced due to Gutenberg addons that include their own version.

The project is dropping the “beta” label on PHP version support. It created the wrong impression and was prompting some users and hosting providers to avoid updating to new versions.

They have done a good job of integrating AI and navigating the contributor hurdles. Starting their own new venture.

Roger Montti provides a brief overview of the new AI feature areas in WordPress 7.0.

WordPress 7.0 is scheduled for release in a week on May 20th. This is the official “field guide” listing the new features and changes. It is a great summary of what will be included. The ability to create blocks with PHP and the ability to register AI clients via core are two features I’m looking forward to.

An interesting article that discusses the recent merge into Gutenberg of the ability to create Custom Post Types. The technical details are examined along with the usage data and competitor profile. Among other questions it is asked why Custom Post Types, and not SEO, security, or caching?