WordPress 7.0, the first major release of 2026, has a new shipping date: May 20, 2026.
The extra few weeks are worth it for what’s shipping (if everything goes as planned):
- Real-time collaboration - two users editing the same post simultaneously, Google Docs-style.
- Abilities API MCP Adapter - plugins declare their capabilities; AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini discover and call them through MCP - so most of WordPress becomes scriptable by AI agents out of the box.
- WP AI Client - connect your site to OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google once via the new Connectors screen. Every compatible plugin uses the same credentials, so no more managing API keys per plugin, and you get AI features powered by your own token balance.
- Block editor FSE improvements - PHP-only blocks (no JS required), server-side block generation, new Breadcrumbs and Icons blocks, pattern overrides for custom blocks.
- Admin redesign - DataViews, command palette, modernized wp-admin.
Glad that WordPress is building on open AI infrastructure - as an open-source, self-hosted technology, it has a good chance of becoming the standard for AI-generated websites - combining AI superpowers with WP-driven flexibility, battle-tested infrastructure, plugins library and community.
Looking forward to 7.0!