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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WordPress 7.0 is approaching RC1 (scheduled March 19, 2026), with Beta 3 now available. Key highlights include real-time collaboration (RTC) using HTTP polling and CRDT via Yjs, AI provider packages (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic) integrated through a shared php-ai-client interface, and visual in-editor revision tracking with color-coded overlays. Other notable additions: new WP-CLI wp block and ability commands, phpMyAdmin support in wp-env Playground runtime, PHP-only block registration, pseudo-element support in theme.json, ContentOnly pattern editing mode, a new Icon block with SVG registration API, gallery lightbox image navigation, and expanded text-align block support. Several Dev Notes have been published covering the Interactivity API changes, DataViews/DataForm updates, navigation overlays, and more.

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