What’s New in WordPress 7.0: Impact on Your ACF Workflows

WordPress 7.0 (Armstrong) introduces native AI infrastructure via the WP AI Client and Abilities API, PHP-only block registration, expanded DataViews/DataForms, Interactivity API improvements, Block Bindings API updates, and responsive editing controls. For ACF PRO developers, the key impacts include: ACF fields becoming first-class citizens in WordPress's AI data layer (already prepared via ACF 6.8's Abilities API integration), PHP-only block registration validating ACF's long-standing approach while Core's implementation remains limited compared to ACF Blocks, Block Bindings now supporting bidirectional sync with ACF fields via the new datastore, and responsive device visibility controls reducing custom workaround needs. ACF PRO is fully compatible with WordPress 7.0, and the PHP minimum version is now 7.4.