As we get closer to the end of winter here in Canada I can’t help but to think forward to longer days, warmer temperatures and what we’re going to grow in the garden this year. The shift of seasons brings about a renewed sense of possibilities, and just as the world around us changes, so does the WordPress ecosystem. There’s plenty happening for developers this month including a birthday and a few releases with plenty of enhancements.
Speaking of exciting events, WordCamp Asia is just around the corner! The schedule looks fantastic and is filled with some great speakers. If you’re going, I hope you have an amazing time soaking in all the knowledge, idea sharing and celebrating WordPress at one of the largest community events of the year!
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The road to 6.8 and 6.7.2 RC1
Scheduled to release on April 15th, WordPress 6.8 aims to enhance data views, query loops and block interactions. This release will also include new APIs to enhance extensibility and the integration of speculative loading aims to improve site performance. Read about this and more in the Roadmap to 6.8 post.
In release news, WordPress 6.7.2 is now available, the final release landed on February 11, 2025. Some of the key changes are as follows:
- Playwright was updated to the latest version (#62843)
- Schema version used throughout Twenty Twenty-Five was updated (#62455)
- Filters can now correctly check if the context is a
WP_Postof typewp_navigationand limit the insertion of hooked blocks. (#62639) - Changes were made to ensure that uppercase tag names, specifically those starting with “D” and preceded by whitespace, are correctly matched by the tag processor in WordPress (#62522)
- Fixes were made to ensure meta boxes are saved even if none of their areas are present in the post editor’s UI. (#67503)
- Changes to meta boxes to ensure combinations of meta boxes and device previews don’t cause conflicts. (#68902)
Happy birthday, Gutenberg!
Eight years ago, on February 3, 2017, the initial commit was made that introduced the world to Gutenberg, the revolutionary block editor that transformed how we write with and develop for WordPress.