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# Justin Tadlock

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   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (September 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/09/whats-new-for-developers-september-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * September 10, 2026
 * [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/playground/),
   [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * Gutenberg 23.8 and 23.9 bring declarable block keyboard shortcuts, theme.json
   schema fixes for responsive states, and a batch of new deprecations.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Hands-on with the WordPress 7.1 Icon Registration API](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/08/hands-on-with-the-wordpress-7-1-icon-registration-api/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * August 18, 2026
 * [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * WordPress 7.1 introduces a public API for custom icons. Discover how to register
   collections and render SVGs easily with this complete, practical tutorial.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (August 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/08/whats-new-for-developers-august-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * August 10, 2026
 * [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/playground/),
   [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * WordPress 7.1 ships August 19, and the Field Guide is out. Responsive block styles,
   pseudo states, the SVG Icon API, and an always-iframed post editor coming soon.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Rethinking do_action(): Events as objects, hooks as class names](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/08/rethinking-do_action-events-as-objects-hooks-as-class-names/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * August 3, 2026
 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * How to use typed event objects to improve the payload you send to plugin and 
   theme extenders.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[Dynamically loading template parts in block themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/06/dynamically-loading-template-parts-in-block-themes/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * June 18, 2026
 * [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * Stop duplicating WordPress block theme templates just to load different sidebar
   content. Learn how to use the render_block_data filter to dynamically swap template
   parts based on post category, page context, or any conditional logic — no extra
   templates required.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (May 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/05/whats-new-for-developers-may-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * May 12, 2026
 * [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/), [Updates](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/updates/)
 * Stay up to date with the latest Gutenberg and WordPress 7.0 developer updates
   for May 2026, including the evolving content types system, new grid package, 
   block improvements, API changes, and key fixes impacting themes, plugins, and
   editor workflows.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (February 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/whats-new-for-developers-february-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * February 10, 2026
 * [AI](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/ai/), [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/),
   [Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/playground/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * WordPress 7.0 Beta 1 is on the way and introduces major developer-focused updates,
   including the always-iframed post editor, viewport-based block visibility, per-
   block custom CSS, expanded Gutenberg UI components, and new AI and CLI tools.
   Explore what’s coming.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (January 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/01/whats-new-for-developers-january-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * January 12, 2026
 * [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * Stay ahead in WordPress development with January’s Gutenberg 22.3 highlights,
   new Fonts screen, PHP-only blocks, and early features landing in WordPress 7.0.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (December 2025)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/12/whats-new-for-developers-december-2025/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * December 10, 2025
 * [Blocks](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/blocks/), [Playground](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/playground/),
   [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/), [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * Celebrate the release of WordPress 6.9 “Gene”! Also explore new AI tools, block
   upgrades, and developer updates as we wrap up an exciting year in WordPress.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[How WordPress 6.9 gives forms a theme.json makeover](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/11/how-wordpress-6-9-gives-forms-a-theme-json-makeover/)󠁿
   
 * By [Justin Tadlock](https://profiles.wordpress.org/greenshady/)
 * November 6, 2025
 * [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * WordPress 6.9 introduces new form elements support via theme.json. In this walkthrough,
   learn how to use them and when to fall back to CSS.

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