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Discover how to register collections and render SVGs easily with this complete, practical tutorial. * ## 󠀁[How to build an image generation plugin with the WordPress AI Client](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/05/how-to-build-an-image-generation-plugin-with-the-wordpress-ai-client/)󠁿 * By [Felix Arntz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flixos90/) * May 14, 2026 * [AI](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/ai/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/) * Learn how to use the WordPress AI Client to build a provider-agnostic plugin that generates images directly within the Media Library. * ## 󠀁[How to add custom entries to the editor Preview dropdown](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/02/how-to-add-custom-entries-to-the-editor-preview-dropdown/)󠁿 * By [Birgit Pauli-Haack](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bph/) * February 19, 2026 * [Beginners](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/beginners/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/) * Learn how plugin developers can extend the editor’s Preview dropdown with custom menu items using the PluginPreviewMenuItem component. * ## 󠀁[How to use DataForm to create plugin settings pages](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/01/how-to-use-dataform-to-create-plugin-settings-pages/)󠁿 * By [Róbert Mészáros](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meszarosrob/) * January 20, 2026 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/) * Learn how to build a settings page for the new era of WordPress admin, based on React components and using the DataForm component’s config-driven approach. * ## 󠀁[Introducing the WordPress Abilities API](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/11/introducing-the-wordpress-abilities-api/)󠁿 * By [Jonathan Bossenger](https://profiles.wordpress.org/psykro/) * November 14, 2025 * [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/), [Updates](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/updates/) * WordPress 6.9 introduces the Abilities API. Learn what this new Ability will unlock for developers, and how to use it in your plugins and themes now. * ## 󠀁[The Developer Blog needs you!](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2025/07/the-developer-blog-needs-you/)󠁿 * By [marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/) * July 2, 2025 * [Calls-editorial](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/calls-editorial/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Updates](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/updates/) * The WordPress Developer Blog needs you! If you’ve got a passion for WordPress development, the Developer Blog has lots of things for you to write about. And it’s easy to get started! * ## 󠀁[Actions from Data Views: Adding images to the Media Library](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/09/actions-from-data-views-adding-images-to-the-media-library/)󠁿 * By [JuanMa Garrido](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmaguitar/) * September 23, 2024 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/) * Explore Data Views actions and what you can do with them, such as interacting with WordPress through the REST API or displaying modal windows. * ## 󠀁[Using Data Views to display and interact with data in plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/08/using-data-views-to-display-and-interact-with-data-in-plugins/)󠁿 * By [JuanMa Garrido](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juanmaguitar/) * August 27, 2024 * [Advanced](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/advanced/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/) * Discover the new WordPress DataViews component to create UIs that enable users to customize, filter, and manage data. Learn how to integrate this powerful component into your plugins to create dynamic and user-friendly interfaces for managing datasets. * ## 󠀁[An introduction to the Transients API](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2024/06/an-introduction-to-the-transients-api/)󠁿 * By [Ryan Welcher](https://profiles.wordpress.org/welcher/) * June 11, 2024 * [Beginners](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/beginners/), [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/) * Transients are a powerful tool for avoiding unnecessary database requests, speeding up complex markup generation, and mitigating slow third-party API requests. * ## 󠀁[The HTML API: process your tags, not your pain](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/09/the-html-api-process-your-tags-not-your-pain/)󠁿 * By [marybaum](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marybaum/) * September 28, 2023 * [Common APIs](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/), [Concepts](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/concepts/) * All by itself, the HTML Tag processor is better than regular expressions. It’s convenient, reliable, fast—and You. Can. Read. It. This article shows you in two examples how to get started using the HTML Tag processor. 1 [2](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/page/2/?output_format=md) [Next Page](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/common-apis/page/2/?output_format=md) ## Have an idea for a new post? ### 󠀁[Learn how to contribute](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/how-to-contribute/)󠁿 Share your knowledge with fellow WordPress developers. 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