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# Plugins

 * 
   ## 󠀁[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.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers (July 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/whats-new-for-developers-july-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Ryan Welcher](https://profiles.wordpress.org/welcher/)
 * July 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/),
   [Updates](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/updates/)
 * July is the month the WordPress 7.1 cycle gets real. Beta 1 lands on July 15,
   betas follow weekly through the end of the month, and the final release is scheduled
   for August 19, 2026, timed with WordCamp US. If June was about wrapping up WordPress
   7.0, July is about deciding what you need to…
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (June 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/06/whats-new-for-developers-june-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Fatih Kadir Akın](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fatihkadirakin/)
 * June 10, 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/)
 * WordPress 7.0 is out, and the 7.1 cycle is already asking developers to test 
   media processing, React 19 compatibility, collaborative editing, theme style 
   states, and Playground workflows.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[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.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[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? (April 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/04/whats-new-for-developers-april-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Jonathan Bossenger](https://profiles.wordpress.org/psykro/)
 * April 10, 2026
 * [AI](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/ai/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/), [Tools](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/tools/),
   [Updates](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/updates/)
 * Learn about all the new updates coming to WordPress for developers, covering 
   plugins and tools, theme updates, and the new Playground MCP Server.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[What’s new for developers? (March 2026)](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/03/whats-new-for-developers-march-2026/)󠁿
   
 * By [Birgit Pauli-Haack](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bph/)
 * March 10, 2026
 * [AI](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/ai/), [Plugins](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/plugins/),
   [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/), [Tools](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/tools/)
 * 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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