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# Themes

Updates and tutorials on WordPress theme development, covering classic themes and
block themes.

 * 
   ## 󠀁[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.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[On-brand maintenance mode for WordPress Block Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/on-brand-maintenance-mode-for-wordpress-block-themes/)󠁿
   
 * By [Troy Chaplin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/areziaal/)
 * July 13, 2026
 * [Themes](https://developer.wordpress.org/news/category/themes/)
 * Build a branded maintenance mode for WordPress block themes: add one small hook,
   then manage everything—design and activation—in the Site Editor.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[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…
 * 
   ## 󠀁[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? (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.
 * 
   ## 󠀁[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/),
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 * Learn about all the new updates coming to WordPress for developers, covering 
   plugins and tools, theme updates, and the new Playground MCP Server.

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