{"id":6122,"date":"2026-05-12T17:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/?p=6122"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:45:01","slug":"whats-new-for-developers-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/news\/2026\/05\/whats-new-for-developers-may-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new for developers? (May 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May has been a busy month on the Gutenberg front. There’s a lot to dig into, from early work on a new content types system to a handful of block fixes and improvements that will affect how themes style and structure their layouts. As always, the monthly roundup is here to help you get caught up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress 7.0 is also approaching quickly. The updated release schedule<\/a> puts the final release on May 20, 2026, following a cycle that saw an extension from the original April date to allow more time for architectural work. RC3 is out now<\/a>\u2014if you haven’t tested your plugins and themes against 7.0 yet, now is the time to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The headline news going into the final stretch is that real-time collaboration (RTC) will not ship in 7.0<\/a>. The feature has been removed from the release due to concerns around surface area, race conditions, server load, and memory efficiency, with recurring bugs surfacing through fuzz testing. The team has been clear that RTC remains a priority\u2014work will continue toward a future release\u2014but it won’t be part of 7.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But let\u2019s get into the new stuff. As usual, when testing features mentioned in these What’s new?<\/em> posts, ensure that you’re running WordPress trunk and the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin. You can also test the latest updates via Playground<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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