WordPress 7.1 Development Progress and Dev Chat Agenda Overview: August 4, 2026
An in-depth summary of the August 4, 2026 WordPress Core Dev Chat, detailing the schedule leading up to WordPress 7.1 RC1, publication
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JSON Schema Preparation for Client Compatibility in WordPress 7.1
WordPress 7.1 introduces a shared JSON Schema preparation layer to convert internal schemas into portable JSON Schema draft-04 format for REST clients,
Abilities API Improvements in WordPress 7.1: Validation Hooks, Lifecycle Actions, and Schema Enhancements
WordPress 7.1 expands the Abilities API with custom validation hooks, a new invocation lifecycle action, richer user info responses, selective field querying,
Building Your First AI-Powered WordPress Plugin with Core APIs
Discover how to stitch together WordPress core AI projects—including the Abilities API, the WordPress AI Client, and the Connectors API—to build a
Mastering the New Execution Lifecycle Filters for the Abilities API in WordPress 7.1
WordPress 7.1 introduces four powerful filters to customize the execution lifecycle of the Abilities API. Learn how to leverage these hooks for