WordPress 7.0 replaced the scattered per-plugin API key model with a centralized Connectors registry. Three official providers, one helper function, and a clean discovery layer for plugin authors.

WordPress 7.0 Armstrong shipped May 20, 2026 with a provider-agnostic AI Client, the Abilities API, a redesigned admin, and a Command Palette. Real-time collaboration was pulled before launch. Here is what actually changed and what to test before updating.

Cloudflare released EmDash, an open-source TypeScript CMS with sandboxed plugin isolation and serverless deployment. The project targets WordPress plugin security flaws and introduces capability-based permissions at the architecture level.

A hacked WordPress site demands fast, structured action. This recovery playbook walks through containment, forensic scanning, core file replacement, database decontamination, and long-term hardening to get a compromised site back online without reinfection.

Git tracks every file change as a snapshot, not a diff. Understanding how commits, branches, and merges work at a structural level makes the entire command set click into place - and eliminates most of the confusion around detached HEADs, rebase conflicts, and lost work.

A single MTA-STS policy file with a mismatched MX record or expired certificate will stop Gmail from delivering mail to your domain entirely. This is by design, not a bug, and the fix depends on understanding how enforce mode, max_age caching, and TLS validation interact.

WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 1 landed on March 24, 2026. It packs real-time collaboration for the block editor, a brand-new AI Connectors screen, client-side media processing, and dozens of block-level improvements that reshape how developers and content teams build sites.

Three browser-level features can eliminate the wait between page navigations: the back-forward cache restores pages from memory, the Speculation Rules API prefetches content before the click happens, and Chrome DevTools MCP lets AI agents fix runtime errors in a live browser session.

Picking the right CMP determines whether your site stays compliant or racks up fines. This comparison covers 10 consent management platforms tested against real-world criteria like script blocking, Google Consent Mode v2 support, and pricing transparency.

WooCommerce's woocommerce_email_attachments filter lets you attach any file to any order email - but most implementations skip the conditional logic that makes it actually useful. This guide covers per-product attachments, category-based PDFs, order status targeting, and PHP 8+ patterns that survive HPOS migrations.