WordPress 7.0 Released: What Shipped, What Got Cut, and How to Upgrade Safely
TL;DR: WordPress 7.0 shipped on May 20, 2026 with native AI integration via the WP AI Client, a modernized admin powered by DataViews, block-level Notes, and PHP-only block registration. Real-time collaborative editing was cut from the release on May 8 and is now targeted for WordPress 7.1 in August. Wait one to two weeks before…