# What's new for developers (July 2026)

DevFeed: [What's new for developers (July 2026)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-s-new-for-developers-july-2026-44842.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/whats-new-for-developers-july-2026/>)

Author: Ryan Welcher

Published: 2026-07-10T14:17:56Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [WordPress Developer Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/wordpress-developer-blog.md>)

Topics: [WordPress](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wordpress.md>), [WordPress themes and plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wordpress-themes-and-plugins.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [beta](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/beta.md>), [blocks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blocks.md>), [deprecated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deprecated.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [gutenberg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gutenberg.md>), [monthly-roundups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monthly-roundups.md>), [playground](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/playground.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [responsive](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/responsive.md>), [themes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/themes.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [wordpress](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wordpress.md>)

## AI overview

A July 2026 WordPress developer update covers the WordPress 7.1 release schedule, WordPress 7.0.1 bug fixes, Gutenberg releases, and responsive styling changes available for testing. It also highlights compatibility testing for plugins and themes before the 7.1 release.

## Source excerpt

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 test before 7.1 locks in.