WordPress 7.1 introduces a dedicated background.gradient block support. By switching from CSS shorthand to longhand properties, developers can now seamlessly layer gradients over background images without custom CSS overrides.
The WordPress Accessibility Team has extended the deadline for compliance with the new accessibility-ready theme guidelines to September 30, 2026. Discover how to update your themes, submit them for re-review, and prevent your themes from being delisted on October 1st.
Due to unexpected runtime conflicts and legacy API usage in third-party plugins, the React 19 upgrade has been postponed beyond WordPress 7.1. Developers can now test their plugins using an experimental flag in Gutenberg 23.4.
