Mastering the WordPress 7.1 Icon Registration API
Master the WordPress 7.1 Icon Registration API with this guide. Learn function signatures, PHP enum architectures, SVG rules, and template rendering.
19
Aug
Tag Archives: Plugin Development
05
Aug
Understanding DataViews and DataForms: The Next-Generation Architecture for WordPress and WooCommerce Admin Screens
WordPress core and WooCommerce are shifting admin management from legacy PHP table rendering to declarative, REST-driven primitives: DataViews, DataForms, and the Fields API. Learn how this architectural change impacts plugin extensions, state handling, and performance.
03
Aug
Iframed Editor Changes in WordPress 7.1: Complete Developer Guide
WordPress 7.1 completes the transition to an iframed editing environment across all core contexts. Discover why conditional fallback was removed and how to update block scripts using ownerDocument and useRefEffect.
01
Aug
WordPress 7.1 Abilities API Improvements: Validation, Tracing, and REST Coercion
WordPress 7.1 significantly refines the Abilities API by adding custom validation filters, early execution telemetry, typed input coercion for REST endpoints, and expanded schemas across core abilities.
30
Jul
WooCommerce 11.0 Hook Changes: Handling Deferred Order Item Deletion
WooCommerce 11.0 defers order item database deletion to save(), shifting the execution timing of woocommerce_removed_order_items. Discover how this impacts your plugins and how to refactor your callbacks.
29
Jul
Mastering the WordPress 7.1 Abilities API Execution Lifecycle Filters
WordPress 7.1 enhances the Abilities API with four execution lifecycle filters: wp_pre_execute_ability, wp_ability_normalize_input, wp_ability_permission_result, and wp_ability_execute_result.
26
Jul
How to Adapt Your Plugins for Editor Component Updates in WordPress 7.1
WordPress 7.1 introduces major updates to editor components, including unconditional 40px form controls, the removal of legacy Navigation APIs, and a migration from Emotion to SCSS modules. Learn how to update your custom blocks and plugins.
25
Jul
React 19 Punted Beyond WordPress 7.1: How to Test Your Plugins in Gutenberg
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.