The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items. If you have ticket Created for both bug reports and feature development on the bug tracker. requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.
Announcements 📢
Nominations for Core Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. Team Reps 2026
The nomination process for Core Team Representatives for 2026 is still open. Please submit your nomination here.
Recap: WordPress 6.9 “Gene” Retrospective
A retrospective of WP 6.9 was published by its release squad, with detailed feedback on the 6.9 cycle.
WordPress 6.9.1 Release Schedule
The WordPress 6.9.1 maintenance release is planned on February 3, 2026. See the release schedule announcement for more information.
WordPress 7.0 Release Squad and Bug Scrub Schedule
The WordPress 7.0 Release Squad has been announced.
The 7.0 bug scrub schedule was published.
What’s new in Gutenberg The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses ‘blocks’ to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc. https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ 22.4
Gutenberg 22.4 was released, with a detailed announcement.
Discussions 💬
The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Open floor 🎙️
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
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