WordPress 7.0 is shaping up to be one of the most significant releases in recent years, or simply the most ambitious rebranding of what WordPress thinks it is. Perhaps I’m not being direct enough, so let me put it another way: version 7.0 represents the biggest shift in what WordPress actually wants to be in years. We all know WordPress as a tool where one person writes a post, hits publish, and occasionally encounters a “someone else is editing this” lock screen. Version 7.0 introduces simultaneous editing that is very reminiscent of Google Docs, adds a provider-agnostic AI layer, and also tweaks post revisions – an old-school feature in core WordPress – to make them more visual. But let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Here’s what’s new in WordPress 7.0 and what it means for your workflow: Status check ✋ Current release date for WordPress 7.0: May 20th, 2026 . 1. Real-time collaboration (RTC) This is the flagship feature of WordPress 7.0.…