Dev Chat summary: April 1, 2026
Start of the meeting in Slack, facilitated by @audrasjb 
Agenda post.
Announcements 
Editor
General
WordPress 7.0 Updates
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Extending the 7.0 Cycle This item will of course have an impact on the release party initially scheduled to happen during WC Asia Contributor Day, which will probably more be focused on testing.
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New Dev Notes:
Introducing the AI Client in WordPress 7.0
Discussion 
From Matt: Rethinking Left Navigation
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@audrasjb: “Ordering plugins in a menu is a pretty sensible [but] it would be great if users could order them themselves”
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@jorbin recommended to make it a Feature Plugin project
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@joedolson wanted to note that maintaining consistent navigation order is an explicit accessibility requirement
From @joefusco: “Following the awareness/presence discussion in #64696, I built a feature plugin to test the workload independently from RTC feature.”
- @desrosj proposed to make it a Feature Plugin hosted on the WordPress GitHub repository and… tada! It’s live.
From @wildworks: “I am proposing to remove the ability to embed YouTube videos in the cover block. I would appreciate your thoughts on this. In my opinion, this violates the terms of service and also presents accessibility issues.” See this PR comment.
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@jorbin pointed out that WordPress has shipped with header video support for almost a decade with no complaints, so removing this from the cover block should not be rushed.
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@joedolson added that the accessibility issue is technically a content control issue; it doesn’t directly create an issue, but opens a door for significant issues that were previously easily prevented.
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@wildworks shared this Slack thread, where comments are welcome about this topic.
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