Jamie Marsland’s videos are among the best ways to stay informed about WordPress progress. This time he outlines in only 250 seconds what will come in the next major update, 6.9.
This update is still some way off because it is scheduled for December 2, 2025. You can see what it brings in a video:
As of today there is no absolute certainty that everything under development will be released on the indicated date, but it is good to know about it in any case.
Although there has been a long delay due to the deep conflict with WP Engine, which has slowed many WordPress developments, work is beginning on real time collaboration in WordPress, which will allow several people to edit at the same time without causing errors. The effort starts with block level comments and ahead lies a long road of development that is the prelude to the internationalization of the WordPress core, something other open source CMS have had for a long time.
Work is also underway on improved template and theme management, block visibility, new accordion and elastic blocks, and much more that we can see in the video, including enhancements for AI integration within WordPress, which is advancing at a very good pace.
* Original article written in Spanish, translated with chatGPT and reviewed in English by Jorge Mediavilla.
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