Real-Time Collaboration Flagged for WordPress 7.0 Amid Ongoing Technical Challenges

WordPress is moving closer to Google Docs-style collaborative editing. In an update on Phase 3 of the Gutenberg roadmap posted this week, Automattic-sponsored contributor Anne McCarthy revealed real-time collaboration has been flagged for “possible inclusion” in WordPress 7.0, expected in 2026. Work is currently underway to “extend and improve” the experimental implementation of the feature…

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