What's new in WordPress 7.0?

The WordPress Helsinki meetup group aims to bring people together of all skill levels, from beginners to WordPress professionals. WordPress Helsinki is purely organised by community volunteers, and operates under the WordPress code of conduct.

This month, we welcome Vladimir Melnychenko to speak about WordPress 7.0 update.

WordPress 7.0 is just around the corner, with its official release scheduled for April 9, 2026 (and then moved). In this meetup, we’ll take a first look at what WordPress 7.0 brings to the ecosystem. Together, we’ll explore the most important new features, improvements to the block editor and site editing experience, performance enhancements, and updates that developers, designers, and content creators should know about. We’ll also discuss what these changes mean for existing sites, themes, and plugins.

Vladimir is a WordPress enthusiast. He was raised in Ukraine, and now lives in Finland. He got acquainted with WordPress in 2012 as a technical support representative and has been in love with it ever since. Vladimir works at Valve One as a WordPress developer, building various websites, and he believes that the best website is the one that is constantly improving.

See you there!

Agenda
17:15 – Doors open
17:30 – Opening words
17:40 – Presentation: What's new in WordPress 7.0?
19:00 – Drinks & networking
19:30 – After meetup drinks at a nearby bar

This session will be in English.

Venue, drinks & snacks will be sponsored by Red&Blue.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or contact us directly here on Meetup. You can also find us on LinkedIN and Facebook. If you prefer a more direct approach, you can find most of the community members on the #meetups-helsinki channel on WordPress Finland Slack.
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The WordPress Helsinki meetup group aims to bring together people of all skill levels, from beginners to WordPress professionals.

Talks
If you’d like to speak at an upcoming meetup or suggest some topics you’d like to hear about, leave a comment on our meetup board or contact us on the #meetups-helsinki channel on Slack.

Slack
The local Finnish Slack community is a great place to meet other WordPress enthusiasts online and get help and advice with WordPress-related issues. We’ve written a brief introduction on our meetup page if you’re interested in joining: https://fi.wordpress.org/chat/

Sponsorship
Our meetups are run by volunteers and could always use some support from the professional community. If your company is interested in sponsoring an upcoming meetup or hearing more about it, leave a message on the #meetups-helsinki channel on Slack or contact us directly through our meetup page.

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