WordPress 7.0: The Good, the AI, and the Still Missing

WordPress 7.0 missed its planned WordCamp Asia launch due to technical issues with real-time collaboration features, with a new release date expected by April 22nd. While media coverage focuses on new AI infrastructure allowing plugins to share API credentials across providers, the delay stems from collaborative editing problems that only work in the block editor, limiting usefulness for sites using traditional meta boxes. The release prioritizes AI features over long-requested fundamentals like better custom fields and multilingual support, though it includes useful improvements like visual revision tracking and simplified pattern editing.