WordPress 7.0 Real Time Collaboration Testing Call for Hosts
Test WordPress 7.0 RTC on your hosting environment before May 4th using the provided test suite and submit results to make.wordpress.org/hosting.
Test WordPress 7.0 RTC on your hosting environment before May 4th and submit results to make.wordpress.org/hosting.
Summary
WordPress 7.0 introduces a Real Time Collaboration (RTC) feature that lets multiple users edit content simultaneously.
Core developers are asking hosting providers to run a lightweight test suite before the release to ensure the feature works across a wide range of environments. The suite requires only bash, cURL, WP‑CLI and patch, and uses an ENVIRONMENT_NAME variable to label each host configuration.
Results are automatically posted to make.wordpress.org/hosting via a bot account, and the data will be aggregated without public per‑report visibility. The testing deadline is end of day May 4th, and participation will help lower support volume after launch and inform future phase‑3 features such as suggestion mode.
Key changes
- WordPress 7.0 adds Real Time Collaboration (RTC) for simultaneous editing
- RTC requires testing across diverse hosting environments to validate performance
- Core team supplies a lightweight test suite using bash, cURL, WP‑CLI and patch
- Test runner uses ENVIRONMENT_NAME to label hosting configuration for analysis
- Results are automatically submitted to make.wordpress.org/hosting via a bot account
- Testing deadline is end of day May 4th
- Participation reduces post‑release support volume and informs future phase‑3 features like suggestion mode
- Test suite is hosted on GitHub with detailed README instructions