We’ve been following the development closely and trying out the new features on our test sites.
In this article, we will show you what’s coming in WordPress 5.7 with features and screenshots.
Note: You can try out the beta version on your computer by using the WordPress Beta Tester plugin.
WordPress 5.7 is under development and some features can still change and may not make it into the final release.
That being said, let’s take a look at what’s coming in WordPress 5.7.
Editor Improvements in WordPress 5.7
Each WordPress release brings new features and improvements to the editor. WordPress 5.7 will also ship with some exciting new features and enhancements to improve your editing experience.
Drag and Drop Blocks from Inserter

Full-height Blocks Coming in WordPress 5.7

Block Variations Can Now Have Their Own Descriptions

Social Icon Sizes

Improved Buttons

Adjust Font Size in More Blocks

Easier Migration from HTTP to HTTPS
WordPress 5.7 will make it easier to migrate your website to HTTPs. It will show the availability of HTTPS in the site health menu as a critical issue.

Standardized WP-Admin Color Palette
WordPress came with a limited set of color schemes and introducing new color schemes was hard as developers had to deal with Sass variable-based system.

New Robots API
Robots meta tag allows you to tell search engine bots how to crawl and index a website. This can be achieved by adding a robots.txt file to your site’s root folder or by using the robots meta tag.
function wporg_wp_robots_add_follow( $robots ) {
$robots['follow'] = true;
return $robots;
}
add_filter( 'wp_robots', 'wporg_wp_robots_add_follow' );
Here is how it would look in your site’s source code:
<!
DOCTYPE
html>
<
html
>
<
head
>
<
meta
name
=
"robots"
content
=
"max-image-preview:large"
/>
</
head
>
If you want to disable this and let search engines decide which image to use for the previews, then you can add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file or a site-specific plugin.
remove_filter( 'wp_robots', 'wp_robots_max_image_preview_large' );
Lazy Loading iFrames
WordPress already uses lazy loading for images by default since WordPress 5.5.
This means all embeds that use iframes, such as YouTube videos, will use lazy loading to improve your page load speeds.
If you are using Smash Balloon’s YouTube Feed, then it already optimizes your video feed by better caching and delayed loading.
Under The Hood Changes
WordPress 5.7 will also bring many changes for developers to explore and use in their own themes, plugins, and projects.
Following are some of these under the hood changes.
WordPress 5.7 will introduce new functions is_post_status_viewable() and is_post_publicly_viewable() to check if a post is publicly viewable. (See details)
Render block function will now allow developers to filter the content of a single block. (#46187)
WordPress 5.7 will add a filter hook to manipulate $user_data variable during retrieve_password() function. This will enable developers to perform custom validation checks during password resets. (#51924)
Developers will be able to change the ‘Go to site’ link displayed in the login page footer by using a new login_site_html_link hook. (#35449)
Two new functions get_post_parent() and has_post_parent() will be available in WordPress 5.7 to determine if a post has a parent and to get the related parent post as an object. (#33045)
We hope this article gave you a good idea of what is coming in the upcoming WordPress 5.7. Let us know what features you find interesting and what you’d look to see in a future WordPress release.