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WordPress 6.8 is scheduled for official release on April 15, 2025.
In advance of that, I have tested and upgraded all plugins published in the Plugin Directory to the WordPress 6.8 environment.
The minimum major version of WordPress that the plugins support
With the upgrade, the minimum major version of WordPress supported by plugins have been updated to 6.6. PHP version support remains at 7.4 and above.
| Plugin Name | Minimum major version of WordPress to support |
|---|---|
| Flexible Table Block (v3.5.0) | 6.5 → 6.6 |
| Enable Responsive Image (v1.4.0) | 6.5 → 6.6 |
| Custom HTML Block Extension (v3.8.0) | 6.5 → 6.6 |
| RichText Extension (v2.8.0) | 6.5 → 6.6 |
| Piano Block (v2.7.0) | 6.5 → 6.6 |
| Flexible Spacer Block (v2.6.0) | 6.5 → 6.6 |
Changes in each plugin
The plugins that have been tested in the WordPress 6.8 environment and have had changes other than raising the minimum supported major version of WordPress, and the details of those changes, are listed below.
Flexible Table Block
- Enhancement: Replace deprecated UI with recommended UI
Enable Responsive Image
- Enhancement: Show full srcset url
- Accessibility: Respect user preference for CSS transitions
Custom HTML Block Extension
- Enhancement: Use WordPress snackbar on the settings page
- Fix: No alert when leaving the theme/plugin editor
- Fix: Ajax on save doesn’t work in the theme/plugin editor
- Fix: “Save Options” button size on the settings page
Piano Block
- Enhancement: Polish the style of the control section
- Accessibility: Respect user preference for CSS transitions
- Fix: Block is not rendered on the front-end in certain configurations
Flexible Spacer Block
- Accessibility: Respect user preference for CSS transitions