The latest articles on DEV Community by Bilal Mahmood (@bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733). https://dev.to/bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4239350%2F2b51b34e-337c-4966-946d-6f8427a5ea62.jpg https://dev.to/bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733 en Bilal Mahmood Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:18:58 +0000 https://dev.to/bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733/wordpress-72-is-planned-for-early-december-with-release-candidate-1-scheduled-for-the-week-of-i71 https://dev.to/bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733/wordpress-72-is-planned-for-early-december-with-release-candidate-1-scheduled-for-the-week-of-i71 <p>Today every AI plugin stores its OpenAI or Claude keys its own way, usually in the options table. A shared, encrypted store is a real security improvement, especially now that more and more plugins connect sites to AI services.</p> <p>Also on the 7.2 roadmap: Ipsum, a new minimal default theme, a Suggest mode for Notes, and an email alert whenever a new application password is created.</p> <p>The caveat: the feature set isn't locked yet. In 7.2 the Secrets API is mostly developer plumbing and WP-CLI commands, with a management screen planned for 7.3.</p> <p>If you build plugins, will you move your API keys to it?</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcds.bilalmahmood.dev%2Fstorage%2Fuploads%2Fa6551146-8a13-47de-8d1a-62f98e2ef74a.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcds.bilalmahmood.dev%2Fstorage%2Fuploads%2Fa6551146-8a13-47de-8d1a-62f98e2ef74a.jpg" width="" height=""></a></p> wordpress security php webdev Bilal Mahmood Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:12:25 +0000 https://dev.to/bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733/this-is-for-tesitng-4co4 https://dev.to/bilal_mahmood_75059bfc733/this-is-for-tesitng-4co4 <p>This is for tesitng</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcontent-distribution-system.ddev.site%3A33001%2Fstorage%2Fuploads%2F9168e41e-bb77-49fc-bb6e-b97c5ca33142.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fcontent-distribution-system.ddev.site%3A33001%2Fstorage%2Fuploads%2F9168e41e-bb77-49fc-bb6e-b97c5ca33142.jpg" width="800" height="400"></a></p>