WordPress delayed the release of the highly anticipated version 7.0 of the CMS because the real-time collaboration (RTC) feature was not yet stable. The delay has caused some to question whether the feature is necessary in the core, while others say that the delay is a symptom of deeper issues within WordPress itself. Real-Time Collaboration (RTC) The Gutenberg project has been on a four-phase development track: Gutenberg block editor (phase 1), Full Site Editing (phase 2), Collaboration (phase 3), and multilingual capabilities within core (phase 4). WordPress 7.0, initially due to be released on April 9, was supposed to be the rollout of phase 3, as well as other important features that make it easier to use AI within WordPress. RTC enables multiple users to simultaneously edit content and block-based design within the block editor, a functionality that will be useful to publishers and agencies.…