August 2026 – v8.0
5 items
Latest release. Items shipped / shipping.
Starter kit relaunch
Customizable base page model
Write API
Cyber Resilience Act readiness
Demo website redesign
November 2026 – v8.1
7 items · 5 new in RFC 116
Next minor release.
SEO power tools
Agent-ready publishing
Wagtail Space 2026 🚀
Agent skills for DX
Security process automation
Write API follow-ups
Maintenance automation
February 2027 – v8.2
2 items · 2 new in RFC 116
Following minor release.
Future
16 items · 5 new in RFC 116
Longer-horizon items. Many need a sponsor or community contributions to progress.
Enhanced dashboard
Workflow enhancements
Media versioning
Permissions registry
Headless preview
New table block
Choosers UI improvements
Natural language search
Flexible form builder
Multilingual content lifecycle
JPEG XL images support
GEO power tools
Documentation overhaul
Generic content importer
Image rendition backends
Shareable previews
Archived
7 items · 7 proposed to close
Items RFC 116 proposes to close: superseded by other work, already delivered, or no longer aligned with the strategy.
Fully accessible admin
Many accessibility improvements have shipped; leaving the item on the roadmap gives the wrong impression. Will document ACR/ATAG results and the remaining backlog instead.
Concurrent editing
ROI too low for editing more advanced than autosave; would distract from more relevant work.
Image optimization performance
Replaced by the new “Image rendition backends” item, which is more specific and provides the needed flexibility.
Sustainability improvements
Too unspecific; recent improvements span many areas. Will document sustainability work across wagtail.org, docs, and the guide.
Draftail for general text entry
Outdated rich-text approach; work remains in this area but won’t be done with Draftail.
Single-line rich text fields
Remaining work (#8249) is ~2–3h of agentic dev; doesn’t warrant its own roadmap item.
Multi-tenancy improvements
No sponsor emerged; better served by more specific issues. Will document current state and signpost improvements.