Video Tour of Wagtail 8.0

This video provides an exciting preview of Wagtail 8.0. The latest Wagtail release is designed to prepare you for a more automated future, especially with the increasing popularity of AI agents. The core of this update is a powerful new version of the Wagtail API, which you can use to publish, update, and organize your Wagtail content. Beyond the API, Wagtail 8.0 also provides custom base page model support, a permission policy registry for easier permissions access and management, Django 6.1 compatibility, and numerous accessibility and image format improvements.

Wagtail 8.0 release notes: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/releases/8.0.html
Wagtail product strategy: https://wagtail.org/product-strategy/
Join us for Wagtail Space: https://wagtail.org/wagtail-space-2026/

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What will I learn from this video?

From this video, you will learn about the key new features in Wagtail 8.0, with a primary focus on Version 3 of the API that you can use to create automated content creation and management workflows. You'll learn the strategic reasons for adding these features, including adapting to an increasingly automated internet and the growing role of AI. The video will also cover how to use the write API for tasks like updating and publishing content. Additionally, you'll discover the benefits of custom base page models, the new permission policy registry, support for Django 6.1, accessibility enhancements, and changes to image format handling.

01:29 Introducing the Wagtail Write API (Version 3)
08:00 Other New Features
10:41 Wagtail Space Call for Proposals

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