WordPress 7.1 "Mary Lou" shipped August 19, 2026. Responsive styling, media upgrades, Notes, and what did not ship. Who should upgrade, and what to test on staging first.
WordPress 7.0.4 fixes a single High-severity remote code execution issue, CVE-2026-65640. Who is actually exposed, who is not, and which version to update to.
WordPress 7.0.3 fixes 12 security issues, including one High-severity CVE. What each one covers, which older versions got the fix, and what to do.
WordPress skipped the Twenty Twenty-Six default theme. Here is the official reason, and what we know about Twenty Twenty-Seven, coming with WordPress 7.2.
WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” is here: AI lands in core, the admin gets a redesign, and PHP 7.4 becomes the new minimum. The walkthrough.
WordPress 6.9 “Gene” adds Notes for editorial collaboration, a dashboard-wide Command Palette, new blocks, and real speed gains. The walkthrough.
WordPress 6.8 “Cecil” ships speculative loading, bcrypt password hashing, and a redesigned Style Book. Here’s what actually changed.
WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” brings the Twenty Twenty-Five theme, Zoom Out editing, font size presets, and HEIC support. Here’s the walkthrough.
WordPress 6.6 “Dorsey” adds pattern overrides, auto-update rollbacks, and a smarter Site Editor. A walkthrough of what’s new.
WordPress 6.5 “Regina” brings the Font Library, smarter revisions, and a much faster editor. Here’s what’s new and why it matters.
WordPress 6.4 “Shirley” is here with the Twenty Twenty-Four theme, a built-in image lightbox, and a smarter editor. A walkthrough of what’s new.
Unveiling the Power of WordPress 6.3: Developer-Centric Enhancements When it comes to WordPress, we often marvel at the user-facing features that make our websites visually stunning and engaging. However, it’s time to shift our focus to the game-changing under-the-hood enhancements that are about to redefine the entire development experience. Say hello to WordPress 6.3’s developer-focused …
WordPress 6.2 “Dolphy” is here. The Site Editor leaves beta, Openverse lands in the inserter, and menus get easier. A walkthrough of what’s new.
WordPress 6.1 is scheduled to be released only a little over a month — on November 1, 2022. Since Matías Ventura released a roadmap, there have been a few changes, especially now that beta 1 runs for core contributors. Here are some of the updates that are likely to reflect on the general release of WordPress 6.1: …
WordCamp US 2022 was the first in-person WordCamp event in two years. Many contributors are present and shared their tips and experiences to the community. For those who were not able to attend this once-a-year event, we’re going to go through some of the highlights so you wouldn’t feel that much left out: What is …
Do you like using Gutenberg? Well, if you do, strap in as new updates are coming to town with the Gutenberg 13.7 update. Most of them concern block locking and popup modal updates. Here they are: Block Locking Inheritance It has been a while since the locking and template locking features were released. The new …
WordPress 6.1 is on our doorstep, so we wanted to share some of the exciting new things that we can expect from the update. Matías Ventura, the lead architect of Gutenberg, shared the roadmap for the upcoming 6.1 release in time for the closing session of WordCamp Europe. Note that Matías Ventura wasn’t able to join Josepha …
Curious about WordCamp? Unfortunately, if you were considering joining WordCamp US 2022, tickets are now sold out so you will have to wait until next year. What is WordCamp? WordCamp is a conference that focuses on everything WordPress. People from all backgrounds attend, including bloggers, developers, entrepreneurs, and WordPress enthusiasts. Usual topics during WordCamps include: …
Do you search for images on Google or on free stock photography sites? If that’s the case, you may want to give this new Openverse Project a shot and avoid headaches that come from licensing issues. What is Openverse? Basically, Openverse is a massive online library of completely free-to-use stock photos and audio. It’s an …
State of The Word State of the Word 2021 is the annual keynote event delivered by the WordPress project’s co-founder, Matt Mullenweg. Every year, the event allows the community to reflect on the WordPress project’s achievements of the year and future plans. This year will include that and more. Due to the pandemic, WordPress moved …
WordPress 5.9 is almost here so we wanted to share some of the exciting new stuff that we can expect. Originally scheduled for the 14th of December 2021 the release has now since been pushed back to the 25th of January 2022. For more details on the release schedule, check out https://make.wordpress.org/core/5-9/ Major New Features …
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The new WordPress 5.6 version, the last major release for the year 2020, is finally here and it comes with shiny new features and improvements that users would either love or hate. As expected, this new release also comes with a brand new default WordPress theme (with a name that you probably figured out already …
