# WordPress changelog

> The open-source publishing platform.

- Vendor: WordPress
- Category: Productivity
- Official site: https://wordpress.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress)
- Harvested from: Blog (https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/feed/)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog.

## Releases

### 7.0.3 — WordPress 7.0.3 release

- Date: 2026-08-06
- Version: 7.0.3
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-3-release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.0.3

WordPress 7.0.3 is now available WordPress 7.0.3 is now available which features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. Y…

- **security** — Applied several security fixes

### 7.1 — WordPress 7.1 Release Candidate 1

- Date: 2026-08-05
- Version: 7.1
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-1-release-candidate-1/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.1-b930d9bf

The first Release Candidate (“RC1”) for WordPress 7.1 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is still under development. Please do not install, run, or test this ver…

### 7.1 — WordPress 7.1 Beta 4

- Date: 2026-07-29
- Version: 7.1
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-1-beta-4/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.1-f8d7a2dd

WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or m…

### 7.1 — WordPress 7.1 Beta 3

- Date: 2026-07-22
- Version: 7.1
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-1-beta-3/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.1-851e738c

WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or m…

### 7.0.2 — WordPress 7.0.2 Release

- Date: 2026-07-17
- Version: 7.0.2
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-2-release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.0.2

WordPress 7.0.2 is now available. The 7.0.2 security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sit…

- **security** — Address one critical and one high severity security issue

### 7.1 — WordPress 7.1 Beta 1

- Date: 2026-07-15
- Version: 7.1
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-1-beta-1/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.1

WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or m…

### 7.0.1 — WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release

- Date: 2026-07-09
- Version: 7.0.1
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/07/wordpress-7-0-1-maintenance-release/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.0.1

WordPress 7.0.1 is now available! This minor release includes fixes for 31 bugs throughout Core and the Block Editor, addressing issues affecting multiple areas of WordPress including the block editor…

- **fixed** — Fixed 31 bugs throughout Core and the Block Editor affecting multiple areas of WordPress

### 7.0 — WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong”

- Date: 2026-05-20
- Version: 7.0
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/05/armstrong/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.0-82d8e4ed

Explore AI abilities directly in your website, all managed from a central hub. Slide seamlessly through the sleek, new admin theme implemented across the dashboard. Ignite creative flow with new block…

- **added** — Explore AI abilities directly in your website, all managed from a central hub
- **changed** — Implement sleek new admin theme across the dashboard

### 7.0 — WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 4

- Date: 2026-05-14
- Version: 7.0
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/05/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-4/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.0-aa3982ab

The fourth Release Candidate (“RC4”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version…

### 7.0 — WordPress 7.0 Release Candidate 3

- Date: 2026-05-08
- Version: 7.0
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/05/wordpress-7-0-release-candidate-3/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.0

The third Release Candidate (“RC3”) for WordPress 7.0 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version o…