# WordPress 7.1 — WordPress 7.1 “Mary Lou”

- Product: WordPress (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress)
- Vendor: WordPress
- Date: 2026-08-19
- Version: 7.1
- Original notes: https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/mary-lou/
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/wordpress/releases/7.1-061cb663

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WordPress 7.1, “Mary Lou,” is here—celebrating the pioneering jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Mary Lou Williams and her spirit of reinvention and collaboration. This release brings a more flexibl…