WordPress 7.1.x Maintenance Cycle: Responsibilities, Timeline, and Call for Release Managers
Following the release of WordPress 7.1.0 on August 19, 2026, the core team has opened calls for WordPress 7.1.x release managers to
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WordPress 7.1 RC3 Technical Overview and Testing Guide
WordPress 7.1 RC3 brings more than 90 fixes across Core and the Block Editor, establishing a hard string freeze ahead of the
WordPress 7.1 Development Progress and Dev Chat Agenda Overview: August 4, 2026
An in-depth summary of the August 4, 2026 WordPress Core Dev Chat, detailing the schedule leading up to WordPress 7.1 RC1, publication
Mastering Site Editor Customization in WordPress 7.1: A Guide to DataViews Filters
WordPress 7.1 introduces powerful new filters for the Site Editor. Discover how to programmatically control DataViews and DataForm configurations for pages, templates,
Mastering Design System Theming in WordPress 7.1
WordPress 7.1 introduces foundational support for design system theming, offering developers new ways to standardize UI components through CSS tokens and the
JSON Schema Preparation for Client Compatibility in WordPress 7.1
WordPress 7.1 introduces a shared JSON Schema preparation layer to convert internal schemas into portable JSON Schema draft-04 format for REST clients,
Abilities API Improvements in WordPress 7.1: Validation Hooks, Lifecycle Actions, and Schema Enhancements
WordPress 7.1 expands the Abilities API with custom validation hooks, a new invocation lifecycle action, richer user info responses, selective field querying,
Inside the WordPress 7.1 Release Cycle: Dev Chat Agenda Analysis
An in-depth look at the WordPress 7.1 release cycle updates, featuring beta schedules, core dev notes, component enhancements, and roadmap changes.
WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 Released: Technical Breakdown and Testing Guide
WordPress 7.1 Beta 4 is now available for testing, delivering over 114 updates and bug fixes since Beta 3. Here is a
jQuery UI Updated to 1.14.2 in WordPress 7.1: What Developers Need to Know
WordPress 7.1 updates jQuery UI to version 1.14.2, dropping legacy browser support and removing deprecated internal utilities while maintaining compatibility modes.