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Month in WordPressJuly 3, 2017

The Month in WordPress: June 2017

We’re starting a new regular feature on this blog today. We’d like to keep everyone up-to-date about the happenings all across the WordPress open source project and highlight how…

By Hugh Lashbrooke · 5 min read

ReleasesJune 8, 2017

WordPress 4.8 “Evans”

An Update with You in Mind Gear up for a more intuitive WordPress! Version 4.8 of WordPress, named “Evans” in honor of jazz pianist and composer William John “Bill” Evans, is…

By Matt Mullenweg · 9 min read

DevelopmentJune 1, 2017

WordPress 4.8 Release Candidate 2

The second release candidate for WordPress 4.8 is now available. To test WordPress 4.8, you can use the WordPress Beta Tester plugin or you can download the release candidate here…

By Mel Choyce-Dwan · 1 min read

DevelopmentMay 25, 2017

WordPress 4.8 Release Candidate

The release candidate for WordPress 4.8 is now available. RC means we think we’re done, but with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, it’s possible we’ve missed…

By Mel Choyce-Dwan · 1 min read

DevelopmentMay 23, 2017

WordPress 4.8 Beta 2

WordPress 4.8 Beta 2 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play…

By Mel Choyce-Dwan · 1 min read

ReleasesMay 16, 2017

WordPress 4.7.5 Security and Maintenance Release

WordPress 4.7.5 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.7.4 and…

By Pascal Birchler · 1 min read

SecurityMay 15, 2017

WordPress Now on HackerOne

WordPress has grown a lot over the last thirteen years – it now powers more than 28% of the top ten million sites on the web. During this growth, each team has worked hard to…

By Aaron D. Campbell · 1 min read

DevelopmentMay 13, 2017

WordPress 4.8 Beta 1

We’re planning a smaller WP release early next month, bringing in three major enhancements: An improved visual editor experience, with a new TinyMCE that allows you to navigate…

By Matt Mullenweg · 1 min read

ReleasesApril 20, 2017

WordPress 4.7.4 Maintenance Release

After almost sixty million downloads of WordPress 4.7, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of WordPress 4.7.4, a maintenance release. This release contains 47…

By Pascal Birchler · 1 min read

ReleasesJanuary 26, 2017

WordPress 4.7.2 Security Release

WordPress 4.7.2 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.7.1 and…

By Aaron D. Campbell · 1 min read

ReleasesJanuary 11, 2017

WordPress 4.7.1 Security and Maintenance Release

WordPress 4.7 has been downloaded over 10 million times since its release on December 6, 2016 and we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of WordPress 4.7.1. This is…

By Aaron D. Campbell · 2 min read