This security and maintenance release features 7 security fixes and 4 bug fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You…
By Jake Spurlock · 2 min read
ReleasesSeptember 22, 2026 This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.…
By John Blackbourn · 1 min read
ReleasesSeptember 17, 2026 This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is…
By Aaron Jorbin · 4 min read
WordPress 7.0.4 is now available WordPress 7.0.4 is now available which features a security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites…
By John Blackbourn · 1 min read
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…
By John Blackbourn · 3 min read
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…
By John Blackbourn · 2 min read
WordPress at 23 is simultaneously both the strongest and most precarious it’s ever been. Last week, we shipped WordPress 7 to the world. In seven days, 46% of all WordPresses,…
By Matt Mullenweg · 3 min read
WordPress 6.9.2 is now available This is a security release that features several fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites…
By John Blackbourn · 2 min read
As of July 2025, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6. These versions were first released nine or more years…
By John Blackbourn · 1 min read
On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) into a new…
By Matt Mullenweg · 2 min read
CommunitySeptember 27, 2024 I’ve heard from WP Engine customers that they are frustrated that WP Engine hasn’t been able to make updates, plugin directory, theme directory, and Openverse work on their sites.…
By Matt Mullenweg · 1 min read
CommunitySeptember 25, 2024 Pending their legal claims and litigation against WordPress.org, WP Engine no longer has free access to WordPress.org’s resources.
By Matt Mullenweg · 1 min read