{"id":2742,"date":"2026-07-09T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=2742"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:33:42","slug":"wordpress-org-blog-wordpress-7-0-1-maintenance-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=2742","title":{"rendered":"WordPress.org blog: WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress 7.0.1 is now available!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This minor release includes fixes for 31 bugs\u00a0throughout Core<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Block Editor<\/a>, addressing issues affecting multiple areas of WordPress including the block editor, admin ui, and media. For a full list of bug fixes, please refer to the\u00a0release candidate announcement.<\/a><\/p>\n

WordPress 7.0.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. The next major version of WordPress will be 7.1; it is scheduled for release on 19 August 2026 at WordCamp US<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.<\/p>\n

You can download WordPress 7.0.1 from WordPress.org<\/a>, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click \u201cUpdates\u201d, and then click \u201cUpdate Now\u201d. For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you to these WordPress contributors<\/h2>\n

This release was led by Aaron Jorbin<\/a>, Brian Haas<\/a>, Carlos Bravo<\/a> and Estela Rueda<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WordPress 7.0.1 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver maintenance fixes into a stable release is a testament to the power and capability of the WordPress community.<\/p>\n

Aaron Jorbin<\/a>, Abdur Rahman Emon<\/a>, Abhishek Kumar<\/a>, Adam Silverstein<\/a>, Adam Zieli\u0144ski<\/a>, Aditya Singh<\/a>, Aki Hamano<\/a>, Andrea Fercia<\/a>, Andrei Draganescu<\/a>, Andrew Serong<\/a>, annezazu<\/a>, Ben Dwyer<\/a>, Brian Coords<\/a>, Brian Haas<\/a>, Carlos Bravo<\/a>, cogdesign<\/a>, Dan Luu<\/a>, Daniel Richards<\/a>, Darshit Rajyaguru<\/a>, David Baumwald<\/a>, Dennis Snell<\/a>, Dhruvang21<\/a>, Ella Van Durpe<\/a>, Erick Wambua<\/a>, Esteban<\/a>, Estela Rueda<\/a>, George Mamadashvili<\/a>, Greg Zi\u00f3\u0142kowski<\/a>, Himanshu Pathak<\/a>, Hit Bhalodia<\/a>, Huzaifa Al Mesbah<\/a>, iflairwebtechnologies<\/a>, James<\/a>, Jarda Snajdr<\/a>, Jb Audras<\/a>, Joe Dolson<\/a>, Joen Asmussen<\/a>, Jon Surrell<\/a>, Jonathan Desrosiers<\/a>, Karthikeya Bethu<\/a>, Khokan Sardar<\/a>, Lucian R.<\/a>, luismulinari<\/a>, Mahammad Darvishov<\/a>, Manhar Barot<\/a>, Marco Ciampini<\/a>, Marin Atanasov<\/a>, Maryam Sultana<\/a>, Masum<\/a>, Miguel Fonseca<\/a>, Miroku<\/a>, Mohammed Noumaan Ahamed<\/a>, Mukesh Panchal<\/a>, Mustafa Bharmal<\/a>, Nik Tsekouras<\/a>, Noruzzaman<\/a>, Ozgur Sar<\/a>, Peter Wilson<\/a>, Presskopp<\/a>, Rahul Kumar<\/a>, ramonopoly<\/a>, Riad Benguella<\/a>, Rishabh Gupta<\/a>, Roshni Ahuja<\/a>, Sainath Poojary<\/a>, Saksham Sharma<\/a>, SAndrew<\/a>, Scott Reilly<\/a>, Sergey Biryukov<\/a>, siliconforks<\/a>, Stephen Bernhardt<\/a>, Swanand M<\/a>, Takashi Kitajima<\/a>, Terence Eden<\/a>, threadi<\/a>, Tushar Patel<\/a>, Umesh Nevase<\/a>, WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas<\/a>, Weston Ruter<\/a>, Yogesh Bhutkar<\/a>, Yusuf Mudagal<\/a> <\/p>\n

How to contribute<\/h2>\n

To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, choose a ticket<\/a>, and join the conversation in the #core<\/a> channel. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Props to\u00a0<\/em>@<\/span>jorbin<\/a>\u00a0for proofreading.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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