WordPress 7.1 cutover checks for enterprise WordPress builds, August 2026

Web & API Development · Aug 16, 2026 · 13 min read

WordPress development company: 7 checks before the 19 August 2026 release

WordPress 7.1 lands 19 August 2026 with a deprecation wave across roughly 20 components, and Patchstack counted 11,334 new ecosystem vulnerabilities in 2025. What to check before you hire.

Manu Shukla

#wordpress #cms #web development

Content blocks arranged inside a glowing glass frame, with one amber block left outside it

Web & API Development · Jul 17, 2026 · 17 min read

WordPress 7.1 ships 19 August 2026: the iframed editor, apiVersion 3, and why most blocks need no changes

WordPress 7.1 is set for 19 August 2026, with the iframed editor planned for block themes first. apiVersion 3 changes no API, and most blocks need no changes. What actually breaks, and how to test.

Manu Shukla

#wordpress #gutenberg #block-editor