WordPress 7.1 Icons API: The v15 Breaking Change You Missed

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The @wordpress/icons v15 flip to fill=currentColor and the new register_icon() surface in the WordPress 7.1 Icons API rewrite plugin CSS. Here is what breaks....

WordPress 7.1 Iframed Post Editor: What Breaks in Blocks

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WordPress 7.1 enforces the iframed post editor on every block theme. Here are the five failure modes in custom blocks and how to fix them....

WordPress 7.0.2 Emergency Release Patches wp2shell RCE

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WordPress 7.0.2 shipped an emergency patch on July 17 for the wp2shell pre-authentication RCE chain. Here is the audit I would run this week....

WordPress 7.1 Makes the 40px Component Default Permanent

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WordPress 7.1 hard-deprecates the __next40pxDefaultSize prop across ten core components. Here is the audit I would run this week....

Search Console Platform Properties for Social and Video

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Google added platform properties to Search Console for Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube. Here is what changes for WordPress site owners....

WordPress 7.1 Beta 1: What Shipped and What to Test

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WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 is out. Notes, responsive styling, media, and the toolbar all moved. Here is what to test this week before WooCommerce 11.0....

Stripe for WooCommerce Adaptive Pricing Patch: Update Now

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Stripe for WooCommerce Adaptive Pricing shipped a payment validation patch on July 14, 2026. Update to 10.6.2, 10.7.1, or 10.8.4 today....

WooCommerce 11.0 Developer Preview: 5 Audits Before July 28

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The WooCommerce 11.0 developer preview lands with 28 performance PRs and four quiet compat changes agencies must audit before July 28....

WordPress 7.0.1 Maintenance Release: 31 Bug Fixes Before 7.1

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WordPress 7.0.1 maintenance release ships 31 bug fixes across Core and the Block Editor. Update before 7.1 Beta 1 pins trunk on July 15....

Classic Block Stays in the WordPress 7.1 Inserter

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WordPress 7.1 reverses course: the Classic block stays fully available in the inserter, and here is what the reversal tells us about TinyMCE and migrations....

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