The team preparing WordPress 7.1 is already in place, and at the same time a clear roadmap of what the version will include has been revealed.

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Program transcript

Hello, I’m Alicia Ireland, and you’re listening to WPpodcast, bringing the weekly news from the WordPress Community.

In this episode, you’ll find the information from June 15 to 21, 2026.

We have a date and team for WordPress 7.1. The release is scheduled for August 19, 2026, coinciding with WordCamp US, and Anne McCarthy will lead the entire cycle as Release Lead. It’s not a casual choice: Anne has spent years being the person who gathers and prepares information for each new WordPress version, the one who writes the roadmaps, organizes the updates, and connects the work of dozens of teams into a coherent narrative for the entire community. If you’ve ever wanted to know what was coming in a WordPress version before it shipped, you’ve probably read something written or coordinated by her. Having her now lead a full cycle is simply the natural continuation of that work, and few people know the project’s pulse better. The team follows the reduced squad model that’s been used in recent cycles, relying heavily on the representatives of each Make team to distribute the workload.

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