Arguably one of the most complicated versions to launch, but it’s finally here. WordPress 7.0 is now a reality, and AI integration in WordPress is too.

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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 May 18 to 24, 2026.

It’s here. On May 20, WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong” was officially released, named in honor of Louis Armstrong, the jazz trumpeter who transformed the genre into a soloist’s art and introduced improvisation as a universal musical language.

The launch was coordinated by Matias Ventura as release lead and involved more than 875 contributors from around the world, over 200 of them participating for the first time, resulting in more than 420 improvements and fixes.

We’ve already covered this version’s updates in detail, so if you want to review them, check out the previous episode where we walked through everything thoroughly. And if you haven’t updated yet — now’s the time.

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