Title: Bundled Theme
Author: Andrew Nacin
Published: January 29, 2014
Last modified: October 30, 2025

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## Bundled Theme component

Every year a new theme is bundled with coreCore Core is the set of software required
to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. WordPress. 6.8 will
introduce the Twenty Twenty-Five theme. Follow development on the [make/core blog](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bundled-theme/).

[#core-themes](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/core-themes/)

### Recent posts on the make/core blog

 * [Introducing Ipsum, the new default theme](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2026/09/16/introducing-ipsum-the-new-default-theme/)(
   September 16, 2026)
 * [Default Theme Chat Agenda: September 25, 2024](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/24/default-theme-chat-agenda-september-25-2024/)(
   September 24, 2024)
 * [Default Theme Chat Summary, September 11, 2024](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/13/default-theme-chat-summary-september-11-2024/)(
   September 13, 2024)
 * [Default Theme Chat Agenda: September 11, 2024](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/10/default-theme-chat-agenda-september-11-2024/)(
   September 10, 2024)
 * [Default Theme Chat Summary, September 4, 2024](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/05/default-theme-chat-summary-september-4-2024/)(
   September 5, 2024)

View all posts tagged [bundled-theme](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/bundled-theme/).

[Create a new ticket](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.trac.wordpress.org%2Fnewticket%3Fcomponent%3DBundled%2BTheme)

### 216 open tickets in the Bundled Theme component

| [216 open tickets](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&status=!closed) | [defect (bug)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=defect+%28bug%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [enhancement](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=enhancement&group=milestone&status=!closed) | [task (blessed)](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=task+%28blessed%29&group=milestone&status=!closed) | 
| [7.2](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=7.2&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [7](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=7.2&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [3](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=7.2&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | [1](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=7.2&type=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | 
| [Awaiting Review](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=Awaiting+Review&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [78](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [15](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=Awaiting+Review&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | 0 | 
| [Future Release](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=Future+Release&group=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed) | [93](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=Future+Release&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed) | [19](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=Future+Release&type=enhancement&status=!closed) | 0 |

 **216 open tickets.** Last 7 days: -1 ticket

### 11 tickets slated for 7.2

[View list in Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&milestone=7.2&status=!closed)

 * [#58223](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58223)  Twenty Twenty: Fix post
   meta wrapper not rendering when action hooks add custom content without the default
   meta template
 * [#62819](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62819)  Twenty Fourteen: Latest
   Comments block font-size does not change with user settings css
 * [#63013](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63013)  Twenty Nineteen: Use `
   sass` instead of `node-sass` javascript css
 * [#65433](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65433)  Twenty Nineteen: replace
   whitespace character for heading decoration ui css
 * [#65875](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65875)  Bump default theme versions
   for WordPress 7.2
 * [#66004](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66004)  Twenty Twenty: Remove/
   replace abandoned `stylelint-a11y` dependency
 * [#66179](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66179)  Twenty Twenty-Five: Add
   accessibility.txt accessibility
 * [#66180](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66180)  Twenty Twenty-Five: Update
   input field border color accessibility
 * [#66189](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66189)  Twenty Twenty Four: Missing
   nav aria-labels accessibility
 * [#66190](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66190)  Twenty Twenty Four: Darken
   login/out and search borders accessibility
 * [#66191](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/66191)  Twenty Twenty Four: add
   accessibility.txt file accessibility

### 216 open tickets

**Open enhancements: 37** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=enhancement&status=!closed)
**
Open tasks: 1** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=task+%28blessed%29&status=!closed)**
Open feature requests: 0** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=feature+request&status=!closed)**
Open defects: 178** [View list on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?component=Bundled+Theme&type=defect+%28bug%29&status=!closed)

### Help maintain this component

Component maintainers:

 *  Jonathan Desrosiers
 *  Carolina Nymark
 *  Tammie Lister
 *  Stephen Bernhardt

Many contributors help maintain one or more components. These maintainers are vital
to keeping WordPress development running as smoothly as possible. They triage new
tickets, look after existing ones, spearhead or mentor tasks, pitch new ideas, curate
roadmaps, and provide feedback to other contributors. Longtime maintainers with 
a deep understanding of particular areas of Core are always seeking to mentor others
to impart their knowledge.

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