{"id":123501,"date":"2026-05-21T17:04:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=123501"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:04:33","slug":"wordpress-7-1-call-for-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/05\/21\/wordpress-7-1-call-for-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 7.1 Call for Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning is underway for WordPress 7.1<\/a>!\u00a0 This post outlines the proposed schedule along with a call for volunteers to support the release process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the typical cadence, the proposed final release date for 7.1 is Wednesday, August 19, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0 This proposed timeline remains flexible for the resulting Release Squad and adjustments can be made if necessary as they determine what timeline works best for their schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proposed Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Milestone<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Alpha Begins<\/td>Immediately (7.1-alpha began in trunktrunk<\/span> A directory in Subversion containing the latest development code in preparation for the next major release cycle. If you are running \"trunk\", then you are on the latest revision.<\/span><\/span><\/span> on March 27th with<\/em> [62161]<\/em><\/a>, closed<\/a> then re-opened<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr>
BetaBeta<\/span> A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process.<\/span><\/span><\/span> 1<\/td>Wednesday, July 15<\/td><\/tr>
Beta 2<\/td>Wednesday, July 22<\/td><\/tr>
Beta 3<\/td>Wednesday, July 29<\/td><\/tr>
Release Candidaterelease candidate<\/span> One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see alpha (beta)<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> 1<\/td>Wednesday, August 5<\/td><\/tr>
Release Candidate 2<\/td>Wednesday, August 12<\/td><\/tr>
Dry Run<\/td>Tuesday, August 18<\/td><\/tr>
Final Release<\/td>Wednesday, August 19<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As always, all dates are subject to change based on development progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Call for Volunteers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Each WordPress release depends on contributors from across the project coming together to make it a success.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with the 6.7<\/a>, 6.8<\/a>, 6.9<\/a>, and 7.0<\/a> release cycles, WordPress 7.1 will continue the approach of forming a smaller, focused Release Squad based on feedback received.\u00a0 This streamlined structure places more emphasis on collaboration with the various Make Team Reps<\/a>, who are encouraged to help coordinate efforts from within their respective teams<\/a>.\u00a0 The goals are to reduce the overhead on the Release Squad while still ensuring each team\u2019s contributions and priorities are represented throughout the cycle, and to reduce overlap between a Make Team RepTeam Rep<\/span> A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts.<\/span><\/span><\/span> and that team\u2019s Release Squad Leads.\u00a0 Noteworthy Contributors will be captured from Team Reps towards the end of the release cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the end goal is to publish the final release of WordPress 7.1 at WordCamp US<\/a>, traveling to or attending WordCampWordCamp<\/span> WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they\u2019ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span> US is not a requirement<\/strong> to serve on the release squad.\u00a0 All communication related to the release process will continue to take place in the #core<\/a> SlackSlack<\/span> Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https:\/\/slack.com\/<\/a>. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/chat\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in helping lead WordPress 7.1 in one of the following roles, please comment below or reach out in the #7-1-release-leads<\/a> Slack channel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n