{"id":124988,"date":"2026-08-05T14:42:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/?p=124988"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:42:44","slug":"wordpress-7-1-field-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2026\/08\/05\/wordpress-7-1-field-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 7.1 Field Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

This guide outlines major developer features and breaking changes in 7.1 and is published during the 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> phase to help inform WordPress extenders, CoreCore<\/span> Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress.<\/span><\/span><\/span> developers, and everyone else interested in the latest WordPress development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are more than 310 Core Trac tickets<\/a> included in WordPress 7.1, over 100 of which are enhancements and feature requests<\/a>, and more than 180 bug fixes<\/a>. This release includes 40+ tickets focused on the Editor<\/a>, with the most attention going to accessibilityAccessibility<\/span> Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both \u201cdirect access\u201d (i.e. unassisted) and \u201cindirect access\u201d meaning compatibility with a person\u2019s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accessibility)<\/span><\/span><\/span> (46<\/a>), UIUI<\/span> User interface<\/span><\/span><\/span> (40<\/a>), and administration (28<\/a>) focuses. Additionally, this release includes almost 600 enhancements<\/a> and more than 630 bug fixes<\/a>, coming from GutenbergGutenberg<\/span> The Gutenberg project is the new Editor Interface for WordPress. The editor improves the process and experience of creating new content, making writing rich content much simpler. It uses \u2018blocks\u2019 to add richness rather than shortcodes, custom HTML etc.\rhttps:\/\/wordpress.org\/gutenberg\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick search of the diff between 7.0.2 and the current 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> (7.1-beta4) reveals 20 new hooksHooks<\/span> In WordPress theme and development, hooks are functions that can be applied to an action or a Filter in WordPress. Actions are functions performed when a certain event occurs in WordPress. Filters allow you to modify certain functions. Arguments used to hook both filters and actions look the same.<\/span><\/span><\/span> (19 filters and 1 action), 1480 total files changed with 88163 insertions and 18601 deletions. Kudos to everyone who contributed to the 7.1 release, in any way, shape, or form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a breakdown of the most important developer-related changes included in WordPress 7.1.<\/p>\n\n\n