On May 20, 2026, WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong\u201d was released to the public. For more information on this release, read the WordPress 7.0 announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Version 7.0, the database version (db_version<\/strong> in wp_options<\/strong>) was A full list of tickets included in 7.0<\/a> can be found on Trac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To download WordPress 7.0, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site\u2019s admin area or visit the release archive<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn WordPress<\/a> is a free resource for new and experienced WordPress users. Learn is stocked with how-to videos on using various features in WordPress, interactive workshops<\/a> for exploring topics in-depth, and lesson plans for diving deep into specific areas of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore the WordPress 7.0 Field Guide<\/a>. Learn about the changes in this release with detailed developer notes to help you build with WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the WordPress 7.0 Dev Notes<\/a> for information on installation, enhancements, fixed issues, release contributors, learning resources, and the list of file changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit the\u00a0feature showcase<\/a>\u00a0<\/mark>for a full overview of all the new features and enhancements in WordPress 7.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every release comes to you from a dedicated team of enthusiastic contributors who help keep things on track and moving smoothly. The team that has led 7.0 is a cross-functional group of contributors who are always ready to champion ideas, remove blockers, and resolve issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article On May 20, 2026, WordPress 7.0 “Armstrong\u201d was released to the public. For more information on this release, read the WordPress 7.0 announcement. For Version 7.0, the database version (db_version in wp_options) was TBC and Trac revision is TBC. A full list of tickets included in 7.0 can be found on Trac. Installation\/Update Information To download WordPress 7.0, update automatically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14331594,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false},"helphub_major_release":[105],"class_list":["post-16367852","helphub_version","type-helphub_version","status-publish","hentry","helphub_major_release-7-0"],"revision_note":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wordpress-versions\/16367852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wordpress-versions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helphub_version"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14331594"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wordpress-versions\/16367852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16368017,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wordpress-versions\/16367852\/revisions\/16368017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16367852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"helphub_major_release","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/helphub_major_release?post=16367852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}TBC<\/code> and Trac revision is TBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\nInstallation\/Update Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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