Title: 2016 – WordPress News --- * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.7 “Vaughan”](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/12/vaughan/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * December 6, 2016 * Version 4.7 of WordPress, named “Vaughan” in honor of legendary jazz vocalist Sarah “Sassy” Vaughan, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.7 help you get your site set up the way you want it. * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/12/vaughan/) * ## 󠀁[Moving Toward SSL](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/12/moving-toward-ssl/)󠁿 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/news/category/development/) * December 1, 2016 * We’re at a turning point: 2017 is going to be the year that we’re going to see features in WordPress which require hosts to have HTTPS available. Just as JavaScript is a near necessity for smoother user experiences and more modern PHP versions are critical for performance, SSL just makes sense as the next hurdle… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/12/moving-toward-ssl/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.7 Release Candidate](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-release-candidate/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * November 24, 2016 * The release candidate for WordPress 4.7 is now available. RC means we think we’re done, but with millions of users and thousands of plugins and themes, it’s possible we’ve missed something. We hope to ship WordPress 4.7 on Tuesday, December 6, but we need your help to get there. If you haven’t tested 4.7 yet,… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-release-candidate/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.7 Beta 4](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-beta-4/)󠁿 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/news/category/development/), [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * November 16, 2016 * WordPress 4.7 Beta 4 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.7, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-beta-4/) * ## 󠀁[WordCamp US 2017-2018 in Nashville](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordcamp-us-2017-2018-in-nashville/)󠁿 * [WordCamp](https://wordpress.org/news/category/wordcamp/) * November 15, 2016 * The title says it all. We had some great applications for cities to host WordCamp US after we finish up in Philadelphia this year, and the city chosen for 2017- 2018 is Nashville, Tennessee. Based on the other great applications we got I’m also excited about the pipeline of communities that could host it in future… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordcamp-us-2017-2018-in-nashville/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.7 Beta 3](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-beta-3/)󠁿 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/news/category/development/), [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * November 11, 2016 * WordPress 4.7 Beta 3 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.7, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-beta-3/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.7 Beta 2](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-beta-2/)󠁿 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/news/category/development/), [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * November 4, 2016 * WordPress 4.7 Beta 2 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.7, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/11/wordpress-4-7-beta-2/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.7 Beta 1](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/10/wordpress-4-7-beta-1/)󠁿 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/news/category/development/), [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) * October 28, 2016 * WordPress 4.7 Beta 1 is now available! This software is still in development, so we don’t recommend you run it on a production site. Consider setting up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 4.7, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/10/wordpress-4-7-beta-1/) * ## 󠀁[Join Us Again for Global WordPress Translation Day](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/10/join-us-again-for-global-wordpress-translation-day/)󠁿 * [Community](https://wordpress.org/news/category/community/) * October 14, 2016 * The WordPress Polyglots team is organizing the second Global WordPress Translation Day on November 12th. Everyone is invited to join – from anywhere in the world! Translating is one of the easiest ways to get involved with WordPress and contribute to the project. Global WordPress Translation Day is your chance to learn more about translating WordPress, meet… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/10/join-us-again-for-global-wordpress-translation-day/) * ## 󠀁[WordPress 4.6.1 Security and Maintenance Release](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/)󠁿 * [Releases](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/), [Security](https://wordpress.org/news/category/security/) * September 7, 2016 * WordPress 4.6.1 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.6 and earlier are affected by two security issues: a cross-site scripting vulnerability via image filename, reported by SumOfPwn researcher Cengiz Han Sahin; and a path traversal vulnerability in… * [Read Post](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/09/wordpress-4-6-1-security-and-maintenance-release/) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/page/3/?output_format=md) [4](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/page/4/?output_format=md) [Older Posts](https://wordpress.org/news/2016/page/2/?output_format=md)