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Read in full Issue 10 / Weekend Within · July 17
Issue 10: 7.1 beta lands, and Mullenweg draws a line on AI in core
WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 brings responsive styling and a media overhaul, with final release set for August 19. WooCommerce adds a free Reddit Ads extension.
Inside this issue
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Block Editor WordPress 7.1 Beta 1 ships responsive styling, a cleaner toolbar, and a firm release date.
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AI Mullenweg vetoes a core AI knowledge feature, wanting real adoption before it lands.
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Security WordPress's security team details 18 months of hardening its build pipeline against supply-chain attacks.
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Business WooCommerce ships a free Reddit Ads extension and fixes AI support assistant accuracy.
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Security
3 min
July 23
WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 Drops a Feature Over Security Worries, Fixes Media Upload Bugs
WordPress 7.1 Beta 3 drops Unicode email support over security concerns and fixes 71 bugs, including GIF and HEIC upload failures before August 19.
WordPress Updates
3 min
July 23
WordPress 7.1 Turns On Infinite Scrolling in Your Media Library
WordPress 7.1 turns on infinite scrolling in the Media Library by default, replacing the Load more button. Switch it back off from your profile page.
WordPress Updates
2 min
July 22
Gutenberg 23.6 Makes the Playlist and Tabs Blocks Permanent
Gutenberg 23.6 makes the Playlist and Tabs blocks permanent, adds threaded inline comments, and lets the Gallery block auto-show every image on a post.
Block Editor
2 min
July 22
WordPress 7.1 Moves Image Processing Off Your Server and Into the Visitor's Browser
WordPress 7.1 processes your image uploads in the visitor's browser instead of your server, cutting failed uploads and server load. No setup needed.
Performance
3 min
July 22
Attackers Hit WordPress's Critical RCE Flaw Within 90 Minutes of the Patch
Attackers hit WordPress's critical RCE flaw within 90 minutes of the patch, and Patchstack logged over 65,000 attempts. Update to 7.0.2 now if you haven't.
Security
3 min