The July 2026 WordPress developer roundup covers the 7.1 beta cycle starting July 15, responsive styling now open for testing, React 19 compatibility tooling in Gutenberg 23.4, and a deprecation wave across @wordpress/components. https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2026/07/whats-new-for-developers-july-2026/
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WordPress Campus Connect has now reached 6,343 students across 50 events. The June Education Buzz Report also covers WordPress Credits growth, a first high school partnership, and Student Club updates. https://wp.me/p2U65r-mTj
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WordPress 7.0.1 is now available. This maintenance release addresses 31 bugs across the block editor, admin UI, and media. Sites with automatic background updates will update on their own. You can also update manually from your WordPress dashboard. The next major release, WordPress 7.1, is scheduled for August 19, 2026. https://wp.me/pZhYe-5sN
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The internet used to feel like a place you could wander. Then somebody built fences.
Code for the People is a new documentary short about the open web: the people who built it, the walled gardens that swallowed it, and the open source movement quietly holding the door open for everyone.
As one voice in the film puts it: “We have this Promethean task to take the fire from the gods and bring it to the people.”
It’s streaming now.
The web belongs to all of us. Pass it on.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum runs on WordPress. The United States’ national design museum uses a single WordPress installation to publish exhibition details, deep collection content, educational resources, visitor information, and institutional programming. It’s a strong example of WordPress supporting a major cultural institution at scale. https://wp.me/pmwwI-3C1
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WordCamp US 2026 is August 16–19 in Phoenix. Attendees can book a discounted rate of $159+ per night at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, just a 5-minute walk from the venue. Availability is limited. https://wp.me/pgSBpQ-RS
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Volodymyr Melnychenko writes about how WordCamp Europe has become one of the few places where Ukrainians scattered across Europe can meet in person. A thoughtful essay on HeroPress. https://heropress.com/?p=8704
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WordCamp US 2026 takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, this August. With less than 2 months to go, the organizing team has published a detailed local guide covering transportation, food, coffee, and things to do around the convention center. Tickets are $100 for Contributor Day and three days of sessions. https://wp.me/pgSBpQ-14j
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ALTSome people come to WordCamp US to learn. Some come to contribute. Some come to meet collaborators, explore new ideas, or reconnect with the community.
Whatever brings you to Phoenix, there’s a place for you at WCUS 2026.
Get your ticket: https://us.wordcamp.org/2026/tickets/
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Happy 4th from Phoenix 🎆
Today, like every day, we’re celebrating the freedom to build, publish, and contribute in the open. This August, that spirit carries into WordCamp US. Join us in Phoenix, August 16-19. https://us.wordcamp.org/2026/
