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The scheduled final release date for WordPress 7.2 is December 8, 2026. The full release schedule can be found here. Your help testing Beta and RC versions is vital to making this release as stable and powerful as possible.

AI is changing how WordPress developers work. It can generate code, help troubleshoot errors, explain unfamiliar APIs, and turn a plain-language request into a prototype. But producing code and deciding whether it belongs on a production website are different tasks.

A security breach affecting UpdraftPlus, a WordPress backup plugin installed on over 3 million websites, enabled attackers to install malicious plugins and create unauthorized administrator accounts.

The best WordPress calculator form plugin depends on the hard part of your calculator. If it’s arithmetic on a few fields, almost any paid form plugin will do it, and Calculated Fields Form does it for free.

Copies of Rank Math PRO, the paid version of the Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress, that were downloaded from rankmath.com or delivered as updates between 20:02 UTC on October 15 and 07:12 UTC on October 16 contained malware, Rank Math said in a security notice published on October 16.

The larger your WordPress website grows, the more important it is for you to find a way of monitoring all site activity and changes. When you have a multi-user site or blog, and share WordPress administration tasks with other users or editors, or use a multisite network, this need only multiplies.

WordPress maintenance is the suite of operational tasks that prevent downtime and configuration drift on production systems. That definition holds whether you run one brochure site or 400 revenue-bearing properties.