Wordpress Security

WordPress 7.0.3 release
Security – WordPress News Aug 6, 2026 | 18:55 pm
WordPress 7.0.3 is now available WordPress 7.0.3 is now available which features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can update to WordPress 7.0.3 by downloading it from[…]
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WordPress 7.0.2 Release
Security – WordPress News Jul 17, 2026 | 18:45 pm
WordPress 7.0.2 is now available. The 7.0.2 security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. Due to the severity, the WordPress.org team[…]
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WP23
Security – WordPress News May 27, 2026 | 17:40 pm
WordPress at 23 is simultaneously both the strongest and most precarious it’s ever been. Last week, we shipped WordPress 7 to the world. In seven days, 46% of all WordPresses, tens of millions across countless different hosting environments, are already[…]
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WordPress 6.9.2 Release
Security – WordPress News Mar 10, 2026 | 15:43 pm
WordPress 6.9.2 is now available This is a security release that features several fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 6.9.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress[…]
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Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6
Security – WordPress News Jun 19, 2025 | 15:26 pm
As of July 2025, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6. These versions were first released nine or more years ago and over 99% of WordPress installations run a more recent[…]
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Secure Custom Fields
Security – WordPress News Oct 12, 2024 | 18:26 pm
On behalf of the WordPress security team, I am announcing that we are invoking point 18 of the plugin directory guidelines and are forking Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) into a new plugin, Secure Custom Fields. SCF has been updated to[…]
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WP Engine Reprieve
Security – WordPress News Sep 27, 2024 | 21:03 pm
I’ve heard from WP Engine customers that they are frustrated that WP Engine hasn’t been able to make updates, plugin directory, theme directory, and Openverse work on their sites. It saddens me that they’ve been negatively impacted by Silver Lake‘s[…]
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WP Engine is banned from WordPress.org
Security – WordPress News Sep 25, 2024 | 22:50 pm
Pending their legal claims and litigation against WordPress.org, WP Engine no longer has free access to WordPress.org's resources.
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WordPress 6.5.5
Security – WordPress News Jun 24, 2024 | 19:10 pm
WordPress 6.5.5 is now available! This release features three security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. This minor release also includes 3 bug fixes in Core. You can download WordPress[…]
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WordPress 6.5.2 Maintenance and Security Release
Security – WordPress News Apr 9, 2024 | 22:00 pm
Note: Due to an issue with the initial package, WordPress 6.5.1 was not released. 6.5.2 is the first minor release for WordPress 6.5. This security and maintenance release features 2 bug fixes on Core, 12 bug fixes for the Block[…]
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