7.0.2 urgent security release; 7.1 Beta 3 this week
The next WordPress Developers Chat will take place on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 15:00 UTC in the core channel on Make WordPress Slack.
The live meeting will focus on the discussion for upcoming releases, and have an open floor section.
The various curated agenda sections below refer to additional items. If you have ticket requests for help, please continue to post details in the comments section at the end of this agenda or bring them up during the dev chat.
Announcements 
Note: Dev Chat has been moved to Tuesdays at 15:00 UTC for the duration of the 7.1 release cycle.
7.0.2
7.1
- 7.1 Beta 3 is due for release this Wednesday, July 22th. The release party starts at 15:00 UTC.
- From @adrianduffell:
- There’s about 140 Trac tickets milestoned for 7.1. It would be good for owners to start punting the tickets that can be safely picked up in a future release. This will help to make the remaining 7.1 priorities clearer.
- Highlighting a few bugs with simple PRs needing review. It might be possible to merge them before beta 4 next week:
General
Discussions 
The discussion section of the agenda is for discussing important topics affecting the upcoming release or larger initiatives that impact the Core Team. To nominate a topic for discussion, please leave a comment on this agenda with a summary of the topic, any relevant links that will help people get context for the discussion, and what kind of feedback you are looking for from others participating in the discussion.
Open floor 
Any topic can be raised for discussion in the comments, as well as requests for assistance on tickets. Tickets in the milestone for the next major or maintenance release will be prioritized.
Please include details of tickets / PRs and the links in the comments, and indicate whether you intend to be available during the meeting for discussion or will be async.
Fetched July 21, 2026
