WordPress 7.0.1 Unveils 31 Hidden Bug Fixes That Could Change Your Site Forever

You ever notice how sometimes the smallest tweaks pack the biggest punch? Well, WordPress just rolled out version 7.0.1, a maintenance update that might look like your typical “no big deal” patch on the surface—but dig a little deeper, and there are a couple of neat fixes worth your attention. No flashy new features, no revolutionary performance boosts, no wild changes to how your site ticks. Just 31 bug fixes quietly making things smoother—like settling into your favorite chair after a long day. Among these, a pesky PHP 8.5 compatibility hiccup gets sorted, crucial for the tech-savvy crowd who live and breathe the backend. And a security-related function, wp_kses(), gets a much-needed correction to keep those sneaky malicious codes at bay—because who has time for vulnerabilities? It’s the kind of update that’s drama-free, but oh-so-important to keep the WordPress engine humming along effortlessly. Curious for the full scoop? LEARN MORE.

WordPress released a minor maintenance release, version 7.0.1, that addresses 31 bugs, including one that improves PHP 8.5 compatibility and another that fixes a security-related function.

What is not found in this release:

No security fixes.
No new developer-facing APIs.
No improvements to website performance.
No changes to how WordPress works.
Nothing of high importance was added or removed.

Bu there are at least two interesting fixes.

Two Interesting Fixes

PHP 8.5 Compatibility

The new WordPress release fixes a PHP 8.5 compatibility issue with a Core WordPress function that returns the URL and dimensions of an image attachment. PHP is the underlying programming language that makes Content Management Systems like WordPress possible.

Security-Related Function Fixed

WordPress also fixed a bug in wp_kses(), a WordPress function that filters HTML and CSS to help prevent malicious code from being stored or displayed. The official WordPress developer resource describes the function like this:

“Filters text content and strips out disallowed HTML.
This function makes sure that only the allowed HTML element names, attribute names, attribute values, and HTML entities will occur in the given text string.”

The bug, introduced during the 7.0 development cycle, could generate an invalid “style=”)” attribute.

Overall it’s fair to label version 7.0.1 as a drama-free update, which is typical for a WordPress maintenance release.

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